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nervosi generis,” Oxford, 1667. Samuel Collins also contributed 
much to the work of progress in his “ Systema anatomicum,” 
London, 1683-85, in which he endeavored to give a firm basis to 
the dietetic, pathologic and therapie of the human organism. 
Albrecht V. Haller trod in his foot-steps. 
LATER PERIOD. 
Notwithstanding several universities were already in exis¬ 
tence in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from which many 
distinguished men had gone forth who had powerfully influenced 
medicine by word and pen, yet the greater number of these 
doctors were full of prejudice and bigoted affection for antiqua¬ 
ted forms, as is illustrated by a prescription for a wound-balsam 
to be found in the Pharmacopia of Wurttemburg, 1750, in 
which we read that the said balsam was to be prepared from 
many vegetables, six young living puppies, six living frogs , a?id 
twenty-four living earth worms. 
At this time took place the fortunate experiment of Spallan¬ 
zani and .Rossi at Pisa, and Simms over the artificial fructification 
of plants and animals, including woman. Baron Sind’s “ grund- 
licher Unterricht von der Pferdezucht” and “ der ein Feld und 
auf der Reise gescivind heilende Pferdearzt” appeared in 1769 
and 1770, and in 1775 “ Vollstandige Unterricht in den Wissen- 
schaften eines Stallmeisters,” and in L785 Valentine Trichters, 
“ Anatomie des Pferdes.” Bridge’s anatomy of the horse’s foot 
was already published in 1751, and Stubbs’ wonderful anatomy of 
the horse in 1766. A work which received a general acceptation 
and translations into other languages was W. Gibson’s “A Treatise 
on the Diseases of the Horse,” London, 1751. 
As to zoology it is well enough known that the learned men 
of antiquity were active in such researches, yet Conrad Gessne, 
(born Zurich, 1575), essentially contributed to a scientific methodic 
in his “ Nasurgescliichte der Thiere.” A sure methodic was how¬ 
ever only to be obtained by means of comparative anatomy. 
Ray, (1628-1707,) Buff on, (1707-1788) and Linnee, born 1707, 
gave the greatest impulse to the classification of the animal 
kingdom; the greatest service however was given by Baron 
