Berlin as a medical center : a guide for American practitioners and students / by Horatio R. Bigelow.
- Bigelow, Horatio R. (Horatio Ripley)
- Date:
- 1885
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Berlin as a medical center : a guide for American practitioners and students / by Horatio R. Bigelow. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![night at Dusseldorf, at which place he arrives at midnight. It is better to stay at Antwerp over night, unless one arrives in time for the through morning train. Antwerp is a quaint and exceedingly interesting old city, with a large hospital. The Flandres is an excellent hotel, with good beds, good fare, and moderate charges. If for no other reason, it would pay one to remain one day, at least, in Antwerp, to see the Cathedral, with Rubens' master-piece, The Descent from the Cross,—so life-like and real, that it is said two men once stood admiringly before it, when one turning to move on urg- ing his companion to follow. Wait, wait, he answered, only wait until they get him down. The matter of bag- gage is an important one. Extra baggage is quite as large an item as an extra ticket. A great deal of raw material can be crammed into a large hand-bag, and this one can take with him into the railway carriage. Then a steamer trunk will readily hold whatever else he may require, and the extra charges on this from Antwer]3 to Berlin will not exceed two dollars. It is useless to bring many books, or instruments. Microscopes are furnished the student in all of the laboratories, and books can be had at the libraries. In any event it is bet- ter to buy books here, where they are cheap, and where the translating of them will be exceedingly good practice. If one travels first-class from New York to Antwerp, the expense is somewhat more as will be seen by the tariff table. Good pensions charge from $25.00 to S35.00 per month for one and from $50.00 to $75.00 for two. An exceedingly comfor- table room with good board for two people can be had for $60.00 per month. One great objection to pensions is that they are all without exception on the third or fourth floor. Every- one lives in a flat and there are few separate and distinct houses. In private families board ranges from 825.00 to S50.00 per month for each adult according to the situation. Comforta-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21041957_0023.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
