European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Hildegarde has Given Galan the works of a Man who bears a similar name Galen the greatest physician of Antiquity. Galan is smitten at once by the allure of the physician s Art and begins to assist Hildegarde with her daily caseload. At first he does Little More than change bandages. Before Long he is mixing some of the simpler herbal potions. Galan is entranced by Hildegarde s tales of her studies at the University of Salerno in Sicily the most renowned school of Medicine in the world. One Day a farmhand is carried in his leg badly broken in a fall. Galan is torn by the screams but Hildegarde goes quickly to. Work setting the leg and immobilizing it in a splint. Her knowledge and competence soon relieve the Man s pain. For Galan the moment holds an important lesson. Knowledge exists not for its own Sake but to better the lot of All Mankind. That night he seeks out Hildegarde. 2841 Cux a Murrphy 7-21 to her he expresses his resolve to become a physician and he begs to be allowed to study at her Side. Is this Youthful impetuous Ness or something More Hildegarde will have to think. Absorbed in her thoughts she pays no heed to the Brief commotion outside her window. Next week filk . A 1991 by King features Syndicate. Inc world nights reserved
