wouldmakehimreadthelifeandwritingsofBenjaminRush。Dr。Rushthoughtandsaidthatthereweretwentytimesmoreintellectandahundredtimesmoreknowledgeinthecountryin1799thanbeforetheRevolution。Hisownmindwasinaperpetualstateofexaltationproducedbythestirringscenesinwhichhehadtakenapart，andthequickenedlifeofthetimeinwhichhelived。Itwasnotthestatetofavorsound，calmobservation。Hewasimpatient，andNatureisprofoundlyimperturbable。Wemayadjustthebeatingofourheartstoherpendulumifwewillandcan，butwemaybeverysurethatshewillnotchangethependulum’srateofgoingbecauseourheartsarepalpitating。Hethoughthehadmasteredyellow-fever。“ThankGod，“
hesaid，“outofonehundredpatientswhomIhavevisitedorprescribedforthisday，Ihavelostnone。“WherewasallhislegacyofknowledgewhenNorfolkwasdecimated？WherewasitwhentheblueflieswerebuzzingoverthecoffinsoftheunburieddeadpiledupinthecemeteryofNewOrleans，attheedgeofthehugetrenchesyawningtoreceivethem？
Onesuchinstancewilldoaswellastwenty。Dr。Rushmusthavebeenacharmingteacher，ashewasanadmirableman。Hewasobserving，ratherthanasoundobserver；eminentlyobserving，curious，even，aboutallmannerofthings。ButhecouldnothelpfeelingasifNaturehadbeenagooddealshakenbytheDeclarationofIndependence，andthatAmericanartwasgettingtoberathertoomuchforher，——especiallyasillustratedinhisownpractice。HetaughtthousandsofAmericanstudents，hegaveadirectiontothemedicalmindofthecountrymorethananyotheroneman；perhapshetypifiesitbetterthananyother。Ithasclearlytendedtoextravaganceinremediesandtrustinremedies，asineverythingelse。Howcouldapeoplewhichhasarevolutiononceinfouryears，whichhascontrivedtheBowie-knifeandtherevolver，whichhaschewedthejuiceoutofallthesuperlativesinthelanguageinFourthofJulyorations，andsousedupitsepithetsintherhetoricofabusethatittakestwogreatquartodictionariestosupplythedemand；whichinsistsinsendingoutyachtsandhorsesandboystoout-sail，out-run，out-
fight，andcheckmatealltherestofcreation；howcouldsuchapeoplebecontentwithanybut“heroic“practice“？Whatwonderthatthestarsandstripeswaveoverdosesofninetygrainsofsulphateofquinine，[Morestrictly，ninety-sixgrainsintwohours。Dunglison’sPractice，1842，vol。ii。p。520。Eightygrainsinonedose。
Ibid。p。536。Ninety-sixgrainsofsulphateofquinineareequaltoeightouncesofgoodbark——Wood&Bache。]andthattheAmericaneaglescreamswithdelighttoseethreedrachmsofcalomelgivenatasinglemouthful？