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 CHAPTER I.

I was born (during a terrible snow storm) in Fifeshire, Scotland, on the 30th of November, 1781, and having received my early education at the Grammar School of Cupar, Fife, I afterwards proceeded in due course to the University of St. Andrews. Having determined to adopt the study of medicine, I became, during the vacations, a pupil of Dr. Gowan, the principal physician of Cupar; a gentleman who had an interest in an apothecary's shop, where I first acquired some knowledge of pharmacy, chemistry, and anatomy; but I completed my medical education at the University of Edinburgh.

Delighted with the accounts of the naval