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PHARMACEUTICAL  NOTES  OF  TRAVEL. 
By  Edward  Parrish. 
(Concluded  from  page  113.) 
Having  extended  the  previous  essays  of  this  series  beyond  the 
limits  originally  contemplated,  I  shall  conclude  with  a  rapid 
glance  at  several  interesting  Pharmaceutical  Institutions  visited 
in  Paris. 
There  is  so  much  crowding  upon  the  notice  of  the  stranger  in 
this  great  metropolis,  that  if  his  time  is  limited  he  must  neces- 
sarily make  choice  of  some  objects  of  examination  and  study 
upon  which  to  concentrate  his  attention  ;  and  while  I  felt  that 
all  the  great  historical,  political,  scientific  and  social  institutions, 
and  in  fact  every  thing  that  illustrated  the  peculiar  phase  of 
civilization  pervading  the  French  Capital,  required  to  be  ex- 
amined as  far  as  my  time  allowed,  I  must  by  no  means  neglect 
the  opportunity  to  visit  the  famous  JEJcole  de  Pharmacie, 
which  is  connected  with  so  many  illustrious  names  in  those  de- 
partments of  science  tributary  to  our  branch  of  the  healing  art. 
The  school  was  unfortunately  in  recess,  but  by  the  kindness 
of  Prof.  Gaultier  de  Claubray,  whose  name  is  widely  known  for 
contributions  to  chemical  science  and  for  an  elaborate  work  on 
Toxicology,  I  had  an  opportunity  of  visiting  its  Cabinets,  Library, 
Lecture  Rooms,  Botanical  Garden  and  Practical  Schools,  which 
occupy  the  site  of  an  ancient  convent,  called  Edpital  de  Lour  cine  y 
and  of  the  first  botanical  garden  in  France,  founded  in  1580. 
The  building  stands  back  from  the  street,  protected  by  a  wall, 
and  has  a  porter's  lodge  at  the  entrance  gate.  Its  appearance 
is  more  modern  than  most  of  the  Paris  institutions  of  learning ; 
a  portion  of  it  has  been  erected  within  the  past  year.  If  the 
reader  will  follow  me  into  the  middle  passage  way,  in  the  main 
story,  we  may  first  enter  the  examination  room,  which  is  a  hall 
of  perhaps  20  by  40  feet,  handsomely  furnished  with  seats  for 
about  300  persons  ;  the  ceiling  is  high  and  the  walls  nearly 
covered  with  oil  paintings,  representing  the  deceased  members 
of  the  institution ;  at  one  end  a  platform  is  erected  with 
desks  for  the  Professors,  and  another  at  which  the  can- 
didate is  placed  for  examination.     At  stated  times,  annually, 
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