The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-06-14
DR.. CALEB
HARLAN DEAD

DR.. Caleb Harlan, died Yesterday
afternoon. at his home on the Union
farm near Rose Hill. He was 81
years old and for morethan fifty years
was practicing physician. During
the serious illness that culminated
In his death, DR.. Harlan was attend
ed by DR.. Carl V;schcr OF Philadei.
phia, and DR.. J. Paul Lukens Of this
city.
For the past twelve years he had
lived retired life at his beloved
country home, and 1t is said to be
the only retired physician in the
state. lie had been president cf the
Ferris Industrial School since it was
founded from the residue Of the es-
tate Of his c,usin, John Ferris. who
died In 1882. DR.. Harlan, as admin
strat0r OF the estate, conceived and
developed his ideas OF the reform
institution.
Although he belonged to the So.
ciety of Friends, he was contrlbu-
tor and attendant Of Hanover Presby
terian Church, with which his wife
also was associated. HIS funeral will
take place on Monday from his late
residence, Union Farm. Services are
to be conducted in Hanover Church
at o'clock in the afternoon and
interment will be made in Whining.
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.
DR.. Harlan leaves a considerable
estate including his fine country
home near Rose Hill.
Caleb Harlan, M. D., Was born in
MilItown, Mill Creek hundred, New
Castle county. October l3, 1914 His
father John Harlan, was born in the
same place, August 81, l773. He
belonged to the Society OF Friends.
The doctor studied medicine three
years and was graduated at the old
University Of Pennsylvania in March
1886.
From bis mother, Elizabeth Quiu-
by Harlan, he inherited very frail
constitution which compelled him,
while student, to live on a very low
diet and to travel on foot thousand
miles. At the age of twenty-one he
began the practice Of medicine near
Brandywl Springs, ana establish
ed his health by riding eleven years
through the country in the discharge
Of his professional duties.
BY careful attention to fresh air
and proper diet he had been able to
practice over fifty years without the
loss of day from sickness. While
residing IN the country he became 4
convert to homeopaty. In 1877 he
moved to Wilmington to practice the
new system. Here he met with such
opposition that he was induced to
publish "a Lecture on Allopathy and
Homeopathy.
This was noticed by the eminent
DR.. Herring in his periodical, in
the following terms: "Verv ably
written; full Of interesting remarks
and great many new IDEAS
In 1868 the doctor purchased
Plumgrove farm, few miles from
the city and required bis farmer to
plow in green crops for manure.
These experiments for years were
so satisfactory that the. doctor
wrote a work upon the subject
which sold freely all over the
country. A secoud edition revised
and enlarged has been olshed
IN a handsome volume with a por-
trait OF the author by j. B. Lippin,
colt e. Company. Being a full
treatise on farming with gree
manures this volume. it is said,
has no equal in Europe or America.
1t is in demand as text book and
and as a text book Of reference
upon the sub ject of which it treats.
DR.. Harlan was very fond OF
polite literature and while living in
the country, he wrote "EIhora OF
the Susquehanna," aud "The Fate
Of Marcel In Wilmington he
wrote Ida Randolph.
A high mark of appreciation and
confidence was shown Dr.. Harlan by
his cousin John Ferris, late of Will
mingtou, who died in 1882, worth
quarter Of a million ofdollars. He Sc
lecued DR.. Harlan as his sole executor
and trustee, and stated in his will
that the doctor should not be re.
quired to give security for the faith
ful performance OF his duties. After
the estate was settled there was a
residue OF over eighty thousand dol
lars "to be applied, SAYS the will,
"oy DR.. Harlan for the benft Of the
necesstous portion OF the human
family that may come to his know.
ledge" The testator suggested that
"if used for a House Of Refuge it
would have bis approval Hence the
'Feris Reformed School, was estab.
|ished and all the residue assigned to
the institution.
In 1886 DR.. Harlan published in
form, entitled "Mcntal