CHAPTER VIII 



MUSEUM AND MISCELLANEOUS WORK 



MUCH of the substance of this chapter has been 

 already alluded to in the earlier portions of the present 

 volume ; but it has been found convenient to give Sir 

 William's views on the objects and arrangement of 

 museums somewhat more fully in this place, while 

 reference is also made to various items of miscellaneous 

 work which do not fall within the scope of either of the 

 three previous chapters. 



Of Flower's hereditary interest in the crusade 

 against tight bearing-reins, and his official connection 

 with the Anti-Bearing-Rein Association, sufficient 

 mention has been already made in the first chapter. It 

 will likewise be unnecessary in this place to do more than 

 mention his Diagrams of the Nerves of the Human Body 

 published in 1 86 1, to his " Supplement to the Catalogue 

 of the Pathological Series in the Museum of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons," issued in 1863, and to certain 

 articles on surgical subjects contributed by him at 

 an early portion of his career. All these, coupled with 

 the practical experience he gained during his Crimean 

 service, indicate, however, that had Sir William decided 

 to devote his energies and talents to surgery as a 

 permanent occupation, there is little doubt he would 

 have risen to high eminence in that profession. 



The little work entitled Fashion in Deformity , is based 

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