The late Sir James Dewar, one of the most famous scientists of modern days, has left a will containing provisions which may well excite comment. In it he provides that his body be cremated, that no religious service be held, no bursary, fellowship, scholarsh'a, annual lecture or any other memoriti be founded or connected with his tame by public subscription, and that no biography of his life be published as a separate book.
The part of this to which we would confine our attention is the Jast provision, and it may. well be felt that the deceased had unhappy recollections of libraries. "Let anyone turn to the biographical section of any long established library and note the ponderous and pretentious tomes devoted to minor politicians,. merchants, sailors, soldiers and the like whose names have long since been forgotten. Some of them, if one does happen to recall the name, are even Jikely
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