Ixx _ Sur Joseph Fayrer. 
could hardly look at him without thinking how rightly the Hindoos have 
chosen an elephant’s head for their god of wisdom. Both men were alike in 
the extraordinary energy they possessed, in the stern uprightness of their 
characters, in the extent of their knowledge, and the wideness of their interests, 
in the clearness of their views, the correctness of their decisions, their 
absolute fearlessness, their prompt and energetic action, their firm determina- 
tion to carry out whatever they thought right, in their tenacity of purpose, in 
a certain impatience of opposition, and in their great success in overcoming 
it. Associated with these qualities which compelled admiration were an 
extraordinary kindness and tenderness of heart, which gained the affection of 
all who knew them. In Fayrer, the writer of the Notice lost one of his best 
and truest friends, who could always be confidently relied upon in case of 
need. This feeling was shared by every one of Fayrer’s friends, from the 
lowest to the highest. At his funeral, one of the wreaths bore the gracious 
inscription : “ For auld lang syne, from Edward VII.” 
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[The Obituary Notice of Lord Kelvin has been issued as No. A 543 
of ‘ Proceedings. ’| 
