Celebration of the semi-centennial anniversary of the graduation in medicine of Constantine Hering, M.D.

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[1876]
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Credit: Celebration of the semi-centennial anniversary of the graduation in medicine of Constantine Hering, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AN ACCOUNT OF DR. HERING'S PROVINGS. Staff published his Archives about three times a year, and made it a rule to give a new proving with each number issued. The offer was made to Dr. Hering to take part in all the new provings. The first proving the doctor sent to Stapf, was one of Mezereum. It was inserted in his collection, printed years after, in 1825. See the Archives, Yol. 4, 'No. 2, p. 126, where Stapf says: The signa- tures H. and W. signify students of medicine in Leipzig. A few years later H. (Hering) was in South America and W. (Wahle) in Rome. The next proving Stapf wanted was of Sabadilla. See the same volume of the Archives, No. 8, p. 122, where the former students appear as young physicians. In the next number, Yol. Y, No. 1, Sabina appeared, in which Wahle figured alone; Hering's prov- ing having arrived a few days too late for publication. The same thing occurred with Colchicum. A Prover's Society had been formed in 1824, and the plan made to publish in each number a drug from the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms. For the first number were prepared Plumbum AC, Paris and CANTHARiDrH]S. For the second, Jodium, Arum MACULATUM and Oniscus asellus. For the third, Selenium, Secale and a German viper were in view. While thus engaged. Dr. Hering obtained his diploma, on the 23d of March, 1826, after passing full examinations and public debatings; and on the anniversary of Hahnemann's birthday he received the appointment of teacher of Mathematics and i^atural Sciences in Blochman's Academy, in Dresden, founded for the nobility and under the care and protection of the first minister of the king. A rich uncle from Surinam visiting his old home, and being intimately acquainted with the father of Dr. H., induced the prin- cipal of the academy to propose a trip to that famous part of the coast of South America, with the particular object of completing the zoological collection of the academy. This proposition was accepted with the condition that he might add a friend who had great skill in preparing plants and making herbariums. With passports as belonging to the Saxon legacies, both left in November, 1826. All the provings which had only been commenced, were handed to Dr. Trinks, of Dresden, for his friend Dr. Hartlaub, who had
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