The Principles of Rational Medicine: A Farewell Lecture Delivered to the Students of The Calcutta Medical College

The Book is a Historical and Academic text that discusses a farewell lecture presented to the medical students at Calcutta Medical College in 1877. The lecture was delivered by Dr. McLeod as part of his farewell address. The lecture emphasized the importance of modern scientific methods in the practice of medicine. It is an English translation of a lecture originally delivered in Bengali. The lecture, which forms the basis of this book, was meant to impart principles of modern medical practices to students on the brink of entering the medical profession.