APPENDIX. 85 



ral Dissertation, ^^ de *lnimo Demissd*^ is dedicated 

 to Dr. Fraukin and Doctor CuUen ; the one, at the 

 head of philosophy in his own country, the other flou- 

 rishing in Scotland in medical fame. Towards the 

 end of the year 1786, he took leave of Edinburgh, 

 leaving behind him a name long remembered. This 

 is testified by his countrymen who visited that city 

 many years after. His fame flew before him to his 

 native city, where he arrived in January 1787, after 

 an absence of more than three years. 



He was now about to enter upon a new and more 

 important scene. Hitherto he had spent his time in 

 preparation. A considerable portion of life had pas- 

 sed away. It was time to be useful — This was the 

 object of his labours, the wish of his heart. He 

 had formed to himself a sublime idea of his profes- 

 sion. Medicine he considered as an art by which an 

 individual may be a benefactor to the universe, and 

 confer blessings on unborn generations. To this ele- 

 vation of mind he owed his eminence. For who 

 would submit to the toils and privations whicli lead 

 to greatness, without exalted ideas of the prize ? 



With talents matured, his mind enriched witli the 

 fruits of study and experience, he now engaged in 

 the practice of medicine with every advantage. His 

 friends were numerous, and his fellow-citizens in 



