The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16

separated from tho streets by arrow Of heavy nil
lars md n railing. Above tho entrance door is
M allcgOrical group connected In somo Vague
way with tho healing art. Tho court is orna-
ileni'd with bursts of great dcpartod doctors
who have gone Wlcro tlicr" is No more mpdi-
cine. 'rho nmphhhcnirc, well able 10 acconl-
modatr t.iuO students. H. decorated with the
usual row oi snnihrr bcn"lics, and with dim
irrsrocs where Hssculapius and Louis NNt and
other strangers are seen trying to strike up an
acquaintance Tho other rooms and the library
are hung With pictures. ana IN the main hall
are printed the latin lines which signify that
while the anphithcatros ~ udeu tunes were
places for the slaughter Of men. the modern
ones arc opened 10 save life; = but q good deal OF
useless hacking has boon done IN both places.
rho professors are ali appointed by pvnuinn-
ton and confprtition The staff is yue; conf
Ilrte eminent: but H. its lectures are given be-
for" great number 81 hearers. In" results Of
instruction would b. incomplete were they not
aided by tho d"tHilcd, personal. clinical studies
ot every morning I'm the principal hospitals Of
| Paris: and, besides. the school furnishes its
| ptIpil- with "A library of jOOnD volumes, with
| rich museums and anatomical collections and
| with n special botanic garden.
Outside its walls. ana not including the hos
pitfalls. there ar" three places specially inviting:
the grim 81 Sorbonne. ne spruce COLLEGE. &c
| Fran q. and tho vast Jardn dos Plaul"s. Not
the least attractive point about these institutions
is that they arc absolutely free TO BE- entered by
| everybody gratuitously. Some If the most IA
nous men In Europe compete for the honor of
| having you sit down and listen H. them. Not
only To- tn" public Interested IA science. but 10
those Interested in literature. do most oi the fol-
! lowing names spnnk. IN thr session inst com
! Guided there lccturgd IN the Museum of the
! thropnlogv tovcry Tu"-day THURSDAY and sat
/ urdayi: ON tho other three days. VI. Milne Ed
/ wards uhr most famous liViu,. naturalist a,trr
| Darwin: ON the same DAYS as VI. Qnairriages
/ but ut different hour We had a. 80 Claude Ber-
nard lon Physiology, aniinn nnt N,gfanle, In
| chair Of NATURAL Philosophy. and Herr Sch0t-
| 2cnbcrccr that of thcnlistry-nvt Ia speak c.
! non professionals lik" hnuan. who l"otured on
| the Book OF Psalms and Guizot, who discussed
! the language ami literature Of England. His
! lectures on Shakespeare and VI lion are do
/ 81 IL
natcly was too late 10 hear. and cannot do
scribe, Remember that all this is erituitous.
and add the lectures oi Jaiuin az III" Surbonne
on Acoustic and OPTICS. OF Paul lnnet ON the
| History ~ Philosophy. Of 81. Rene Taillandicr
! on French Eloaucure. and II MurE and Trou-t
/ ON Chemistry surely the world can show
nothing comparable given without money and
had tho pleasure Of attending the last half a
! dozen lectures of VI. de- CuWrciac.-. Tho great
! author and naturalist used g. appear pun~iu-
ally at his desk ~ the clock struck 3-a little,
| quiet Eray-,ycd man. with white hair and u
marked Yam he" STYLE of face: no orn9n"m.
/ sage the rcd roS,.tt,. uf the Legion of Honor
Bc-idc him the inevitable. glass of sugar,d
/ water, without which no French orator can
speak ten minutes. His audience was a. on'e
! ON" of the most attentive and Onc of the most
! mixed possible To- be- imagined. II always in
Guided three or four neEroeT ATTRACTED, sup
I man Race. an indefinite numberof ladies'. u
all ages two or three Algcrur-. and "a hodge
! pndl.e Of young studcnis and old philosophers.
When the learned Professor shot On an o'ra-
sional keen arrow directed against some nm
| lucky scientific Qpronent. his audience Away
| gave him round 81 applause and time 20 take
drink. H. dofendrd with great quiotness and
/ skill the doctrine of the unity OF tn human
away from the veNol question Of the unity ot
/ life in general. or ot the descent of man from
some lower order Of lile he had little difficulty
i'm e.,aili-hins Inc mot Tint nlI known vnrictirs
of mon are Joined without any missing INK.
| and that hybrid- %! nations the most rHHr'ntly
dis-imlar breed perfectly well to- thnr. II
| anything. these unions are NOR" found. and
EiNc rise in progeny more ir'up' ihan, uni" :
special str :, On the hai-hr'"d nations OF Sunih
| ana Central America. aud On Tie astonishing
| timers Of The snip Bounty have multiplied n
Piicalrn's Island and Norfolk Island. hoWouni
w with most iuu-,, rly resume uu IL" iorma-
ton Of races ~ general. illus rating liis post
iiuns by numbcrles- parallel .ar- from the
known history oi the animal and vegetable
". de Quatrefagcs can lay no claim 70 elo-
qurnrc; hut his universal grasp of details MS
immense reading. and quiet humor which is
all his own. thoroughly justify his Worldwide
reputation and his popularity with large class
Of persons not generally much given TO the
study OF science. His merit II IL merit which. a
few well known English and American scion
fists aside. j. almost peculiar 20 Frcn'l. savans
the merit OF limpid clearucs- and simplicity
OF Language. great IchI oi ~nc'.ln; has b,cn
II i renlhrkan'r thri the mrn VINO 81 'ed pes'
Ile language are generally Oh. mon Nuu have
the greatest facts and the greatest thoughts 10
( word or two on the lectures in the II tslital
q" la Pitle-the nnm" -iar"- YOU IN igr iu'' IN
hig Kilt oltcrs at tho foot Of the Ego Lacepi- !,
Just outside Of the Jur,ilu dos Pialit~. Over the
door floats n tuttrrrl trirYpr. whose dusty inld-
half hide III" " Liberty. LqunatN. fr.te,.liN'
ana inside Of none. II want, 30 itw minutes i0
9in ~" morning, \ long STRING of ~he a--e-
coming to %" uilkel. AMI very to.r th'ir rllh
j. Down tire nil comes a. string of stud nts
any one. pass through the porter, lodge. AN
through "A paved outer COURT. lh" hospital