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ISOLATION OF LEPROSY
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The scientists never cease their war on leprosy, Quietly and with- out spectacular publicity they work in their laboratories against this dread disease,
MEASURING THE What
NERVE Makes
SOME RECENT A Blonde?
EXPERIMENTS
THE NECESSITY OF STIMULUS
Chicago. An advance in this "war" has
Experiments in "measuring" the been announced by the Edward proper functioning of nervesan Wood Memorial, of Washington, thermometer registers temperature who state that the germ of leprosy changes were described to the has been isolated..
American Association for the Ad-
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All characteristics which people This has been done by Dr. Earlyaneeraunt of Science at Chiengo by derive from their parents are be B. McKinley, denn of George Professor A. V. HIB, of London lleved to be controlled by tiny Washington medical school, and University.
particles known na "genen," and
General Exchange and Banking Dostawa Dr. Malcolm H. Soule of tho
transacted. Loans and overdratu vasted on the theory that these genes are approved security. Current and Fixed Depaalt CANTON University of Michigan. It is Professor H{{}}
"molecules" or bundles of atoms accounts opened. regarded as an important step along the nervea there
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delaying the receipt of messages
TRAVELLERA LETTERS OF CREDIT DELHI "Gones," or combinations of 108 TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES med.
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In 1872 a Norwegian bacterio- by the central switchboard to the logist discovered the germ be-brain. This comparison of the them, are believed to control in-for use only on board P. & 0, and D., HANKOW
disease. It closely resembled that stallation, is closely accurate. For of tuberculosis. But the
mare just na telegraph wires can trans- establishment that leprosy was a mit only certain number of mes- germ disease was of little value|sages at a time, so, too, the im
in its conquest until the germ pulses which the nerves can carry could be taken into the laboratory are strictly limited. If the nerves
by being generation to generation through human cells. When a short man appears in a race of tall people, or a brunette turns up in a family that has been blonde for genera- tions, it is believed to be caused
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and Atudied. This, it is claimed, Fare overlonded, "wire trouble" a change or "mutation" in the DANCING
can now be done-Router.
AUCTION BRIDGE
Kowloon C.C. Beat
Sports Club
The Kowloon Cricket Club beat the Sports Club by 2,450 points in an Auction Bridge match at the Sports Club on Friday. The following were the final standings of the couples:
begins.
In his survey of the working of nerves, Professor HIR used thermometer that registered a tem- perature change as small ns two- millionths of a degree. With this Instrument he found that nerves,
stimulated to work. like muscles, produce heat when
ELECTRICAL STIMULI.
He therefore applied, electrical- K.C.C.-R. E. Lindseil and M. N. stimuli to living nerves. He found Rakusen +784; E. C. Pincher
and
A. II. Carrall 4 2573; J. Baker and that, if a strong atimulus was given A. W. Brown 608; 1.. Jack and F.at, frequent intervals, the nerve Kristofersen - 400.
(continued to produce heat-but only up to a certain point. Too much stimulus resulted in a complete shut-down of the nerve's activity When the nerve was given too much work to do, said Professor Hill, it became "inhibited" and inoperative.
Sports Club:-M. K. Lo and M. H. Lo 1,260; V. E. Ducios and H. Leung +72; 9. S. Cook and H. F. Bunji 2,907; H. Le and M. Poltti+1,835.
SPORT ADVTS.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
The Open Championships of the Colony, for the following:-
Long Plunge and
Throwing the Polo Ball
It was at the same gathering that another paper of general interest was read. This was the address by Professor Ludwig Diels, of the University of Berlin, who disclosed some secrets of plant life.
He said that in the botanical
Moustaches Taboo in Andalusia
WOMEN OBJECT
Madrid. The women of Andalusla do not like man with moustaches,
the village of moustaches," they In Aznalcollar, known locally as have rebelled and are using all their wiles to persuade their men- folk to shave their upper lips.
Nearly every man in the village has a moustache of the good old-1 fashioned kind, covering a large part of the face.
The boys of the village rub their] upper lips with bacon fat to make the hair grow.
But the women mean to change world, as In the human world.all that.--Reuter.
were some members which exhibited "Individual" traits and others which tended towards "Socialism." In.
will be held at the Club's Night some plant societies the single STORM TROOPERS
Fote on September 2nd, 1933, and interests of the community. As specimen loses its identity in the entries will be accepted from any examples of co-operative growth, he Resident Amateur in the Colony. instanced the dandelion, in which Entries close on August 28th, 1933, the individual flowers are compactly.
clustered. In others, such as the P. A. DIXON, forchid, the single flower is. para-.)
Hon. Secretary.mount-Reuter.
AUGUST DAYS ARE DOG DAYS.
Listlessness, Loss of Appetite, Continual Scratching, Sulky Temper, Loose Coát, Eczema and Swellings Botween the Toos
These are the signs to look for in your dog during the months. of July and August.
Unless you condition your dog to stand the summer heat, these blood disorders will ruin his health and 'cause you much. anxiety.
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