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hall engaged for him had been subsequently let for a lecture by 

 Dr. Rae, the Arctic explorer, who discovered the remains of 

 Franklin. Philip declined to stand in the way of one whom 

 he so much honoured, and much enjoyed Dr. Rae's lecture, 

 and his private intercourse with him. Dr. Rae heard and 

 approved Philip's lecture on "Alcohol as Fuel Food :" his ex- 

 perience in the Polar regions was very decisive against the use 

 of spirits. At Hamilton Philip lectured in the hall of the Good 

 Templars (whom he describes as a modification of the Sons of 

 Temperance), and afterwards saw how the Canadian amateur 

 firemen manage their work. At Woodstock, where he gave two 

 lectures, he had a pleasant surprise. The mansion and park of 

 his host, Mr. Cottle, reminded him of England ; and " on 

 entering the library, behold a picture of old Alderman Daniel 

 [a leader of the Tory party in Bristol] who had brought him up 

 as a boy, Dr. Parr who was his godfather, and other celebrities I" 

 He inherited an estate at St. Nevis, but finding little prospect 

 of success as a planter, he migrated to what was then a forest, 

 cleared himself a farm, and was joined by others from the 

 West Indies. He was an ardent naturalist, and had a de- 

 lightful family ; so these were happy days for the traveller. 



Philip also lectured at London, whence he went to Chatham 

 (sixty-five miles off), to make acquaintance with the settlement 

 of fugitives from slavery. He had no introductions, but soon 

 made friends : he addressed a school, shaking hands with all 

 the scholars as they left; and in the evening attended a 

 revival meeting of the Baptists. "There was no excitement, 

 as at a Methodist prayer-meeting: no shouting; only now 

 and then a low murmur, and a few suppressed sobs, or an 

 earnest Amen. After a man had prayed, a woman began her 

 prayer, in a soft, sweet tone, rising and falling on the minor 

 third, often both tones on the same syllable. Gradually she rose 

 a little, and continued in a plaintive recitative, quite different 

 from European music, but extremely musical, and thoroughly 

 natural It was to woman's nature what the bird's singing is 

 to them. The language it breathed was tenderness itself. It 

 seemed as though passion and hatred could not breathe the 



