Testimonials, submitted to the consideration of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.

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[1818?]
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    force, and that it can hardly be pressed, I presume, by his opponents. It is too notorious to be contradicted, that a large majority of the teachers of Chymistry in the schools of Europe are not physicians. Those who enjoyed the best reputation, and were most followed in my time, by the medical students, were Davie of Lon- don, Murray of Edinburgh, and Vauquelin of Paris, neither of whom had any knowledge of physick. Look in short, into the list of celebrated Chymists, and see how few are medical characters. The truth is, sir, that in conducting a medical education, it is the duty of the teacher of materia medica to apply Chymistry to medicine, as was candidly admitted a few days ago in my presence by Professor Barton. —Tins is conformable to the usage of our own Uni- versity, as well as those of Europe. Though, per- haps, I have attended as many lectures on Chymis- try as any person in the United States, yet I never knew one who attempted to mingle practical medi- cine with that science. They have uniformly been treated as branches distinct and independent. I am, dear sir, yours most truly, [Signed] N. CHAPMAN.