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WILLARD PARKER by JOHN RUHRÄH, M.D WILLARD PARKER By JOHN RUHRÄH, M.D. BALTIMORE, MD. Part III. Conclusion* 30. Sunday. This makes another day Parades are now held, here Louis I have spent of the Lord in this 16th held the great fete in 1790, city. No one can conceive of the here Napoleon held his Review habits & peculiarities of the previous to the Battle of Water­ French People. They are eco­ loo. It is a Parallelogram—4 nomical, never drunk and not rows of Trees on East & West quarrelsome but for the light and side. North is the Ecole Mili- gay amusements they cannot be taire, the Field is for Mil’y. surpassed and probably are not Here this day were horse races, equalled. This morning visited several Thousand people were the La Charite. On my return assembled. Everything arranged from that I visited a Church, in ample order. Many of the induced to do it from seeing a Nobility were present, their car­ coffin carried to it. Strange what riages in Royal equipage. Saw 3 ideas these people have. Races, the 2d was foil’d, the 1. The coffin is covered by a Horse fell, threw the Rider & black pall, lights burning upon injured him some. From this cofin & a cross with Christ. The place we crossed the River by the cofin was exposed at the Door of Bridge of Iena, ascended a mound the House. Every one that passes & had a magnificent view of the the dead must raise his hat as he City. We visited the Triumphal passes. “The Drivers” are men Arch of Napoleon 150 ft. high, of Function with a chapeau bras marble, much good sculpturing & trimmings. After this cofin was upon it (vid. Galignani). From carried to the church. It was this spot we came through the exorcised then was brought in Champs Elysees & of all the another of young woman un­ sights for Sunday. Hosts of married, hence white pall & a people. Theatrical exhibitions of chaplet of white roses upon it. all kinds mostly however low. We came home. Breakfasted Flying horses ships, Wheel swings, (cafe au Iait) we then, Friend St. shooting Billiards, all kinds of John & myself, concluded we games. Booths &c. &c. Music & would go out that we might see a girl say 20 in Peasant’s dress these people on Sunday. We upon the back of Jill. Astride. passed to the Bank of the Seine She had a basket in her hand and and passed down the River by was holding forth to the multi­ the Palais du Roi Romain, the tudes! Every other man is a Chamber of Deputies. Palais de soldier or an officer and in this Bourbon, Hotel des Invalids & way is order kept. I am inclined the Champ de Mars. This is a to believe that the Roman Cath­ grand open field where military olic Religion is no Religion. It is * Parts i and n appeared in the May and July issues of the Annals of Medical History, n.s. 5: 205; 376, 1933. a mere shew. This night there is 9. Trials at lifting by scale. a famous Ball at wh. the Royal 10. Jugglers, players, masquer­ Family are to be present. aders. May i. Monday. This is a very great day 11. Animals & Albinos. in France especially in Paris— 12. Booths with all kinds of the King’s Fete. At 12 the articles. King received company. It has 13. Shooting, coits, cooking, been beautemps and all Paris sailing & rotary swinging. is out. I never saw such an 14. 2 theatres by the king immense crowd as in the Tuiler­ situated opposite each ies, Place de Concorde—Champs other. Elysees. After passing round the 4 musical saloons opposite & at palace of the King & seeing the the side & in the center a smooth multitude assemble I then saun­ mast 60 feet well greased over & tered through the Garden, it is at its top is placed a gold & silver splendid, the 4 fountains in full watch, silver spoons, cups, pipes play. Men, women & children and it is called Mat de Cocagne seem let loose to play. The men Est’d. in 1425. This pole is make fools of themselves by let­ climbed & the one who first ting their hair and beards grow. reaches the top takes the first The women are without any prize. In the evening these groves qualifications, the ugliest I have were beautifully illuminated & ever seen in my travels. They there was dancing—at y past 7 seem to be in their element this there was a serenade in front of day—women just ready to pre­ the palace. Louis Philipe came sent somebody with a living out upon the piazza 1—alone, present are at every step—I was 2d—with the Queen, 3d—with surprised! I began my walk the Dukes, his reception by the through the Champs Elysees—a crowd was cold, at y 8 the feu silent lonesome looker on in d’artifice were begun & their Venice. I in the midst of thou­ splendour surpassed conception. sands was yet alone, knew no­ The crowd was beyond calcu­ body & nobody knew me. All lation. It was presumed that from kinds of games they have and 5 to 6 hundred thousand people more means to get money, than were out—the evening was pleas­ all the Yankees that ever was or ant. Thus ended this sight-seeing ever can be will be able to devise. day. How the French love money! 2d. Tuesday. This is the Birth day 1. Cake, Nut Tables. of my Darling Daughter, Kate, 2. Portable drink sitters— 5 of her sunny years have flown. Singular! If the will of God, may she live 3. A wise dog & master with­ to see many and be distinguished out legs, with a great for her goodness & usefulness. crowd to hear the Dog talk. Oh thou knowest the prayer of 4. Tumblers. thy humble servant—hear it in 5. Un Batonnier—or stick behalf of his dearly beloved Jam- player. ily. Who can be more blessed 6. Man, woman & 3 children than I, who have a partner, a tumbling. wife dearer than life & two good 7. Puppets. affectionate (excuse parental par­ 8. Electrical machine. tiality) and intelegent little Daughters. This day I have through the Rue Rivoli—Royale been engaged in matters of the and to the Church of Magdalene. Profession. It is a task to acquire This is the most magnificent the French. building, I have seen in the old This forenoon I visited Sant. world, its situation is pleasant Sulpice, Magnificent Church. at the end of the Boulevards. It Some paintings of value but was begun in 1764, it suffered modern. The Madonna sculp­ in its progress from various tured & standing in the choir changes. In 1808 Napoleon pro­ in singular view. posed to make it a Temple of 3d. Wednesday. Hospital this morn­ Glory, in true Roman style. It ing and during the day have been is Peripteral, has 58 magnificent rather inactive. Bot Madame Corinthian columns. Steps at Stork’s work for Italy. each end. It will be completed 4. Thursday. This morning visited in about 2 years. Called at Wells the Hospital. After my cafe au & Co. No news yet from Amer­ Iait I visited the Galery of the ica. At the Hotel de viola saw Chamber of Peers. I was very some friends who informed us much pleased with many of the that the United States had be­ paintings, they are modern. Some come Bankrupt. good specimens of statuary. 6. Saturday, this morning saw Civi- From the Galery we went to the ale operate in his way for stone. Ch. of St. Sulpice—it is a massive Breakfasted. Clark called on his building—cross formed like all way to poor Sawyer’s Funeral. the churches. Was begun about He has fallen a prey to his own 200 years ago but not completed ambition. Consumption has car­ until 100 yrs. ago—it is a mixture ried to his long home. To die in of orders—Doric—Ionic & the one’s native land in the arms of Chapel of the Virgin is Corin­ his friends is a comfort indeed. thian. East & west 432 ft. the Visited the Jardin des plantes. transept is 174, the hight of the This is a grand establishment North tower 230 ft. upon each devoted to the Sciences. Went tower is a telegraph and the through the Collection of the residence of a person who tends great Cuvier, it is magnificent. it. In this tower are 5 Bells—4 There are 15 Salles or Rooms. In weigh 12500 & when one was the first are the Cete the Balaines rung the whole tower was shaken. —the Skeleton well put up—the From this town we had a mag­ Cachalot. Dauphins. nificent view of Paris & its 2d. Human varieties. *** environs. The Telegraphs are one 3d. Boeuffs. *** with Italy, sth. Strasburg north. 4th. Oisseaux. *** The Chapel of the Virgin is On my way from this garden I peculiar and striking. Paintings, visited the Pantheon. Certainly 2 struck me as favorable, that a magnificent building, designed of Louis xiii & St. Vincent as the Repose of the Great of praying the Sisters of Charity France and no man is to be to establish a foundling asylum. placed here until he has been 5. Friday. This morning visited the dead 10 years. The vault is very Hospital as usual, & saw Ricord’s extensive & in it are Voltaire, Patients. Then after breakfast Jean Jacq Rousseau, the archi­ visited the Tuileries. Passed tect of the building & many who fell in the defence of their coun­ 11.
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