438 LIFE OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY chap, xxvm 



Moreover, I would urge that a thorough study of Human 

 Physiology is in itself an education broader and more compre- 

 hensive than much that passes under that name. There is no 

 side of the intellect which it does not call into play, no region 

 of human knowledge into which either its roots or its branches 

 do not extend; like the Atlantic between the Old and the New 

 Worlds, its waves wash the shores of the two worlds of matter 

 and of mind ; its tributary streams flow from both ; through its 

 waters, as yet unfurrowed by the keel of any Columbus, lies the 

 road, if such there be, from the one to the other; far away 

 from that North-west Passage of mere speculation, in which 

 so many brave souls have been hopelessly frozen up. 



Of the address he writes to his wife, February 27 : — 



I have just come back from the hall in which the address 

 was delivered, somewhat tired. The hall was very large, and 

 contained, I suppose, a couple of thousand people, and the 

 students made a terrific row at intervals, though they were quiet 

 enough at times. As the address took me an hour and a half 

 to deliver, and my voice has been very shaky ever since I have 

 been here, I did not dare to put too much strain upon it, and 

 I suspect that the people at the end of the hall could have heard 

 very little. However, on the whole, it went off better than I 

 expected. 



And to Professor Baynes : — 



I am very glad you liked my address. The students were 

 abnormally quiet for the first half hour, and then made up for 

 their reticence by a regular charivari for the rest of the time. 

 However, I was consoled by hearing that they were much 

 quieter than usual. 



Dr. John Muir's appreciation is worth having. It did not 

 occur to me that what I had to say would interest people out of 

 Britain, but to my surprise I had an application from a German 

 for permission to translate the address the other day. 



Again to his wife, March i : — 



... I was considerably tired after my screed on Friday, but 

 Bain and I took a long walk, and I was fresh again by dinner- 

 time. I dined with the Senators at a hotel in the town, and of 

 course had to make a speech or two. However I cut all that as 

 fast as I could. They were all very apologetic for the row the 

 students made. After the dinner one of the Professors came 



