SURGEON, U. S. NAVY; HON. MEMBER OF THE PHILADELPHIA MEDICAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA, &c. AUTHOR OF "THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC." "J'ai dit le bien et le mal avec le même franchise.-ROUSSEAU. "Believe me, I speak as my understanding instructs ine; and as mine honesty puts it to THE WINTER'S TALE. utterance." PHILADELPHIA: CAREY, LEA & BLANCHARD. 1838. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1838, by Carey, Lea & BLANCHARD, in the Clerk's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ΤΟ SAMUEL GEORGE MORTON, M. D. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. &c. &c. DEAR SIR, I beg you will receive the dedication of this volume, as a tribute of the esteem and respect of a friend, who, while he feels satisfied that he has spared no labor to make it worthy of being introduced to the world, under the sanction of your name, wishes it were more fitting your acceptance. Very sincerely, your friend, and ob't. servant, W. S. W. RUSCHENBERGER. Philadelphia, February, 1838. |