Excerpt from The Health Exhibition Literature, Vol. 9 The Chair was taken by T. Morgan, Esq., F.S.A., Vice-President and Treasurer of the British Archaeological Association, who, in introducing the lecturer, said his name was already well known in scientific circle in this country for his great knowledge of the northern languages. Lecture. In contemplating any question of social or historical bearing we are generally, from the absurd bias of out monkish education, diverted from our own race and nation to trace the origin of all that is good and great in us influences, not only foreign as to blood, speech and thought, but actually most inimical to ourselves and our true progress, as a nation. Whenever the history of our race is attempted, the true ancestors from whom we derive everything in us which is specifically English are shuffled off the stage anyhow, so that we really get rid of them. "Oh, those tiresome Anglo-Saxon!" is the ordinary cry, "Thank God, we have done with them, and can now begin the History of England!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."