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LINN 706 LINSLEY meteorological conditions he made a series of experiments extending through one year, care- fully comparing the weight of all solids and fluids ingested, with the weight of the per- spiration, urine and feces. The account of these experiments was published in the trans- actions of the Royal Society of London. In 1751 he published an accurate history of the yellow fever, "which was the first that had been given to the public from the American continent." In 1747 he was named by the General As- sembly as one of three physicians who should visit vessels entering the port and certify to the health of the crews. In 1739 he married Sarah Hill, of Hills- boro. North Carolina, but had no children. He died on September 21, 1760. Robert Wilson, Jr. Hist, of South Carolina, Ramsay. South Carolina under the Royal Government, McCrady. An Account of the Weather and Diseases of South Carolina, Chalmers. The South Carolina Gazette, Sept. 20-27, 1760. Linn, Lewis Fields (1795-1843) Lewis Fields Linn, physician and senator from Kentucky in pioneer days, was born near the site of the present city of Louisville, Ken- tucky, November 5, 1795. His father was Asahel Linn of Louisville, his mother Ann Hunter, who had been the widow of Israel Dodge before marrying Linn. During Linn's jouth the Indians were a con- stant menace to the settlers of his neighbor- hood. Both his grandparents with seven mem- bers of their family had fallen victims to the scalping knives of the savages. The western side of the Ohio river was still popularly known as "the Indian side" and communities within many miles had to be constantly on the alert to protect themselves from the red marauders. Linn's parents died early, leaving him and his sister to the care of his half brother, Henry Dodge (1782-1857), of the U. S. Army, who won fame as an Indian fighter and was voted a sword by Congress with "the thanks of the nation." He studied medicine in Louis- ville and began to practise in Sainte Gene- vieve, Missouri, about 1815. His reputation soon spread, giving him a large practice in the southern part of the state. In July, 1818, he married Elizabeth, only daughter of John Rolfe of Virginia. During the cholera epidemic in 1832 Linn worked in- cessantly, both treating patients who were ac- cessible, and publishing pamphlets instructing the public in measures of prophylaxis and treatment of the dreaded scourge. He con- tracted the disease himself but survived it. In 1827 he was elected to the state senate and in 1832 was appointed a commissioner to settle a question of validity involving certain old land titles in Missouri. In 1833 he was appointed U. S. Senator to fill the vacancy left by the death of Alexander Burkner. In this capacity he served as a con- temporary of Clay, Calhoun and Daniel Web- ster. He was indefatigable in promoting all just legislation furthering the interests of his constituents. In particular he interested him- self with bills designed to provide protection from the Indian hordes in the west and warmly supported a measure to increase the military forces of the United States in order to cope with the Indian situation. In this he was opposed by Calhoun, but so ably argued in its favor, that his bill eventually passed by a majority of thirteen votes. At this time the English were making ef- forts to colonize the Oregon territory. For five years Linn labored to put through a bill providing for the occupation of that vast re- gion by the United States military forces. The fear of a disagreement with England made Congress loath to take such action, yet in 1843 Linn had the great satisfaction of seeing the measure, in which he had taken so lively an interest, passed by the House. He died October 3, 1843, in St. Genevieve, Missouri. In speaking of his work as a senator his biographers remark that "in his constant attendance, fidelity to his duties and refrain- ing from unnecessarily occupying the tiinc of the senate in desultory talk or long and elaborate speeches, he set an example which the public have great reason to wish should be more closely followed by many who now fill the places of those who have passed away." Robert M. Lewis. Life and Public Services of Dr. Lewis F. Linn, by E. A. Linn and N. Sargent, N. Y., 1857. Portrait. Appleton's Cyclop of Amer. Biog., N. Y., 1887. Linsley, John Hatch (1859-1901) John Hatch Linsley, the son of Daniel C. and Patty Linsley, daughter of the Hon. John D. Patch, was born at Windsor, Vermont, May 29, 1859, and came early with his family to Burlington. His preliminary education was obtained there in the public schools and his medical one in Vermont University, where he graduated in 1880. He was associated for a short time after his graduation with Dr. S. W. Thayer and later practised himself in Burlington. During these early years he was instructor in laboratory chemistry in the uni- versity, and later in histology and pathology. In 1888 he went to New York, where he was appointed professor of pathology in the