. Glimpses of medical Europe. ld is small! There are about four hundred beds in thishospital, and yet Dr. Schueninoff averages sixhundred autopsies a year. If a man wantedlots of pathological material I know of nobetter place in Europe to get it than right would be welcome, and could do as muchas he wished. He could have a seat in a large,well-lighted laboratory, with the autopsy-roomat his elbow. He would find better technicspracticed than in most German , sadly, he would have to live in I wouldnt mind foregoing health,friends, and money, to fame; but
. Glimpses of medical Europe. ld is small! There are about four hundred beds in thishospital, and yet Dr. Schueninoff averages sixhundred autopsies a year. If a man wantedlots of pathological material I know of nobetter place in Europe to get it than right would be welcome, and could do as muchas he wished. He could have a seat in a large,well-lighted laboratory, with the autopsy-roomat his elbow. He would find better technicspracticed than in most German , sadly, he would have to live in I wouldnt mind foregoing health,friends, and money, to fame; but if it cameto a question of living in Russia, I wouldchoose to die unknown. However, we know in a general sort of waythat much that is new in medical science 66 ST. PETERSBURG comes out of Russia. We are familiar withthe recent work of Pawlow, and there isscarcely a physician in practice to-day whohasnt tried Kernigs sign in all physicians are not aware, how-ever, that Kernio; is a St. Petersburg Pawlow There has been no greater name in chemistrythan that of Mendelieff. Perhaps it is true,as has been suggested, that cut off frompolitical activity, the energetic minds of thisgreat empire devote themselves with especialvigor to science and particularly to is stated that a more perfect medical 67 MEDICAL EUROPE faculty exists In Russia than is to be found inVienna or Berlin. This may account for thehigh standing of the average practitioner inthis country. Here in Russia there is no fee for medicaltreatment. Nobody ever asks a physician forthe amount of his bill. It is universally under-stood that a gentleman pays his physician afair sum—such a sum as he can afford to paywithin the limits of his income and his senseof generosity. The Russian mind cannot con-ceive how a man engaged in the holy pursuitof saving life and alleviating suffering canput a price on his services. This custom ofgenerosity in giving service and trusting to alike ge
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