I have been solicited to issue a similar circular for a bill to regulate the practice of medicine in this State, but not being personally satisfied, with any of the bills I had seen, and not being the measure of this Society, I have not considered myself justified in such a proceeding.

The angel of death has not forgotten us, in his visitations. During the past year, he has removed from our Association, several of its fellows, among whom I desire to mention two who have died in our city; viz., Prof. J. W. Freer and G. G. Gale. One year ago to-day, we had with us an exceedingly valuable member, in the person of Prof. J. W. Freer, who is no more, and I cannot do better justice to his memory, than to quote the obituary notice and resolutions adopted by the profession of this city, and published in the May number of the Medical Journal and Examiner.

My personal acquaintance with the departed was of the most cordial and pleasant character, extending over a period of more than a quarter of a century. I had the honor of attending his demonstration in anatomy, and listening to the first course of lectures he ever gave, which was given in the evening, in the old amphitheater of Rush Medical College.

Joseph W. Freer was born at Fort Ann, Washington Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1816, from Holland blood on the father's side, and from the English Puritans of New England on the mother's. He worked on his father's farm until his nineteenth year, acquiring during this time but the rudiments of learning. He then entered a store in a neighboring village, in the capacity of clerk. He remained here but a short time, and in June, 1836, he migrated to Illinois. Here he devoted himself to agriculture, making a claim on the Calumet river, not far from Chicago, but he was obliged to abandon it on account of sickness. He then opened a farm in Will county, Illinois, in which he was among the earliest settlers, where he remained until 1846. He was married in 1844. His wife died in 1845, leaving to him an infant son. He was dissatisfied with the medical treatment of his wife in her last sickness, and this circumstance made him determine to study medicine. With limited literary attainments, and with his hard preliminary experience in life, when thirty years of age, he made his way to Chicago,

and placed himself as a private pupil in the office of Daniel Brainard. He was graduated from Rush Medical College in the class of 1848-'49. He again married in 1849, and leaves at his death his widow and four surviving children. Soon after his graduation, he was appointed demonstrator of anatomy in Rush Medical College, and when Professor Herrick retired from the chair of anatomy in 1855, Dr. Freer was appointed to his. place. In 1859 he was transferred to the chair of physiology and military surgery. When Dr. Blaney resigned the presidency of the school during the winter of 1869 and 1870, Dr. Freer was elected to the position, which he held to the time of his death. At the close of the recent session of lectures in the College, he seemed enfeebled by the hard work of the winter. Soon after, he stood several hours in the dissecting room of the College, when it was imperfectly heated, giving his son instructions in dissection, and from this exposure he took a severe cold which sent him to a sick bed on the 1st of March, from which he passed to his final rest on the 12th of April following.

His symptoms indicated meningeal inflammation at the base of the brain, and the autopsy proved the accuracy of the diagnosis. Prof. Freer was a self-reliant man, of marked individuality of character. He held all sham and pretense, and falsehood in the garb of truth, in hearty detestation. His opinions of men and events were open to the world, and what he believed he feared not to utter. He made no great claims for himself, but was content to let his life speak for him. His mental qualities were solid and strong, but not brilliant. He had a clear judgment, and great perseverance, and viewing an object before him worthy to attain, he pursued it with a tireless purpose. He led a pure, temperate life of integrity, and was moved by worthy motives. He was sensitively honorable in his relations to the profession. He was honest with his patients, and gave to the consideration of their cases careful study and assiduous attention, and both in medicine and surgery was eminently conservative in his treatment, a practice which added largely to his usefulness.

Though he was always a laborious practitioner, he loved the science of his profession better than its practice, and this, doubtless contributed much to his attainments and success. As

a teacher, he mastered his subject, and presented it in clear, simple forcible language, and never submerged his thoughts in superfluous words. He stood among the representative men of his profession in America, and his example is of great value to the young, and is abundantly worthy of their imitation, while to those who have long wrought well in the profession, it lends reflected honor. Such men add dignity to cities and States in which they labor, and any community that holds them in its midst may well give thanks.

DR. J. W. FREER. A meeting of the physcians of Chicago was held on the evening of April 13, to pay their tribute to the memory of the esteemed late president of Rush Medical College. The following resolutions were adopted as expressing the sentiment of the profession:

In Memoriam-Joseph Warren Freer. Born Aug. 10, 1816. 12, 1877.

Died April

His professional associates, townsmen and friends, meeting to pay their tribute of respect to his memory, and to express their sentiments of his life, after deliberation, have formally expressed, and desire to put on record, this estimate of his character, his life, and his services.

Reared amid the drudgery of farm life, and deprived of all but the most meagre education, Prof. Freer acquired early a love for knowledge, that made him always a learner for the sake of learning.

He honored the vocation of agriculture in his early years by his thrift and enterprise, and improved it by his study of its best methods.

When-late in life to begin the acquisition of a new profession-he took up the study of medicine, he gave to it that enthusiasm which he had learned to give to all study, and the vigor of a manhood made strong by toil and sobriety and self-denial. He remained a faithful, humble student through life.

As a student of medicine he was original, and he enriched the science of physiology by important discoveries. He attained a position in the profession which few may hope to attain, but his advancement was slow and came by hard work and faithful service. His contentment in earning a position, without grasping for it, and his high reward finally, furnish an example in the highest degree worthy of emulation.

In his college relations he was always warmly attached to his colleagues, and this feeling was heartily reciprocated. He was a hard-work. ing teacher. He taught the facts of his branch with no attempt at flourish or embellishment, satisfied to let great principles be their own adornment. He was ever regarded with affection by his classes, who were wont to call him by some homely sobriquet of endearment.

He was a man of few words, but his words were laden with thought. His speech was rugged, yet always fine and expressive in its vigor. In his opinions he copied from no man,-they were his own,-and in the expression of them, as well as in all the acts of his life, his courage was without weakness.

His loyalty to his friends was proverbial. He loved right, and was conscientious in the performance of what he regarded his duty. If he hated anything,'it was wrong, and if he were unrelenting toward anything, it was toward what he believed to be wrong action on the part of those who knew the right.

An exemplary citizen, a dignified, courteous gentleman in his daily life; in his domestic life beyond reproach; a man of high attainments in his profession, and who has rendered fine service in the advancement of science; and a conscientious teacher; the career of Prof. Freer is one that his friends and family may be proud of, and that the profession may well strive to imitate.

In this dark hour of his family's distress, we unite our warmest sympathy and love with that of his many patrons, to whom he was always most cordially and devotedly attached.

G. G. Goll, M. D., of this city, was born in Ulerdam Kingdom, Saxony, April 30, 1845. Died in Chicago, on the 29th day of March, 1877, of double pneumonia, being 32 years of age.

His parents came to America in 1852, when he was 7 years old. He received a fair education in the public schools of this city; graduated at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College in 1866; studied and practiced pharmacy with his brother, in this city. Becoming dissatisfied with the business, and always having had a desire to enter what he called the noblest profession of all, entered Rush Medical College in 1868, and graduated in medicine, in 1871.

He became a member of this Society at its last session in this city, in 1874, but has never taken an active part in its proceedings. He was a young man of fair talents and fine prospects.

In conclusion, I desire again to express to you my sincere thanks, not only for the honor conferred by placing me in this chair, but for the cordial treatment I have ever experienced at your hands during my 23 years connection with the Society, and more especially during my nine years of official relation to you.

Again, allow me to wish you greater prosperity in the future than in the past. May your interest never grow less, and may

your lamp of usefulness continue to burn brighter and brighter till the perfect day.

Dr. E. Ingals moved that the address be referred to the Committee on Publication, with instructions to publish.

Dr. N. S. Davis moved that the report of the Committee on State Board of Health be heard the first thing in the afterThe motion prevailed.

noon.

Dr. Ransom Dexter, recommended as a member, was referred to the Board of Censors.

On motion of Dr. Davis, the Society adjourned until 24

P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Association reconvened at half past 2 P. M.

Dr. Hyde announced that the committee of the two medical societies of the city, in whose name the banquet is tendered, had brought tickets for the banquet, which members could have by applying for them.

Dr. E. W: Gray, chairman of the Committee on State Board of Health, read his report, saying preliminarily:

I desire to say, before reading this report, that it was found impracticable to get such a meeting of the committee as was desired, and that for the report he was about to present, he himself was largely responsible, although he had some assurance from members of the committee that they concurred in his views. The report is as follows:

MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN:

Your committee appointed to memorialize the Legislature on the subject of establishing a State Board of Health, beg leave to submit the following report:

Soon after your committee were apprised of their appointment, they took measures to bring the subject of sanitary legislation to the notice of our then elected law makers at their houses, and to urge its claims to their consideration. By personal request, and by circular letter, they sought the co-operation of the District and County Medical Societies throughout the State, to aid them in accomplishing this end. It gives us pleasure to