46 MEMOIR OF JOHN HUNTER, 



Iv after, on the death of Mr Gataker, he, through 

 his brother's kind aid, and most powerful influence, 

 attained the high and envied situation of Surgeon to 

 St George's Hospital. In this situation, he was 

 long pre-eminently popular, the youths of the Hos- 

 pital crowding around him, and listening to his re- 

 marks with the profoundest attention. 



In 1770, Dr William Hunter having removed to 

 his new and superb premises in Great Windmill 

 Street, made over the lease of his former mansion 

 to his brother, and John took up his abode in the 

 house in Jermyn Street, well situated for practice, 

 and in all respects commodious. 



Like many other hospital-surgeons, Mr Hutr 

 was now in the practice of receiving house-pupils; 

 whose advantages must have been great, in enjoying 

 familiar intercourse with a man equally eager in ac- 

 quiring and in communicating knowledge. Nor was 

 the advantage to the teacher merely pecuniary: 

 many of his experiments, if not conducted, were at 

 least greatly assisted by men in the vigour of youth 

 and health, to whom the treasures of natural know- 

 ledge were than prtwented under the fairest forms, 

 aided with all th** charms of novelty. The illus- 

 trious Dr Jenner was one of these fortunate indi- 

 viduals, and one who did not fail to take every op- 

 portunity of manifesting his gratitude to his 

 and friend. 



The year 1771 was signalized by die publ 

 of Mr Hunter's treatise " On the Natural History 



