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toner's address. 
In conclusion, gentlemen, though I have many 
apologies to offer for the manner in which I have 
treated this subject, I hope I need make but few for 
the theme of my remarks. The physician, from the 
duties and requirements of his office, is prone to in- 
duction and to the discovery of new facts, to com- 
pare them with old theories, and by comparison arrive 
at correct conclusions. Naturally, the physician is 
attracted to the master-works of the Creator, of which 
man is the crowning part. Therefore, an investiga- 
tion of his early history and habits on this globe, 
and particularly those of the prehistoric man of our 
own continent, seemed not inappropriate for this occa- 
sion. Many deductions may be drawn from the facts 
I have endeavored to present. I shall, however, make 
but one, which is connected with our profession: 
Everywhere and in every age, among all tribes and 
peoples, whether the most savage or the most highly 
civilized, may be traced the presence of the physician. 
He was ever deemed a necessity, and his standing 
and influence have everywhere been commensurate 
with his high and honorable office, which won for him 
in the Apostolic age the appellation of the " Beloved 
Physician.'' 
