The sun., 1909-02-28

NNhnB members OF which are now very
Few. The club was originally started in
1884 and its object was to provide q GER
tain meeting ground for few friends who
we're bound together by a community of
scientific interests.
Among the few surviving members who
are still living is Sir Joseph Hooker, o. NJ.
the Oldest member OF the Royal Society
VINO enters his ty-thirduyear next
! June. Another il Lord Avebury, who in
those days was Sir John Lubbock.
Lord Morley, at that time plain John
Morley. was also guest Of the club. and
among the original members may be men
toned Herbert Spencer, William Spottis-
woode, former president Of the Royal
Society; Prof. Tyndall. Prof. George Bush.
F. r. g., secretary Of the Linnean Society,
and Sir Edward Franklsnd. all OF whom
have long since passed away.
The original circle OF members was
broken up by the death of Spottiswoode in
1888, and after holding 240 meetings the
club eventually came to an end. the last
gathering being held in 1893.
! Paris Ia waiting for the sun-and the
Americans. The correspondent OF the
Pail Mall Gozette writes:
Il have previously referred to the Amer
ican revolt against the dominance of Paris
The street Ia suffering not from that but
from an attack Of anemia. There 10 no
business.
Hundreds OF work girls have been
discharged from leading houses during
the opening weeks OF the year. A well
known ladies' tailor generally returns at
this season Of the year from America, his
pockets full Of orders This year he car
ried to his expectant staif just ten orders.
Hands who had been kept on during the
normally slack season in the hops OF
orders were turned away; there was
nothing for them to do
Bankruptcy sits among the dainty
wares Of modistes and oouturiers until
things change-with the sun. The Amer
loan. that comforting person who pays
all bills is non est In Paris just now.
60 into the smart restaurants that de-
pend chiefly upon this custom and you
will find bowling wilderness. counted
six persons supping at midnight at one Of
the principal places where they eat few
days ago. Customers were less numerous
than the band.
when the transatlantic invasion sets
in the crisis will have passed probably.
provided the visitors bring full purses OF
gold. Frenchwomen, with the exception
Of a limited set. do not pay long prices for
their robes; they leave that to the Russians
and the Americans. When the latter lack.
what is to be done?-
Perhaps nothing points out more clearly
the poverty Of the English workingman
than the difficulties which exist at present
at Cardiff from the strike Of the pawn
brokers. These receivers Of property
are at loggerheads with the police Of the
district in consequence Of several Of their
number having been prosecuted for max
ing special charges for the care OF what
are known as soft goods. Until their
grievances have been removed the pawn
brokers say they will remain on strike
and refuse TO take In such pledges, .-,-
Some OF the poor townspeople found
themselves 10 great trouble as result Of
this, for being unable to pawn their Sun
day clothing on Monday, as they were In
the habit Of doing, they have had no
money 70 settle with their tradesmen.
Some idea Of the eject OF the strike
on the tradesmen Of Cardiff may be OBJ
tanned from the fact that the pawnbrokers
there advanced weekly over $500 In
loans on articles pledged with them, and
the laborers regard the pawnshop as
their weekly salvation.
George Bernard Shaw. who seems TO
ness. lectured before the members Of the
Medico-Legal Society at the Royal Soci- |
ETY. OF British Artists last night on
Socialist Criticism Of the Medical Pro-
fession- Among his remarks were the
follow ing:
Il can remember the time when a doc |
tors fee was an honorarium which he re- |
ceived with a change Of manner which |
exhibited delightful surprise. Nowadays !
you ask your doctor how much you owe |
him just as you would an ordinary |
tradesman.
The idea of doctor as tradesman is |
abhorrent. and 50 you find advertising is |
but when doctor tries to get |
rid Of his poorer patients and keep his |
richer patrons he joins the College Of !
thdt hC Odhuot iSSONct
his fees at all.
THE doctor OF to-day Is driven by COM
petition to the greatest Of all impostures-
a man who sells cures II Is most repug-
nant to him. He cannot prescribe sbso-
lutely scientific hygienic methods to his
because II Is too expensive, and
therefore the medical man is forced TO be-
come a swindler.
a doctor In private practice cannot get
ahead Of the prejudices OF his patient, and
the doctor must be released from the isno-
rance Of his clients. He is often forced 10
perform unnecessary operations simply
because they are fashionable.
-You must have the medical profession
,ocialized because medical men are
driven 70 claim powers over the ordinary
man which cannot be entrusted to any
private body whatever. II you are going
10 compel people to adopt hygienic meas
lres on the scale that you are you must
have democratic control. We have taken
he children and educated them in spite
II the parents. and now We must have
he doctor placed In an independent and
nonorab le position
Some parts Of England, part icularly
he south and the midlands, are suffering
no m a plague OF moles. They have
appeared In numbers altogether unprece-