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mind, and at the moment I can say nothing beyond a few brief words.

The great master has departed ! Family, friends, pupils, our pro- fession, the whole world, to-day mourn the loss. Ripe with years, everywhere esteemed and respected, crowned with all the honor the profession could bestow, he has passed away. A life well spent in a good cause, may conscientiously be said. His spirit is still with us; his influence to-day pervades the medical world ; his writings will prove enduring legacies. No monument of marble is needed here.

To speak of Hebra in a tone becoming the man and the distin- guished position he has for a half century occupied is indeed diffi- cult. He was one of the few great men of our profession, and the greatest of dermatologists. The knowledge he gave so freely can never be estimated. As a writer he was clear, concise, and forcible; as a teacher he was unexcelled, and possessed that rare faculty of making his subject attractive. His experience and in- formation were unbounded, and in listening to him one instinc- tively felt this. He was the founder and creator of German derm- atology. Without him who would venture to say where our science would have stood ? Who can justly value the extent of his wide- spread influence upon the dermatology of other countries?

His loss, I need not say, is deeply felt among all nations, for he was a benefactor to the human race. Thousands of every land, who through his skill have been restored to health, mourn him. All tribute to one who has labored so long, faithfully, and well. All honor to his memory.

Dr. Van Harlingen, of Philadelphia, then read a paper entitled,

Medicinal eruptions.*

The President announced that the paper was open for discussion.

Dr. Bulkley, of New York, said that the paper, which he had listened to with pleasure, was upon a subject of great interest to the Association, as well as to the profession at large. These eruptions are not so familiarly known as they should be, simply because the reports of them are widely scattered throughout medical journals and monographs, so as often to escape notice; and our thanks are due to Dr. Van Harlingen for collating these facts and bringing them to our notice, — a labor which required a great deal of research.

To open the discussion, he would refer to a few cases of eruptions from drugs that had come within his personal experience. The question of the production of lesions of the skin by the internal use of arsenic should not be lightly passed over. It had occurred to him several times, and he could readily recall at least three or four cases where herpes zoster developed itself during the internal administration of arsenic. The patients did not suspect that the
 * See page 337.