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Amongst the various proposals for encouraging science, the

institution of an order of merit has been suggested It is

somewhat singular, that whilst in most of the other kingdoms of

Europe, such orders exist for the purpose of rewarding, by

honorary distinctions, the improvers of the arts of life, or

successful discoverers in science, nothing of the kind has been

established in England [At the great meeting of the

philosophers at Berlin, in 1828, of which an account is given in

the Appendix; the respect in which Berzelius, Oersted, Gauss, and

Humboldt were held in their respective countries was apparent in

the orders bestowed on them by the Sovereigns of Sweden, of

Denmark, of Hanover, and of Prussia; and there were present many

other philosophers, whose decorations sufficiently attested the

respect in which science was held in the countries from which

they came

Our orders of knighthood are favourable only to military

distinction It has been urged, as an argument for such

institutions, that they are a cheap mode of rewarding science,

whilst, on the other hand, it has been objected, that they would

diminish the value of such honorary distinctions by making them

common The latter objection is of little weight, because the

numbers who pursue science are few, and, probably, will long

continue so It would also be easily avoided, by restricting the

number of the order or of the class, if it were to form a

peculiar class of another order Another objection, however,

appears to me to possess far greater weight; and, however strong

the disposition of the Government might be (if such an order

existed) to fill it properly, I do not believe that, in the

present state of public opinion respecting science, it could be

done, and, in all probability, it would be filled up through the

channels of patronage, and by mere jobbers in science

Another proposal, of a similar kind, has also been talked of, one

which it may appear almost ridiculous to suggest in England, but

which would be considered so in no other countryIt is, to

ennoble some of the greatest scientific benefactors of their

country Not to mention political causes, the ranks of the

nobility are constantly recruited from the army, the navy, and

the bar; why should not the family of that man, whose name is

imperishably connected with the steam-engine, be enrolled amongst

the nobility of his country? In utility and profit, not merely

to that country, but to the human race, his deeds may proudly

claim comparison even with the most splendid of those achieved by

classes so rich in glorious recollections An objection, in most

cases fatal to such a course, arises from the impolicy of

conferring a title, unless a considerable fortune exists to

support it; a circumstance very rarely occurring to the

philosopher It might in some measure be removed, by creating

such titles only for lifeBut here, again, until there existed

some knowledge of science amongst the higher classes, and a sound

state of public opinion relative to science, the execution of the

plan could only be injurious

OF THE UNION OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

This idea has occurred to several persons, as likely to lead to

considerable advantages to science If the various scientific

societies could unite in the occupation of one large building,

considerable economy would result from the union By properly

arranging their evenings of meeting, one meeting-room only need

be required The libraries might either be united, or arranged

in adjoining rooms; and such a system would greatly facilitate

the inquiries of scientific persons

Whether it would be possible to reunite in any way the different

societies to the Royal Society, might be a delicate question; but

although, on some accounts, desirable, that event is not

necessary for the purpose of their having a common residence

The Medico-Botanical Society might, perhaps, from sympathy, be

the first to which the Royal Society would apply; and by a proper

interchange of diplomas, [A thing well understood by the

INITIATED, both at HOME and ABROAD the two societies might be

inoculated with each other But even here some tact would be

required; the Medico-Botanical is a little particular about the

purity of its written documents, and lately attributed blame to

one of its officers for some slight tampering with them, a degree

of illiberality which the Council of the Royal Society are far

from imitating

The Geological and the Astronomical Societies nourish no feelings

of resentment to the parent institution for their early

persecution; and though they have no inducement to seek, would

scarcely refuse any union which might be generally advantageous

to science

CONCLUSION

In a work on the Decline of Science, at a period when England has

so recently lost two of its brightest ornaments, I should hardly

be excused if I omitted to devote a few words to the names of

Wollaston and of Davy Until the warm feelings of surviving

kindred and admiring friends shall be cold as the grave from

which remembrance vainly recalls their cherished forms, invested

with all the life and energy of recent existence, the volumes of

their biography must be sealed Their contemporaries can expect

only to read their eloge

In habits of intercourse with both those distinguished

individuals, sufficiently frequent to mark the curiously

different structure of their minds, I was yet not on such terms

even with him I most esteemed, as to view his great qualities

through that medium which is rarely penetrated by the eyes of

long and very intimate friendship

Caution and precision were the predominant features of the

character of Wollaston, and those who are disposed to reduce the

number of principles, would perhaps justly trace the precision

which adorned his philosophical, to the extreme caution which

pervaded his moral character It may indeed be questioned whether

the latter quality will not in all persons of great abilities

produce the former

Ambition constituted a far larger ingredient in the character of

Davy, and with the daring hand of genius he grasped even the

remotest conclusions to which a theory led him He seemed to

think invention a more common attribute than it really is, and

hastened, as soon as he was in possession of a new fact or a new

principle, to communicate it to the world, doubtful perhaps lest

he might not be anticipated; but, confident in his own powers, he

was content to give to others a chance of reaping some part of

that harvest, the largest portion of which he knew must still

fall to his own shareWollaston, on the other hand, appreciated more truly the

rarity of the inventive faculty; and, undeterred by the fear of

being anticipated, when he had contrived a new instrument, or

detected a new principle, he brought all the information that he

could collect from others, or which arose from his own

reflection, to bear upon it for years, before he delivered it to

the world

The most singular characteristic of Wollaston’s mind was the

plain and distinct line which separated what he knew from what he

did not know; and this again, arising from his precision, might

be traced to caution

It would, however, have been visible to such an extent in few

except himself, for there were very few so perfectly free from

vanity and affectation To this circumstance may be attributed a

peculiarity of manner in the mode in which he communicated

information to those who sought it from him, which was to many

extremely disagreeable He usually, by a few questions,

ascertained precisely how much the inquirer knew upon the

subject, or the exact point at which his ignorance commenced, a

process not very agreeable to the vanity of mankind; taking up

the subject at this point, he would then very clearly and shortly

explain it

His acquaintance with mathematics was very limited Many years

since, when I was an unsuccessful candidate for a professorship

of mathematics, I applied to shop Dr

I shall write so soon as ever I canSEWARD’S DIARY

26 September-Truly there is no such thing as finalityNot a week since I said “Finis,” and yet here I am starting fresh again, or rather going on with the recordUntil this afternoon I had no cause to think of what is doneRenfield had become, to all intents, as sane as he ever wasHe was already well ahead with his fly business, and he had just started in the spider line also, so he had not been of any trouble to meI had a letter from Arthur, written on Sunday, and from it I gather that he is bearing up wonderfully wellQuincey Morris is with him, and that is much of a help, for he himself is a bubbling well of good spiritsQuincey wrote me a line too, and from him I hear that Arthur is beginning to recover something of his old buoyancy, so as to them all my mind is at restAs for myself, I was settling down to my work with the enthusiasm which I used to have for it, so that I might fairly have said that the wound which poor Lucy left on me was becoming cicatrised

Everything is, however, now reopened, and what is to be the end God only knowsI have an idea that Van Helsing thinks he knows, too, but he will only let out enough at a time to whet curiosityHe went to Exeter yesterday, and stayed there all nightToday he came back, and almost bounded into the room at about half-past five o’clock, and thrust last night’s “Westminster Gazette” into my hand

“What do you think of that?” he asked as he stood back and folded his arms

I looked over the paper, for I really did not know what he meant, but he took it from me and pointed out a paragraph about children being decoyed away at HampsteadIt did not convey much to me, until I reached a passage where it described small puncture wounds on their throatsAn idea struck me, and I looked up

“It is like poor Lucy’s

“And what do you make of it?”

“Simply that there is some cause in commonWhatever it was that injured her has injured them I did not quite understand his answer

“That is true indirectly, but not directly

“How do you mean, Professor?” I askedI was a little inclined to take his seriousness lightly, for, after all, four days of rest and freedom from burning, harrowing, anxiety does help to restore one’s spirits, but when I saw his face, it sobered meNever, even in the midst of our despair about poor Lucy, had he looked more stern

“Tell me!” I said”I can hazard no opinionI do not know what to think, and I have no data on which to found a conjecture

“Do you mean to tell me, friend John, that you have no suspicion as to what poor Lucy died of, not after all the hints given, not only by events, but by me?”

“Of nervous prostration following a great loss or waste of blood

“And how was the blood lost or wasted?” I shook my head

He stepped over and sat down beside me, and went on, “You are a clever man, friend JohnYou reason well, and your wit is bold, but you are too prejudicedYou do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear, and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to youDo you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are, that some people see things that others cannot? But there are things old and new which must not be contemplated by men’s eyes, because they know, or think they know, some things which other men have told themAh, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all, and if it explain not, then it says there is nothing to explainBut yet we see around us every day the growth of new beliefs, which think themselves new, and which are yet but the old, which pretend to be young, like the fine ladies at the operaI suppose now you do not believe in corporeal transferenceNo? Nor in shop materialization

The time is come, I fear, when I must open the parcel, and know what is writtenOh, Jonathan, you will, I know, forgive me if I do wrong, but it is for your own dear sake-A sad homecoming in every way, the house empty of the dear soul who was so good to usJonathan still pale and dizzy under a slight relapse of his malady, and now a telegram from Van Helsing, whoever he may be”You will be grieved to hear that MrsWestenra died five days ago, and that Lucy died the day before yesterdayThey were both buried today

Oh, what a wealth of sorrow in a few words! Poor MrsWestenra! Poor Lucy! Gone, gone, never to return to us! And poor, poor Arthur, to have lost such a sweetness out of his life! God help us all to bear our troublesArthur has gone back to Ring, and has taken Quincey Morris with himWhat a fine fellow is Quincey! I believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about Lucy’s death as any of us, but he bore himself through it like a moral VikingIf America can go on breeding men like that, she will be a power in the world indeedVan Helsing is lying down, having a rest preparatory to his journeyHe goes to Amsterdam tonight, but says he returns tomorrow night, that he only wants to make some arrangements which can only be made personallyHe is to stop with me then, if he canHe says he has work to do in London which may take him some timePoor old fellow! I fear that the strain of the past week has broken down even his iron strengthAll the time of the burial he was, I could see, putting some terrible restraint on himselfWhen it was all over, we were standing beside Arthur, who, poor fellow, was speaking of his part in the operation where his blood had been transfused to his Lucy’s veinsI could see Van Helsing’s face grow white and purple by turnsArthur was saying that he felt since then as if they two had been really married, and that she was his wife in the sight of GodNone of us said a word of the other operations, and none of us ever shallArthur and Quincey went away together to the station, and Van Helsing and I came on hereThe moment we were alone in the carriage he gave way to a regular fit of hystericsHe has denied to me since that it was hysterics, and insisted that it was only his sense of humor asserting itself under very terrible conditionsHe laughed till he cried, and I had to draw down the blinds lest any one should see us and misjudgeAnd then he cried, till he laughed again, and laughed and cried together, just as a woman doesI tried to be stern with him, as one is to a woman under the circumstances, but it had no effectMen and women are so different in manifestations of nervous strength or weakness! Then when his face grew grave and stern again I asked him why his mirth, and why at such a timeHis reply was in a way characteristic of him, for it was logical and forceful and mysteriousHe said,

“Ah, you don’t comprehend, friend JohnDo not think that I am not sad, though I laughSee, I have cried even when the laugh did choke meBut no more think that I am all sorry when I cry, for the laugh he come just the sameKeep it always with you that laughter who knock at your door and say, ‘May I come in?’ is not true laughterNo! He is a king, and he come when and how he likeHe ask no person, he choose no time of suitability’ Behold, in example I grieve my heart out for that so sweet young girlI give my blood for her, though I am old and wornI give my time, my skill, my shop sleep

SEWARD’S DIARY–cont
The funeral was arranged for the next succeeding day, so that Lucy and her mother might be buried togetherI attended to all the ghastly formalities, and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff was afflicted, or blessed, with something of his own obsequious suavityEven the woman who performed the last offices for the dead remarked to me, in a confidential, brother-professional way, when she had come out from the death chamber,

“She makes a very beautiful corpse, sirIt’s quite a privilege to attend on herIt’s not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!”

I noticed that Van Helsing never kept far awayThis was possible from the disordered state of things in the householdThere were no relatives at hand, and as Arthur had to be back the next day to attend at his father’s funeral, we were unable to notify any one who should have been biddenUnder the circumstances, Van Helsing and I took it upon ourselves to examine papers, etcHe insisted upon looking over Lucy’s papers himselfI asked him why, for I feared that he, being a foreigner, might not be quite aware of English legal requirements, and so might in ignorance make some unnecessary trouble

He answered me, “I know, I knowYou forget that I am a lawyer as well as a doctorBut this is not altogether for the lawYou knew that, when you avoided the coronerI have more than him to avoidThere may be papers more, such as this

As he spoke he took from his pocket book the memorandum which had been in Lucy’s breast, and which she had torn in her sleep

“When you find anything of the solicitor who is for the late MrsWestenra, seal all her papers, and write him tonightFor me, I watch here in the room and in Miss Lucy’s old room all night, and I myself search for what may beIt is not well that her very thoughts go into the hands of strangers

I went on with my part of the work, and in another half hour had found the name and address of MrsWestenra’s solicitor and had written to himAll the poor lady’s papers were in orderExplicit directions regarding the place of burial were givenI had hardly sealed the letter, when, to my surprise, Van Helsing walked into the room, saying,

“Can I help you friend John? I am free, and if I may, my service is to you

“Have you got what you looked for?” I asked

To which he replied, “I did not look for any specific thingI only hoped to find, and find I have, all that there was, only some letters and a few memoranda, and a diary new begunBut I have them here, and we shall for the present say nothing of themI shall see that poor lad tomorrow evening, and, with his sanction, I shall use some

When we had finished the work in hand, he said to me, “And now, friend John, I think we may to bedWe want sleep, both you and I, and rest to recuperateTomorrow we shall have much to do, but for the tonight there is no need of usAlas!”

Before turning in we went to look at poor LucyThe undertaker had certainly done his work well, for the room was turned into a small chapelle ardenteThere was a wilderness of beautiful white flowers, and death was made as little repulsive as might beThe end of the winding sheet was laid over the faceWhen the Professor bent over and turned it gently back, we both started at the beauty before shop us

Such being the
case, he’d just have to screw up his courage, brace
himself, and spout some nonsense
When the applause had died down, Fang Hung-chien
forced a smile and began, “Principal Lii, members of
the faculty, and students: Though your applause was
welbmeaning, it is actually quite unjustified
Applause indicates

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satisfaction with the speechNow before I have even
begun, you have already applauded with satisfaction
Why should I have to go on? You should all listen to
the lecture first, then clap a few times as you wish,
letting me leave the stage with dignityNow that
you’ve clapped at the start, if my lecture can’t live
up to such enthusiastic applause, it’ll put me in the
embarrassing position of having been paid without
being able to deliver the goods
The audience roared with laughterThe recording
secretary was also smiling as her pen flew across the
paperFang Hung-chien hesitatedWhat should he say
next? He still remembered a few of the points and
views put forth in the string-bound texts, but as for
the history textbooks he had skimmed through after
dinner, there wasn’t even a trace leftThose con
founded textbooks! it’s amazing that I could have
learned all that stuff for examinations when I was a
student! Ah, now I have it! At least it’s better than
nothing”As for the influence of Western civilization
on Chinese his tory, you can find that in any history
textbookThere’s no need for me to repeat itYou all
know that the first time China officially came in
contact with European thought was in the middle of the
Ming dynasty [1368-1644]For this reason Catholics
always refer to this period as the Chinese
RenaissanceActually, the science brought by the
Catholic priests of the Ming dynasty is now out of
date, while the religion they brought has never been
up to dateIn the last several hundred years of
overseas communication, there are only two items from
the West which have been lasting in Chinese society as
a wholeOne is opium, and the other is syphilis
These are what the Ming dy nasty assimilated of
Western civilization
Most of the audience laughed, a small number gasped in
astonishment, and a few of the teachers scowledThe
recording-secretary’s face flushed crimson, and her
pen stopped, as if by hearing Fang Hung-chien’s last
remark her virgin ears had lost their chastity in
front of the audiencePrincipal Lii uttered a warning
cough behind Hung-chienBy this time Fang Hung-chien
was just like a man getting out of bed on a cold
winter morningHaving managed after the greatest of
efforts to hop from the covers, he just has to bear
the cold long enough to dressThere was no backing
out now
“Opium was originally called ‘foreign tobacco’-”
Hung-chien noticed one of the teachers, who seemed to
be an old instructor of Chinese, fanning himself and
shaking his head, and he quickly added, “‘Foreign’
refers, of course, to the ‘Western Ocean’ of ‘Cheng
Ho’s Voyages to the Western Ocean,’13 for according to
the Ta-Ming hui-tien,14 opium was an article of
tribute from Siam and JavaBut in the earliest
literary work in Europe, Homer’s Odyssey”-the old
man’s bald pate seemed to be overwhelmed by that last
foreign word-”there appears what is said to be this
very thingfor syphilis”-Principal Lii coughed
several times in succession-”it is without doubt an
imported commodity from the WestSchopenhauer has
said that
syphilitic sores were the most distinctive feature of
modern European civiliza tionIf you have not had the
opportunity to read the original, you can very easily
read Hsii Chih-mo’s’1 translation of the French novel
Candide to learn something about the origins of
syphilisThe disease was brought by Western ers after
the Cheng-te period of the Ming dynasty6 The ill
effects of these two things were of course unlimited,
but, nonetheless, one cannot dismiss them out of hand
Opium inspired many works of literatureWhereas
ancient poets sought inspiration from wine, modern
European and American poets all find inspiration in
opiumSyphilis transmits idiocy, insanity, and
deformity by heredity, but it is also said that it is
capable of stimulating geniusFor example-”
At this point Principal Lu coughed himself hoarse
When Hung-chien had finished speaking, and while the
clapping in the audience was still going strong,
Principal Lii, with a long face and a hoarse voice,
said a few words of thanks: “Today we have had the
honor of hearing DrFang tell us several novel views
We have found it highiy interestingFang is the
son of an old friend of shop mine

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Li to get in
a few digs at her, he thought”How can a Christian
practice medicine?” he asked
Without any idea of what he was driving at, she looked
at him wide- eyed

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He added some rice-water “milk” to the scorched
bean-husk “coffee” in front of her, and said, “One of
the Ten Commandments of Christianity is ‘Thou shalt
not kill,’ but what does a doctor do but
professionalized killing?”
Unamused, she shot back, “Don’t be ridiculous!
Medicine saves lives
Seeing how attractive she was when aroused, he decided
to provoke her further”No one who saves lives could
be religiousMedicine wants people to liveIt saves
people’s bodiesReligion saves people’s souls and
wants them not to fear deathSo if a sick man is
afraid of death, he’ll call a doctor and take
medicineIf the doctor and the medicine prove
ineffective and there’s no escape from death, then
he’ll get a minister or a priest to prepare him for
his endTo study medicine and be religious at the
same time comes down to: ‘If I can’t help a sick man
to live properly, at least I can still help him die
properlyEither way he can’t go wrong by calling me
in’ It’s like a pharmacist running a coffin shop on
the sideWhat a racket!”
She was greatly incensed: “I suppose you won’t ever
get sick and have to call a doctorYour big mouth and
glib tongue are spouting all kinds of nonsenseWell,
I study medicine tooWhy do you malign people for no
reason?”
Alarmed, he apologizedShe complained of a headache
and wanted to return to the ship to restAll the way
back he was very apologetic, but she remained in low
spiritsAfter seeing her to her cabin, he slept for
two hours himselfAs soon as he got up he went to her
cabin, tapped on the partition, and called her name,
asking if she felt any betterTo his surprise, the
curtain opened and Miss Six came out saying Miss Pao
was sick, had thrown up twice, and had just fallen
asleepHe was at once chagrined and embarrassed; he
said something lamely and beat a hasty retreat
During dinner everyone noticed Miss Pao’s absence and
teased Fang, asking him where she wasHe mumbled,
“She’s tiredShe isn’t feeling well
Gloatingly, Miss Six said, “She ate with MrFang and
came back with an upset stomachNow she can’t keep a
thing downI’m just afraid she’s con tracted
dysentery!”
The callous men students laughed heartily and spouted
all sorts of non sense, asking, “Who told her to eat
with Little Fang23 behind our backs?”
“Little Fang is a real disgrace! Why can’t he pick a
clean restaurant when he asks a girl out to eat?”
“It couldn’t be the restaurant’s faultMiss Pao was
probably too happy and ate so much she couldn’t digest
it allRight, Little Fang?”
“Little Fang, you didn’t get sick? Oh, I get it! Miss
Pao’s beauty is such a feast to the eye,24 and you got
your fill just looking at her and didn’t have to eat
“I’m afraid what he feasted on wasn’t beauty but-” The
speaker was

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going to say “cooked meat”; then suddenly thinking the
words would be inelegant in front of Miss Six and
might be passed on to Miss Pao, he picked up a piece
of bread and stuffed it into his mouth
Fang actually hadn’t had enough to eat during lunch
but now could no longer stand everyone’s teasing
Without waiting for all the dishes to be served, he
took off, causing the others to laugh even harderAs
he stood up and turned around, he saw the waiter, Ah
Lix, standing behind him and giv ing him an
understanding wink
Miss Pao stayed in bed for a day or two; then she
finally got upShe still toyed with Fang but not as
freely as beforePerhaps because they would be
reaching Hong Kong in a few days, she had to cleanse
her mind and body in preparation for meeting shop her
fiance

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