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。