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show it. I then travelled westward, called at Dr. 

 Tweedie's, 30 Montague Place, Russell Square, but did 

 not find him, and so left my letter with Mrs. Tweedie. 

 Then went to Dr. Carswell's with a letter from Dr. 

 Thomson found him and delivered my letter. Then 

 went to Mr. Linning's, where I dined. In the evening 

 wrote a letter, and arranged my affairs. 



Notes respecting the Museum of the Edinburgh 

 College of Surgeons : 



1st. Department of Healthy Anatomy. To be kept 

 distinct from that of comparative anatomy, which, 

 however, is to be arranged parallel to it, on the opposite 

 side of the same apartment. 



The arrangement for the present may be that which 

 is adopted, viz. bones, ligaments, muscles, brain and 

 nerves, blood vessels, pulmonary organs, digestive, etc. ; 

 but a more correct arrangement would be : 



Brain and Nerves. Organs of Secretion. 



Organs of Sense. Organs of Locomotion. 



Organs of Circulation. Organs of Generation. 



Organs of Nutrition. Organs of Lactation. 



The fact, however, is that one may begin at any 

 point in the animal economy ; and whatever method is 

 best calculated for demonstrating the structure of the 

 perfect body is the best for the arrangement of an 

 anatomical collection. 



The cases being of two kinds, viz. glazed presses 

 and open shelves, a separation of preparations, accord- 

 ing as they are dry or wet, is necessary. This is a 



