23 MAY 1931, Page 16

DR. GUILLOTIN

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sum,—Should Mr. Churchill, Sir Herbert Samuel, and other serious students wish to know more of Dr. Guillotin, apart from his (?) machine, they have but to call on M. Mestreau, founder of the admirable regional museum at Saintes ; and if they are so fortunate as to be conducted by M. Mestreau, they will learn what French courtesy can be from a fellow- townsman of Dr. Guillotin, philanthropist and scientist. A further visit to the Wiertz ME saum at Brussels will, however, suggest' that, like many philanthropists, Dr. Guillotin was