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he induced others to offer. Devotedly attached to 

 science, he had the talent to make it popular wherever 

 his influence extended. Profoundly skilled in his pro- 

 fession and high in the confidence of his fellow citi- 

 zens he fell a victim to the fatigues and exposures of 

 an extensive practice. In the midst of a brilliant ca- 

 reer, with prospects of increasing usefulness and ex- 

 tended reputation he died at the early age of 33. He 

 left to many friends a mournful inheritance — ^the task 

 of lamenting one so highly gifted, so prematurely lost. 

 To his memory this volume is inscribed as a testimonial 

 of long continued friendship and of unabated respect. 

 It is among the incidents which embitter life that those 

 who have shared in common labors should so often be 

 separated before the termination of their pursuits. The 

 individuals who took most interest in this sketch scarce- 

 ly lived to see the commencement of its publication. It 

 is to the dead that the author has to consecrate the re- 

 sults of his labours/' 



