Iwouldextendthehospitalityoftheseshelvestoaclassofworkswhichweareinthehabitofconsideringasbeingoutsideofthepaleofmedicalscience，properlysocalled，andsometimesofcouplingwithadisrespectfulname。Suchhasalwaysbeenmyownpractice。I
havewelcomedCulpeperandSalmontomybookcaseaswillinglyasDioscoridesorQuincy，orParisorWoodandBache。IhavefoundaplaceforSt。JohnLong，andreadthestoryofhistrialformanslaughterwithasmuchinterestasthelaurel-watercaseinwhichJohnHunterfiguredasawitness。IwouldgiveSamuelHahnemannaplacebythesideofSamuelThomson。AmInotafraidthatsomestudentofimaginativeturnandnotprovidedwiththeneedfulcerebralstrainerswithoutwhichalltherefuseofgimcrackintelligencesgetsintothementaldrainsandchokesthemup，——amI
notafraidthatsomesuchstudentwillgetholdofthe“Organon“orthe“MaladiesChroniques“andbewonoverbytheirdelusions，andsobelosttothosethatlovehimasamanofcommonsenseandabrotherintheirhighcalling？Notintheleast。IfheshowedanysymptomsofinfectionIwouldforoncehaverecoursetotheprincipleofsimiliasimilibus。TocurehimofHahnemannIwouldprescribemyfavoritehomoeopathicantidote，Okie’sBonninghausen。Ifthatfailed，IwouldorderGrauvoglasaheroicremedy，andifhesurvivedthatuncured，Iwouldgivehimmyblessing，ifIthoughthimhonest，andbidhimdepartinpeace。Formeheisnolongeranindividual。
HebelongstoaclassofmindswhichweareboundtobepatientwithiftheirMakerseesfittoindulgethemwithexistence。Wemustaccepttheconjuringultra-ritualist，thedreamysecondadventist，theerraticspiritualist，thefantastichomoeopathist，asnotunworthyofphilosophicstudy；notmoreunworthyofitthanthesquarersofthecircleandtheinventorsofperpetualmotion，andtheotherwhimsicalvisionariestowhomDeMorganhasdevotedhismostinstructiveandentertaining“BudgetofParadoxes。“Ihope，therefore，thatourlibrarywilladmittheworksoftheso-calledEclectics，oftheThomsonians，ifanyareinexistence，oftheClairvoyants，iftheyhavealiterature，andespeciallyoftheHomoeopathists。Thiscountryseemstobetheplaceforsuchacollection，whichwillbyandbybecuriousandofmorevaluethanatpresent，forHomoeopathyseemstobefollowingthepathologicallawoferysipelas，fadingoutwhereitoriginatedasitspreadstonewregions。AtleastIjudgesobythefollowingtranslatedextractfromacriticismofanAmericanworkinthe“HomoeopatischeRundschau“ofLeipzigforOctober，1878，whichIfindinthe“HomoeopathicBulletin“forthemonthofNovemberjustpassed：
“WhilewefeelproudofthespreadandriseofHomoeopathyacrosstheocean，andwhiletheHomoeopathicworksreachingusfromthere，andpublishedinastylesuchasisunknowninGermany，beareloquenttestimonytotheeminentactivityofourtransatlanticcolleagues，weareovercomebysorrowfulregretsatthepositionHomoeopathyoccupiesinGermany。Suchawork[astheAmericanonereferredto]
withuswouldbeimpossible；itwouldlackthenecessarysupport。“
ByallmeansletourlibrarysecureagoodrepresentationoftheliteratureofHomoeopathybeforeitleavesusits“sorrowfulregrets“
andmigrateswithitssugarofmilkpellets，whichhavetakentheplaceoftheoldpilulaemicaepanis，toAlaska，to“NovaZembla，ortheLordknowswhere。“
WhatshallIsayinthispresenceofthedutiesofaLibrarian？
Wherehavetheyeverbeenbetterperformedthaninourownpubliccitylibrary，wherethelateMr。JewettandthelivingMr。Winsorhaveshownuswhatalibrarianoughttobe，——theorganizinghead，thevigilantguardian，theseeker’sindex，thescholar’scounsellor？Hisworkisnotmerelythatofadministration，manifoldandlaboriousasitsdutiesare。Hemusthaveaquickintelligenceandaretentivememory。Heisapubliccarrierofknowledgeinitsgerms。Hisofficeislikethatwhichnaturalistsattributetothebumble-bee，——
helaysuplittlehoneyforhimself，butheconveysthefertilizingpollenfromflowertoflower。
Ourundertaking，justcompleted，——andjustbegun——hascomeattherighttime，notadaytoosoon。Ourpractitionersneedalibrarylikethis，forwithalltheirskillanddevotionthereistoolittlegenuineerudition，suchasaliberalprofessionoughttobeabletoclaimformanyofitsmembers。InreadingtherecentobituarynoticesofthelateDr。GeddingsofSouthCarolina，IrecalledwhatourlamentedfriendDr。Coaleusedtotellmeofhislearningandaccomplishments，andIcouldnothelpreflectinghowfewsuchmedicalscholarswehadtoshowinBostonorNewEngland。Wemustclearupthisunilluminatedatmosphere，andhere，——hereisthetrueelectriclightwhichwillirradiateitsdarkness。
Thepublicwillcatchtheraysreflectedfromthesamesourceoflight，anditneedsinstructiononthegreatsubjectsofhealthanddisease，——needsitsadly。Itispreyeduponbyeverykindofimpositionalmostwithouthindrance。Itsignoranceandprejudicesreactupontheprofessiontothegreatinjuryofboth。Thejealousfeeling，forinstance，withregardtosuchprovisionsforthestudyofanatomyasaresanctionedbythelawsinthisStateandcarriedoutwithstrictregardtothoselaws，threatensthewelfare，ifnottheexistenceofinstitutionsformedicalinstructionwhereveritisnotheldincheckbyenlightenedintelligence。Andontheotherhandtheprofessionhasjustbeenstartledbyaverdictagainstaphysician，ruinousinitsamount，——enoughtodrivemanyahard-
workingyoungpractitioneroutofhouseandhome，——averdictwhichleadstothefearthatsuitsformalpracticemaytaketheplaceofthepanelgameandchild-stealingasameansofextortingmoney。IftheprofessioninthisState，whichclaimsahighstandardofcivilization，istobecrushedandgroundbeneaththeuppermillstoneofthedearthofeducationaladvantagesandthelowermillstoneofruinouspenaltiesforwhattheignorantignorantlyshalldecidetobeignorance，allIcansayisGodsavetheCommonhealthofMassachusetts！
Oncemore，wecannotfailtoseethatjustasastrologyhasgivenplacetoastronomy，sotheology，thescienceofHimwhombysearchingnomancanfindout，isfastbeingreplacedbywhatwemaynotimproperlycalltheonomy，orthescienceofthelawsaccordingtowhichtheCreatoracts。Andsincetheselawsfindtheirfullestmanifestationsforus，atleast，inrationalhumannatures，thestudyofanthropologyislargelyreplacingthatofscholasticdivinity。WemustcontemplateourMakerindirectlyinhumanattributesaswetalkofHiminhumanpartsofspeech。Andthisgivesasacrednesstothestudyofmaninhisphysical，mental，moral，social，andreligiousnaturewhichelevatesthefaithfulstudentsofanthropologytothedignityofapriesthood，andshedsaholylightontherecordedresultsoftheirlabors，broughttogetherastheyareinsuchacollectionasthiswhichisnowspreadoutbeforeus。
Thus，then，ourlibraryisatempleastrulyasthedome-crownedcathedralhallowedbythebreathofprayerandpraise，wherethedeadreposeandthelivingworship。Mayit，withallitstreasures，beconsecratedlikethattothegloryofGod，throughthecontributionsitshallmaketotheadvancementofsoundknowledge，tothereliefofhumansuffering，tothepromotionofharmoniousrelationsbetweenthemembersofthetwonobleprofessionswhichdealwiththediseasesofthesoulandwiththoseofthebody，andtothecommoncauseinwhichallgoodmenareworking，thefurtheranceofthewell-beingoftheirfellow-creatures！
NOTE——Asanillustrationofthestatementinthelastparagraphbutone，Itakethefollowingnoticefromthe“BostonDailyAdvertiser，“
ofDecember4th，thedayafterthedeliveryoftheaddress：
“PrinceLucienBonaparteisnowlivinginLondon，andisdevotinghimselftotheworkofcollectingthecreedsofallreligionsandsects，withaviewtotheirclassification，——hisobjectbeingsimplyscientificoranthropological。“
Sincedeliveringtheaddress，also，Ifindaleadingarticleinthe“CincinnatiLancetandClinic“ofNovember30th，headed“TheDecadenceofHomoeopathy，“abundantlyillustratedbyextractsfromthe“HomoeopathicTimes，“theleadingAmericanorganofthatsect。
IntheNewYork“MedicalRecord“ofthesamedate，whichIhadnotseenbeforethedeliveryofmyaddress，isanaccountoftheactionoftheHomoeopathicMedicalSocietyofNorthernNewYork，inwhichHahnemann’stheoryof“dynamization“ischaracterizedinaformalresolveas“unworthytheconfidenceoftheHomoeopathicprofession。“
ItwillbeadisappointmenttotheGermanHomoeopathiststoreadinthe“HomoeopathicTimes“suchastatementasthefollowing：
“WhatevertheinfluenceshavebeenwhichhavecheckedtheoutwarddevelopmentofHomoeopathy，itisplainlyevidentthattheHomoeopathicschool，asregardsthenumberofitsopenlyavowedrepresentatives，hasattaineditsmajority，andhasbeguntodeclinebothinthiscountryandinEngland。“
AllwhichisanadditionalreasonformakingacollectionoftheincrediblycuriousliteratureofHomoeopathybeforethatpseudologicalinanityhasfadedoutlikesomanyotherdelusions。
SOMEOFMYEARLYTEACHERS
[AFarewellAddresstotheMedicalSchoolofHarvardUniversity，November28，1882。]
IhadintendedthattherecitationofFridaylastshouldbefollowedbyafewpartingwordstomyclassandanyfriendswhomighthappentobeinthelecture-room。ButIlearnedontheprecedingeveningthattherewasanexpectation，adesire，thatmyfarewellshouldtakeasomewhatdifferentform；andnottodisappointthewishesofthosewhomIwasanxioustogratify，Imadeupmymindtoappearbeforeyouwithsuchhastypreparationasthescantytimeadmitted。
Therearethreeoccasionsuponwhichahumanbeinghasarighttoconsiderhimselfasacentreofinteresttothoseabouthim：whenheischristened，whenheismarried，andwhenheisburied。Everyoneisthechiefpersonage，thehero，ofhisownbaptism，hisownwedding，andhisownfuneral。
Thereareotheroccasions，lessmomentous，inwhichonemaymakemoreofhimselfthanunderordinarycircumstanceshewouldthinkitpropertodo；whenhemaytalkabouthimself，andtellhisownexperiences，infact，indulgeinamoreorlessegotisticmonologuewithoutfearorreproach。
IthinkImayclaimthatthisisoneofthoseoccasions。Ihavedeliveredmylastanatomicallectureandheardmyclassreciteforthelasttime。Theywishtohearfrommeagaininalessscholasticmoodthanthatinwhichtheyhaveknownme。Willyounotindulgemeintellingyousomethingofmyownstory？
Thisisthethirty-sixthCourseofLecturesinwhichIhavetakenmyplaceandperformedmydutiesasProfessorofAnatomy。FormorethanhalfofmytermofofficeIgaveinstructioninPhysiology，afterthefashionofmypredecessorsandinthemannerthengenerallyprevalentinourschools，wherethephysiologicallaboratorywasnotanecessarypartoftheapparatusofinstruction。ItwaswithmyheartyapprovalthattheteachingofPhysiologywasconstitutedaseparatedepartmentandmadeanindependentProfessorship。Beforemytime，Dr。WarrenhadtaughtAnatomy，Physiology，andSurgeryinthesamecourseofLectures，lastingonlythreeorfourmonths。Astheboundariesofscienceareenlarged，newdivisionsandsubdivisionsofitsterritoriesbecomenecessary。IntheplaceofsixProfessorsin1847，whenIfirstbecameamemberoftheFaculty，IcounttwelveupontheCataloguebeforeme，andIfindthewholenumberengagedintheworkofinstructionintheMedicalSchoolamountstonolessthanfifty。
SinceIbeganteachinginthisschool，theaspectofmanybranchesofsciencehasundergoneaveryremarkabletransformation。ChemistryandPhysiologyarenolongerwhattheywere，astaughtbytheinstructorsofthattime。Wearelookingforwardtothesynthesisofneworganiccompounds；ourartificialmadderisalreadyinthemarket，andtheindigo-raisersarenowfearingthattheircropwillbesupplantedbythemanufacturedarticle。Inthelivingbodywetalkoffuelsuppliedandworkdone，inmovement，inheat，justasifweweredealingwithamachineofourowncontrivance。
Aphysiologicallaboratoryofto-dayisequippedwithinstrumentsofresearchofsuchingeniouscontrivance，suchelaborateconstruction，thatonemightsupposehimselfinaworkshopwheresomeexquisitefabricwastobewrought，suchasQueenslovetowear，andKingsdonotalwayslovetopayfor。Theyare，indeed，weavingacharmedweb，forthesearetheloomsfromwhichcomestheknowledgethatclothesthenakednessoftheintellect。Herearethemillsthatgrindfoodforitshunger，and“isnotthelifemorethanmeat，andthebodythanraiment？“
Butwhilemanyofthescienceshavesochangedthattheteachersofthepastwouldhardlyknowthem，ithasnotbeensowiththebranchI
teach，or，rather，withthatdivisionofitwhichischieflytaughtinthisamphitheatre。Generalanatomy，orhistology，ontheotherhand，isalmostallnew；ithasgrownup，mainly，sinceIbeganmymedicalstudies。IneversawacompoundmicroscopeduringmyyearsofstudyinParis。Individualshadbeguntousetheinstrument，butIneverhearditalludedtobyeitherProfessorsorstudents。IndescriptiveanatomyIhavefoundlittletounlearn，andnotagreatdealthatwasbothnewandimportanttolearn。Triflingadditionsaremadefromyeartoyear，nottobedespisedandnottobeovervalued。Someoftheolderanatomicalworksarestilladmirable，someoftheneweronesverymuchthecontrary。Ihavehadrecentanatomicalplatesbroughtmeforinspection，andIhaveactuallybutton-holedthebook-agent，abeingcommonlyashardtogetridofasthetar-babyinthenegrolegend，thatImightputhimtoshamewiththeimperialillustrationsofthebonesandmusclesinthegreatfolioofAlbinus，publishedin1747，andtheunapproachedfiguresofthelymphaticsystemofMascagni，nowwithinaveryfewyearsofacenturyold，andstillcopied，or，rather，pretendedtobecopied，inthemostrecentworksonanatomy。