The sun., 1907-11-17
PRTSTCTANS FORTUNES.
Sarge EstsIes LEFT NY MesIIcas saen -AAse
Wercls 81 FnSmous Dsctsrs.
From. the BritisA HrdicaI IeBrndf.

From. the British HrdicdI .IeVrndf.
NothnaRe. who died alone In Ms room,
noted his own symps ons to the last. 4
letter TO his assistant is said 10 have ended
as follows: Written late on the evening
of July 9. Just after eXperien cling these severe
attacks died OF calcincation Of the
arteries" Trauba aleO made observations
on himself 10 the very end. I.oc0ck ex-
pressed wish 20 he present At the poet-
mortem examination on himself; and anlenR
Cuvier's last recorded words is q remark.
~ his fingers twitched Involuntary, Charles
Bell Ia right: 'te sont les nerfs de- Ia volonte
uul sOnt msladTs.'" Dyce Davidson. pro-
fessor at Aberdeen. died Immediately sfter
saying to hls oiase. speaking Of the next
meeting. which WAS never 20 take place.
"FOHr o'clock on Monday, gentlemen; =
O'Clock"
Several doctors have taken their lsave
with q b,essing 20 those around them. Astlry
CoOpcr's last recorded words are. God bless.
you and good-by to you air. lie had pre-
viously said TO his physiciRns. Bright and
ChBmbers, Coda viii he Done; God bless.
you both" adding. You must excuse me.
but I shah take no more medicine" Benja-
min BrOdie was heard to mutter: After all.
God is very rood" The saddeet of all re-
corded last wOrds are probably those NJ
oliver Goldsmith. who, when asked By his
physician IL his mind was \. eAee. said: mo.
Hunters mind seems TO have been fan OF
bright thoughts at tho moment ~ death. for
he said: IF 1 could hold a pen, what book
I could writel"
Paateur and Darwin. though not bplon gihs
to the medical profession. are veneratcd
by u as teachers. Darwins lsst words
we're, 4 arm not the ieaet afraid 70 die
Paeteur was offered a cup Of milk. and. being
unable To swsttow 10, murmured. II cannot.
Ho passed away with one hand in hiS wifes.
the other efasping a crucihx. Lastly are
mentioned the last words Of Mirabeau. which
are said to have been addressed TO a doctor.
He wrote on a alp Of paper which he gave
10 his physician. the philosopher CRbanit.
the single word -DOrnir. Another adcount.
which may be an expanded version Of thia.
Ia that. after begging for an anodyDe. he
said reproachfnlly 10 the doctor. We're you
nOG my physician and my friendl Ind you
not promise to spare me the suffering Of
suoh death? Must ! go away carrying
with me the regret OF having conflded in
your" This Is rather q long and rhetorical
speech for dying man.
IL In given 10 few men OF any profession
TO accumulate such large fortunes as the
late Lord Brampton and Mr.. Murphy. X. e..
have left behind them fortunes amounting
to Ein. 900 and E231 900 respectively; but
to say as stated by q contemporary. that
such an achievement is only possible In the
law is scarcely IN accordance with the facts.
Three medical men at least have left estates
still larger than the greater OF these Thirty
years ago DIR. BlundelI died worth more
than a third of q million pounds more e1-
actly. 1850. 900: during his ffty-three years
I OF strenuous professional life Sir william
Jenner accumulated the enormous sum Of
E97S. 900. though IL In doubtful II he ever
made more than EI7.OO0 In any year; and
Sir william Gull left personality valued at
ESQ. 900. Dr. T. X. Armitags died. at a.
worth E2I7. 900; Sir Erasmus Wilson left
G2el. 900 behind him. and Sir Andrew CIarks
savings reached R20a, 900.