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Title: History of the Homoeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania : the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Bradford, Thomas Lindsley, 1847-1918
Subjects: Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia Medical education Education, Medical Homeopathy Hospitals Schools, Medical
Publisher: Philadelphia : Boericke & Tafel
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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. Weaver: You have one of thefinest collections for practical use that I have ever seen. There are in the collection at present at least forty skulls,each one having some feature that characterizes it. Thereare four natural or ligamentous skeletons, and thirty artificialor wired skeletons. One could profitably spend hours in ex-amining this collection. In every case may be seen somethingof interest. The collection of monstrosities is large and veryinteresting, and the double-headed baby of the first years ofthe Museum occupies a place of honor. In one jar there isa uterus entire, in the lower part is a large tumor, and througha circular opening in the walls one may see a six monthsbaby curled up, the cord around his neck, the head showing,the flesh fair and natural and through another opening at theother side of the uterus, the uterine face of the placenta canbe seen. Strange to say, the lady from whom this was takenis still living. But the chef doeuvre, the masterpiece of Dr. Weavers
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Dissection of Nervous System, by Dr. R. B. Weaver THE MUSEUM. 607 trained and dainty touch, is the world-famous dissection of theentire cerebro-spinal nervous system. It is placed in a closedglass case to the left of the door. Dr. Weaver relates thisstory: When in Europe he was telling a medical gentle-man about it and the man said: It is impossible, there is nosuch thing in all this United Kingdom, and if it had beenpossible it would have been done by some one. So ithas, Dr. Weaver quietly said, by some one in the States.Dr. Alfred Heath thus writes of it for the HomoeopathicI^F(?r/^ (August, 1892): The dissection of the entire sympathetic and cerebro-spinal nervoussystem by Dr. R. B. Weaver, demonstrator of anatomy to the College,the preparation and mounting of which cousumed fully six months ofindustrious labor, is a marvel of patience and skill in dissection, thelike of which has never before been seen. Photogravures of this vvon-derful work, bearing Dr. Weavers name as demonstrat

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