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that is in anatomy. Aside from this, there are the immense ad 
vantages offered by the schools of medicine of the Berlin Univer¬ 
sity. I have said Berlin offered poor advantages in anatomy. This 
disadvantage is very much dependent upon the student coming 
here; it lies in an insufficient supply of material in proportion to 
the number of students; but the Professor having this branch is 
an exceedingly accommodating man, and if one does not feel 
abashed and will have what he needs, the old adage will prove 
true here as well as in other things, “ where there is a will there 
is a way.” T, myself, found no want of subjects, but a young 
American friend of mine here has seriously suffered during the 
winter for the want of sufficient energy. But there is another 
way to overcome this difficulty at Berlin, and a very agreeable 
one. Prussia has another school, a small affair, at Hanover, 
where the number of students is small, and amount of material 
large. Over this school is Prof. Guenther, whom I sincerely be¬ 
lieve to be the best hippotomist living. His anatomy, both demon¬ 
strative and topographical, is said by everyone who should know, 
to be something exceptional. The expenses here would be no 
more than in Berlin, and the student would have credit for his 
year’s work, and could take the second winter in Berlin in anatomy. 
Another excellent plan is to take the lirst three sessions of the 
French schools, and the last four of that at Berlin ; but although 
this would be allowed, I hardly think it so advantageous or so 
cheap as to take the German schools first, and then a short visit 
to those of France, for the experiences of the tliree-and-a-half or 
four years in Berlin, would make more manifest and valuable the 
special superiorities of the French schools. The clinic of the 
school at Berlin is probably as rich in abundance of material and 
richer in variety than any in the world, the “Droscke” horse of 
Berlin having more ills and a greater variety than any animal of 
his kind it has been my fortune to become acquainted with ; a 
South American or Mexican jackass lives in heaven compared to 
his unfortunate relation in Berlin. 
The term at Berlin will be from October, 1879—years’ 
actual study; the examination will take place during the course 
of the eighth session, making in reality eight sessions, for one 
