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NAME SMALL 1062 SMART skilful and bold as an obstetrician and in the use of forceps, of which he was rather over- fond. He could see no need for delicate women to wait dangerous delivery when with his skilful forceps he could rapidly terminate labor with safety to mother and the child. Ready in emergencies, in one case he was called in consultation, and upon entering the room and seeing the patient comatose, paid no attention to the consultant, but whipped out his lancet and opened a vein and when the patient was showing symptoms of rally- ing he began to talk about the case. To see Dr. Small riding along during a procession was to see something noble, for he was a perfect picture of human skill on horseback and he and his horse made an ideal picture. Dr. Small was married in November, 1862, to Harriet Newell, of Burke, Vermont, who sur- vived him several years. They had no children. In 1884 he began to show signs of failure and was obliged to rest. On his return he seemed relieved, but although his disease was checked it was too serious to be cured, and he was compelled to abandon practice again. He died rather suddenly at the last, Decem- ber 28, 1886. James A. Spalding. Trans. Maine Med. .ssnc.. 1887. Gen. Cat. Dartmouth Coll., 1769-1910. Small, William Bryant (1862-1904) This interesting man was born in Lewiston, Maine, the son of Addison and Florence Wyman Small. He was educated at Bates College, graduating in 1885, and studying with Dr. Wedgewood, of Lewiston, at the Medical School of Maine for two years, graduating in medicine at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1888. His examinations were passed so remark- ably well that he gained by merit alone the position of attending physician at the Ran- dall's Island Hospital in New York, where he remained more than a year. He soon moved to Lewiston, where he practised until his death. In the fourteen years of practice, he became a marked man, noted for his keen diagnosis, his excellent surgery, and his interesting con- tributions to the meetings of the Maine Med- ical Association, of which he was one of the leading members. He always had something of interest to say and was a first rate speaker. Forcible, earnest, and argumentatiye, yet free from any pugnacity. Among Dr. Small's medical papers was a very able discussion on "Appendicitis," and another on "Accidents as a Cause of Appen- dicitis," and a careful paper on "Artificial Feeding." Each paper that Dr. Small con- tributed to the meetings of the Maine Med- ical Association seemed a better one than the preceding. He married in September, 1892, Maud In- galls, who, with a young son, survived him. He died in 1904 at the time of his greatest influence, from a complication of diseases; probably due to too much work and too little recreation. He was said to have died from cardiac exhaustion. James A. Spalding. Trans. Maine Med. Assoc. 1904. Smallwood, Charles (1812-1873) Charles Smallwood, Canadian meteorolo- gist, was born in Birmingham, England, in 1812 and was educated at University Col- lege, London, where he received his medical degree. In 1853 he emigrated to Canada and settled at St. Martin's, Isle Jesus, Canada East, where he acquired a large practice. He soon established a meteorological and elec- trical observatory, a description of which was given in the "Smithsonian Reports." He dis- covered the effects of atmospheric electricity on the formation of snow crystals, and inves- tigated the action of ozone in connection with light, and that of electricity in germination of seeds. In 1858 Dr. Smallwood received the honorary degree of LL. D. from McGill University and was appointed professor of meteorology in that institution, the chair of astronomy being added subsequently. In 1860 the Canadian government made him a grant for the purchase of magnetic instruments, and in 1861 he began making observations. When the United States signal service sys- tem was established. Dr. Smallwood arranged for stations in connection with it in Montreal and other Canadian cities. He was one of the governors of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada and was a member of many scientific and literary soci- eties in America and Europe. For more than twenty years he furnished articles to scien- tific periodicals, to the "Smithsonian Reports," and to various magazines. He died at Montreal, December 22, 1873. Cvclop. of .^mer. Biog.. Appleton, 1888. Dictny. Natl. Biog., Sidney Lee, 1902. Smart, Charles (1841-1905) Charles Smart, surgeon. United States ■ Army, graduated in medicine at the Univer- sity of Aberdeen in 1862, and immediately after came to America and joined the Sixty- third New York Infantry as assistant sur- geon, rendering faithful and meritorious serv- ice during the Civil War. In 1864 he was transferred to the regulars and in 1866 was I