New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

Nothnagl has rightly called the great teacher 'he
"Aristophanes Of Medicine
No professor ever taught at Vienna VINO was
more popular among the students All oessed 'n"'
be conduct their final examinations. or at least
that he be present TO see that justice was ioiV'
Although he disliked the lazy student win HI MS
h.art he was always ready to help the Industrious
ones and a candidate who got the shivers on
examination could always LOOK 'o '''' ava ~
encouragement NJ
On one occasion he was In the room "heh nv
feesor LANCER was conducting the examination OF
an aspirant for the medical degree ha"se'
handed the student a small bone, saying:
"Mr Candidate, here is a bone. Don't look al H.
but tell me from feeling II what kind OF bone II
is whether 1t belonged TO the left or right side OF
the body and whether IT was part OF man or
woman"
There was a large audience present, and ne sa"
failure staring him In the face. He cast a helpless
glance at Hyrtl. who moved about restlessy In his
chair for moment and then sPrdhs W out the
spirit Of anger lighting up his large blue eyes yes
after answering TIE questions, OF ossessor Of This
bone and where and in what street he hyea:.. g.,
ms ccdpnSGite: but Professor LANCER ever
after declined to conduct an examination WIG"
In one Of his Introductory lectures, In recent
semester he addressed his hearers as foliow i,,
u ,s imnossiblc to study anatomy unless you have
skulls Each OF you must find means any means
- on S the following morning he entered his audi
forum with "A sOrrowful face 5000 ,.,..
"Gentlemen," he began Il fear some OF you nav {
MEANS untred to secure skulls. ] noticed that my
handsome collection was almost depicted this ioi"-
ing t.. -. r.. ,,s ,rord and In
duced the servants to divide out the skulls OF
uvr.I which formed one OF the chlel attractions
"a medical men in the famous teachers house.
A Hebrew aspirant for medical honors hainei
ined by Hyrtl His relatives and friends crowded
ahout the door awaiting with Impotence he
end OF the examination. At last the door openedi'
but instead Of the candidate BE- roud' he
raised his hands and then with all tne serious
ness of a Luther, broke out In the "oruS Vi 'e'e
miah: - ,.a,or, has fallen
uvrtl was p great friend of animals some yeaL
apo Professor Brucke began experiments vi w.
loss OF weight in case OF starvation liz e we're
the purpose lot OF rabbits me a ihant and
weighed every day but to the astonlshineht anu
Embarrassment of the professor they sno"eI ~, "a
gain in avordupois every twenyiour nou d 4, va
Experiments were worthless OF conrse, ar, So
ing the rabbits took pity on mem anu use netr
steal to the cage unobserved. feed mem 20 mn n
full and then remove every trace OF 'he 'oo' vi
Uvru left large fortune which Is 10 I2 10 n n
| perchtoldsdorf Orphan Asylum ms Wiuo Ia vH
loving the use OF 1t to her DEATH ne had hI
asynm for children. and an orphan aSS a d, ~
Moedlurg Every year he gave ia'ee "'' -
money to the poor OF his village: ,,, ordors nv
Although he had been decor rnne b Sa' could never
he persuaded to wear one ne dresser 80 hin, IN
thaf strangers in Perchtoldsdorf, meetlhg MN ~
the streets often gave MN sIl".i P,han, auav ri
rhese he always accepted. giving mem AVA ~, VI
Course and II possible learned the naiHes a. a
20 surprise them with some meInchto OF tneli h'a
nc ness Of heart II, judged people by these acts