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CHAPTER X.
PAULUS ANDROCYDES EXTOLS THE MODERN METHOD OP
MEDICAL TEACHING, WHILE ATHOTHIS INSISTS THAT THE
SO-CALLED CHARITABLE INSTITUTION KNOWN AS A HOS-
PITAL IS RUN IN THE INTEREST OF THE DOCTOR, AND
NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SICK.
HE two spirits rested for a moment on the edge
of a mansard roof, and critically observed the
building they were about to enter. This struct-
ure was a massive collection of eight houses
separated from each other by open and arched corridors
of ornamental brick work.
" Behold the most glorious charity of our age! the
modern refuge for the poor and afflicted I" said Paulus
Androcydes, proudly. " Your ancient Egyptians never
offered such untold benefits to the sick as are presented by
our grand hospitals. Here, the many sufferers of human-
ity find a shelter remote from the tumult and cares of civil
life. Quietly reposing in airy rooms, on soft downy beds,
they receive the ministrations of the most learned and
skillful doctors of the state, who render their service free
of charge and from a true spirit of benevolence. Pray,
what do you think of this institution ?"
" 'T is a handsome piece of architecture," answered
Athothis. " Yet, methinks that those who chose the site
of the building lacked common sense. Why erect such
a charity in the heart of the dusty, noisy, overcrowded
city, where the air is murky and impure, where miasm and
