CHINESE MEDICAL
PRACTICE
Instructive Lecture By Dr. Wu Lien-Teh
H.K. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SOCIETY
A talk on the new medicine and its impact on old-style Chinese medical practice was delivered by Dr. Wu Lien-teh be- fore the Hong Kong University #ledical Society last night. The speak was introduced by Professor W. I. Gerrard who presided, and was accorded a hearty reception by his listeners.
THE ADDRESS
In the course of his address Dr. Wu Lien-tah said:--
There are few places more suit- able than "Hong Kong to form, a background for a discussion of Chinese medical history. För this was among the first rifles where the early attempts to educate. Chinese pupils in modern medicine were placed upon a solid founda- tion by the opening of a proper medical school in 1887. And it was in this colony also where the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder and First President of the Chinese Re- public, received his diploma. Net less striking is the close proximity of Hong Kong to the cradle of modern Chinese medicine in Can- ton and Macao. Indeed; it may be maintained that the government medical undertakings in Hong Kong form a direct continuation of the activities of the surgeons of the East India Company resident at Canton and Macab, and that the present medical missionary undertakings are a continuation of the hospital work commenced at Macao in 1838... and inter ferred to Hong Kong in 1843.
Before the establishment of the Macao Hospital the new medicine had already gained a permanent foothold in South China. Earlier still, in 1805 Jenner's method of smallpox vaccination had been in- troduced into Canton by Alexander Pearson, one of the great gurgeons to the East India Company. In 1820'a dispensary for Chinese had been opened at Macao by Dr. Livingstone and the Rev. Robert Morrison, followed in 1828 by the opening of an Ophthalmic Hospt- tal in the same city and a dis- pensary for the Chinese at Canton,
trans-
both under the guidance of Dr. Colledge who was also attached to the East India Company. These undertakings paved the way for the opening of the Canton Hospl- tal under Dr. Peter Parker, the first medical missionary to China.
THE OLD-STYLE PRACTICE In their view, Chinese medical art had become inadequate, being bound by the letters of tradition. Practically no surgery was per- formed: Indeed. the knowledge possessed by the practitioners upon anatomy and physiology con- sisted mostly of absurd concepts, not backed by actual observation. In treatment, fancies and not facts appeared to preponderafe, consisting as it did partly of the indiscriminate Use of acupune- ture and similar manipulations, and partly of drugs which the early foreign observers believed in- adequale, sometimes repulsive.”
When we consider how the new. comers were hampered first by the lack of knowledge of the Chinese language and customs and then by the demands made upon their time and attention" by hosts of sufferers, it is not surprising to find that those early impressions of old-style Chinese practice proved in some cases to be out of perspective, in others quite incor- rect. Since that time prolonged and patient studies have been carried out, first by enlightened and erudite foreigners, later by Chinese experts, thus enabling us to evaluate properly the strong and weak points of Indigen- ous Chinese medicine.
now
SACREDNESS OF THE BODY
It must be admitted that the early foreign observers erred
least in their unfavourable judg-
men
of
|
j
W
operations under its influence; their art did not Burvive theza. Though writings. dealing with eye diseases were abundant, prac- tical results were not encouraging. It is generally acknowledged that massage has been practised in
from time China
immemorial
Less known is the fact that a few of the ancients, like Hua T'o, made excellent tuse of hydro- therapy in the treatment of fevèrs Unfortunately,t his mode of treat- ment was not continued.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Turning to Infectious diseases we And that in some respects the ancient ideas. were quite sound. Leprosy was first mentioned in the Chou dynasty. Cholera was not known in China until the great pandemic of 1817. since which time it has retained a more or less firm hold in this country.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1936.
TRAFFIC TOLI.
Weekly Return Of Accidents
F
THREE PEOPLE
KILLED
In the Colony of Hong Kong including the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Satur- day, the 28th. instant. there were altogether 35 traffic ac- cidents, as the result of which 3 persons were led and 12 persons were injured,
Or the persons 'led, a Chiness male died as the result of injuries received when he Was knocked down by a
motor lorry whikt walking across the road.
A Chinese mate, when running across the road, was "knocked down and fatally injured by a motor lorry,
A Chinese boy, clinging to the side board or a motor lorry, was struck of by a bundle of bamboo baskets, which was placed on the fcotpath, fell to the ground and was run over by the rear wheel of the vehicle. He received severe head injuries and died lostantly.
Of the persons, injured, 9 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or running across the road and were struck by vehicles.
One bus passenger was injured whilst alighting from a moving motor bus.
A Chinese male, coole, was in- jured through falling from moving motor lorry.
a
One ricksha driver was injured as the result of collision be- tween 2 vehicles.
were
Of the 35 accidents. 18 collisions between vehicles; 10 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; and 9 accidents were due to other causes
SPIRITUAL
HEALING
Christian Fellowship Meeting
REV GH. BATEMAN
THEOSOPHICAL POETRY
Truths In Beautiful Language
MRS. PARKINSON'S ADDRESS
"In a sense" began" Mrs. 0. M. Parkinson, MA, at the local Theo-
rhical truths in verso,”
A talk on "Spiritual Healing" was the subject given at the week- ly Christian Fellowship Meeting held in the Helena may Institute yesterday morning. The Rev. G.sophies Soclety at 18 Chater Road H. Bateman, was the speaker,
last Thursday "all inspired poetry Referring to Pror, W. C. w. Theosophical poetry. In beauti- Nixon's recent psychology lecture,
ful language, rythmle and splen- did, the great poets voice Theoso- the speaker pointed out that the danger to-day was that people
Yet, the made use of psychology in stir-
speaker continued. there does exist excellent poetry buting the cause of healing. Spirit- ual healing
written by Theosophists. A mas- went a step further and a sound body if our soul was and we cannot have a sound mind terly example of such work is "Forest Meditation," a book of not in harmony with them. Peo- poetry by Dr. James H. Cousins which Mrx Parkinson commenced ple nowadays do a 'ros of harm by trying to divide their spirit, mina
to read and illuminate by remarks, and body into three separate
parts.
FAITH IN GOD
The Rev. Mr. Bateman pointed out that faith in God was the fundament of health, holiness and wholeness and one must not con- found God's will with his escap able fate. Sickness was contrary to the will of God and we were on- tirely justified to do all we could to overcome sickness.
THE FIRST POEM
The first poem was one of Na- ture. A beautiful picture was given of ie in the forest, of a twilight amidst the things br-Na- ture. In allegorical language, Mrs. Farkinson explained, it mourned the inability of those who ex- perience the higher plancë to tell in earthly language their experien- ces,
et what in vision, saw starry clear
I cannot speak, they Cannot
hear:
For what upon the wing befell, Winged unto wingless may not
tell;
And secrets high and wise and
old
"I refuse to accept the word 'in- curable!" the speaker sald and pointed out that many people these days believe they were af fected by some mysterious » in- duence when they were 111. Man was equipped with a body which was meant to be a perfect instru- ment for his contact with God. There was something behind the healing power of Nature, a higher
Then two poems were, read out Power than Nature. A reply to the Ilustrating the Theosophical view- question, "Why are people some point of love True love, it point- times not cured," was that theyed out, bound its partners always were not spiritual and powerful together in thought. There is not enough to obtain . The lack of parting between lovers as their
Smallpox is another old disease updy' which more books have been written than perhaps any other affection. The general opinion is that it was introduced from out- side, perhaps 'Mongolia, about 48 A.D. as a result of war with the Mongols. An epoch-making con- tribution of the Sung dynasty was the discovery of Inoculation against smallpox. It is quite LOCAL BREVITIES th was the greatest stumbling
EX-
Fossible that selentific ideas re- garding inoculation were changed between Chinese, Arabian and Persian savants at that time,
MATERIA MEDICA The systemstle" use of druga for the treatment of diseases has a history as old as that of the Chinese race. The oldest Herbal.
the Pen-Ts'ao Ching, is ascribed to
B.C.C. DANCE
The dance
at the Kowloon
Cricket Club, arranged for this evening. has been cancelled owing to insufficient support.
RETURNED RESIDENTS
Sir Henry and Lady Follock re- turned to the Colony from a holl-
ад board the
block to healing.
LACK OF CONFIDENCE Citing the case of a suicide by water, the speaker stated that me-
dical authority will render the ver- diet of "Suffocation from drown- ing," while a jury would say "While of unsound mind." Al- though not knowing the case of his mental disease, the speaker pointed out that a large percent
want of confidence in God.
Only with equals may be told.'
VIEWPOINT OF LOVE
thoughts are always of each other.
Even after death to lives onward the love remains and grows ever stronger.
DEVOTIONAL POEM Finally was read a devotional poem, which deserves at least par- tial reproduction. It was entitled Indian "Offertory being of an Coolle woman who stopped at a wayside shrine to offer her hand-
flowers, but she offered, beyond
"And God said:
Emperor Shen Nung (2838-2898day, which kept them away for age of suicide was caused by the ful. of rice and a few Jasmine
B.C.), though it actually appeared several months, during the Western Han dynasty R.M.S. Empress of Japan, yester-
(206 B.C.-25 A.D.).
Chinese medicine
attained
3
high degree of development dur- ing the Chou dynasty, particularly in the matter of medical organi- sation, hygiene and public health.
It may be stated that for a long time the new-medicine developed rather side by side with the con- tinuance of old-style practice than
day.
Other prominent local personall- tles who returned by this vessel, Included! M. ànd Mrs N.V.A. Croucher and Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Chürch
Miss D. Tollan, following a visit to Shanghat also came back un the "Japan.", while LL Pache Beresford, RN, returned to the
In conclusion, the Rev. Mr. Bate-that-herself. man stated that in the olden days all physical healing was done by the Church but nowadays it is done by doctors. However, the speaker stressed upon the sity of spiritual healing at the same time.
A
neces-
In open competition with it. The China Station on this vessel. It ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
first serious clash of the two schools arose out of the terrible Manchurian
pneumonic plague epidemic, which swept over Man- churia and North China in 1919-11.
NEW MEDICAL HISTORY Whilst old-style medicine show- ed itself utterly powerless in this catastrophe, the efficiency and heroism displayed by modern- trained Chinese physicians were instrumental in ridding the coun- try of the plague, within the short space of three months. Their work attracted universal attention and laid the foundation of 878- tematic public health activities. thus ushering in a new (second) phase in Chinese medical history. The inauguration of the National Government lu Nanking and the Health in 1827 finally co-ordinated establishment of the Ministry of all health activities under one cen-
ural organ
work and success crowded into the If we contemplate the amount of comparatively short space of a century, the new medicine may in- deed be proud of its record in Chada. But whilst these achieve ments encourage us to approach the work before us in a spirit of hopefulness, they should not mis- lead us into minimizing the dif- Aculties and rockers ahead.
will be remembered that he was Involved in the recent Keelung The Director of Ambulance has Incident between three ratings the honour to acknowledge with of the Royal Navy and the Kee- grateful appreciation and thanks lung police authorities.
the receipt of the following dona- tlons:-
AN AIR TRIP
Mrs. and Miss Leurquin left Hong Kong yesterday, as passen gers on the Potez airplane pilotted by General Denain. going to Hanoi They intend to come back
next week
TWO YEAR OLD OFFENCE
11
Ji
Per Mr. Ip Kwong Hung ......$250.00 Tuen Wan Villagers Collecting Tin
Cheung Chan
Der W/O
Mr. Tang Kwal Yau M/O
Cheung Chau
193.00
10.45
1.00 Donations per Mr. Chan Ping Kwong, one dollar each-Shui Cheung Man Cheung, Kwan `Tai Cheung. Wing Shuen Wo, Fung Yuen Hing. Tung Hing. Tung Wo, Lai Heung. Fook Shing, Hop Hing Yau Chul, 42, a shoe maker was Loong, Yu On Wing. Hang Loon brought before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Lang. Yuet Loong Lang, Wa Hing, conversion of $290 30 cents in local Joses at the Kowloon Magistracy Wa Fat, Yee Cheung Loong. Kung yesterday morning for fraudulent
of Hong Kong currency, which was shoe makers guild. The offence intrusted, in his care by the Kak was alleged to have occurred on
December 17, 1934.
گم
Inspector A. H. Elston asked for a remand till Monday, which was granted.
REVOLVER
POSSESSION
THE FUTURE DOCTOR The conscientious doctor in the
Chui Yam King, 29, unemployed anatomy, physiolowy China of the future would have gardener and Lam Ngan, 64, widow and consequently surgery. For,to know more of preventive than were brought before Mr. E. Hims although there are some early re of curative medicine, and willingworth at the Kowloon Magistracy ferences to dissection, the tradito send such patients to municipal yesterday morning, for possession Hlonal belief in the sacredness of or government hospitals for treat of a revolver on December 3, at No the body made attempts in this ment rather than attempt it at 330 Portland Street. direction rather sporadic
his own confined or perhaps in- When needed for purposes of dis-samctently-equipped office. He three days remand in police cus- section the corpses of bandits and criminals were sectired. For these reasons, apart from some attempts to give exact measurements of the internal organs, but little useful knowledge is available in the old writings on anatomy,
A similar lack of progress was present in surgery. Though ' we read of ancient masters, like Plen Ch'las and Hua To who ̈ knew, anaesthesia and performed major
will practice partly in rural areas and he will be in touch with the nearest government health clinics where more facilities for treatment are at hand.
Sub-Inspector Rogers asked for tody, which was granted.
healthier and stronger generation Events in ather directions than of Chinese will blossom forth to medicine are shaping themselves undertake their duties for their very rapidly throughout China, country with greater freshness.
and it is not too much to hope that and energy, thus helping this pre- through a proper appreciation and sent quarrelsome world to move
Tung Sang Cheung, Wing Yee Wo. On Wing. Man Loy Hong, Chap Yui, Yuen Hing, Tin Sau Tong. Po Loy. Ting Choy Kwai, Choy Luen Fook, Law Yick Kee, Chi Sau, Fook Bau, Yuet Hing. Man Lee. Tung Hing, Shuen Hing, Hung" Tack, Tung Hing Cheung, Hing Loong Lang,
'I accept your 'offering, Slater; not the offered thing: Not the rice and jasmine flowers. These my image-making Powers Shaped and coloured from my
stutt
Mild or tough
As my thought desired;
Beat and Bred
In the furnace of my heart.
These are part
Of myself.
Who can gather pelf Out of okers
Filched from his own coffers?
"Tet, beyond the affered thing. I accept your offering:
Not (for bliss your proffered
price)
Jasmine flowers and rice;
Smart
EVENING
WRAPS
FOR THE
CHRISTMAS
FESTIVITIES
IN:
,
BRIGHTLY COLOURED
VELVETS AND
GOLD & SILVER LAMÉ
ETC.
DESIGNED TO
SUIT ALL
FIGURES
LADIES' SALON
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
FOR APPRECIATED GIFTS
You'll gladden the heart of any women by present- ing her with a bottle of In exquisite perfume. fascinating bottles and special Christmas pack- ages. Our range of suit-
able gifts are varied and large.
MAKE YOUR SELECTION TO-DẠY,
The
GRAND DISPENSARY
- Limited
Though, for fe's fair nourish-
meat.
CHINA BUILDING
PHONE: 20608.
And for beauty sweetly spent, These be good.
I accept your attitude.
I, who only ve
While I. give.
See in it a sign
Mirroring mine;
Warranty of sure persistence Of existence
Set on law
.1
Simple, without faw- That which only takes, Swells and breaks, Only that which gives Truly Uvex,'"
IDEAL OF SOCIETY In those few words are beauti- Yau Sang, Hung Fung, Ching fully expressed the Ideals of the Loong. Total $41.
非
Theosophical Society, concluded
Collecting tins per Mr. Chan Ping Mrs. Parkinson To give Know- Kwong $7.75.
Mix Hayward: 2 dozen pairs ledre. Help and Sympathy was the
work of every Theosophist. hand-knitted Cheung Chau Hospital,
baby Rocks
for
LOCAL ESTATE
Kotwall, alias Edull! Dorabli Kot
The late Mr. Eduljee Dorabjee
wall, who died at No. 9, King's Terrace on September 4 last, left local estate valued at $51,900.
Probate has been granted to Messrs. Merherwanjee Pallonfee Talati and James' Edulji Kotwall
COLONY'S HEALTH
-
One case of diphtheria was not)-
the 24-hours ended December 8.
practice of the new medicine by along the paths of peace and hap-ded to the Health authorities for both the medical and lay public a piness.
Some extracts on Nature Spirits and their work healing were read and the public were remind- ed that geat, Thursday Mr. R. K Laing would be giving a lecture on Yoga.
KOWLOON ROBBERY
جب
Chan Ming, 35, unemployed, to- gether with others not in police custody was brought before Mr. El 1 Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon | Magistracy yesterday for robbery, of a wrist watch, a ring and a pair of ear-rings.
་
Sub-Inspector Cunningham said that the robbery, occurred on November 28, when No. 9, Yunnan 'Lane, first floor was entered.
WE OWE
IT TO
HER!
Women who are proud
appearance
of their
bave learnt to trust their best silks and wollens to us for ZORIC Drycleaning. We know how to treat fine fabrics! Evening Gowns, Day Frocks, Overcoats are all returned absolutely odourless, clean and fresh, The best insurance for your beat things is the care they are given by us..
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
Telephone 57032. Telephone 21279.
Kowloon Works. Hong Kong Depot.