The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-01

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else. i shall write my memOirs,". thedoc- /
orTemarks with a sytwinkle in his eyes.
plainly Implying that he is; still a young
man, and that the autobFographical period
of his career is at ain undetermined dis /
tanee. Yet the doctor is 75.. He does not
looksas*if he had got beyond three-score.
He carries himself upright. swings his
valking-stick- vigorously, has affirm and
elastic step, syouthful in feeling, and has
tboughtful eyes bright, penetrating and
:beaming with: friendship when in con-
genial fellowship. Tall. spare and 1.-the,
:with:a very: expressive face, a high fore
head, a. grzzled, wiry mustache, a. mien
efdTgnity and composure united to courtesy
afIsaffa bility, he is a notable man on the
street, and prominent in the company of
the graye.or the gay-a philosopher among
the scientific and the beau ideal of Be-
hemian among the merry-hearted in. their
merry moods. Y ears have not told upon
him as on. most mortals. Physically he is
yet strong and hale; mentally he is active
land progressive. and he has that touch of
youth which delights in the enjoyment Of
the present. abhors croaking, and esehews
the dismal as not necessarily mars per-
ton in the autumn Of life.
CuCl Is II. I06UT OF the
Academy Of Sciences, physician, entomol0-
gist and b0tanist. a man of many parts, who
had no small share of adventures before he
came to California in 1850. AS the time
for writing mis- memoirs is yet afar off if
conditional upon his becoming old and
useless, Il venture to sketch some remiBis-
cences, and promise that should be glad
to present his portrait by Herr Kahler
were ii not that the doctor has an unac-
countable reJudlce against the graphic
arts In newspH pers, as applied to portrait
ure.. So many eminent people are thus
ennobled that the doctors modesty would
be shocked by his counterfeit. but in a
community where he is so favorably
known, the omission may be condoned.
The doctor is Of a middle-class family of
Sachsen- Anhalt, and was born at Cue'hen.
where lived the SachSen-A Princes,
royal line now extinct. His father held
an official position of considera BILE mark in
the little principally, and his influence
had share in protecting him in his vari-
Gus migrallOns. There may be something
in horoscopes. Those who are learned in
them may determine for what special fate
the doctor was Intended when born on
the 18th of August, in 1918. August should
be eighth month Of the year. Whether he
was born at 8 minutes past In the
morning or evening / do not En0w,
but the dates cited would be sufficient 10
support the veracities of astrolOgy were it
not that the doctor himself pretends not
TO divine anything from the state of the
clock. As is a round figure, however, it
clearly indicates that the doctor was
destined to go around the globe good
deal. OF this destiny he had an early
prescience. An uncle had an appoint
ment on a commission TO consider the
navigation of the Ebe, ana Behr's father
was appointed an attache, and so at the age
of 6 the boy had an opportunity of passing
several months in Hamburg. de was so
deeply IMPRESSED by seeing SO many vessels
that an irresistible desire to see the world
haunted him from that time forward.
Thoughts of roaming were depressed by
the necessities Of education. AS the doc
tor puts 1t, be suffered the processes of
tuition at school until his fourteenth year,
and then he was for a year and half in
the gymnasium or college at Zerbst. From
the gymnasium he proceeded to the Uni
versity of Halle and took up the study of
medicine and the other branches of kDOWl-
edge in which students generally become
proficient. AS he thinks of those times of
study the doctors eyes CLEAN with roguish
humOT Like all German youths Of spirit,
he joined not church choir, but corps,
and gave his spare thoughts to the art of
keeping weapons bright and the mornings
lively by the adjustment Of QusFrels of
honor. 1t is also understood that the Ger
man students evenings are cheerful.
Luckily the doctor knew his Latin and
Greek well and needed DO more of the
classics professionally. DUeling is not
harmful to a medical students practice.
He had altogether in his university career,
which was extended to Wurzburg, in
Bavaria. no fewer than twenty-five duels,
a moderate number, no doubt excelled by
others of bOisterous and ultra ardent
temperament
Bismarck, who had not quite so many,
has given an opinion that dueling has a
in ha of ir,lr,
virtues. 1t is proud fate of large pro-
portion of students to gei slashed across
the face with the sword. and when the
wound heals there is lifelong scar which |
Is venerated as proof Of prOwess. Fate |
was kind TO the doctor in leaving him an
lndelble cicatrix obliquely across he left
cneek. The young man who gave him |
this souvenir was Dinked through the lip, |
ana possibly the German tongue was not |
mace more meliihuOus in consequence. |
Inc seconds take care there are no fatal /
encounters. All the different weapons /
nave eeen IN the doctors hands as princi- |
pal, nut he quantity saws he was very care |
ful OF his life, and Notwithstanding very |
serious intentions never succeeded in kill |
Ing anybody. VI course he has had no |
dueling since he took TO medicine. Pa
tlents depart from other causes.
:, among the professors 1t was his duty to
listen to were krube3 berg. afterward body
physician TO the King of Prussia. Germar
Boermeister, the celebrated Zoolovist. who
few years ago died over 90 years old at
Buenos Ayres; Schlechtendal. the bntan-
Ist. and Tex0r and Marcus at Wurtzhurg
His taste for zoology was first awakened
by the distinguished ornithologist. Nam
mann, who was friend of Behr pere.
Upon going to Berlin to pass his examin
atoms for medical dsgree Behr had "a n
species 81 relaxation a couple IF duets and
came out of them with apIomb. One was
with student OF Halle and the other with
fellow from Heidelberg, who was very
impudent and would have the affair Of
honor at 10 IN the morning in order that he
might return to Heidelberg at noon. Rnt
the, doctor relates he did not return. He
went to bed to nurse bad wound in tho
shoulder. This impatience of thpNHeidel-
berger was annoying. 1t was difficult Ia
procure on short notice second, but finally
the Baron Won Mailing consented 10 off.
Gate. and also offered to call out BehT's
antagonist himself. This was trlfle too
generous, and as the combat fell out the |
Heldelberger had enough.
The doctors degree in medicine was
taken "eum laude," which was fair ~.
ward for stiff examination. He had
aiterward 10 nndergo a second examina-
lioh Ior admission to practice in his native
place. His npnPhQRf far