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THREE months of severe illness (cerebritis) will overthrow the 

 plans of anyone. Disease will not consult our convenience, 

 but visits us just when it will be most unwelcome. At half-past nine 

 o'clock on the morning of December nth we were engaged in lec- 

 turing and an hour later we were in a hard chill which lasted for 

 nearly three hours. 



For three months we were trying to' learn the lesson ho* to 

 bear suffering with patience and submission. Active delirium ren- 

 dered a part of this time a perfect blank, and we awoke from the 

 long, terrible dream to find parents, brothers and sister near us. A 

 whole winter has passed away and has left its record with us only 

 in a trembling hand and an aching head. 



How it is that we are able to write this editorial after all hopes 

 of our recovery had been abandoned, time and time again, by such 

 eminent council, we are at a loss to say. Perhaps the three follow- 

 ing reasons will explain the matter: 



First — A strong, vigorous constitution. An ounce of tobacco 

 or alcohol never entered the body to weaken and poison the nervous 

 system. 



Second — The best of care. Aside from those of our own house- 

 hold, there is one whose name will ever be associated with all that 

 is kind and true. Day after day, night after night, found Dr. 

 George A. Hendricks at our bedside, ever with watchful eye and 

 untiring hand. 



Third — Superior medical skill. That faithfulness and unselfish- 

 ness are leading traits in the lives of medical men is a well-known 

 fact. An active mind and a ripe experience, combined with these 

 qualities, enabled Prof. Palmer to prescribe those remedies which 

 combatted disease in such a wonderful manner. 



WE TAKE the liberty of copying the following from a private 

 letter received from Prof. D. S. Kellicott, Secretary of the 

 American Society: 



"The executive committee of the A. S. M. held a business 

 meeting in the Genesee House, Buffalo, March 10. 



" The members of the committee present were Dr. George E. 



