Scripture in that language before He made Adam to read it. 

 The ten Fathers before the Flood and those that followed, 

 together with Moses and Solomon, were the great physicians 

 in former ages, who bequeathed their heavenly knowledge of 

 naturall helpes to those they judged as well worthy in honesty 

 and industry as capable thereof; and from their piercing 

 beams all nations lighted their tapers. Abraham brought it 

 out of Chaldea and bestowed much thereof on Egypt, and 

 thence a refulgent beam glanced into Greece." Continuing to 

 sketch the early history of medicine, Dr. Maier introduced an 

 original interpretation of the passage in the book of Genesis 

 running thus: "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face 

 of the waters; and God said 'Let there be light' and there 

 was light." This he said was a prophetic announcement by 

 the Almighty of the light of alchemy, the blessed effulgence 

 destined to illumine the world. 



Maier's learned address led to a brief discussion, intro- 

 duced by Ruland, as to the best edition of the "Practical 

 Chemistry of Miriam," Moses' sister, and not one of the 

 Academicians dreamed of questioning the authenticity of the 

 mythical writings. Dr. Ruland, having the floor, stated he 

 had received a letter from Dr. Jacob Horst, Professor of medi- 

 cine in the University of Helmstadt, describing a wonderful 

 prodigy, a boy in whose jaw a golden tooth had developed. 

 The Professor considered this miracle as a result of the con- 

 stellations under which the boy was born, the sun being in 

 conjunction with Saturn in the sign Aries. He also regarded 

 the golden tooth as prognosticating the expulsion of the 

 Turks, those barbarous enemies of Christendom, from Europe, 

 and the near approach of the millenium. 



At the mention of the Turks, Dr. Oswald Croll half rose 

 to his feet, but a severe look from the president obliged him 

 to resume his seat. As soon as Ruland ceased speaking, Dr. 



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