Addresses & Papers / Collectanea   By: Peter Eade

COLLECTANEA

DE DIVERSIS REBUS

ADDRESSES AND PAPERS

BY SIR PETER EADE, M.D., LOND.

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians ; Hon. Fellow of King’s College , London ; Consulting Physician to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital , to the Jenny Lind Infirmary for Sick Children , and to the Norwich Dispensary ; Honorary Freeman of the City of Norwich

LONDON JARROLD AND SONS, 10 AND 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C.

All Rights Reserved

1908

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE I. ON RECREATION GROUNDS FOR NORWICH 9 II. ON TEMPERANCE AND AIDS TO TEMPERANCE 15 III. ON TORTOISES— With Illustration , 1908 29 IV. A FURTHER NOTE UPON TORTOISES 38 V. MY CHRISTMAS GARDEN PARTY 44 VI. MY CITY GARDEN IN “A CITY OF GARDENS” 53 VII. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE NORFOLK AND 72 NORWICH NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY VIII. ON ST. GILES’S CHURCH AND PARISH, NORWICH 90 IX. THE TOWER OF ST. GILES’S CHURCH— With 99 Illustration X. ON SIR THOMAS BROWNE— With Portrait 121

PREFACE.

The following Addresses and Papers on various subjects have been selected from many others contributed by the Author, as thought to be possibly of sufficient interest in their respective spheres to justify their reproduction in a collected form. They are very diverse in their character, and embrace a great variety of topics.

It has been well said that all men are delighted to look back; and the Author, whilst thus recalling past work, can only express the hope that some of these Papers may have contributed, however infinitesimally, each in their own way and at their respective times, to help forward the appreciation of the then present, or the progress of the world’s welfare or knowledge in the future.

Norwich , 1908.

I. PROPOSED PROVISION OF RECREATION GROUNDS FOR NORWICH.

Condensed Report of Speech in Norwich Town Council, 1880, reprinted from the Norwich Mercury of October 23rd, 1880:—

Dr. Eade, pursuant to notice, rose to call attention to the question of recreation or playgrounds for the children of Norwich.

He reminded the Council that four or five years ago, after some considerable talk with leading citizens, he ventured in the public Press to call attention to the deficiency which existed in Norwich in respect of recreation or playgrounds, and also of public baths. Ever since that time the question had, more or less, started up at intervals, while certain steps had been taken, which, in the course of time, would probably result in something being achieved. But, as time went on, the city was growing rapidly, open spaces were built upon, and he and those who were anxious to see something done were passing away. He had, therefore, taken upon himself once again to call attention to the subject, and to ask the Council to take action upon it.