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Obituary. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I     August,  1901. 
Carson  and  Dr.  Lawrence  Turnbull  was  mentioned  as  a  candidate 
to  fill  the  vacancy. 
He  selected  as  his  special  field  of  study  the  diseases  affecting  the 
ear,  and  soon  became  recognized  as  an  authority  in  this  department 
by  such  able  surgeons  as  Professor  D.  Hayes  Agnew  and  Professor 
Samuel  D.  Gross. 
He  took  great  pleasure  in  establishing  this  department  of  tuition 
in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College.  For  many  years,  he  was  also 
connected  with  the  Department  of  Diseases  of  Eye  and  Ear  at  the 
Howard  Hospital. 
Dr.  Turnbull  contributed  a  number  of  valuable  papers  to  medical 
literature  and  also  several  text-books  on  diseases  of  the  ear  and 
aural  surgery  which  have  been  standard  works  and  have  added 
greatly  to  his  established  international  reputation  as  an  authority 
on  Otology. 
While  only  a  short  period  of  his  life  was  occupied  with  the  duties 
of  the  apothecary,  yet  in  the  sphere  of  the  pharmacist  his  ability 
received  the  first  recognition.  His  training  in  pharmacy  and  chem- 
istry, undoubtedly,  whetted  his  appetite  for  study  and  his  ability  for 
keen  observation  that  were  prominent  characteristics  in  his  alter 
success.  ,  G.  M.  B. 
WILLIAM  R.  WARNER. 
William  Richard  Warner  was  born  on  December  25,  1836,  in 
Caroline  County,  Maryland.  His  parents  dying  when  he  was  quite 
young,  he  lived  with  an  uncle  for  a  short  time,  when  the  uncle 
likewise  died  and  thus  William  was  thrown  on  his  own  resources 
at  a  very  early  age. 
He  obtained  a  rudimentary  education  in  a  country  school  and 
a  limited  course  in  the  academy  at  Easton,  Md. 
He  entered  the  employ  of  Chamberlain  &  Anderson,  druggists, 
of  Easton,  Md.,  and  assiduously  applied  himself  to  mastering  the 
details  of  his  chosen  calling.  He  roomed  in  the  loft  over  the  store 
and  fortunately  he  found  stored  away  here,  a  number  of  valuable 
scientific  books.  With  a  yearning  for  more  extensive  acquaintance 
with  the  sciences,  William  was  not  slow  to  take  advantage  of  this 
fortunate  circumstance.  The  natural  bent  of  his  mind  was  demon- 
strated and  we  find  him  studying  geology,  botany,  palaeontology 
and  chemistry  and  applying  them  practically  to  his  surroundings. 
While  a  mere  youth  he  is  said  to  have  contributed  to  the  local 
