The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-17
u. Ia ,IAHaUIsE DE FoNTENoY.

- lR MATTER PHlLLIMORE,' a fire.
gnenl r yisitor to the United st d,Ia;
cowardice trial in london last
| week, gave an cxhibit'--r q ambid-
eNteritty BY taking AS, first OF all
time with his left han.. lie diI not so
cutie so far as one cf lis colleagues
on, the bench. who claims 10 be aole 70
take notes about one subject with his
right hand. and aboat an entirely Diff
! fcrcnt matter with his left hand, at
/ one and the same time; a Judge whose
proweases IN this direction recall the
Justice Frederick Crane OF tho Supreme
Court OF New York, in trying two cases
q the s2ir- n'e ~ =" md tns
Hal Of Justice vas gathered the en-
inc other end was assembled !; ci,uIt
cnsnStd In nit for the recovery of
money Judge Crane left the Dcnch,
ana spent the entire noraing in siiid-
ing from one end OF the room 10 the
other cNclaiming, Il Will allow that"
IN passing upon a disputed point in tho
property suit, and ihon a minute later
| eXclaiming, ut the other end of
| the room. You opened the door for the
admission OF that conversation. in your
! direct cNamnation,' in determining 4
question OF contested testimony in the
| divorce case 1t may be added that
| Judge Cranes feat was quite as sue
| cess fully accomplished as Sir Walter
! l'hillimore's display Of ambideXterity in
| the cowardice trial in London.
| King George, Queen Mary, and nearly
every member OF the royal house OF
| England, are ambidcXterous. and it was
| owing TO this that Sir James Crichton
| Browne. the famous physician and
| authority on mental and nervous dis
cases, who was almost as we'll known
! IN America rs in Great B.itain, incurred
/ me ROYAL displeasurc hy declaring. a t
q lecture before the Royal Institution
! IN London in the summer of 1907, that
ri lfft a n, n N
! idints than among sane people and that
| 1t indicated low or degenerate order
| OF Intelligence.
This gift OF enthusiastically, which
4, Queen Victoria possessed herself was
4 impaired by means OF training to all
| her children. at the instance of hcr
husband, the Prince Consort; and King
/ Edward, who was able TO use his left
| arm and hand with just as much facil-
| ity a $ his right, Insisted upon his chill
| dren and srandchldrerh being brought
I Up 10 tho same accomplishment. Queen
| Christina of Spain is likewise a be-
lever in aambidexterity,, and trained
/ her son King Alfonso thereto; while
| others who possess the art are the
f! Young Queen of Spain. Queen Maud oi
1 Norway and her son Crown Prince Olaf,
| eldest son of the Crown Prince OF Ru-
| mania, the reisning Duke OF SAKE CO.
! burg-Gotha. the young Prince Of Wales,
! Prince Henry OF Prussia. and the
| CrownDrlncc OF Germany.
| The most amazing exhibition OF ambi-
tdeNterlty was that which, according
70 Queen Victoria's own testimony
recorded IN her diaries. was given
on one occasion ut Balmoral by
SIT Edwin Landsecr. the celebra ted
painter and ROYAL Academician. Fol-
wniie STAYING at her Highland home
1 ne drew in her presence. and in tina
OF ner husband, the Prince Consort, one
sketch with his right hand. and to-
tally different one with his left, at one
ana tnc same time
o Presidents OF republics, SO far as
an aware, have ever been ambide%
troNS although Emile I.oubet, who foi
seven years occupied the office OF chic
! mnsiStatc Of France. was left handed
Wh}Gn Is not quite the same rs helms
amndcStrons
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