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mistake in America. “ No progress so,” was frequently upon his lips in 
our many conversations. We may never cease to be grateful for his last 
work, the introduction of a specialist as a physiologist to our school, 
and the preparing of the same with a laboratory, instruments, vivisection 
building, and everything possible, so far as his means would allow. 
From the professor we have a right to expect much work of immense 
value, as soon as all comes in working condition. This was the begin¬ 
ning; the ending is the sacred work of other hands. In his seven years’ 
service, the expenses of the school have become doubled, and the insti¬ 
tution, from a very inferior position, taken the first rank in Europe. 
His printed works bear the character of the man; one and all, they can 
be termed “ Contributions to Science for they are as valuable to the 
human as Veterinary profession. Those having volume form are, 
“Kratze u Raude,” (Scabies,) “Allgemeine Therapie,” (General Therapy,) 
“ Gerichtliche Thierhe'ilkunde,” (Veterinary Jurisprudence,) and “Du 
Fleishkost des Menschen,” (The Flesh we Eat.) Search where you will 
among his writings, you find nothing but the exclusive scientist. The 
name of Gerlach can never be associated with the production of those 
curses to our profession, popular works on the diseases of our domestic 
animals. This apparently cold man was too deep and tender in his 
nature to contribute thus to the torturing of the animals he loved, by 
half educated quackery. His hatred of quackery was glorious—he 
would have made it imprisonment for life had he had the power. They 
were as brutes, torturing the truest friends he ever had, our dumb 
animals. 
He leaves two sons, with their wives, to mourn his loss. How good 
a father he was, the writer well knows ; what interest he took in the work 
of the student who would study, all can testify. Let us one and all take 
up the work still so uncompleted, and do equally well our part'towards 
its completion. 
Konigliche Thierarznei Schule, Berlin, Aug. 29, 1877. 
