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Sir Isaac had an idea that the usual weaknesses and 

 dangers attending old age could to a great extent be 

 prevented by careful dieting, his beliet being that 

 senility both of brain and body is caused by the 

 deposition in the brain and along the course of the 

 arteries, the veins and other vessels, of calcareous 

 matter. That the hardening of these vessels is often 

 the cause of senile decay is well known. 



The death of no Member of the House of Commons 

 was more deplored than that of Frank Lockwood. 

 His geniality, good temper, and wit made him a 

 favourite with all parties, whilst his wonderful artistic 

 power as a caricaturist would have won a fortune 

 had he chosen to cultivate it. His humour was, 

 however, not confined to paper. One day, when 

 dining out with his wife, a Scottish Laird and his 

 lady were of the company. The Laird, according to 

 custom, was announced by the name of his holding : 

 " Lochdhu and Mrs. Macbain," upon which Sir Frank 

 told the servant to announce them as " 36 Lennox 

 Gardens and Lady Lockwood." 



In December, 1888, I gave notice of my intention 

 to introduce a Bill for reforming the present method of 

 holding Parliamentary elections and other purposes. 

 The principal provision was that the Register of 

 Parliamentary voters revised during the early part of 

 the autumn should come into force on the first day 

 of November instead of the first day of January, and 

 further, that all Parliamentary elections in a general 

 appeal to the country should be held on the same 

 day, as is now the case in municipal contests. 



In the same year a Bill was brought forward by 

 Mr. Samuel Smith, myself and others for continuing 

 the education of children who are either wholly or 

 partially exempt from attending day-schools, and were 



