
          However this may be. There is business enough in this
place to furnish a Practitioner a living with prudent
management and strict economy. Yet I am obliged
to do a great deal of business, for very poor people
who cannot if they [added: would] pay a reasonable bill for medical
services, and unfortunately for me, such are
the families, who have the greatest amount of
sickness and require a consideerable share of of Medical
attendance. And yet these very families
who are the most dependent, are the most ungrateful
for the services - and make a great ado if they
think they are not attended to with the strictest 
attention.

But enough of this; My neighbors
receive no better thanks than myself, and we
have to deplore a malady we cannot cure.

What is the progress making in the Geologocal
survey of the state? are the Final reports preparing
for publication? or is there a prospect
of further explorations? I understood there had
been a proposition before the Legislature for further
appropriations for this purpose, but I did not 
see the article, nor learn the result.

The season; at least the Fall & Winter have
been quite healthy Scarce any prevailing complaints
yet there have been quite a large number of Deaths
from various complaints. I have at present
a severe case of gunshot wound of about 12
days standing which is doing very well. It was
occasioned by an accident. last week I had
a case of labour in the vicinity in which the
woman was delivered ofan acephalous foetus, at
about the 9th month. I obtained permission to carry
it home, & have it preserved in spirits. I would
like to present it to the Medical College if you
        