Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-31
OUR VIENNA NALETrrR-No. ..
Special Correspondence Of the Dallas Herald.
vienna, April 81, 1873.

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Prague Industrial School. From thi
room wc passed into one devoted TO tn
exhibition Of objects Of scientific in
terest. Collections Of really preciou
stones were placed in contrast with thos
nriifcially made. One professor contrib
u,ed small volc ano-not running, how
ever-but illustrating it's form and tn
different character and color of the Law
thrown out at different times.
In glass case we saw fossil leaf,
leaf printed from this Impression, and
leaf from plant of tho present timc.
paper above the case gives an EXPLAIN
ton of what we were looking at. l Civ,
it as printed;
"Dr. Prof. Constantin Baron Etting
sbausen. The discovercr of the lentical
origin of oil the foras of the world BY
the above named"
AT the tertiary time (vz. The piriod o.
iheiformation of the earth preceding i'm.
mediately tho actual time) there were
tropical on d'sub-trcpiceI plants vegctatinl
in our country ard generally in Europe
The fossils OF plants exhibited from the
tertiary strata bear witness of the fact
The specimens exhibited were very beau
tifnl, and one could scarcely doubt this
silent testimony Of the plants themselves
as to their identity.
Under the title of "ossecula Auditus
hominis ct annimaluna vertebratoruD,
were displayed the bones of the ear OF
men and also Of numerous animals. The
beauty and delicacy of such collection
must be seen to be appreciated, and per-
haps no one can appreciate the labor re-
qlired TO make the specimens except those
who have undertaken TO do similar work.
Some of the bones are not as large MS a
small pin, and perhaps three quarters Of
an inch in length, and to remove muscles
and all the animal substance that adberes
so closely and yet preserve the delicate,
infnitessimal bones intact requires q
niceness of touch, an untiring patience
and determination never overcome by
numerous and repeated failures.
Prof Poltzer exhibits the human inter-
nal ear in normal and abnormal condi-
tions.
Skeletons of fishes, serpents and lizza rds
arrayed in black velvet under glass and
handsomely framed are quite ornamental,
but tho central object of interest is large
glass case containing the preparations
made by Prof. Uyrtl, the renowned anat-
omist. lie has a method by which he ia
iects tho veins and arteries with colored
fluids which afterwards harden. The sur
rounding tissues are then removed by
chemicals and he injected vessels alone
remain, still retaining somewhat the form
of the original organ. Thus we have here
the arteries Of a left kidney of the bostau-
rus injected with red and the ureter with
bright yellow; the right kidney of the
same has had the veins injected with
green, the arteries with red and the ureter
yellow, and the effect is that. of beauti-
full tri-colored bouquet.
The spleen makes the most delicate
specimens. Tie arteries alone look like
the most exquisitely delicate coral forma-
tion that could possibly be imagined, and
when the veins, even to tho very tiniest,
filled with bright green, are added, one
can scarcely find comparison to express
its beauty. Specimens from various ami
mails are given, and to this are added
those from the human body. The placenta
and the umbilical cord, with the veins
and arteries; the arterial system Of an en-
bryo of one month, and the skeleton of a
new born child, clothed only in the arie-
ries. Prof Hyrtl sent specimens to
the exhibitions at Paris and London,
which received great admiration, but his
present collection surpasses the former.
1t is said that the Emperor, hearing of
its beauty, desired to see it, and therefore
this VorstelluDg was ordered. But be that
as it may. after the Vorsiellung was
opened the Emperor sent Prof. Hyrtl
word that he, with the Empress, would
visit his collection on certain day, and
desired that some one should be present
to explain them, their manner of prepara-
ton, etc. Prof. II who is quite old, de-
clined the honor Of instructing the EN-
peror and Empress in the preparation of
anatomical specimens but sent his chief
assistant, who is also professor in the
university. These specimens exhibited at
the Vorstelung are perhaps the most
beautiful, bat by~pC means the most inter-
esiing of Prof. Hyrtrs work. Ne has a
private, museum wherein he has collected
ten thousand specimens, both anatomical
and pathological; aad 1t was in this
museum that hadshe pleasure Of seeing
the skulls of Beethoven and Schubert,
side by side.
OF one other thing in the museum |
must speak. You have read the story Of
Laocoosa and his two sons, how they were
crushed iu the folds Of serpents. had
seen the statue in the Vatican Of Rome,
but always supposed it to be representa-
tion Of same fabulous tale, but know now
that it really happened, beeau-e i saw
the skeleton Of the father and two sons en-
twined in the skeleton folds of the SER
pents, so there is no doubling that story
any longer. And really, it is quite an al
tisiic group. and suggested to me new
method by which medicHl mon might adorn
their dwellings and Offices with copies Of
renowned statues "dOne in accordance
with their taste and profession.
Professor Hyrtl hss the reputation Of
being not only one Of the greatest snato-
mists, but one Of the most attractive lee
turers. He knows how to give life TO the
,sdry bones.1 The room in which be lee
lures is very email, capable Of holding
about two hundred and fifty, aad is seated
in anphitbea;tr siyle-seats in circle
aud rising 10 the ceiling. AT the bottom
Of ibis well--the circle is 50 small il seems
more like we'll ihan anything e'se--