Book excerpt: Excerpt from The California Eclectic Medical Journal, 1908, Vol. 1 We are in favor of an advanced curriculum and thorough examinations, but stand for a profession of examiners that has passed a proportionately more severe test at the hands Of a com petent and sufficient Civil Service board, or similar tribunal than is exacted of candidates for license. The first State that takes this step will be the first to become consistent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.