"Did you know Dr. Osler?" someone asked another. "Yes," was the answer, "intimately, but I only saw him once. It was late twilight; the city square was almost deserted when a woman carrying a heavy child came slowly up the square and sat down to rest on the coping bordering the pavement. The child's heavy head was pressed against her bosom and she seemed all in. I started to speak to her when up the square came jauntily a man in full evening dress, top coat, silk hat, flower in his buttonhole, light gloves in one hand and his can swinging in the other, eventually singing. In an instant he saw the woman and her burden. He stopped, made a playful dive with his can at the child, then throwing cane and gloves on the grass, he gently lifted the child into his arms, holding its head against his own breast as he talked to the mother. Then whistling a little boy who chanced in sight he said: 'Get a cab as quick as you can and if you are back in five minutes, riches! For you!' and he patted his breast pocket. The boy flew off and was back quickly with the cab. Dr. Osler put the woman in the cab, carefully placed the child on her lap- then he wrote on a card, "This is Mrs. Osler's youngest. See that he is well taken care of until I come tomorrow night.' He read what he had written aloud to the woman, winked his eye at me, gave the driver his fare, told him to drive at once to the Hopkins Hospital, see that the woman and boy were safely attended to- then pressed a five dollar bill in the woman's hand, said: 'Your laddie will be well looked after at the hospital. I will see him tomorrow.' Then he slammed the door of the cab and was off. All done while I was trying to say, 'Can I help you?'"
- Edith G. Reid ©

Mark how the hand comes to the defense of the eye in its weakness; and how the eye with its sight, and from its elevated position, keeps watch for the welfare of the lowly, blind, but laborious and useful foot. The mutual helpfulness of these members is absolutely perfect. Such should be the charity between brother and brother of God’s family on earth.
- W. Arnot