To the Editor of the "Norra-Cu1na Dairy News."
Sir,—The "Herald" of the 28th May brought yesterday the sad news that Dr. Macleod has passed away. While your obituary notice does justice to his public activities and to his remarkable intellectual endowments, the sorrow I feel at losing the best friend I ever had impels me to ask your permission to add a few words of tribute to his personal character.
I knew him intimately, and about ten years ago, when he was run down and needed rest, he honoured me by being my guest for a fortnight in Chinkiang: a fortnight I shall never forget. He possessed not only an accurate knowledge of a wide range of subjects, but he was a born teacher and had a rare gift of luminous exposition. Having had no scientific training, but being interested in reading about things that are beyond my mental capacity, I used to turn to him for help, and never in vain. He seemed to take a delight in considering how he could best clear away the clouds of ignorance that obscured my understanding, and then he would begin from the foundation and build up his argument step by step, patiently explaining every difficulty that occurred to me, until I had my problem solved.
When we played golf together, he was more interested in helping me
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