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Medicine " ; Hippocrates, " Father of Medicine " ; Galen, a noted 

 medical writer, sometimes called the " Father of Pharmacy " ; 

 Avicenna, the Arab medical writer, whose teachings were followed 

 by myriads of medical practitioners; Paracelsus, the founder of 

 chemical pharmacology and therapeutics ; Vesalius, who did much to 

 advance the study of anatomy ; Pare, a famous French surgeon ; and 

 Edward Jenner, the originator of vaccine therapy, who extirpated 

 the loathsome disease smallpox. These pictures have been framed 

 and labeled and are hung on the pilasters above the cases on the 

 east gallery. 



A special exhibit of all the books in the sectional library on the 

 subject of homeopathy was arranged for the benefit of the delegates 

 to the annual meeting of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 

 which was held in this city from June 19 to 24, 1921, and many of the 

 delegates visited the Museum for the purpose of seeing this exhibit 

 and the permanent one arranged to illustrate the history and prin- 

 ciples of this school of medicine. 



The southeast court containing the wood collections was closed to 

 the public from January 20 to March 3, 1921, in order to permit 

 the installation of the large colored transparencies and bromide en- 

 largements showing forest stands, lumbering methods, and wood 

 utilization. Each of the transparencies Avas labeled on the glass with 

 black letters, permitting the title to be easily read from the floor, even 

 at some distance. A specific title in white letters was put on the 

 frame below each of the colored bromide enlargements, and four 

 large general labels, one for each set of 12 pictures around the four 

 sides of the galler}', were mounted above the frame. Upon opening 

 the wood court to visitors two bulletin boards were installed, one on 

 either side of the entrance, on which to put items of public interest 

 concerning woods and their uses. Other installations include a large 

 section of British oak from the roof of Westminster Hall; the ex- 

 hibit of handmade willow baskets; an assembling of the California 

 redwood material, including the refinishing of a large 6-foot board ; 

 and the exhibition of a Piedmont red-cedar chest. 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COLLECTIONS. 



With the exception of slight fading of certain textile fabrics which 

 are affected by the light, and the discoloration of certain food sam- 

 ples due to exposure to light and heat, there has been but very little 

 deterioration of either the exhibit or study materials. The collec- 

 tions in the section of wood technology are also in very good condi- 

 tion. 



The exhibition and study series of the division of medicine are 

 in good condition. It was found necessary to renew the preserving 

 fluid on the specimens comprising the exhibit of organotherapy. 



