TO 



SIR BENJAMIN COLLINS BRODIE, BART,.F.R.S., D.C.L, 



SERJEANT-SURGEON TO THE QUEEN, 

 CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE, 



Merit is 



IN ADMIRATION OF HIS GREAT TALENTS, 



AND 



IN REMEMBRANCE OF MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS 



SHOWN TO THE AUTHOR, 



FROM AN EARLY PERIOD OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER. 



