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MEMOIR OF JOHN HUNTER. 
I 
ly after, on the death of Mr Gataker, he, through 
liis brother’s kind aid, and most powerful, influence, 
attained the Ingh and envied situation of Surgeon to 
St George’s Hospital. In this situation, he M'as 
long pre-eminently popular, the youths of the Hos- 
pital crowding around him, and listening to his re- 
marks with the profoundest attention. 
In 1770, Pr William Hunter having removed to 
his new and superb premises in Great Windmill 
Street, made over the lease of his former mansion 
to his brother, and John took up his abode in the 
house in Jermyn Street, well situated for practice, 
and in all respects commodious. 
Like many other hospital-surgeons, Mr Hunter 
was now in the practice of receiving house-pupils ; 
whose advantages must have been great, in enjoying 
familiar intercourse with a man equally eager in ac- 
quiring and in communicating knowledge. Nor was 
the advantage to the teacher merely pecuniary : 
many of his e.xperiments, if not conducted, were at 
least greatly assisted by men in the vigour of youth 
and health, to whom the treasures of natural know- 
ledge were thus presented under the fairest forms, 
aided with all the charms of novelty. The illus- 
trious Dr Jenner was one of these fortunate indi- 
viduals, and one who did not fail to take every op- 
portunity of manifesting his gratitude to his master 
and friend. 
The year 1771 was signalized by the publication 
of Mr Hunter’s treatise “ On the Natural History 
