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his countenance lighten up even in midst of pain to hear of the welfare of 

 some little friend. Tokens of affection showered themselves upon him 

 during his illness. A lady narrates the incident that a fortnight before 

 he died she took her little niece, of whom he was extremely fond, to see 

 him. He gave her some flowers, and, though suffering greatly at the time, 

 insisted upon carefully fastening them to her dress himself. 



Such is the brief chronicle of an important life. Not that much has 

 been left in literature or science in evidence of what he accomplished. In 

 the best sense of the term his career was imperfectly developed. He was 

 at the point of attaining a position in life where many converging lines 

 were meeting. A fairly lengthened span would doubtless have given op- 

 portunity for complete application of his powers. It is well known that 

 he was on the threshold of a preferment which would have greatly in- 

 creased his influence and widened and strengthened his position, when 

 the last summons came with no uncertain sound. The spear fell from his 

 nerveless grasp and the fight was over. 



Stated Meeting, December 3, 1886. 



Present, 13 members. 



President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Professor F. A. Genth, Jr., a lately elected member, was pre- 

 sented to the Chair and took his seat. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows, viz : A letter of 

 envoy with request for exchange from R. Istituto di Studi 

 Superiori practici e di perfezionamento in Firenze, Italy ; a 

 letter of envoy from the Foreign Office at the Hague ; a letter 

 announcing change of address from Dr. F. L. Otto Poehrig, Los 

 Angeles, Cal. 



On motion, the R. Istituto di Studi Superiori was placed on 

 the Society's exchange list, to receive from No. 121. 



College of Physicians (Philadelphia) requested the loan of 

 portraits belonging to the Society, of such persons as were 

 founders or fellows, to be shown at its approaching Centennial 

 exhibition, December 28, 1886-January 6, 1887. The appli- 

 cation was on motion referred to Curators with instructions to 

 report thereon at the next meeting of the Society. 



Accessions to the Library were received from the Depart- 



PROC. AMER. PH1LO?. SOC. XXIH. 124. 3z. PRINTED DEC. 27, 1886. 



