St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-12-04

good many patients, whose deaths could
be- or would be with us, directly at
tributed to the anasthetic, but which are
cheerfully ascribed to other causes. The
hospitals as a whole are greatly i'm
proved in nine years time, and we see
many innovations Many of them now
have horse and automobile ambulances.
These were entirely wanting on our for
mer visit The operating rooms are
nice and mostly were modern, especially
in the older hospitals. 1t is of course
difficult to put in new things in the very
old buildings like Guys hospital, for in
stance, which is something like 800 years
old. The new university hospital is the
finest in Britain, because it was the last
built. 1t is of course connected with the
University of London. All the other
medical schools are off-shoots from this
mother institution
We met A.. E. Parker, who is the pro-
lessor of surgery here. This position
carries with it the greatest honor of any
in the Kingdom, from medical stand
point. He is a wonderfully plain man
and thoroughly democratic in his man
ner Ofcourse he would hardly hold this
chair were he not a frst-class surgeon.
His clinic is always we'll filled and he
welcomes everyone cordially when he
receives card. To please few Ameri-
cans the other day he got together
material for whole afternoon clinic on
one subject and we saw him do six con-
secutive operations for this one diff
Guilty, a most beneficial lesson to us. At
old Middlesex hospital the great lion in
surgery today is J. Bland Sutton who
arose to his present eminent position
from pewsboy. So it would seem grit
and courage can boost man if he
has sufficient oft. Probably it is harder
to get up than in America, however.
We leave London and London hospi-
tails for Vienna tonight We stop in
Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne and
Frankfort, on our way. We expect to |
attend clinics in all these places except |
Cologne, where we spend Sunday. We |
have seen little of London except from a
bus top on our way to and from hos
pitfalls.
We spent one Sunday at Windsor and
went all about the castle. 1t is the.
greatest pile of masonry | ever saw,
dating back in some gifts portions eight
or nine hundred years. The location
was fine once and possibly might be so re-
garded today, but the kings were
plebeian; neighbors have built well up
about him, except along the terrace So
called, a hill about like the face of Harris
hill so far as building purposes are con-
cerned The castle is one of the sights
and few hours spent there is we'll spent.
We saw the mausoleum where Prince
Albert and Queen Victoria are buried,
and fine large statue of the late Queen
Victoria in the square near the station
at the entrance Of the road to the castle.
Last Monday called on Robert N. Fair
banks at his office in City Road. The
show rooms of The Fairbanks COM
pany are on the first floor and the Offices
up one flight. had a very nice half
hours visit with him. He tells me he
has about $50 employees under him.
There is good display of scales, and
other things which they handle in the
show room. He says he likes London
and evidently London agrees with him,
Tor he looks as good as a certified check.
a great many of the leading products of
America are now displayed in their own
show rooms in London today We find
he National Cash register fast getting
INTO use. People are urged to adopt
quaker oats and grape nut as frequently
IS in America. Heinzes 81 varieties
nave got in and many Others. They tell
he that the people are fast forgetting the
beet trust" exposure, and American
aimed goods are again being largely
consumed. Verify, time is a great
We have spent two weeks in London
ind have enjoyed the time very much.
Ne lind a bigger, better, buster more
'ustllng London than in 90 and truly
believe that they are becoming
Americanized in many ways. We leave
n day or two for Vienna, where we
will spend TWO weeks in the hospitals
ind then we take short trip through
portions of Italy and Switzerland.
Many Americans tell us that we will see
Us tlne work in the hospitals of Rome
md in Berne, Switzerland, as anywhere
IN earth. We are both feeling well and
,ramton especially so. He has de.
'eloped an appetite like piano mover
md has gained about ten pounds. II
I'M sure his friends will say took good
are of him on this trip, when we return.
j. M. ALLEN.
London, Nov. 8, 1907.