I am an inhabitant of France, and a native of Bordeaux, in which city I was born in 1

I am an inhabitant of France, and a native of Bordeaux, in which city I was born in 1813. I have been educated, and I practise surgery, in which I have acquired some reputation. The number of my fellowcitizens is about 80,000, and the field of practice which I have occupied is, on the average, about 50, being the number of patients whom I treat daily. The hours of attendance are from 9 to 11 a. m., and from 1 to 3 p. m. The district in which I practise is healthy, and the people are generally healthy also. The chief diseases are those which are common in other parts of the country, and the deaths amount to about 900 a year. The chief part of the population