Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-17
Letter From DIR. Findley.

quently quiet sea. L came In tne
ship Coronis Of the Cunsrd line and
delightful and commodious vessel 1t
was. Upon landing l spent one day
in Liverpool and found the day quite
as mach time as cared to spend there,
as Liverpool Is a very smoky. dingy
looking city, not as desirable in ap-
pearance as the average city Of its
size in America. Early the following
morning went by London express
train to London. The cars and engine
are 40 small that the train looked not
unlike the American street cars.
When first looked at it, 1t reminded
me.of my boys toy train. l found
them much more commodious than
they looked and made very good time
running from Liverpool to London in
about four hours. The country be-
tween looked not as thickly populated
as eastern states in our own country.
Reaching London at noon, was
driven directly to the long famed
Moorfields or Royal London opthalmic
hospital where / found the deoired
work. There are more eye patients
in day. than any other hospi-
tai in the world. There are from five
to seven hundred eye patients day
including most every known disease.
The work is most desirsbly arranged
80 that the time is spent with the
most interesting cases that are need
ing treatment, operation or glasses.
or course l can only work in one de-
partment at a time but the work is
80 arranged that l can work in any
department at any time l desire, so
that most important work can be se'
lected. My forenoons are given to
this work and the afternoons and
part of the evenings to the ear, nose
and throat..in the Royal Central ear,
nose and throat hospital which Is the
largest of its kind in London and
where work is very satisfactory. An
average Of 80 operations and 600
treatments is claimed for. hits institu'
tion. / find greater variety of
cases and work more satisfactory
than In n. Y. Chicago or Kansas
City. devote five and half days
of each week to work and the remain
ing time for recuperation and seeing
the many interesting sights Of Lon
don.
The first Sunday in London l attend
cd church services in the Westminster
Abbey, one of the most historic build
ings known. II is a beautiful struct
ure Of Gothic architecture beyond my
power to describe. In it has beer
crowned every king Of England since
Harold ana there he lies buried. Their
are also almost innumerable Of thu
historic men here buried. among then
are Sigbest. King of the East Saxons
; Mary, Queen of SCOTS and Queer
: Elizabeth, who condemned Mary II
the beheading block. Edward the con
fossor In the chapel dedicated to hi
memory aud in which are kept tn
Scottish and English coronation chair
and the sword and shield of Edward
the Ill.
Facing the Westminster Abbey anC
magnifioently seated beside the rivei
Thames are the houses of Parliament
This also Is most mas sive anC
beautiful Gothic structure, covering
eight acres OF space. In IL is con
Quoted all the Legislative business OF
the British Empire. IL is composed
of II courts aud contains 1000 apart
ments.
At one end of the building is the
clock tower and the other the Nictoria
tower in which is the bell known AT
big Ben, which weighs IS tons.
American visitors are admitted by
making previous arrangements to both
the house of Lords and the house Of
Commons. The museums and park:
and other points Of interest may
write you of later.
The people of England are disappoint
ing to most visitors from our fail
land. The wealth is in the possession
Of the few and the masses are distress
ingly poor, 1t is not anything un
usual daring 10 minutes walk tC
have six or eight persons-old wome'
or men each with breath foul with
intoxicsnt drinks or poorly cared fol
children ask for "only hsfens'-
half penny. One evening last week al
| was returning from an evening clinic
| was asked FOR "only hafens" by sil
or eight children who looked very des.
titute some were making drawings
on the walk and asking the passers by
10 look at the drawings and then give
them "a hsfens-just rs they had seen
the numerous lame persons do-ans
with in block OF this scene of power.
~ saw greater number of men and
women drinking and some drunken as