Excerpt from Memoir of Jacob Harsen, M. D: Read Before the New-York Academy of Medicine, June 1, 1864Mn. President and fellows or tiie academy: The memory of a good man's life is the richest legacy Which he can leave behind him; to his family, no accumulation of the gifts of fortune can equal this bequest; to his friends and associates, no monument can be more en during or more beautiful. We have met this evening, to deplore the loss and to honor the memory of one of our associates, who has been called away from a happy life, pleasant and useful employments, and this world of probation, 111 the midst of an honorable career. Let us, then, for a brief period, turn aside from our ordi nary occupations, and recall some of the most promi nent events in his history, set forth the distinguishing traits of his character, and cast a few fresh flowers over his untimely grave.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.