New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06
FOREIGN CHEMICAL LABORATORIEGG


From PIRATE iefteyQ n 'sdsat to eoryeSen4
eat in IL" city.
The German Laboratories offer, certainly, very SUI
penor advantage sto oil who choose 10 be digent and
one can stay with profit at almost any of them but
Is b, for the student to spend some time IN more than
one A. it IL feature OF German character TO invcs
tirste particular branches 40 the different laboratories
vary according to the torte of their professors.
For Anaigtic Mor gGnic Chemistry the laboratory OF
Rose Of Berlin hiss the highest reputation, but then he
takes but one two Students and these places are
generally engaged beforehand. They have been filled
by American stud. Dts for some time.
Fer Anaiytc OrRGnic Chemist'y Of course 'ebigs
laboratory 10 Munich stands the highest. He takes
about Fix sud,u us, and his laboratory arrangements
are fire 1t is not easy to get place there, but an
American generally succeed. Hs charges are u
think 90 honns ls,il per half year, and ~ orns sS
ma re cor h's lectures.
For various kinds of Mineral Anaiya, as that of the
.iicaies for ali kinds 81 gss determinations and tor
sep.sl chemistry tie laboratory IN Heidelberg, under
Prof Bunsen stances decidedly at the head.
Prot. BuIsen is the best gas analyst in tho world,
and his lectures general chemistry are said 10 be a.
goo any delI cred in GeTnsny. The Professor IS
most capital fellow. The laboratory Is new and the
best in tiemsDy 1t accommodates 50 students, and
has bt en- filed tor the last year, but Americans can
e,sy get place. Charges 6lOrlns els 40 for abora-
tory and ~ rorns tst for lectures.
For .akng chemical prep IA ions AMI the general
study Of organic che misty, Prof Wohler OF Goungen
is. perbspr tho best More Americans study wi,h hun
than az sny Other laboratory in Europe, and have
heard him praised by ali but hts laboratory IA not a.
". Il arranged as some others. IL Is place to study
Dor Iapic cheml al analysis.
For be- nre add ia. 81 ct work on qUagtsre ana
SIS the laboratory Of Prot Fresenus al lesoaden -
very GOOD ah, ugh for advanced students il i. inferior
10 either OF the mentioned before it-Buuscns and
" oilers have known some who have studied there
and they we've pleased / yisIted It but "" days
ago The arrangements are very good charges are
about tie same 90 those at Heidelberg, | think, but
Cannot epcsk positively.
The laboratory Of Prof Erdman, in Leipeic is very
good Ore and know several Americans who have
studied there. They were pleased on tho wnoie but
-iin barely reoo,nmend the Piaee, charges les than
those DentlolcC many Lectures are free.
II ese aIe 'bt pm opal GERMAN abOfsOiesi anu 'V
most pun q e1 ud d. cidedly ,mmeud those OF
! BUpsen md Wohler standing at the head giving
BLn,en tie preference, l think hun the most phdo
soIhiCsl chemist OF The cay. 80
As near A. car ascertain the lab raiOries of Paris
are not "a GOOD Tor those OF Germany out one
may hear good cture. 10 the WUtr. forgot 10 cay
! u.at EuIrtIs lestLIes ore on General lnofSan'c
| Chm Sirl thee being two similar cOur~s each year
| L.b,gs ectuIes are on Inorganic 10 Winter and Or
| lant Chemistry ia sumner Al all OF these myerh
tie 70 nrs valious courses technical applied All
sEecis Chemistry by various proes,ors which are NC
| cersible-
There are some five or six Professors Of Chemist
in tie Heicelt+Tg Ublyersity, and four working IA
boretories.
In German Unyersities there are two terms Per yea
fcalIed argesterslOne commencing about the middle
OF October and lasting unt about March -; the mex
G, nueI cling about May Is, and ending August IL
Chemical a. well AZ other STUDENT must be Dsztrscu
Ind in the University which coets various prices il
various Univer.ies. Here II 10 about 81 10 al
houI- Living expenses are rather lees than In cite
Of corresponding size in America and are OF course
mod fso BY TOE wants and funds Of IRE individual a
siucht 1--we for 100 per year. expenses all 10; car
i've easily, II micsl, and bay books, TO
So; while msDy spend Yearly twice that. The mat
| nj t.,.k la mn fns Ia
roth are chea.er ;han 10 America. Both must be fur
n.b By the student hiu-elf the laboratory furnlsbe
nothing but the CON nontst Articles
II il well 10 IeaTn something OF the language befJr
coming hsre bu. one acquires il isster here than
foue All the prifcipal German chemists speak 10
gfsh and French, and ole can pich up enough Of ts'
G.u NOR language 10 few moaihs to understand Ie'
tUI.. snbtDgb it iahes a. ieo-t year % beoom" 70