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MEMOIIl OF CAMPER. 
least important and most unpromising, sudi as that 
of making a shoe, would become interesting in able 
hands. This led to a challenge that he should him- 
self undertake it, which, being unwilling to decline, 
he forthwith executed and published. He considered 
the foot as an anatomist, a painter, a shoemaker, and 
a shoe wearer (recommending rights and lefts, then 
little known), and in each of these characters, it will 
require no words of ours to convince that he could 
say much to interest and delight. 
During the summer of 1782, Camper undeitook 
a journey to Maestricht, Liege, Spa, Aix-la Cha- 
pelle, and Dusseldorf, and had the pleasure of exa- 
mining the Natural History Collection of the cele- 
brated Hoffman. In 1783. he wrote a memoir on 
the questions. Why is man more subject to disease 
than other animals ; and are there any hints sup- 
plied by Comparative anatomy, which would assist 
in restoring his health ? This was a subject entiiely 
to his taste. It led him to numerous statements 
concerning the diseases of animals ; but we have no 
room for particulars, and can only refer to it m the 
work published by his son. It was translated into 
German by Herbell. , . 
In 1785, Camper was elected a member ot tiie 
Roval Academie des Sciences of Paris, an honour 
which, being confined to eight foreigners, was conse- 
quently of the most flattering description. He this 
year paid a fourth visit to England, renewing his 
acquaintance with Sir Joseph Banks, Herschel, the 
