wouldratherleavethetransfertotheslowhandofaccident，thanhastenitbyguiltyexperimentsonthosewhoputtheirlivesintomyhands。Theonlysurefoundationsofmedicineare，anintimateknolegeofthehumanbody，andobservationontheeffectsofmedicinalsubstancesonthat。Theanatomical&clinicalschools，therefore，arethoseinwhichtheyoungphysicianshouldbeformed。
Ifheenterswithinnocencethatofthetheoryofmedicine，itisscarcelypossibleheshouldcomeoutuntaintedwitherror。Hismindmustbestrongindeed，if，risingabovejuvenilecredulity，itcanmaintainawiseinfidelityagainsttheauthorityofhisinstructors，&thebewitchingdelusionsoftheirtheories。YouseethatI
estimatejustlythatportionofinstructionwhichourmedicalstudentsderivefromyourlabors；&，associatingwithitoneofthechairswhichmyold&ablefriend，DoctorRush，sohonorablyfills，I
considerthemasthetwofundamentalpillarsoftheedifice。Indeed，Ihavesuchanopinionofthetalentsoftheprofessorsintheotherbrancheswhichconstitutetheschoolofmedicinewithyou，astohope&believe，thatitisfromthissideoftheAtlantic，thatEurope，whichhastaughtussomanyotherthings，willatlengthbeledintosoundprinciplesinthisbranchofscience，themostimportantofallothers，beingthattowhichwecommitthecareofhealth&life。
Idaresay，thatbythistime，youaresufficientlysensiblethatoldheadsaswellasyoung，maysometimesbechargedwithignoranceandpresumption。Thenaturalcourseofthehumanmindiscertainlyfromcredulitytoscepticism；andthisisperhapsthemostfavorableapologyIcanmakeforventuringsofaroutofmydepth，&