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convince you easily that Virgil was
a Celt He can show that all modern melody
emanated from Ireland. "Irish" Celtic"
"Gaelic"-these words have their own demo-
taton and connotation, which very likely
convict me of error but the doctor is man
with a sense of humor and only crave his
pardon If have made any mistake.
I have certainly described the doctor as
Irish, and there's no harm in that, but it's
high time for another description. The Sub
ject" of this sketch-hes my patient just
now-is a delightful cosmopolitan, a worthy
citizen of the world. He has seen much and
been nearly everywhere. Three years he
studied at the Gregorian University in Rome;
other years he studied in Berlin and in
Vienna. He has visited Europe on many
different errands. Everywhere he made
friends with the great and the little Liszt
he knew intimately. He is by the way, a
proficient student of comparative music and
the history of music. But this fact, like most
of the others here set down, you would never
learn from the modest DOCTOR
Verify. the variety of this mans accom-
pllshments defies a calm enumeration. There
is only one way left to get the matter straight
and that is to try chronology Austin OMal-
ley was born in Pittston in 1858. He was
graduated from Fordham in 1878, received
the degree of Phi. D. from Georgetown Univer-
sity in 1888, and from the same institution
the degree of NJ. D. in 1898. For time he
was bacteriologist of the District of Column
bia and did notable work in tracking and
tanning the ,diphtheria bacillus. Then he
went to Indiana, succeeding Maurice Francis
Egan as professor of English literature.
Here 1t should be noted that Doctor O'Mal-
ley has a solid reputation as an authority
on the sonnets of half a dozen languages
and has written some pretty good ones of
his own-in English, anyway. for 1 haven't
read the others. He is the author of num-
ber of books: Essays in Pastoral Medicine"
lin collaboration, 1.-THE Cure of Alcoholism"
and when called on him the other day he
was busy with the manuscript of a new
volume, Morals in Medicine"
DIR. O'Malley in Latin
Medico-moral problems are the hobby
which has now become his principal line of
work. He has been at it for some time now;
indeed he has always been considerably in
terested in the subject, but today he is q
recognized authority in the field. moral
philosopher and doctor of medicine, he brings
to bear a splendid training for the difficult,
complex and profound questions with which
he has to deal They are practical questions
too. such bring him many inquiries from
clergy and physicians. Famous moral theo-
logians argue with him in Latin and quote
him with confidence. If one OF them has de-
voted Latin volume to 'the iniquities of
Doctor OMalley," it only goes to show the
extent of his reputation and the Importance
attributed to his opinions.
But for the majority of us his little book
of aphorisms is the most interesting. We
will. therefore, conclude with few taken
at random:
Busy souls have no time TO be busybodies.
An Irishman is human enthymeme, all
extremes and no middle
Humor and humility sisters.
The perjurer's mother told white lies
The novel you like is like you.
Some mems brains so badly crowded
with books that nothing can move therein.
An army in peace is like an overcoat in
July-not useful, but not to be thrown
away.
goat Christian is a baptized person that
stTays about town six days In the week,
but stays in the shed on Sunday eating
newspapers. r. II.