NOTES 185 



Galen. A celebrated Greek physician who was long the supreme 

 authority in medical science, born about 130 A.d. 



Lebanon. See note, p. 63. 



hyssop. In Scripture, a plant of which parts were used in the 

 ceremony of purification. 



And he [Solomon] spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon 

 even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall. — I Kings iv : 33. 



ipso facto. By this very fact. 



147. Royal Commission. Royal Commission on Scientific In- 

 struction and the Advancement of Science, 1870-1875. 



148. Davy. Sir Humphrey, 1 778-1829. A celebrated English 

 chemist and the inventor of the Davy safety-lamp used by miners. 



Faraday, Michael, 1 791-1867. A famous English chemist and 

 physicist who made noteworthy discoveries in electricity and mag- 

 netism. 



Carlyle, Thomas, 1 795-1 181. A noted Scottish essayist and his- 

 torian. 



Locke, John, 163 2-1 704. A celebrated English philosopher, one 

 of the most influential thinkers of modern times. 



149. co-optation. The choice of new members of a board or 

 society by persons already belonging to it. A common expression 

 in England, but rarely heard in this country. 



150. Berserk. A wild warrior of heathen times in Scandinavia. 



152. Bologna, or Paris, or Oxford. Seatsof the earliest universi- 

 ties, located in Italy, France, and England respectively. In the 

 Middle Ages these universities were thronged with thousands of 

 students who came from all parts of the civilized world. 



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153. were bidden to the feast. "A certain man made a great 

 supper, and bade many . . . And they all with one consent began 

 to make excuse. . . . And another said, I have married a wife, and 

 therefore I cannot come." — Luke xiv : 16, 18. 



a speech upon the topic of Scientific Education. The address 

 printed in this volume, pp. 115-131. 



154. Hansardisation. Luke Hansard, 1752-1828, an English 

 printer who published the " Journal of the House of Commons from 

 1774." Evidently the term as Huxley uses it means the looking up 

 of a man's record to see what he said on a previous occasion. 



Some other words. See text, p. 122. 



155. Cerberus. In Greek mythology, the watchdog at the entrance 

 to the infernal regions; usually represented with three heads, a ser- 

 pent's tail, and a mane of serpent's heads. 



