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can Recorder," and the "Register and Library of Medical and Chirurgical Science," Washington, 1833-36, and was co-editor of the "American Medical Library and Intelligencer," Philadelphia, 1836. He also translat ed Masse's " Anat- tomical Atlas," and edited Jean Cru- veilhier's "Anatomy of the Human Body."

It is probable that no anatomical teacher of his time attained a higher reputation. His reputation lay in his knowledge of visceral and surgical anat- omy, and in applying this knowledge to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, accidents and operations. His earnest manner and clever demonstrations made him very popular in the lecture room. He possessed a singularly attractive elo- quence, that left a lasting impression upon his audience. He had little taste for surgery and abandoned it in his later years. One outline of Pattison's attitude toward the development of an anatomical department is given in the R6sum6 on anatomy in the introduction to this cyclopedia.

Pattison was actively interested in the establishment of the Grand Opera House of New York City. He was fond of music, hunting and fishing, and had a naturally, somewhat indolent nature and love of ease, or otherwise would probably have attained a much more lasting reputation as an anatomist.

He died in New York, November 12, 1851, leaving a widow, but no children.

C. R. B.

Autobiography Dr. S. D. Gross, 1887.

Diet. Nat. Biog., Lond., 1895, xliv (D'Arcy

Power).

N. Y. J. of Med., 1852, n. s., viii.

Lancet, London, 1830-1, vol. ii.

Gent. Mag., 1852, voL i.

Peabody, James H. (1833-1906).

James H. Peabody's ancestors on both sides were English, his first American antecedent was Lieut. Francis Peabody, who came from St. Alban's, Hertford- shire, in 1865, to New England. George Peabody, the noted philanthropist, was a nephew and reared in the family of John

Peabody, the grandfather of the doctor. Dr. Peabody's mother was Amelia Humphries Cathcart, and he was born at Washington, District of Columbia, on the seventh of March, 1833.

After having been a page in the National House of Representatives he was later given a clerkship in 1852 in the Pension oflice. During his service in the Pension office he completed a seven years' course of study in the University of George- town, receiving his diploma in 1860. Towards the end of his course he prac- tised medicine before and after the regular hours of his other employment.

After being mustered out in 1865, he pursued some special medical study in Bellevue College, New York, and moved to Omaha in the Spring of 1866. Here he served as acting assistant-surgeon in the army with special detail to attend the officers and their families in Omaha, and was eventually made brevet lieu- tenant-colonel by Pres. Johnson. He also engaged in general practice at that time.

Dr. Peabody occupied many important and influential positions in Omaha and Nebraska. In his office in May, 1868, the Nebraska State Medical Association was organized and he became its second president. He married, on May 26, 1859, Mary Virginia Dent, of Louisville, Ken- tucky, and a second time, in 1867, to Jennie Yates, of Omaha. His death occurred in Omaha, September 9, 1906. He was professor of surgery for many years in Creighton Medical College and attending physician to St. Joseph's Hospital.

In the early years of the State Medical Association he contributed interesting accounts of important surgical cases. Some of his more important articles are: "Diphtheria." ("Transactions, Nebraska State Medical Association," 1880.)

"Treatment of Diphtheria with Oil of Turpentine."

"Report on Climatology and Prevalent Diseases in Nebraska." (" Trans- actions, Nebraska State Medical Asso- ciation," 1873.)

"Report of Nine Cases of Metro-