Excerpt from Miscellaneous Papers by Andrew Jackson Howe, M.D Ate in nature. Dr. Walter Burnham, Professor of Sur gery in the Worcester School, at this time asked him to take charge of his practice in Lowell during his six months' absence as a member of the Massachusetts Senate. He was also appointed professor of anatomy in the school almost at once after his graduation. This favorable introduction to his professional life led to his Opening an office for himself in Worcester, in the vicinity of his early home, and among congenial friends and relatives, with whom he was a great fa vorite. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.