. Annals of medical history. ficfalsities yet the attitude of mind of thetwo savants is well worth the study of ourprofession. It is unfortunate that such apresentation of what is supposed to go onin laboratories and hospitals should havewide publicity before lay audiences. Inconversation with lay persons who haveseen the play we have universally foundthat an impression of profound horror hasbeen inspired in their minds, and that allattempts to assure them that such experi-ments are not carried on are met withincredulity. Such plays do infinite harmto our profession and it is hard to seewherei
. Annals of medical history. ficfalsities yet the attitude of mind of thetwo savants is well worth the study of ourprofession. It is unfortunate that such apresentation of what is supposed to go onin laboratories and hospitals should havewide publicity before lay audiences. Inconversation with lay persons who haveseen the play we have universally foundthat an impression of profound horror hasbeen inspired in their minds, and that allattempts to assure them that such experi-ments are not carried on are met withincredulity. Such plays do infinite harmto our profession and it is hard to seewherein they can be productive of goodto anyone. Nevertheless they flourish andthe evil they do is widespread and livesafter them. THE PORTRAIT OF VIEUSSENS AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AT MONTPELLIER While working in the lii^rary of theFaculty of Aledicine at Alontpeliier lastspring, the writer at the same time beganto make a photographic collection of theenormous number of portraits of the pastmembers of the Faculty and other dis-. l)EVi£USSLNS ClITWUERLO0;S Xr/DE lACKDOit. HKM£ DB ,l.«>l CES f EN*KNAIRt W »)V FT nOOTURW. LE 16 AOUST 171TACt PE TRtSI OOKSEUBl KWr- MEHEQN DM RUf soExas DF. B»Ks t*;usoaprtR,iwj. jE IH MEOEaXt DE LUNWERSHE DE MDWrfJlJl,O ASS DOHKt PAR Ml« Dl VHUSSES I mTFt linguishcd physicians who ha\c made theancient Faculty famous. Among them is theyery fine portrait of Vieussens, thecch^hratedanatomist. At this point the writer wouldcorrect an olt-repcated error lound mtextbooks on medical history, namely, that\ ieussens was a professor of is not the case, because, had he been,the portrait would haye represented him inthe l)iack and scarlet gown of the professor with a scarlet and bLack bonnet or me, in a few words, to outline hislife. It has been stated that Raymond Vieus-sens was born in the year 1641, at the villageof Rouergue; however, since from theportrait it will be seen that he died atalx)ut the age of eighty
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