CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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Home and Family Influences Death of Brothers and Sisters Early Love 

 for Books and Animals Reminiscences by his brother Daniel Holiday 

 Excursions Orphan Cousins join the Family Circle Juvenile Society 

 Recollections by School Companions No Coward A General Favourite 

 Impressions on Friends Leaves the High School, . . . 1-31 



CHAPTER II. 



Chooses Medicine as a Profession Enters on Apprenticeship in Laboratory 

 of Royal Infirmary Impressions of Hospital Life First Surgical Opera- 

 tion Kindness to Patients Attends Medical Classes Member of Zeta- 

 lethic Society Dr. Hope, Professor of Chemistry British Association 

 holds its first meeting in Edinburgh Letters to Mr. Nelson Death of 

 Twin-Brother Begins to keep a Diary Sacredness of the Body Power 

 of Coaxing Bulwer's ' Last Days of Pompeii ' Thoughts on the Resurrec- 

 tion Professor Graham Hopes of a Gold Medal disappointed Autumn 

 Excursion Last year of Medical Study Diagnostic Society Paper on 

 Iodine Obtains Degree as Surgeon Feelings of the Dying Deficiencies 

 in Ladies' Education, 32-91 



CHAPTER III. 



His brother Daniel goes to London Holiday Walks twenty-eight miles 

 Enters Professor Christison's Laboratory as Assistant Laboratory Tales 

 Medical Pun Illness of a Sister and a Friend Private Lectures on 

 Chemistry Story of a Hat Advantage of being able to speak Scotch 

 Snow-ball Riot of 1838 Contributions to the ' Maga' Enthusiasm for 

 Chemistry Correspondence with absent Brother Devout Aspirations 

 Contributions to Ladies' Albums Disinclination to Medical Practice 

 Little Encouragement to Prosecute Chemistry Passes First Examination 

 for Degree of M.D. Lines to a Soap-BubbleDispensary Practice 

 Private Laboratory A Troubled Night Goes to London by Sea, . 92-160 



