up an excellent practice of medicine in
the city of Augusta, but owing to the fast failing health of
his family he moved to Palatka, Fla., and after two years of
successful practice he moved to Jacksonville to give his
children, a promising girl and boy, the advantages of the
schools.

After remaining in Jacksonville for about seven years, Dr.
Culp yielded to the entreaties of the people of Palatka and
returned to that city, where he now is, having won the
fullest confidence of the people as a successful physician.

Dr. Culp married Mrs. Mary Emily Jefferson, of Jacksonville,
in 1884. She was at that time a prominent teacher in the
public schools of that city. His union has been blessed with
two children, a girl, Charlotte Marilla, fourteen years old,
and Julian McKenzie, twelve years old.

Dr. and Mrs. Culp are both profoundly interested in the
education of these children, hoping to fit them to be useful
to their race.

Dr. Culp is classed as a thorough race man. Freed from the
monstrous visions which many delight to parade as arguments,
he abides by a strong faith in the destiny of the valuable
elements of his race. That his people are destined to reach
a high point in civilization has been his private conviction
for years, not being very free, however, to say that this
will be attained in America.

Dr. Culp also seriously believes that if the race problem is
ever solved in this country, it will be done by the combined
efforts of the intelligent elements of both races. His great
interest in the physical salvation of his race has moved him
to both lecture extensively and write books and pamphlets on
health topics during the past seven years. Notable among
these are his books on smallpox and vaccination,
consumption, etc., all of which have done good among the
people whose means of information on the proper care of
health are the poorest.

Dr. Culp has good standing with the editors of the leading
magazines. By these he has been invited repeatedly to write
articles on the Race Problem. This invitation he has
accepted more than once, and when he writes, he displays a
degree of literary ability that is striking. His purpose in
compiling and editing this book is but one of the several
great plans he has in reser