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of physiological plienoineiia. I noted that experiments were 

 arranged to ascertain how these phenomena were brought about. 

 I noticed how^ these experiments gave answers, at times precise, 

 at other times inconclusive, as to the characters of the events 

 examined. T was led to think of these experiments, to ask 

 questions myself, to form my own answers from the sequence of 

 the events of any experiment, and, indeed, to inquire of natural 

 occurrences how they hajDpened. 



I trust that I do not weary you with these reminiscences, but 

 T think that it would be advantageous to the people of this 

 C(jmmonwealth if they knew more of the work of that laboratory. 

 I believe that the citizens of this continent would have derived 

 more benefit if Dr. Martin had possessed better opportunities of 

 making others aware of the meaning of scientific education. 

 Charles James Martin had that personal magnetism which gave 

 him command over others. He did not preach to us on his 

 doctrines, but he set us an example in his own attitude to the 

 science that he taught. During the first year, I was the only 

 undergraduate that worked daily in the laboratory at hours 

 beyond those prescribed by the curriculum. Other older men 

 came to do research at his inspiration. Dr. (later Professor) T. 

 Cherry, J. F. Wilkinson, A. B. Colquhoun, A. C. Halford, A. 

 Finch Noyes, and J. W. Barrett (now Sir James) were amongst 

 the earliest workers. A little later, E. H. Embley commenced 

 his investigation upon antesthetics, destined to become one of the 

 principal studies of the laboratory during Dr. Martin's director- 

 ship. Other undergraduates, among whom were R. A. O'Brien, 

 now head of the Wellcome Research Laboratories in London, S. 

 W^. Patterson, M. Lidwill, and, lastly, G. C. Mathieson, endowed 

 with genius of highest order, who might have influenced the world 

 for generations, was regarded as one of the brightest stai's of the 

 rising generation of British scientists, but gave his life at Gallipoli 

 while acting as a regimental medical ofHcer, came into the labora- 

 tory in the next few years. All too soon. Dr. Martin's work 

 among us came to an end. He held no Professorship. An offer 

 from Belfast had been declined, but he accepted with reluctance 

 the post of Director of the Li-ster Institute of Preventive Medi- 



