The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-27


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leaf from q plant Of the present time a
paper above the case gives nm cypana.
ton Of what We were looking at give
It as printed;
DIR. Prof ConstNntin Baron Fitting.
sAousen, The dscoycrcr Of the Identical
origin Of al tie Goras Of the world by
tho above named"
AZ the tertiary time wiz, he pirod Of
lhc,formNlou of the earth preceding i'm.
modistely tho actual Iime) there were
tropical an d suh-lropcll plants vegclaling
in our country aud generally in Europe.
Tho fossils OF plants exhibited from the
tertiary strata bear witness Of the fact
The specimens exhibited were very beau
lml and one could scarcely doubt this
silent testimony of the plants themselves
ms to their identity,
Under tho title Of "0sscculH Auliius
hOminis set annimalunA verle6ratomm, :.
were displayed the bones of the ear of
men and also OF numerouS animals. The
beauty and delicacy Of such collection
must DO seen to be appreciated, asd per-
hnps no one can appreciate the labor re-
CURED 10 make the specimens except those
who have undertaken TO do similar work.
Some of the bones are not az lGrge as n
small pin, AMI perhaps three quarters of
m inch in leugth, and to remove muscles
and all the animal substance that adh cres
SO closely and yet preserve the delicate,
infnitessimnl homes intact, requires "
niceness of touch, m untiring patience
and n determination never overcome by
humorous and repeated failures.
Prof pulitger exhibits the human inter-
nal ear in normal and abnormal condi.
tons.
Skeletons Of fshes, serpents and lizards
arrayed in black yelvet under glass and
handsomely framed are quite ornamental,
but the central object Of interest is large
glass case containing the preparations
mado by Prof Hyrl, the renowned anai-
omist. lie has method by which no in
jecis tho veins and arteries with colored
fluids which afterwards harden. The sur
rounding tissues are then removed by
Chemicals and the injected vessels alone
remain, still retaining somewhat the form
Of the original organ, Thus we have here
the arteries of n left kidney OF the bostan-
rus injected with red and the uretCr 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.
tul tri-cocred bouquet
The spleen makes the most delicate
specimens Tie arteries alone look like
tho most exquisitely delicate coral forma'
ton that could possibly be imagined, and
when the veins, even to the very tniest,
filled with bright green, IRE added, one
can scnrcely find a comparison TO express
its beauty. Specimens from various ami
mails are given, and - this me added
those from the huuon body. The plaCenta
and the umbilical cord, with the veins
and arteries; the hrlerial system oian en-
bryo of one month, mud he skclr'ou Of n
new born child clothed only IA the artc-
ries. Prof llyrl sent specimens to
tho exhibitions ut Paris And London,
which received great admiration, but his
present collection surpnsscs tina former
It is said that the Emperor bearing Of
its beauty, desired 20 see 1t, and therefore
this Vorstellung was ordered. But be that
as it may, after the VOrstellung was
opened the Emperor sent Prof. llyrtl
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 prepare
ton, etc Prof. ii who is quite old, d. G.
clined the honor Of instrurtin2 thc Em-
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 Vorsteliung are perhipq the most
beautiful, but by no means the most inter-
esting of Prof. Hyrtl's work, lie has a
private, museum wherein he has collected
ten Thousand specimens, both anatomical
and pathological; and 1t was in this
museum TIM, had the 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 in the folds Of serpents. had
seen the statue in the Vatican ut Rome,
but always supposed it to be u representa-
tion Of samc fabulous tale, but know now
that it really happened hecau'o saw
the skeleton of the fnther and two sons on
twined in the skeleton folds Of the ser
penis, so the-c is no doubling that story
any longer. Aud really, it is quite an al
tislic group and suggested to me new
method by which medical men might adorn
their dwellings aud offices with copies of
renowned statues "done in accordance