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66 HISTORY OF DENTAL SURGERY
healthy and diseased actions or jn'inoiplcs in their art are not less necessary
to be understood than the principles of other sciences, unless the surgeon
should wish to resemble the Chinese philosopher, whose knowledge consisted
only in facts. Tn that case science must remain unimproved until fresh
JOHN HUNTEE.
Tliis picture was eopieJ from a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Hunter 's friend.
facts arise. Tdo much attention cannot he jiaid to facts, yet too many
facts crowd the memory without advantage any further than that they lead
us to establish principles. By an acquaintance with principles we learn the
causes of disease, without wliich knowledge a man cannot be a surgeon.
In his modes of lecturing to his students Hunter sliowed that it was
