First, the real one:
The “to-do” list, translated, reads: “On the Utilities. Spectacles with case, firestick, fork, bistoury [a surgical knife], charcoal, boards, sheets of paper, chalk, white wax, forceps, pane of glass, fine-tooth bone saw, scalpel, inkhorn, penknife.
“Get hold of a skull. Nutmeg.
“Observe the holes in the substance of the brain, where there are more of less of them.
“Describe the tongue of the woodpecker and jaw of a crocodile.
“Give measurement of the dead using his finger [as a unit].
“Get your books on anatomy bound. Boots, stockings, comb, towel, shirts, shoelaces, penknife, pens, a skin for the chest, gloves, wrapping paper, charcoal.” (Guardian)
And the cartoony one (although I actually find the real one much more amusing):
Real one via the Guardian, and the cartoon, by Wendy MacNaughton at NPR.
Brilliant, and also finally an excuse to include the tag “cephalopod” your “need an interesting slide” pleasure.
By Filthy Luker, via Colossal.