Medical officer, Dr. P.H. Maclaren ; [Dr. Kenneth M. Douglas].

Date:
[1908?]
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Credit: Medical officer, Dr. P.H. Maclaren ; [Dr. Kenneth M. Douglas]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    % & work.”1 But we do not lay the flattering unction to our soul; it is not for us to say that we have done well, and if others say it, then we shall try to do better still. Our articles come from all kinds of representatives and connections of the Company, and sometimes from experts in the profession, connected with other companies, on subjects of interest to all. The discussion on “ The Decimal System,” commenced by Dr. A. E. Sprague in a recent number, promises to be of very wide interest; and we shall welcome con- tributions on subjects of national importance, such as this is. Not, however, on such subjects only; much in the life and experience of our Agents and others might be pub- lished with benefit to all, and, as we have said before, we shall welcome any practical suggestions from readers or contributors, and we shall give these our careful consideration. Nor can we close without expressing our deep indebtedness for the labours of love of our esteemed contributors, without whom our magazine would of course be impossible. We hope to be still further indebted to these friends, and also to other connections of the Company, whose pens, if em- ployed, would also enrich our pages. 4*- ❖ * Notwithstanding what we have said about “ shop,” our Agents and representatives will not expect us to do less than to remind them that we are commencing the last quarter of the year, which is the best of all times for the increase of business. Agents who keep this in mind send in large returns, and the others might i vil. vi. pp. 272-276. profit both themselves and the Com- pany by doing likewise. Let each one of us do his part to make 1908 a record year for the old Caledonian. ❖ 4 ❖ Some of our readers will recognise an old friend, in the beautiful panel which adorns the cover of this issue. They may remember, that about twenty years ago the Company brought out a remarkable show-card, and they will see that the panel is a reproduction of it in photogravure. Probably not many, however, know the history of this show-card. Our late General Manager, Mr. Deuchar, conceived the idea of a show-card which should be distinctively Scot- tish and Caledonian, and, after some correspondence which need not be further referred to here, he got into communication with an architect of very fine taste, the late Mr. Murray Eobertson of Dundee. Designs were exhibited, and correspondence went on for months, before the result was arrived at, and every point in it is the outcome of special study. The claymore is drawn from one which has been wielded in Scottish battles, and which was in Mr. Deuchar’s possession. The shield is a Scottish bull-hide targe, with brass-nail orna- mentation ; the egg and dart mould- ing, was common in old Scottish architecture : the scrolls, and specially the fleur de lis, are well known on the walls of Scottish palaces and castles; the thistles speak the patriotic legend of Scotland’s Eoyal Arms ; and the markings of the oak, complete the character of the panel as thoroughly Caledonian. 4* * 4*