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It is seldom that individuals with money to spare make 
such good use of it as have the Lloyd brothers of Cincinnati, 
Ohio. The firm of Lloyd Brothers is widely known to the 
pharmaceutical world since it is one of the largest of whole- 
sale drug companies, but it is by means of the activities of 
the brothers John Uri Lloyd and Curtis Gates Lloyd outside 
of business hours that they are likely to be remembered long- 
est. Both are interested in scientific matters and the first 
named is also well-known as a writer of entertaining fiction. 
Curtis Gates Lloyd is an authority on various groups of fungi. 
Together the brothers have erected in Cincinnati, a three-story 
fire-proof building for the housing of their immense collections 
of specimens and the exceedingly complete and valuable scien- 
tific library. The doors of this institution, which is known as 
the Lloyd Scientific Library are freely open to the public during 
every week day. Although the Lloyd's do not find it necessary 
to ask for either state or municipal aid in maintaining the insti- 
tution; its merits are becoming so well known that valuable 
gifts are constantly being received. One of the most note- 
worthy of these was recently received upon the death of Sur- 
geon-General James Patteson Walker, of England, who left a 
magnificent scientific library to the institution together with an 
endow^ment of $30,000 for its maintenance. Part of this fund 
is to be devoted to securing the services of experts in making 
investigations in medicine and pharmacy. In the present day, 
when so many are engaged in a wild struggle to pile up im- 
mense fortunes, the example of the Lloyd brothers in devoting 
time and money to things that will tend toward the advance- 
ment of science is most refreshing. 
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To spend a million dollars so that every dollar shall be 
well spent is a difficult proposition, though no doubt some 
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