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in the Sitziingbericht d. Alzad. d. Wissenschaft zu Berlin. Among 

 the interesting points are the discovery of large electric ganglion 

 cells in the cord connected by extensive anastomosis, and the 

 fact that the nerves form a chiasm dorsad and ventrad of the 

 cord. 



Among other papers of interest to neurologists is one which 

 appeared in Archiv. f. mikr. Anat., describing remarkable 

 giant cells lying outside the medulla of Lophius piscatorius and 

 givmg rise to enormous fibres connected, with the roots of the 

 fifth nerve. The body of the cells is frequently perforated by cap- 

 illaries. " Zur Organization von Gymnarchus niloticus. Sitzb. Ber- 

 lin Akad. 1885," also " Ueber Bau und Bedeutung der seiten- 

 canale unter der Haut der Selachier," loc. cit. 1886. 



Professer Fritsch controls the microscopical department of 

 the Physiological Institute of Berlin and himself lectures upon 

 Normal Histology, Medical Zoology, Helminthology, Compara- 

 tive Anatomy, Doctrine of Descent, etc., and conducts courses 

 in Photographic Technique and flistology, in both of which he 

 is ably assisted by Dr. Benda, who is one the ablest histologists 

 in Berlin and a most finished gentleman and charming compan- 

 ion. Prof. Fritsch's laboratory is very largely used by Ameri- 

 can students, who frequently outnumber the German students. 

 Dr. Benda's special courses in Technique prove specially attrac- 

 tive to medical students. The writer will not soon forget an ac- 

 cidental meeting with Professors Fritsch and Hitzig, both of 

 whom are splendid specimens of physical development and of 

 German culture at its best. Those who have enjoyed the hospi- 

 tality of the subject of our sketch, cannot fail to be impressed 

 with the many-sidedness and versatility of one who is not less 

 an illustration of the minute specialism which we associate with 

 German scholarship. The following supplementary list will serve 

 to indicate how wide a range of subjects have been enriched by 

 contributions from our author : 



Die Parasiten des Zitterwelses. Zitzungsber d. Akad. d. 

 Wissensch. zu Berlin, 1886. Zur Anatomic der Bilharzia haema- 

 tobia. Arch.f. mikrosk. Anat. 1886. Zur vergleichenden Anat- 

 omic der Amphibien herzen. Arch. f. Anat. u. Phys. 1869. 

 Das. Insektenleben Sudafrikas. Berliner entomologisehe Zeifs- 

 chrift Bd. XI. Das raenschliche Haar als Rasenmerkmal. 



