96 BUSINESS A PLEASURE. 



Before closing these pages it may be of some interest to 

 the many people, in various parts of the globe, who know 

 the famous ventilating engineer by name only, to learn 

 something of the surroundings and daily life of the present 

 Robert Boyle. 



He inherited from his father not only the exceptional 

 faculty of adapting means to an end, but also that innate 

 delicacy of perception and sympathetic appreciation of form 

 and colour which constitute a refined and elevated taste for 

 art. This passion for the truly beautiful has induced him 

 to decorate even his offices in a purity of style rarely met 

 with in business circles. His private room at the Glasgow 

 office is unique as an example of decorative tastej and its 

 charm is enhanced by the costly pictures, examples of the 

 old masters Rubens, Titian, Correggio, Bellini, Paul 

 Veronese, Rembrandt, and many others which cover the 

 walls. 



The lesson is a good one, for there is no reason why 

 business men should move in gloomy and unhealthy offices. 

 The mind achieves more under the influence of higher 

 inspirations, and a cheerful spirit is maintained by the 

 presence of the beautiful. 



Mr. Boyle's home affords everywhere the same striking 

 evidence of a singularly cultivated taste. His bijou resi- 

 dence, " Ranfurly," situated in the " Garden of England " 



