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Professor  Horatio  C.  Wood. 
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book  on  "  Materia  Medica,  Theapeutics  and  Toxicology,"  first  edi- 
tion, 1874;  twelfth,  1905 — are  monuments  to  his  learning  and  skill, 
and  have  served  as  most  potent  factors  in  evolving  that  type  of 
modern  thought  so  well  termed  rational  medicine.  Indeed,  his 
influence  for  rational  medicine  classifies  him  as  a  pioneer. 
His  prize  essay  on  "  Thermic  Fever  or  Sunstroke,"  in  1872  ;  the 
brochure  on  "  Brain  Work  and  Overwork,"  in  1880;  his  text-book 
on  "  Nervous  Diseases  and  Their  Diagnosis,"  1887;  "Syphilis  of 
the  Nervous  System,"  1889;  "The  Practice  of  Medicine,"  in  con- 
nection with  Prof.  R.  H.  Fitz,  of  Harvard,  in  1896,  compose  the 
more  widely  used  of  his  published  works. 
Miscellaneous  papers  have  been  published  by  the  Smithsonian 
Institute,  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  Essex  Institute  of  Salem,  Mass., 
as  well  as  by  the  various  leading  technical,  scientific  and  medical 
journals  of  America,  England  and  Germany.  These  comprise 
twenty-six  original  botanical  and  entomological  papers  and  240 
original  articles  on  experimental  pathology,  physiology,  therapeutics 
and  clinical  and  legal  medicine. 
Under  the  auspices  of  the  Medical  Alumni  of  Harvard  University 
he  delivered  a  special  course  of  lectures  on  Therapeutics  in  that  in- 
stitution in  1893.  In  1890  he  was  honored  with  delivering  the  ad- 
dress for  America  before  the  International  Medical  Congress  in 
Berlin,  Germany.  He  represented  America  again  at  the  Inter- 
national Pharmacopceial  Convention  at  Brussels,  Belgium,  in  1902. 
He  served  his  country  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  as  Acting 
Assistant  Surgeon  in  Washington,  Virginia  and  Philadelphia.  As 
consulting  neurologist  he  has  been  connected  with  the  Philadelphia, 
Episcopal,  University  and  Burn  Brae  Hospitals.  He  has  won  sev- 
eral prizes  offered  for  scientific  research,  requiring  ability  of  the 
highest  order,  and  has  been  the  recipient  of  honorary  degrees  by 
several  of  our  most  renowned  institutions  of  learning. 
Many  scientific  societies,  including  the  National  Academy  of  Sci- 
ence, are  honored  by  his  membership.  The  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons  of  Philadelphia  in  1902  and  1903  accorded  him  their 
highest  gift,  the  presidency. 
This  partial  sketch  of  one  of  Philadelphia's  most  indefatigable  and 
distinguished  scientists  would  be  incomplete  were  reference  not  had 
to  his  personality  or  character.    Always  exemplary  of  the  highest 
