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! ! 134 64. Orthopedics : This field of study is concerned with the mending of bones, cutting skin, and transplanting animal bones into humans. 65. Nursing: This discipline explain s how to care for a patient. Patients are usually irritable , and nursing teaches when to be firm and when to show compassion based upon a patient’s behavior. At times there may be anger within, but it is necessary to show kindness and compassion , and at other times it is imperative to show sternness and severity. Once, a doctor expressed anger at a patient in my presence and I questioned his behavior. He advised that it was necessary. For these reasons, this is a separate discipline and has become a profession in itself. Nurses work separately, for they assist patients with their mobility, sit them up, feed them, and in general, care for them in the best way. 66. Gynecology : Previously , this was not considered a separate field, but now it has been specialized and deals in particular , with w omen’s diseases and cures. Some medicines have a certain effect on women ; therefore, this has become an independent and new discipline in treating women’s specific diseases. 67. Pediatrics: This is the knowledg e of treating children’s specific diseases. 68. Pathology: This is the knowledge of diseases , meaning what is disease, why do people fall ill , what are their symptoms and cures ? The Study o f Agriculture, Hypnotism, a nd Physiognomy 69. Agriculture: This field studies the most suitable timing for plantation, the preparation of the soil, and the type of care and nou rishment required after plantation. It also covers which plants grow in which countries and how to grow them elsewhere. This is an expansive field, for which special colleges and institutions have been established. 70. Mesmerism/Hypnotism: This discipline has various branches , with the first one being the treatment of diseases. The second is to uncover that which is hidden, for example, to see something which may lay behind closed doors or within a closed cabinet. The third branch related to this discipline i s communication. While sitting here, one can communicate one’s desire to another