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IwishtoclosethisLecture，ifyouwillallowmeafewmomentslonger，withabriefsketchofaninstructorandpractitionerwhosecharacterwasasnearlyamodeloneinbothcapacitiesasIcanfindanywhererecorded。
Dr。JAMESJACKSON，ProfessoroftheTheoryandPracticeofMedicineinthisUniversityfrom1812to1846，andwhosenamehasbeensinceretainedonourrollsasProfessorEmeritus，diedonthe27thofAugustlast，intheninetiethyearofhisage。Hestudiedhisprofession，asIhavealreadymentioned，withDr。HolyokeofSalem，oneofthefewphysicianswhohavebornewitnesstotheirknowledgeofthelawsoflifebylivingtocompletetheirhundredthyear。I
thinkthestudenttookhisOldMaster，ashealwayslovedtocallhim，ashismodel；eachwasworthyoftheother，andbothwerebrightexamplestoallwhocomeafterthem。
IrememberthatinthesermonpreachedbyDr。GrazerafterDr。
Holyoke’sdeath，oneofthepointsmostinsisteduponascharacteristicofthatwiseandgoodoldmanwastheperfectbalanceofallhisfaculties。Thesameharmoniousadjustmentofpowers，thesamesymmetricalarrangementoflife，thesamecompletefulfilmentofeveryday’sduties，withouthasteandwithoutneedlessdelay，whichcharacterizedthemaster，equallydistinguishedthescholar。A
glanceatthelifeofourownOldMaster，ifIcandoanyjusticeatalltohisexcellences，willgiveyousomethingtocarryawayfromthishour’smeetingnotunworthytoberemembered。
>FromDecember，1797，toOctober，1799，heremainedwithDr。Holyokeasastudent，aperiodwhichhehasspokenofasamostinterestingandmostgratifyingpartofhislife。AfterthishepassedeightmonthsinLondon，andonhisreturn，inOctober，1800，hebeganbusinessinBoston。
HehadfollowedMr。Cline，asIhavementioned，andwascompetenttopractiseSurgery。ButhefoundDr。JohnCollinsWarrenhadalreadyoccupiedthegroundwhichatthatdayhardlycalledformorethanoneleadingpractitioner，andwiselychosetheMedicalbranchoftheprofession。Hehadonlyhimselftorelyupon，buthehadconfidenceinhisprospects，conscious，doubtless，ofhisownpowers，knowinghisownindustryanddetermination，andbeingofaneminentlycheerfulandhopefuldisposition。Nobetterproofofhisspiritcanbegiventhanthat，justayearfromthetimewhenhebegantopractiseasaphysician，hetookthateventfulstepwhichinsuchamanimpliesthatheseeshiswaycleartoaposition；hemarriedaladyblessedwithmanygifts，butnotbringinghimafortunetoparalyzehisindustry。
Hehadnotmiscalculatedhischancesinlife。Heverysoonroseintoagoodpractice，andbeganthefoundingofthatreputationwhichgrewwithhisyears，untilhestoodbygeneralconsentattheheadofhischosenbranchoftheprofession，tosaytheleast，inthiscityandinallthisregionofcountry。Hisskillandwisdomwerethelasttribunaltowhichthesickandsufferingcouldappeal。Thecommunitytrustedandlovedhim，theprofessionrecognizedhimasthenoblesttypeofthephysician。Theyoungmenwhomhehadtaughtwanderedthroughforeignhospitals；wheretheylearnedmanythingsthatwerevaluable，andmanythatwerecurious；butastheygrewolderandbegantothinkmoreoftheirabilitytohelpthesickthantheirpoweroftalkingaboutphenomena，theybegantolookbacktotheteachingofDr。Jackson，ashe，afterhisLondonexperience，lookedbacktothatofDr。Holyoke。Andsoitcametobeatlastthatthebarementionofhisnameinanyofourmedicalassemblieswouldcallforthsuchatributeofaffectionateregardasisonlyyieldedtoagewhenitbringswithittherecordofalifespentinwelldoing。
Noaccidentevercarriesamantoeminencesuchashisinthemedicalprofession。Hewholooksforitmustwantitearnestlyandworkforitvigorously；Naturemusthavequalifiedhiminmanyways，andeducationmusthaveequippedhimwithvariousknowledge，orhisreputationwillevaporatebeforeitreachesthenoon-dayblazeoffame。HowdidDr。Jacksongainthepositionwhichallconcededtohim？Intheanswertothisquestionsomeamongyoumayfindakeythatshallunlockthegateopeningonthatfairfieldofthefutureofwhichalldreambutwhichnotallwilleverreach。
Firstofall，hetrulylovedhisprofession。Hehadnointellectualambitionsoutsideofit，literary，scientificorpolitical。Tohimitwasoccupationenoughtoapplyatthebedsidethebestofallthatheknewforthegoodofhispatient；toprotectthecommunityagainsttheinroadsofpestilence；toteachtheyoungallthathehimselfhadbeentaught，withallthathisownexperiencehadadded；toleaveonrecordsomeofthemostimportantresultsofhislongobservation。
Withhispatientshewassoperfectatallpointsthatitishardtooverpraisehim。IhaveseenmanynotedBritishandFrenchandAmericanpractitioners，butIneversawthemansoaltogetheradmirableatthebedsideofthesickasDr。JamesJackson。Hissmilewasitselfaremedybetterthanthepotablegoldandthedissolvedpearlsthatcomfortedthepraecordiaofmediaevalmonarchs。Didapatient，alarmedwithoutcause，needencouragement，itcarriedthesunshineofhopeintohis
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