[2] "The undersigned, Secretary of Legation of the United States of America, certifies that Miss Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska has exhibited to him very strong recommendations from the highest professional authorities of Prussia, as a scientific, practical, experienced _accoucheuse_ of unusual talent and skill. She has been chief _accoucheuse_ in the Royal Hospital of Berlin, and possesses a certificate of her superiority from the Board of Directors of that institution. She has not only manifested great talent as a practitioner, but also as a teacher; and enjoys the advantage of a moral and irreproachable private character. She has attained this high rank over many female competitors in the same branch; there being more than fifty[A] in the city of Berlin who threaten, by their acknowledged excellence, to monopolize the obstetric art." Theo. S. Fay. "Legation United States, Berlin, Jan. 26, 1853." [SEAL.] [A] "Upon inquiry, I find that, instead of fifty, there are one hundred and ten female _accoucheuses_ in Berlin. "THEO. S. FAY." [3] Here I have to remark, that, not being able to speak English, I conducted my business at the different stores either in German or French, as I easily found some of the _employées_ who could speak one of these languages. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Practical Illustration of Woman's Right to Labor, by Marie E. Zakrzewska