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Douglass, William, case of 66

Driver, Absolom 163, 164

Drake, Doctor B. P. 156

Drake, Doctor Daniel 7, 15, 32, 38, 107 Biographical sketch of 40 Advice to young practitioners 42 Born 40 Died 42 Founds school in Cincinnati 41 Gross's description of *42, 54 In Louisville Medical Institute 41 In Medical College of Ohio 41 In Philadelphia 41 Professor in Transylvania 41 Resigns 33 Resigns from Transylvania 41 Writings of 41 Yandell's description of 42

Dudley, Ambrose 15

Dudley, Doctor Benjamin W. 7, 11, 13, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, *35, 38, 46, 53, 54, 57, 82, *82, 91, 102, 114, 115, *115, 117, 118, 119, *132, *133, 156, 157, 158, 159 Biographical sketch of 15 Appointed Professor of Anatomy and Physiology 13 As citizen 24 As medical practitioner 24 As surgeon 19 As a teacher 18 As a writer 21 Born 15 Character of 18 Contracts poison *26 Death of 18, *26 Duel with Richardson 25 Elected President pro tem. of Transylvania University 21 Exemplification of character 24 Influence on Medical Department 158, 159 First papers of 21 Last lectures of 17 Last productions of 23 Liberality of 25 Made Emeritus 17 Memoir of, by Yandell 23 Notice of two operations 20 Operations for lithotomy 19 Papers in Journal of Medicine 22 Preparation of patients 20 Receives degree of M. D. 16 Recollections of school of 1815 27 Removal of Medical Department to Louisville 62 Removes to Lexington 15 Resigns 17 Roller bandage 20 Sensibility of 19 Studies in Europe 15, 16 Treatment for fungus cerebri 22 Use of hot water 21 Withdraws from practice 17

Dudley, Ethelbert L. 17, 21, 23, 96, *115 Biographical sketch of 132 As editor 134 As medical student 132 As practitioner 136 Death of 138 Degree of M. D. 132 Demonstrator of Anatomy 133 Endearing attributes of 136 Energy of 133, 134 In the Civil War 137 Incident of Civil War *137 In Kentucky School of Medicine 134, 135 Raises regiment 137 Resigns from Kentucky School of Medicine 136 Teaches at Marine Hospital 135 Visits Europe 134

Dudley, Scott *137

Dudley, Reverend Thomas P. *26

Dudley, William A. 25

Duncan, General *110

Early advantages of Lexington 30

Eaton, Amos 84

Eaton, A. M., Hezekiah Hulbert 79, *79, 84, 89, *89 Character of 84 Death of 85

Eaton, General William *84

Eberle, Doctor John 109, *110, 113 Biographical sketch of 106 Appearance and character of 108 As practitioner 108 Botanical work of 108 Called to Transylvania 63 Death of 63, 109 Difficulties as author 106, 107 Early education and birth 106 Founds Medical School in Cincinnati, Ohio 107 Professor in Jefferson Medical College 107 Professor in Medical College of Ohio 108 Professor in Transylvania Medical Department 108 Writings of 106, 107, 108

Eclectic Institute 89, *89

Editors of Transylvania Journal of Medicine 21

Effort to remove Medical School to Louisville 61, 62

End of Transylvania Medical Department 157

Epilepsy, cause of 21

Epilepsy, cure by Doctor Dudley 21, 22

Era of depression in Lexington 160, 161

Everett, Edward *46, 168

Faculty, first, of Kentucky School of Medicine *115

Faculty of Transylvania University in 1821 *35

Faculty of Transylvania University under the Methodists, 1842 *132

Fanning, Elizabeth 148

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