. To this work he contributed
but little original matter, beyond his personal experience, which had
been large at that time. He, however, presented a digest of the whole
subject in so thorough and masterly a manner that this work is
destined to be a classic and a landmark as it were. It will be the
future starting-point for the literature of this subject, as an
original patent is in the searching of a title. There will be no need
to go beyond his researches on this subject, as they are exhaustive.

"For one feature in his work he has often expressed the greatest
satisfaction, that he had been able to establish for Dr. Ephraim
McDowell the credit of being the first ovariotomist. In consequence of
his labors, the world has at length given us credit for this great
discovery, of no less value than many others which we can claim to
have originated in our country, for the prolongation of life and for
the mitigation of suffering.

"Dr. Peaslee, at some time in his life, had lectured on every branch
of Medical science. With the exception of Dr. Physic, we have not
another instance where the lecturer was equally proficient in the
practice. But if we compare the extent of professional knowledge in
Dr. Physic's generation and the acquirements of the present day, Dr.
Peaslee will stand alone. Notwithstanding the incessant claims of his
profession, he kept up through life his collegiate training in the
classics, his taste for mathematics, and had acquired the knowledge of
one or more modern languages. Few men in the profession were more
familiar with the literature of our own language."

Dr. W. M. Chamberlain, who had rare opportunities for appreciating the
character and worth of Dr. Peaslee, says:

"The call for a sketch of Dr. Peaslee's professional life and work
will be abundantly satisfied by the recorded tributes of his more
immediate colleagues and associates, Drs. Barker, Thomas, Emmet,
Flint, and others. These are but a part of the testimony which after
his death came from far and near. Wherever men were gathered for the
study and discussion of medical subjects it was felt that a fountain
of knowledge was closed, a leader of opinion was gone, and they made
haste to acknowledge their obligations and their loss. He was a member
of many such organizations, and almost uniformly advanced to the front
rank in position.

"President of the New Hampshire Medical Society; of the New York
County Medical Society; the American Gyna