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editorship until the closing years was that of the dearly loved 

 sister, so gifted as an artist — her other self — who died in 1896, 

 and whose death cut away one-half of the light of the life that 

 was left. 



With Miss Ormerod correspondence was not perfunctory or 

 official. Extreme and dignified courtesy — perhaps it would be 

 called old-fashioned courtesy — marked her every action and word. 

 Every enquiry (and many were concerning attacks already treated 

 of in the published Reports again and again) would receive full 

 and detailed reply. When on one occasion advised to minimise 

 labour by enclosing a printed account of the remedy, " with Miss 

 Ormerod's compliments," she derided the suggestion — it was not 

 in that manner that her connection had been built up. 



On the subject of payment she was very sensitive : payment 

 would be tendered her for official duties, for evidence in law 

 cases ; but she would have none of it. Her publications, besides 

 taking time, must have been a considerable item in annual 

 expenditure ; they were given to all who had helped her in how- 

 ever small a degree, as well as to scientific colleagues in this and 

 other countries. " If my correspondents thought I was making 

 money out of them, do you think they would continue to help 

 me?" she would ask. Her leaflets upon special subjects were 

 given away by hundreds of thousands, with hearty thanks to 

 those helpers who would intelligently distribute them. 



Fourteen years since, during return, somewhat overwrought, 

 from an official meeting, a street accident occasioned an injury 

 which was followed by lameness and almost constant physical 

 suffering. She was never in strong health, and this was a shock 

 to the whole system. " Sometimes," she said, " I lie awake at 

 night wondering whether I can live through the pain until the 

 morning." She not only lived through it, but bravely worked 

 through it day after day, that the farmers whose interests were 

 so near her heart might not suffer from her neglect. 



Miss Ormerod valued the honours that were bestowed upon 

 her by scientific societies ; but the reason for appending them all 

 on her title-pages was not vain-glory, but lest any should fee\ 

 hurt by being omitted. She greatly appreciated being elected 

 the first lady member of a learned Society ; but what was felt to 

 be the great honour of her life was the conferring upon her by 

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