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His love of fresh air and the out-of-doors was typical. I shall 

 never forget his vigorous and spicy lecture on "Colds and How to 

 Prevent Them." In fact he was always interested in medicine, 

 enjoyed greatly his association with the Medical School after he 

 became Acting President, and rejoiced that one of his family took up 

 that profession. His summers were spent at Brompton Lake near 

 Sherbrook, Quebec. Dr. Dresser of the Canadian Survey writes, 

 "Prof. Hooper's cottage, on which I found him working with saw 

 and hammer on my first visit, was built on a small island in an attrac- 

 tive lake of seven or eight miles in extent. The surrounding country 

 is rugged and well forested and there are numerous smaller lakes in 

 the vicinity. A couple of miles distant is the long abandoned Orford 

 Nickel Mine. In these surroundings Prof. Hooper seemed particularly 

 happy. In the varied natural history of the locality, in making sur- 

 veys of the lakes and neighboring hills, sailing and portaging from 

 lake to lake he had all the enthusiasm of the natural teacher. His 

 genial personality and the cordial welcome from all within made his 

 island a popular 'port of call' for visitors to the vicinity." His 

 indefatigable energy even in ^'acation time was seen in the fact that 

 he constructed with the aid of his sons, thereby giving them training 

 in surveying, a map of the locality of which Prof. Dresser was glad 

 to make use in his report on the region. Not only that, but for his 

 cottage, with his own hands and by manual labor assisted only by 

 his family, he built a twenty-eight foot chimney involving forty tons 

 of stone. 



Sometimes those who make a specialty of literature seem to think 

 in spite of numerous instances to the contrary, that those whose chief 

 work is in other fields have no sense in that direction. His love 

 for his summer home and appreciation of its beauties were embodied 

 in several poems, one of which on an Indian tale of that region is called 

 "A Legend of Outunwitti." The opening words of this jDoem depict 

 the pleasure he derived from the outdoor life. 



Prologue. 



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On a theme of weight and moment, 



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