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concentrated labours of a moiety of a life devoted to acquiring 
athorough knowledge of, and full qualification for teaching 
the subject to which it pertains? It embodies more facts than, 
in the course of my life’s reading, I have met in catenation on 
any single subject—besides being enriched by the result of the 
observations of the eminent practitioners of this country. 
Such are the MSS. of Dr. Barton*—I have rescued them from 
oblivion, if not destruction. Ihave done so, because I felt it 
a duty to the medical profession of our country—to give the 
rich contribution to our medical science; and above all, because 
I shall have been the instrument of executing the last wish of 
author, from whoth E received on his death © 
t e last words I heard him utter, that he - 
nour to his memory and ieemamies ; 
_* T trust T possess, nifficlentt andour, and su 
_of the subject, to give a correct opinion of the intrinsic. value 
of a writings; and to preclude the idea that any interest - 
perty could compromit the one, or warp th 
nate of their importance, As there are some, — oc 
se on is involved in suppression or pub+ 
e MSS. and who would not hesitate to circulate 
a ulness of that cicay written at a : tae 1did : 
‘sess, nor ever dreamed of possessing, either the —_— 
ny the least personal interest in them. ah te: 
Po this chair of materia medica Dr. Barton was she 
J pointed, being then® but | dof thi 
See Parag et professor of nature 
_ And PE ab oe en, begi: 
of Dr. Barton isi 
