Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  1 
February,  1915.  J 
A  Pilgrimage  to  B rutin. 
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found.  Nearby  is  the  shelter  in  which  were  kept  the  weather- 
recording  instruments  so  faithfully  used  almost  up  to  the  day  of 
Mendel's  death,  and  so  completely  neglected  during  the  quarter 
century  which  has  elapsed  since.  Below  the  terrace,  but  still  in  the 
rear  of  the  chapel,  several  pear  trees  were  pointed  out  which  were 
selected  seedlings  of  much  merit,  the  selection  having  been  made 
by  Mendel. 
It  was  with  much  interest  that  I  examined  Mendel's  micro- 
scope, a  small  compound  microscope  without  rack-and-pinion  ad- 
justment, but  with  a  sliding  tube  to  be  simply  operated  by  hand.  A 
number  of  microscopic  slides  made  by  Mendel  were  also  carefully 
examined  to  see  whether  possibly  their  maker  might  not  have  known 
something  more  of  modern  microscopic  methods  than  could  or- 
dinarily be  expected,  for  in  recent  years  the  development  of  micro- 
scopic technique  has  enabled  cytologists  to  discover  bodies  in  the 
cells  of  plants  and  animals,  whose  behavior  in  the  germ-cells  accords 
exactly  with  the  observed  behavior  of  unit-characters  in  Mendelian 
inheritance.  It  is  now  generally  believed  that  these  bodies — the 
chromosomes — are  the  producers  of  hereditary  qualities.  Not  the 
slightest  evidence  was  found,  however,  that  Mendel  could  have 
anticipated  the  more  recent  discoveries  regarding  the  structure  of 
the  living  cell,  though  his  inferences  from  the  breeding  of  peas  give 
an  accurate  picture  of  what  has  since  been  fully  demonstrated  by 
observation.  His  microscopic  slides  contained  only  the  simplest 
objects,  such  as  the  epidermis  stripped  from  the  stems  of  plants, 
petals,  trichomes,  the  feet  and  wings  of  a  fly,  etc.  One  could  not 
fail  to  be  impressed  while  examining  these  simple  objects,  and  the 
modest  instruments  which  Mendel  had  at  his  command,  that  great- 
ness lies  within  the  human  spirit  and  not  in  elaborate  equipment. 
In  the  parlor  of  the  Abbey  hangs  a  splendid  life-sized  oil  paint- 
ing of  Mendel  in  his  official  robes,  with  mitre  and  crozier  beside 
him.  This  painting  is  of  such  excellence  that  I  secured  the  privilege 
of  taking  a  photographic  copy  of  it.  Mendel  is  shown  here,  as  in 
all  the  photographs  of  him  which  are  extant,  as  a  man  of  sturdy 
physique,  with  strong,  handsome,  square-set  face,  firm  but  sensitive 
mouth,  a  straight  and  shapely,  rather  pugnacious  nose,  strong  but 
not  too  large,  a  prominent  forehead  and  brow,  and  very  clear,  dark 
eyes  that  seem  capable  of  penetrating  to  the  very  centre  of  whatever 
they  look  at.  His  was  obviously  a  harmonious  organization,  char- 
acterized by  great  strength  both  of  intellect  and  will,  with  keen 
