, 1873-12-07
SIR HENRY HOLLAND.
Pleasant Anecdotes 0f II etrcnt and
RnpEtttr pnyH1cian.
trAp The london Yf,,es.

IicASnht Anecdotes OF II elrCne and
Pnpntstr Physician.
F'raBs The london Tf,ues.
slr Waller Scott rolntos that whom soEno ono
was montionod as q +" 1no old man" to Swift,
Ito exclaimed with vioonco that there was no
Bnrh thing: "If tho man you ypeals Of Ind
other mind OF body worth n farthlng tl,oy
would have worn him out long ago." Vol
tairo, 0ootho I3rougha,n, Iyndhurst, palmor-
pton, Moltto, Gu!zot, Thlors snny bo cited In
rcfntatiun Of THO theory, Which, vo prosumo
has nothing to do with tl,owa, md sinewA, or
atnturo. NIost Of Claroudon's "groat' mon
woro littlo mon. hut II wo wanted another OK
ample OF facultios Of no common order, romain-
tlg nnimpairca by mind Or body I'LL long past
tho grand climacterio, NO might natne Sir Horny
Holland, who died ut his house III Dlook street,
OIL hs 8Gtl. birthday, Monday tho 9th inst,
having attended the 1}azalno trial At VorsAilteB on
Friday, tho eth, and d,tcd TINT satne day at tho
Rrlish Enlbassy In Paris, whore lo was oB-
pccialy remarked as "ohooriul and huppy, and
full OF conversation"
When tho Abbo sieyoa was asked what he had
dono during tho roigu Of terror, lic made All
Bwor, "J'ni yccu," and It waa no illo boast. Nor
was 1t n small thing for Sir Horny Holland 10 DO
nblo to Rny that, duting from tho commencement
Of tho century, ho latl lived an Intelligent ana
omnipraaont spectator through, u Of tho most
exciting md oyo,tful years Of tho worlds
history; that Ito had scou tho political
And social aspect Of must civilized ila-
tlons in hoth homisphores transformed
tl.rco or four t|mcs over, Including, tho fall
tl.rco or four republics, to say nothing OF pro-
visional governments In Flancc. Ho !aa
CROSSED tho Atlantic sixteen or seventeen tinlos;
travelled ovor moro than 2G.u00 miles OF tho
tho East tl.rco tours in Russia, two III iceland,
several III Sweden, Norway, Spain, Portugal,
Italy, artl Groccc; innumeTablo Voyages to tho
Canary Isles, tho West 1n!ica, Madeira, otc.;
and, to nso hin own words. "othor cxcur
sionu which It would bo usolcss to on,,1nor-
ato." IIo had npaociatod In every capital
In Europe with a1l thet iB. or wae most eminent
for rink, BIRTH, gcnlns Wit learning, aud nccon,-
plishinons. llo could call ovory 1cAain; statos-
man Of tho United states, and every prosltsout,
fessional capacity, posit1cu n long list OF roya!
md priucolc patients. ho Ind tic honor and tloop
responsibility of prescribing for Bix Primo Ii'l~
isterd of EngIana. besides Chancol!orp Of tho
E.chcqucr. Secretaries OF State, Presidents OF
Tho Cuuucll, Chief Justices, nnl Lord Chan
coilorg.
fcllemont rcmonBtrnuceH wcro Addressed to
him on tho first appearance Of hia "nccolec-
tiong," lilo WAS ronMnied that lo could profa-
b}v account In tho simplest manner fo: what has
hitlorto pcemed dunnccountable, why ono OF his
Premier patients wrote tirat impldent letter
which fell among his party like bomb -sholl;
why another nsaao tllnt angry speech which pre-
cipitated tho downfall Of h:s Government. Wns
philosopher. aud doctor" Sas not cal!cl In lit
Ito Booner-bccu,1so tllo blne pill or oolccAu,n
sna administered too la:e !? But Sir LoNry dies
and snaltes no aiyn. Thoro aro only two Or ttroo
donartet flom his p1oyoklng although, NO must
admit, highly cfcditab!o ro5cryo. 1lo tells uA
tint when l.n wns iu nttentlnnco on Canning, ut
Chcswick, iu August, 1897, tho dying statesman
naid 10 him: ~ huyo struggled asainst this
t cs@s "i eaI as Is'" as s .: I by lpo po
kaosu s, worry havns ocesson to cal "e on
Lord Liverpool in tho preceding Feb
ruary, ho GorI liverpool begged mo to foal
Ills Lords!.ip'a slate wna such ns to induce MI
irn.noliato appeal to his medical advisers, and
tho worry next morning his political lifo was
closed by para1ytic stroko. Ills pulse alone
QUO or two pastageA il, l'alf nh hours coaversa-
tion 30 forcibly expressing tho harrassing a.xio-
tics OF his position, that could hardly llnsoci-
a;o them from the oyent wl,ci. thus Instantly
followed" Tlioro is Il striking rotniaiacenco Of
I4oNl pallEerston:
~ l,nvo seen him under fit Of gout, which
would hayo sent other men groaniUg to tlcir
couc!1ca, continue his work Of reading or writ-
ing on public bnsinoeB almost without ubatc-
,nout, arnid tllo chaos Of .pnpcrn which covered
tho floor as Hcll au the tables OF Ills roonl,"
There IN only ono consultation, il it can be
called ono which Sir Horny was tomptcd to be-
tray. It was Ills boing aakel by all pasl,a
whether lc know Of ni1y poison. which, put OIL
sS Mqaess o%y n pt so pgq s ss Esn IN s's nsts
behind. "Tlo instant md ullort auswor gavo
tint, NJ physieia1, I had stnliod how to saye
lifc, not to destroy it, was probably, an Judged
FROM lila faca, faithfully translated to him. lIo
omitted tho subject abruptly, never to return to
There is atory that whcn Ills engagement to
Ills second vito. Sydney Smitts's tla,1ghtor, was
Mado knowl iu 1884, Lady Holland asked
Sydney Smith whether Saba WAS mol golng to
marry OH apo;heeary, Or something Of tint sort.
pens TO bo nn1ncsalo OF yolirs." This is
hardly possible, for VIC learn from tho Nccol-
1cctio1,s that llo bccatno FREQ Of Holland House
and LhnIHloWno House soou after hiu return
to Ensa''d il ls 1911. Dat he was not mado
Iaronet until 1859, mud We have grounds for
behaving her reported threat (though llo said
ho neyer heard ofi it,, that lie Should mover ses
foot in Holland House again il he brought +.
rival Lady Holland into Tho field III Tho sr1nl-
lner Of 13f4 lo accepted tho appointment Of
Domestic Medical Attendant on Caroline, prin-
co:B Of Walos, afterwards Quean, Oh a,, engage
ment to accompany lor Oh her tra7ols, and stay
with her dulinS the tlrbt year Of llcr intended
residence Oh tho Continent. 1Io eawa great many
cursous things ailtl can!o into coiitaet with
Il great EElay remarkable people while ho
remained with her, but ho tells III next tn
nothing uf them which might not bo proclaimed
as Cha!!ng CroEs, aad, ndoo1, he farly war.si ls,
to prevent disappointment: II hayo mover beon
tod thus a.o n life to iake up TINT character"
l[or Royal IIiglsncsa must hHyo pniu lin tie
compliment OF bong kingularly prudent a!ld TO-
served III his comp.ny, for WHOM ho wns called
LxaFn kur1