Bezirksspital of Interlaken, surgeons de Cervin and Rieben 2o7 

 operated upon him, with E C Rosenow, who had driven over 

 the mountains all day from his vacation resort, standing by. 

 It was the second time that the two now famous classmates 

 out of Rush had thus met in medical crisis. In three days he 

 was convalescent — with windows open and the birds flying 

 upon his bed for crumbs. Then he made his way to London 

 to report (August 31, 1930): 



I had a very comfortable two weeks in the little county hos- 

 pital at Interlaken, and amused myself with water colors of 

 the scenery and colored reconstructions of some sketches I 

 made in the Berlin zoo. I am glad to hear that Weis is coming 

 over. Wish I could go through a gallery or two with him 

 (might learn something you know) ! We have seen the 

 National & Tate collections and must say that I am very 

 fond of the British work, especially the portraits by Sargent 

 [American, but labelled "British school" over there] & 

 Augustus John. The latter is Britain's leading man. You see, 

 I talk as if I knew! 



I will have many of Eckstein's stories to read when I get 

 back; also your Permanent Palette in its completed form — 

 although, you will remember, I read the first draft. I told 

 Brentanos in Paris about it and they are sending for copies. 

 Thought I might as well help you sell a few! 



Before Mrs McCammon [his technical assistant] went on 

 her vacation, she wrote me that she had been unable to get 

 the hospital to clean my laboratory. So I suppose that is the 

 first job I will have to tackle. The filth of my department of 

 bacteriology and hygiene is a disgrace. 



I have done little medical visiting — the Koch institute in 

 Berlin, the School of trop medicine in Hamburg & the Pasteur 

 institute in Paris only; but I am glad to have seen these. They 

 emphasize what I have always said — there is only one thing 

 that counts, brains. The places where Koch, Metchnikoff & 

 Pasteur worked are not any better (if cleaner) than my own 

 laboratory. Plotz has installed for himself a white tiled room 

 in the Pasteur institute "at his own expense." Most of its men 

 were away on vacation but a Dr Rabaud (who founded the 

 Pasteur inst in N Y city) spent an hour on me. He was rather 



