MEDICAL

STUDENTS

OF THE PERIOD

"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,

Is the immediate jewel of their souls."

-OTHELLO.

MEDICAL STUDENTS

OF THE PERIOD

A FEW WORDS IN DEFENCE OF

THOSE MUCH MALIGNED PEOPLE, WITH DIGRESSIONS

ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF PUBLIC INTEREST

CONNECTED WITH MEDICAL SCIENCE

BY

R. TEMPLE WRIGHT, M.D.

LATE SCHOLAR OF KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON

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WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLXVII

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PRINTED BY WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH.

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SIR WILLIAM FERGUSSON, BART. F.R.S.

SURGEON EXTRAORDINARY TO THE QUEEN,

PROFESSOR OF SURGERY AT KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON,

SURGEON TO KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL,

ETC. ETC.

FROM WHOM THE AUTHOR,

IN COMMON WITH MANY GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS,

HAS RECEIVED MUCH KINDNESS,

THIS ATTEMPT AT A TRUE DESCRIPTION OF STUDENT LIFE

IS GRATEFULLY AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY

ROBERT TEMPLE WRIGHT.