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our times have done more in the way of practical bene- 

 volence. Throughout his life he was animated by an 

 engrossing idea of duty, and he followed it steadily without 

 deviation." 



Alluding to his improvements in ventilating apparatus, 

 the Mercantile World said : "When we think of the 

 extraordinary success which has attended the use of this 

 appliance, we cannot refrain from including in the list 

 of public benefactors the late Mr. Robert Boyle, for by his 

 inventive genius a system of ventilation has been devised 

 which meets every test to which it can be subjected, and in 

 such a satisfactory and perfect manner as has never been 

 equalled by any other system." 



The British Architect in a long memoir said: "The 

 name of Boyle in connection with ventilators has come to 

 be on a somewhat similar footing to that of Chubb in 



connection with locks His life was uncommon 



alike in its laboriousness and usefulness, and there is left 

 behind, not merely the name of a successful inventor, but 

 the bright example of a life honestly and thoroughly lived 

 in the truest sense of the word." 



It would be quite unnecessary to quote any further the 

 numerous obituary notices which appeared in newspapers 

 and periodicals. Although he had never courted popularity, 



he was widely known by his practical and universal labour 



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