The Portal Circulation

Abstract
AS part of the pleasant task of preparing this, the sixty-fifth George Cheyne Shattuck Lecture, I reviewed the provisions of Dr. Shattuck's bequest to this society. These state that this lecture should be given "by some suitable person... on the climate of the Commonwealth, on the diseases of its inhabitants, and on such other subjects as the said society may select." Needless to say, I have entertained a number of misgivings about the suitability of the person selected for the honor this year, for as I review the accomplishments of my illustrious predecessors, mine seem meager indeed. Because my short . . .