Memoirs of life and work / by Charles J.B. Williams.

Date:
1884
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Credit: Memoirs of life and work / by Charles J.B. Williams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Anniversary addresses, 1874. Obituary Notices—Baron Liebig—Dr. Bence Jones—Sir Henry Holland—Dr. W. H. Fuller—Reflections on professional lives shortened by overwork. Exhortations to liberality and large-heartedness in all public Institutions. Obituary, 1875. Dr. Anstie—Sir J. E. Martin—Reflections on sacrifices made by medical men in public service. Reply of Council to message from Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—Physiologists alone can be compe- tent judges. Justification of practice of vivisection for scientific and humane purposes, by reason and truest benevolence —and by Divine Authority. Concluding thanks 413 CH.-iPTER XLII, CONSTRUCTION OF EAE-TRUMPETS. ACOUSTICS OP ROYAL ALBERT HALL, VISIT TO IRELAND, APPOINTMENT TO THE QUEEN, BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT BELFAST 1874, Ear-trumpets—Principles of Construction—Materials—Two kinds required —Conversation tubes—Ear-trumpets for distance—Pasteboard and Paper—Other aids to hearing. Acoustics in Royal Albert Hall. Noble and eminent Connections. Visit to Meeting of British Association at Belfast. News en route, of being appointed Extraordinary Physician to the Queen—Unexpected. Exhibition of Seaweed at Meeting at Belfast. Comments on Meeting. Sir W. Wilde on Ancient Irish. Excursion to Donegal and Connemara. Irish cure for Abscess of Jaw. Croagh Patrick. No fish at Westport—Yet abundance ready for the taking. Bog—the growing devastation of Ireland—Calls for a national remedy. Dr. Hudson in Connemara. Sir W. Wilde on Lough Corrib —the last of him and Dr. Stokes 432 CHAPTER XLIII. ROYAL SOCIETY—PROTEST AGAINST RECENT LIMITATION OP ELECTION OF FELLOWS. 1874-1875. No opportunity of taking i^art in Society's affairs except in evening meet- ings. Scanty attendance. Complaints within and without—mainly due to recent restriction on election of Fellows—Author's address on the subject at anniversary meeting—Limitation of members injudicious and unjust—unwarranted by original intention or constitution of the Society, a voluntary unlimited association—Totally unlike French Institute, which is a Government establishment—Evil results of re- striction—Recommendation of return to original liberal principles and objects of the Society. Appendix on legal status of the Society—Its name and objects—Table showing progressive diminution of Fellows. Committee appointed to consider subject - Report of Committee, re- affirming the limitation, with Author's comments. Status of the Society and value of its Fclloiusliii] stated by the Committee as the first consideration—not the great purpose of the Socictij a7id the cffi,-