New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
STORY OF HEALING ART
Its Progress Shown in England'S
Historical Medical Museum.
GIFT OF HENRY WELCOME
Remarkable Collection Present
ed to Country by Founder OF
Research Laboratories.
rr-om The TrI5une correspondent.

London. July l2-There has just been
formally opened at No. 5iA Wigmore
street, Cavendish Square, the Historical
Medical Museum. organized and given to
the nation by Henry S. Welcome. VINO
founded the Welcome Tropical Research
Laboratories in Khartoum and devised the
noating laboratory by which research
work was carried out on the spot In the
remotest parts OF the Soudanese water
ways
At the opening of the Historical MI
s.un Mr. Welcome announced his inten-
ton OF founding a Bureau OF SciehuHc
Research In London. and placing at the
bead Of IL Or. Arthur Balfour, VINO for
nearly twelve years was director or the
Ilbartoum laboratories. Although the HIS
torical Museum was opened hrst' ne salu'
il was his intention that II should ulu-
matelv be only an adjunct TO the he-
search Bureau.
Mr. Welcome has spent many years
and a large sum in collecting the eNhiol's
to b. found In the Historical Museum. III
the assembly hall are two nguTeS yp'iy-
ing the two directions In which the orls!i
l ~ medicine can be traced. Ihe Hrst u
,rytl,l,on. the Mexican god Of healing. MS
head covered by grotesque "l"SN' Z"
necklace Of the teeth OF the sperm "'"'e
around his neck, a curious instrument oi
enchantment in his right hand seeming
to have uttered some strange and terrty-
mo ejaculation as he extended his lett
hand Near him is the Apollo Belvedcre
the most perfect OF the sculptureu repre-
sentot,ons Of men. his face showing the
highest flights OF thought and powers o'
observation.
The figure Ixtlilton suggests chartlS'
,ru,ets and magical ceremonies Inc
declre OF Apollo and Of his son. AsKl'P'os'
n,grest observation and experiment an"
reasoning. the clinical instincts OF HIPPO
crates and Galen and Avlcerna, the true
nrecurgors OF Harvey and Glisson' ana
svdephnm and Matthew Baillie ana LIS
ter. .,
In the entrance hall is a fine COLLECTION
NJ fetlches, masks and strangely atureu
medicine men. Another room contains
Eevptian. Chaldean and other gods ol
medicine. a fine series Of ancient moue.s
~ morbid structures left as eX voto OF
forlugs I'm temples. and collections OF an
ctor, dentistry and OF numerous instru-
rrerts for operation. In the gallery are
MANY drawings enlarged from hlumlha-
tions illustrating medicine ana surgery
and many cases Of charms and amuleIs'
The next room contains portraits puStS
and medals. and beyond il Is room WIN
medical pictures on its walls. and In It's
cases Latin. Arabic Persian and other
manuscripts and early printed books on
medicine and surgery.
The ground floor has a series oi scehes
In the medical life OF the past, beginning
with a pharmacists shop Of the eiSh-
teenth century. containing fine coiIec-
tion of medicine pots and Jars. Next Is aii
anothecary's shop In Old Galley m iooZ'
This was contemporary OF Francls beI-
n,rd onothecary to St Bartholomew s.
,.bo STAYED in London throughout the
plncuc OF 1860 He was most learned
man and had a vast library or Valuaoie
hcoxs az did many apothecarles OF the
nerIoG The laboratory OF an alchsmlst
sptonds naxt and on the opposite wall are
nic,ures relating to the plague. Next. an
sorlv Italian pharmacy full OF bcaut.ul
lars and vases reveals an apothecarE VINO
had thriven better than the Mantuan VINO
sold poison 10 Romeo ,--.,.,,.
Tic workshop of Tudor baroer-sur-
econ is also presented and the last oi me
series is a Pompeiian surgeon IN ms sdy ~
PAINTED house. The silver sKeletol' WIN
tnrnins Joints and backbone, mendon ID
bw petrcnius Arbiter. shows how far a
Knowledge of anatomy had extended In
-. ,,nvincinl Roman towns.