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Cyclopedists. The Crimean War (1854-56) between Russia and 

 Turkey, with England allying herself with the latter, created an 

 immediate need for Army surgeons. There was a rush of students 

 into the medical schools, the standards fell to rock-bottom, cram- 

 ming became the fashion and the grind rooms were overflowing 

 (Macalister, 1884). 



