TO 



WILLIAM PULTENEY ALISON, 



M.D., EDIN. ; D.C.L., OXON. ; 

 VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH; 

 FIRST PHYSICIAN TO HER MAJESTY IN SCOTLAND ; 

 EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE 

 UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH; 

 FELLOW AND LATE PRESIDENT OF 

 THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, EDINBURGH; 

 ETC., ETC., ETC. 



TESTIMONY OF PROFOUND RESPECT FOR HIS PUBLIC AND 

 PRIVATE WORTH, AND AS AN EXPRESSION 



IN 



OF PERSONAL REGARD, 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



