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to this, he purchased the anatomical and pa.
biological specimens belonging 10 Professor
Perkins-who for many years lcctured upou
obstetrics in the collegc-aud these, together
with his own, comprise nearly the whole OF
the present museum. He served the college
In most acceptable manner as Dean, Secre.
tary and Professor, until 1872, when he was
made Emeritus Professor of Anatomy. AL
though DIR. Thayer's connection with the ia.
Guilty, as an active member, was severed from
this date until $780, still his fidelity to its in
terests, and his efforts at home and abroad to
further and promote its welfare never abat-
ed. Upon his return from the West in 1870,
at the earnest solicitation of the faculty, he
accepted the position of Dean, and again en-
tered into active service as lecturer on anato-
my and hygiene.
Much of DR.. Thaycrs life was spent in
travelling. In 1866 he visited Nova Scotia
and the British Provinces. In May, 1867,
he made his first visit TO Europe, spending
several months in Great Britain, France,
Austria, and Italy. In 1869, in company
with Ex-Governor j. Gregory Smith, Rev.
DIR. Lord of Montpelier, G. G. Coffin, the
well known Carleton" and others, he made
a journey through the then unbrokcn forests
and ptaires of Northern Minnesota and Oak
o,a, along the proposed route of the Northern
Pacific railroad, full account of which APP
Peateu IN ''Iatietons' DOCK ~ me source oil
vistinT manv niaces mo-, inclndnd in ha nre'
vious trip. In 1876 he spent four months on
the Island OF bermuda, returning by way of
~ l." io,9, ln cohpauy W,'h ms friend
Ia, he made the trip around the world, going
by way of San Francisco, Yokahoma and
INDIA, returning through Europe During
;,,.o,'a ,p .nI 800, "ioo s,Iai nuliio.. VI
| I'LL H.; r.. H.. LAY VI t ~ ".iI pun pun
araI innrnors ~ inSa ;,,,,,r'an, ,'" ~. ~,
thoso ,rova,: bo boo r,d, ,,,n,,'. ,,,r - gu
s"nai tr;a,,1, ~ Ia. n'n h may Ma'ni toi
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nj" ~ ,ho 9;iT'., I Io'i; VI a5 anu pa
anI lie nfsoa 10 onarao,,,i, III, III 's ;Ga
Snoo;,,os 10 ,;ai,;5 VII" iii
crmmia,aJ i IN Iii; .' ,ro,,ais VI al ''"'' Nv az
Gnni !. ,i'a n,,,i;'', ,n.o., -, n. ,r.o.,.
lona aot;,o arJ EFT, ,,ta 7, ,'i,. -,
~ Pa ,,,a, t., iece ~ ~ o "y io''''in'
for,od ,,,'n,, H. h;,, a0 w., oso ~;
1877 ina I-,,;,,ars;,,. " S.,, - ~, ' ~
n VI 'N'''''''' '""' VI i'i'
SOME nitccn years ago. whllc performing
an amputa,ion on one of the victims Of the
Harlem BRIDGE cotastronbe nm tho Central
,an.oa-, n. I'll 49,.
JAZZ ~ i""y'' ',i'"'''u Po''o" 'n'o ''''
system through small scratch or pimplc on
one Of his hands. He was very i'll at times,
from the co,seouorcos NJ th;s no;sor;,c
...,..,, 49, 'N' p0,''''''
"nicn sho"eu i'seii IN hiaI'snah' caipuncIes
and in other ways, and under the long con-
test his strength became at last fatally i'm.
noirod Lac, Snr;, ~, ,,.,,,,, ,,a,,,,,
' p'''s ms "e".'" '''","o
30 impaired mat ne look a long western Trip,
oelng absent TWO or three months. From
llls he returned IN mcasurably good health,
anu resumed the practice OF his profession.
lie action OF inc heart, however, had be-
come so cnteeDleu mat II could not force the
ulo' u 10 the cXtIemitles ana drv ginsrcne
SET In, IN one 1901. ms was some time in
august IN the last week OF September DR..
MAYER was taken TO New York, but coun-
Gil Oh eminent physicians decided that am
puta'lon oi the 1901 was not feasible and that
the Palient had not over iorty.cight houis to
hVe' ms wonderful physical vitality, how
ever, ia'sihed the physicians diagnosis. The
Gay OIL ms death was the eghtyJ0urM since
heu'cai assistance had been summoned and
III inns respect the case is almost or quite
Wi'hout precedent. through all these days
tntre was gradual and steady decay of the
si.al powers anu at the last moment Death
came very Gently TO completely WORKOUT
sufferer; Dr: mayer was unconscious, us
ne iiau peeh Tor some time previously, and
INC end was one OF perfect peace,