White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-07

What story
"Oh, 1t was rank nonsense about
some queer animals he had discover
ed. | believe he has retracted sinee.
Anyhow, he has suppressed it all. He
gave an interview to a news agency.
and there was such a howl that he
saw Ii wouldn't do. It was a discred-
liable business. There were one or
two folk who we're inclined to take
him seriously. but he soon choked
them Off"
How
"Well, by his insufferable rudeness
and impossible behavior. There was
poor old Wadley of the Geological In
stitute. Wadley sent a message, The
president of the Geological institute
presents his compliments to Professor
Challenger and would take 1t as a per
sonal favor If he would do them the
honor to come to their next meeing.'
The answer made by Professor Chal.
lenger was unprintable.
"You don't say"
well. Il bowdlerized version Of 1t
would run. Professor Challenger pre-
senfs his compliments TO the president
of the Geological institute and would
take ii as a personal favor If he would
go to the devil"
Good Lordir'
Yes: | expect that's what old Wad
ley said. | remember his wall at the
meeting, which began. In fifty years
experience of scientific Intercourse
1t quite broke the old man up. He
hasn't recovered yet"
Anything more about Challenger
well, I'm a b~actcriologist, you know.
/ live in a 900 diameter microscope. |
can hardly claim TO take serious notice
of anything that | can see with my
naked eye. I'm "a frontiersman from
the extreme edge of the movable, and
| feel quite out of place when | leave
my study and come into touch with all
you great, rough, hulking creatures.
I'm too detached to talk scandal, and
yet at scientific Conversations | have
heard something of Challenger, for he
Is one of those men whom nobody can
ignore. He's as clever as they make
'em, a full charged battery of force and
vitality. but a quarrelsome, i'll condi-
toned faddist and INSCRIPTIONS at
that. lie had gone the length of fax
ing some photographs over the South
American business"
You say he Is a faddist. What Is
his particular fadr'
HE has a thousand, but the latest Is
something about Weissmann and evo-
luton. lie had a fearful row about 1t
in Vienna. | believe"
Half an hour later | was seated in
the newspaper Office. with a huge tome
In front of me. which had been opened
win. with the subheading: Spirited
Protest at Vienna. Lively Proceed
ings." NY scientific education having
been somewhat neglected, / was u
able 10 follow the whole argument, but
it was evident that the English pro
fessor had handled his subject in Il
very aggressive fashion and had thor
oughly annoyed his continental col
leagues. Protests 'Uproar'' and
General appeal to the chairman We're
three of the first brackets which
caught my eye. Most of the matter
might have been written in Chinese
for any definite meaning that it con
veyed to my brain.
Il wish you could translate it into
English for me" said pathetically to
my helpmate.
We'll. it is "A translation. That is
the trouble"
''Then Id better try my uck with
the original"
1T is certainly rather deep for a lay
man.
IF | could only get a single good.
meaty sentence which seemed to con
vey some sort of definite human idea
it would serve my turn. All. yes, this
one will do. | seem in a vague way al.
most to understand IL. I'll copy It out.
This shall be my link with the terrible
professor"
Nothing else | can dor"
well. yes; | propose 10 write To him.
If | could frame the letter here and
use your address IL would give atmos-
phere."
Wen have the fellow around here
making a row and breaking the furni
ture."
"No. no you'll see the letter-nothing
contentious. | assure YOU"
well, that's my chair and desk.
You'll find paper there. I'd Ike tn cen
sor 1t before 1t goes"
1t took some time doing. but | fiatter
myself that 1t wasn't such a bad job
when II was finished. | read II aloud
to the critical bacteriologist with some
pride in my handiwork. This is the
way | worded 1t:
Dear Professor C~hallenger-As a humble
student of nature. l have always taken the
most profound interest in your ~specula-
tions as to the differences between Oar
win and Weissmann. 1 have recently had
occasion to refresh my memory by re-
reading
You internal liar murmured Tarp
Henry.
by re-reading your mastery address at