The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-17
GREAT WORK
FOR HEALTH
Berlin Museum Is a Magnificent
and Mammoth Institute.
FOUNDED BY PREF. VIRCH0W
Fine Auditorium and j. nstrsciiol viii Be
Arranged for The LaIty as Well
as Specialists
FOUNDED BY paCF. vIaCHOW

Washington, Sept l7.-Almost coinci-
dent with the DEATH OF Prof. Rudolph vir-
chow. the famous German physician. DR..
W. Havelburg. until recently sanitary
Inspector of the United States Marine
Hospital service, has made public a re-
port on his visit TO Prof virchow's
Observation-Disclosures museum In Ber-
lin. founded shortly before the scientists
death. In this report DR.. Havelburg says
"A similar institute of the same nature
does not exist In the world, and the Musee
Dupuytren In Paris, In comparison with
Virchow's creation Is but a fragment
The pathological museum will become for
medical men a scientific place OF pilgrim
age.
There is a treasure OF 2206s prepara-
.tions A small article about the collec-
ton has been published by Virchow and
he says there that the greater portion OF
the preparations belong 20 the most re-
cent time, but many a valuable piece has
been preserved for decade and even for
longer. For example, the dried prepara-
ton OF intestines OF the first cholera epi-
demic In Berlin GS32) date from time
when methods OF preserving were not
very perfect. In the division devoted TO
military surgery. bone preparations are
to be found, one OF the wars which
Prussia led In the eighteenth century.
particularly under Frederick the Great:
one OF the war with Napoleon l. and. fur
ther one Of the battles of 1864, 1866. 1870
and 1871.
FINE AUDITORIUM PLANNED.
THAT portion of the collection which
is open to the view OF the general public
is found in the first and second stories of
the splendid building. In the third.
fourth and fifth stories are special collec-
tions for the more exact study OF students
and doctors.
The erection OF a very fine auditorium
specially arranged for the demonstrat ton
OF projection views Is a guarantee that
the instruction will be arranged for the
laity as well as for specialists.
I'm what minute detail the PATHOLOGY /
cal museum has been arranged can be
seen by the fact that besides the apart
ments for the director, assistants and
draughtsman, acknowledgements rooms |
have been built and workrooms for the |
mounting of preparations and their tenn
porary conservation; even bathroom !
for the laboratory attendants is to be I
found
"The new pathological institute, like
the whole Hospital OF the Charlie. will 1
be remodelled in compliance with mod- /
ern demands. Various physical. clinical |
and bacteriological sections will be added
All this has been already taken I'm hand /
according to plans Of the old master vir-
chow.
1T will be readily understood that these
magnificent scientific institutions will be
extraordinarily conducive to medical
knowledge and serviceable TO its a1epts.
and that for all specialists from near and
far this foundation OF Vlrchow, the re-
suit OF his busy life, will form a pilgrim
age.
A GREAT WORK FOR HEALTH.
"It has been much discussed whether
the teaching OF general principles in me-
iical subjects serves a purpose or not
IL has been stated that such teaching Is
conducive TO quackery. However, the way
IN which virchow would work upon the |
atty through the collection I'm the patho-
ogical museum excludes this fear More
over, the collection is just so arranged IA
20 give the laity an idea what -assiduous
Ind searching work the study OF morbid |
processes demands. and how those, know
ngly Sr not deceive the patents who as
ert that they have In their various meth
IDS Of treatment anything like a means
" universal cure.
THAT which Is brought to view is in
ended TO work educationaly upon the on
ooker. Therein lies a suggestion toward |
he furtherance OF which the pathological
museum can work far beyond the bound
Iries OF the medical world for public and
'rivate care OF health. During my visits
q the museum I~have repeatedly met n
ny public who admired with evident In
crest the objects OF the museum The
tsitors to the museum were very numrr-
US especially considering that the mu-
cum Ia still new and that its existence
not vet brought into general knowledge
'ut there Is no doubt that at a time we'll
Tithin sight the pathological museum will |
orm one OF the many sights which ex-r-
ise an attraction upon the visitors 10 the
lerman capital"