The sun., 1894-01-21

and thon ratified down the face Of the clir. AZ
no persuasion OF ours could prevent TyndRl
from ascending the cliff hy cutting stems with
his axe In order 70 get close view Of the lee
We had to content ourselves with tho post as
ever any Of those seemed likely to shoot too
close we shouted. and Tynaall Nnttened him
self against the "lin. Happily. no harm en-
sued but | confess was greatly relieved when
my friend descenGed. at his own pleasure and
not at that ot chance fragment of rock.
The love Tor Alpine scenery and AlpiEe clim D.
inG. which remained with Tyndail to the last.
began, or at any rate became Intensified into
time he laid the foundations OF his well known
and highly important WORK upon glaciers and
subject was presented TO tie Royal Society in
1891. and bears my name as well as his own.
beyond two or three little observations. and
perhaps some criticism, / contributed nothing
toward IT, and ali that is important is TyndaiIs
own. But he was siuEularly scrupulpuS-eIen
punctilious-on points OF scientific honor. 1t
would have been intolsrnble e. him 20 have Il
OF others. without ecknOwle icmcnt; so l.
icing thicker skinned. put up with the posi-
bllity Of being considered a daw IN borrowed
TyndalI wa: a highly esteemed and popu-
loya! toward 1t: but the sensItiyeness TO which
have alluded led him, very earl, in his ca
reer. TO do what, so far as know, nobody had
society awarded one OF the two royal medals
e. him, the other recirient, ue.nG Charles bar
win. CnluckiiY. one OF the mcmhers Of the
Coyncil. n person Of high scientific position
who had wished 10 dispose OF the medal other
bic talker, exhaied his Grieis with copious i'm
prnuriety 10 all AMI sundry. As soon as the
report Of this reached Iyndalls ears. he wrote
the honor. FrapklY. think my friend made
miStak" The Coupci was In no way respon-
proceedings OF one of its members: and per-
hnps i Is oetter to leave an enemy alone than
TO strike at him with the risk OF hurting ones
friends. But having thus sacrifice at the
altar OF strict justice must add that. for a
Tno% i" saSh Sn rScocnlon % 10 was % Of Es GTsat imo
portance. | think Y was ~ good sort Of
mistake. not likely to do harm by creating too
2" As time went on. as the work became harder.
and the distractions o' !i:e more enIrosslnE. u
few OF us, who had long been intimate, found
We were drifting Apart and to countrract that
tendency, We agreed to dine together once a
vague notion OF Assoriating Representatives OF
each branch Of science: At any rate. the nine
ThS eyrntnGiF fhms % 'SEefnssHTH S Hdo HGsE Pr
John Lubbock. Mr.. SEencer ,Mr. >po;'swoode.
Tyndall and myselt- could have managed,
minds were terribly exercised over the name
on this GravA matter were no less numerous
than the me N bers indeed more so we finally
asseb the s 9 our @"'h. r..
prop2;aI sId,tt ot Snme H. genius TmouG US that
carried by acelAmation, Later on. there
were attempts TO Adt other mem bers, which
at last became wearisome. ana had 10 be ar.
rested Us the agreement that no proposition OF
that Kind shouli be entertained. unless the
name Ot the new mem Ter suggested contained
ali the consonants absent from the names "
the old ones In the lack Of SlaVonic friends
nc ~ - IN "a en- 20 ,e n 9l
lng 70 which our respective wives were in.
wted. 10 remember rightly the meetings ~
were steadily continued Tor some twenty
years, ueioIe. our ;anEs hegan 20 thin and.
for which the noet SO willingly paidthe Terry |
man, silent but not uEreParded, took the va
tsadant and great great promStsr S s"n oi yks- 1
Gious Conversation, 2! ,TntIl his health iaiied.
oeileye maj tne had me crelit 81 eng
p"ogls. In fact two distinguished scientific |
colleagues o' mine once carried on eonversa-
the snoking room 81 the AtLena.um. to this |
eject SAY T. DO yoq know ANYTHING atOut |
Ma, 10 rhey d. we'll they s;G sovern Ti' sSiea 81 n
tlne affairs: and really or the wha4e they
only have LtSn present at few Of on! meet, meet,
ings. they would have tlfuei a much less |
! cen much shorl cd At The tadIy frivolous tSns |
~ our prdlUar' conversation. Assursiiy TN !
dali aid rot usually help IS 10 t!e serious,
hurried "reminiscences 'Ss 70 10 a close, / beIlyS |
that annie materials exist, aud Will DO utsi. |
these materials into auto iocrarhical form |
was the hr al piece Of work 10 WElrR TyncGl. !
WIN hi- TliCs aid Frs.oiigib 81 H. :? Is.2,s hiI,
upon aerial germs. which. though. strictly |
sgeak .ng. they night he combinations aud |
am Dli iilcAtiOns % pasieuTs laboTs. yet had . l
very great eject In Tutting an end 70 the |
inggh-hyed sDsculaJions ~ the advocates ot |
I.othesis. Tyndslis later scisstiie isbors 10 |
NOT lie within the CON Ietencs Of my Judgment. /
On that point. leave u 70 cOntempOTary oX- /
peTts 70 speak and TO time To give the final /
verdtet which IL not always such as CON
mportrles imagine.
Neither do | onsr any remark about Tyn- /
dalfs philosophical religious and political /
views: 10 respect of which my ODlnions might /
possibly be IMPARTIAL tut nobodT would be- /
.IeYe that thsy WeEs 80"