DOI Heft:
April 13, 1878
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17732#0160
Apbil 13, 1878.]
157
THE CORRECT COLOURS.
(Solved.)
Tell thee what is Cambridge blue ?" I " TelFthee what'is" Oxford blue?"
Soar where bright as Punch's fun rise
Ridges of divinest hue,
Basking in the golden sunrise I
Mount, and where the glowing day
Pales in azure till all's blue, love,
Take a yard of Heaven away,
And you'll find that that will do,
love.
Hover where the sapphire ocean,
Darkening to a deeper hue,
Mirrors Heaven's eternal motion.
Plunge thee, there, a daring diver;
For the surface—no, that's not it.
In the black and blue reviver
Deeply plunge—and then you've got
it.
HARVEY A HUMBUG !
Ok Monday, the First instant, a numerously attended meeting of members
of the Antiphysiological Society was held at St. Luke's Hall. Besides Anti-
Yivisectionists, the assemblage included Anti-Vaccinationists, Anti-Tobacco
Leaguers,Compulsory Good Templars, Peculiar People, and other enthusiasts of
the same intelligent description. The Chair was occupied by Mr. Moake.
The Chairman said they had met on an anniversary most appropriate to
their purpose. (" Hear, hear ! ") He knew it was commonly called All Fools'
Day. (" Oh, oh ! ") But of course he didn't speak of it as that. He regarded
it as the Tercentenary of the birth of William Harvey, the discoverer of the
Circulation of the Blood; and there were those who misrht think Harvey's
birthday and All Fools' Day were very different, because Harvey was no fool.
Well, he would not exactly call Harvey a fool, for then perhaps he (the
Chairman) should be told that he was another. {A. titter.) But he would say-
that he considered him far from wise, for sufficient understanding would have
enabled him to discover the circulation of the blood, or anything else, without
resorting to vivisection. He certainly thought Harvey the anatomist a very
much over-rated man. There was another Harvey whom he thought a much
greater man than the discoverer of the blood's circulation: he meant the
Harvey who discovered Harvey's Sauce. {Laughter.) Too much had been
made of the former discovery and all such discoveries. Patients continued to
die in spite of them, and doctors differed.' It was argued that Harvey's—
Circulation Harvey's—discovery enabled surgeons to perform great operations
before unthought of, taking up and tying arteries, and so on—things just as well
let alone. He didn't believe m doctors, nor surgeons neither—he owned him-
self one of those whose faith was faith alone. {Cheers-)
Faith against physic, he said; ay, and against surgery,
too. The faith that sufficed for the cure of a fever
would be just as equal to setting a broken bone.
{"Hear/") Perhaps mere faith had never yet been
tried in that case, but whenever it was, of course it
would prove no less effectual than in the other. A living
faith would nullify any necessity for operations on live
creatures. To return to Harvey, he would suggest that
they should endeavour to make him cease to be quoted
as an authority for vivisection. They should take
measures to destroy the influence of his name. Suppose
a prize were offered for the best Essay written with that
view. Its title might be The Unimportance of the
Circulation, or The Discovery of the Circulation of the
Blood of No Use. Perhaps even a reward might be
held out for the clearest demonstration that there was in
fact no truth at all in the theory of the circulation of
the blood—which was his (the Chairman's) own private
opinion. An astronomer named Parallax had proved
the earth a flat, and himself too, some said, but satire
was no argument. No doubt the earth was also station-
ary, and so he (the Chairman) suspected was the blood
as well. {Cheers.) A further remuneration ought to be
advertised for a Cartoon of Harvey dissecting an ago-
nised lapdog, to be copied and posted all over London.
A lot of physicians and surgeons were soliciting sub-
scriptions to a Harvey Tercentenary Memorial Fund, for
erecting a statue to Harvey at Folkestone, where he
was born on April Fools' Day, 1578, but by far the fittest
testimonial to him would be an Anti-Vivisection poster.
(Mr. Moake sat down amid vociferous applause.)
After a series of addresses from Mr. Cranke, Mr.
Chotchie, Mr. Ltjnes, Mr. Looseslate, and Sir Simeon"
Snipe, a Committee was appointed to report on Mr.
Moake's suggestions, and the Meeting concluded.
A FILLIP FOR THE FAITHFUL.
" Never look a gift-horse in the mouth."—Old Proverb.
[The Pope complains that the presents of the faithful assume
too frequently the form of bric-d-brac, and too seldom that
of hard cash.]
Leo XII. loquitur—
Dear Brethren! There's nought to a Pontiff more
sweet
Than the gifts which the faithful ones pile at his feet,
The signs most substantial, and surest by far,
Of a zeal that's not slack, and of purse-strings that are.
Be sure that his heart, as your gifts you deliver,
Will welcome each off'ring, and warm to its giverr
But, Brethren, one delicate hint we may drop—
We do not keep an Old Curiosity Shop,
Or warehouse of mere bric-d-brac, at the Vatican.
The apophthegm old, " bis dot qui citb dat," I can
Fully endorse, but I'd fain add to that
"He who gives what's most wanted, gives thrice."
Verbum sat.
Squat Japanese Idols we would not pooh-pooh, _
They are all very well—from an Art point of view ;
Nor would we discourage our liberal laics
By sneering at " Chromos " or Roman Mosaics,
But butchers and bakers would both hold it odd
If I tried to pay them with an ivory god,
While Swiss Guards might look—well, exceedingly
funny,
If offered buhl inkstands instead of their money.
Remember that oft, on this lucre-ruled earth,
Money's handier far than the best money's worth,
And a Pope cannot quite play the usurer's part,
And offer " half cash down, and half works of Art! "
'lis painful to think that the pagan god Plutus
So deeply should e'en now inearth and embrute us.
But I think the assertion will not be deemed rash,
That the handiest gift, these hard times, is hard cash.'
So if you would hit our chief need to a nicety,
Dear Brethren, you've now the straight tip. Bene-
dicite ! _
Somebody's Policy.
{By Theseus, King of Athens.)
" Such shaping fantasies that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends."
Midsummer Night's Bream-, Act v., Sc. 1.
vol. lxxtv.
157
THE CORRECT COLOURS.
(Solved.)
Tell thee what is Cambridge blue ?" I " TelFthee what'is" Oxford blue?"
Soar where bright as Punch's fun rise
Ridges of divinest hue,
Basking in the golden sunrise I
Mount, and where the glowing day
Pales in azure till all's blue, love,
Take a yard of Heaven away,
And you'll find that that will do,
love.
Hover where the sapphire ocean,
Darkening to a deeper hue,
Mirrors Heaven's eternal motion.
Plunge thee, there, a daring diver;
For the surface—no, that's not it.
In the black and blue reviver
Deeply plunge—and then you've got
it.
HARVEY A HUMBUG !
Ok Monday, the First instant, a numerously attended meeting of members
of the Antiphysiological Society was held at St. Luke's Hall. Besides Anti-
Yivisectionists, the assemblage included Anti-Vaccinationists, Anti-Tobacco
Leaguers,Compulsory Good Templars, Peculiar People, and other enthusiasts of
the same intelligent description. The Chair was occupied by Mr. Moake.
The Chairman said they had met on an anniversary most appropriate to
their purpose. (" Hear, hear ! ") He knew it was commonly called All Fools'
Day. (" Oh, oh ! ") But of course he didn't speak of it as that. He regarded
it as the Tercentenary of the birth of William Harvey, the discoverer of the
Circulation of the Blood; and there were those who misrht think Harvey's
birthday and All Fools' Day were very different, because Harvey was no fool.
Well, he would not exactly call Harvey a fool, for then perhaps he (the
Chairman) should be told that he was another. {A. titter.) But he would say-
that he considered him far from wise, for sufficient understanding would have
enabled him to discover the circulation of the blood, or anything else, without
resorting to vivisection. He certainly thought Harvey the anatomist a very
much over-rated man. There was another Harvey whom he thought a much
greater man than the discoverer of the blood's circulation: he meant the
Harvey who discovered Harvey's Sauce. {Laughter.) Too much had been
made of the former discovery and all such discoveries. Patients continued to
die in spite of them, and doctors differed.' It was argued that Harvey's—
Circulation Harvey's—discovery enabled surgeons to perform great operations
before unthought of, taking up and tying arteries, and so on—things just as well
let alone. He didn't believe m doctors, nor surgeons neither—he owned him-
self one of those whose faith was faith alone. {Cheers-)
Faith against physic, he said; ay, and against surgery,
too. The faith that sufficed for the cure of a fever
would be just as equal to setting a broken bone.
{"Hear/") Perhaps mere faith had never yet been
tried in that case, but whenever it was, of course it
would prove no less effectual than in the other. A living
faith would nullify any necessity for operations on live
creatures. To return to Harvey, he would suggest that
they should endeavour to make him cease to be quoted
as an authority for vivisection. They should take
measures to destroy the influence of his name. Suppose
a prize were offered for the best Essay written with that
view. Its title might be The Unimportance of the
Circulation, or The Discovery of the Circulation of the
Blood of No Use. Perhaps even a reward might be
held out for the clearest demonstration that there was in
fact no truth at all in the theory of the circulation of
the blood—which was his (the Chairman's) own private
opinion. An astronomer named Parallax had proved
the earth a flat, and himself too, some said, but satire
was no argument. No doubt the earth was also station-
ary, and so he (the Chairman) suspected was the blood
as well. {Cheers.) A further remuneration ought to be
advertised for a Cartoon of Harvey dissecting an ago-
nised lapdog, to be copied and posted all over London.
A lot of physicians and surgeons were soliciting sub-
scriptions to a Harvey Tercentenary Memorial Fund, for
erecting a statue to Harvey at Folkestone, where he
was born on April Fools' Day, 1578, but by far the fittest
testimonial to him would be an Anti-Vivisection poster.
(Mr. Moake sat down amid vociferous applause.)
After a series of addresses from Mr. Cranke, Mr.
Chotchie, Mr. Ltjnes, Mr. Looseslate, and Sir Simeon"
Snipe, a Committee was appointed to report on Mr.
Moake's suggestions, and the Meeting concluded.
A FILLIP FOR THE FAITHFUL.
" Never look a gift-horse in the mouth."—Old Proverb.
[The Pope complains that the presents of the faithful assume
too frequently the form of bric-d-brac, and too seldom that
of hard cash.]
Leo XII. loquitur—
Dear Brethren! There's nought to a Pontiff more
sweet
Than the gifts which the faithful ones pile at his feet,
The signs most substantial, and surest by far,
Of a zeal that's not slack, and of purse-strings that are.
Be sure that his heart, as your gifts you deliver,
Will welcome each off'ring, and warm to its giverr
But, Brethren, one delicate hint we may drop—
We do not keep an Old Curiosity Shop,
Or warehouse of mere bric-d-brac, at the Vatican.
The apophthegm old, " bis dot qui citb dat," I can
Fully endorse, but I'd fain add to that
"He who gives what's most wanted, gives thrice."
Verbum sat.
Squat Japanese Idols we would not pooh-pooh, _
They are all very well—from an Art point of view ;
Nor would we discourage our liberal laics
By sneering at " Chromos " or Roman Mosaics,
But butchers and bakers would both hold it odd
If I tried to pay them with an ivory god,
While Swiss Guards might look—well, exceedingly
funny,
If offered buhl inkstands instead of their money.
Remember that oft, on this lucre-ruled earth,
Money's handier far than the best money's worth,
And a Pope cannot quite play the usurer's part,
And offer " half cash down, and half works of Art! "
'lis painful to think that the pagan god Plutus
So deeply should e'en now inearth and embrute us.
But I think the assertion will not be deemed rash,
That the handiest gift, these hard times, is hard cash.'
So if you would hit our chief need to a nicety,
Dear Brethren, you've now the straight tip. Bene-
dicite ! _
Somebody's Policy.
{By Theseus, King of Athens.)
" Such shaping fantasies that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends."
Midsummer Night's Bream-, Act v., Sc. 1.
vol. lxxtv.