ON THE

GASTRIC JUICE,

AND THE

PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTION.

BY

WILLIAM BEAUMONT, M.D.

SURGEON IN THE UNITED STATES' ARMY.

REPRINTED FROM THE PLATTSBURGH EDITION, WITH NOTES BY

ANDREW COMBE, M.D.

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL, COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH; PHYSICIAN
EXTRAORDINARY TO THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND, AND CONSULTING
PHYSICIAN TO THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS.

EDINBURGH:

MACLACHLAN & STEWART, SOUTH BRIDGE;
AND SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., LONDON.

MDCCCXXXVIII.

M.