34 Life of Count RumforcL 



" From eleven to six, Sleep. Get up at Six o'clock and wash 

 my hands and face. From Six to eight, exercise one half and 

 study one half. From eight till ten, Breakfast, Attend Prayers, 

 &c. From ten to twelve, Study all the time. From twelve 

 to one, Dine, &c. From one to four, study constantly. From 

 four to five, Relieve my mind by some Diversion or Exercise. 

 From five till Bedtime, follow what my inclination leads me 

 to ; whether it be to go abroad, or stay at home and read either 

 Anatomy, Physic, or Chemistry, or any other book I want to 

 Peruse." 



This is followed by the ensuing account of his occu- 

 pations on each week-day for two weeks. 



" Monday and Tuesday, Anatomy. Wednesday, Institutes 

 of Physic. Thursday, Surgery. Friday, Chemistry, with the 

 Materia Medica. Saturday, Physic one half, and Surgery one 

 half. 



" Monday, Anatomy. Tuesday, Anatomy one half, and 

 Surgery one half. Wednesday, Surgery. Thursday, Institutes 

 of Physic. Friday, Physic. Saturday, Chemistry with the 

 Materia Medica." 



When any man, young or old, thus methodically dis- 

 poses the days of the week and the hours of each day 

 with reference to systematic study and culture in pur- 

 suing various branches of knowledge, not neglectful of 

 the laws of health and the necessity of relaxation, we 

 may be sure that he will make, if he be not already, a 

 true philosopher. The fact, also, that Thompson had 

 to teach while he was himself learning, would make it 

 certain that he would do both to better purpose. In 

 boarding around for short periods with successive fami- 

 lies in many country towns, the fashion for the dis- 

 trict schoolmaster of those times, he largely increased 

 his knowledge of men and things. 



The Hon. C. W. Upham, of Salem, informs me, 



