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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1928.

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Children born in Malaya are mentally several years ahead of their fellows In England.. Birch says, "In the tropics the whole nervous system is developed out of all proportion in advance of the. muscular system. a hot climate- frat emulates. and then has a secondary depressing effect, "pro- ducing a feable circulation, and New York- A. Loax lessoned muscular power... the American Navy, recalling the balance between circulation and Kopenick cobbler's hoax on the nervous system is disturbed."" German Army, has been perpetrat-

Physical tiredness, instead of ed by Charles Shambaugh, a motor-j inducing sleep, tends to over-car garage owner, of Lafayette, stimulate the nervous system, with Indiana. consequent ill-effects on appetite and food assimilation...

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He never saw a diver in his life, and had only once been in a boat, yet secured an Invitation as an "expert" to help raise the sunken submarine 84. from Rear-Admiral Frank Brumby, in charge of the S4 salvage fiest..

·Shambaugh" telegraphed to Ad-|-· miral Brumby offering his servicea no a civilian specialist. The. ad- miral replied with an invitation, placed a Government ship at Sham- baugh's disposal, had him to, din ner ne guest in the flagship off Pro- vincetown, feted him, gave him off- cer's quarters overnight, and per-

motor-car.

In the December number of The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Dr. G. A. C. Gordon, MC, MB., Ch.B., D.P.H.. Inte Assistant Health Officer, Munici-, pality of Singapore, writes on the health of the European child in Singapore and Malaya. It is a notable contribution to a complex problem, but too lengthy to give "The Nervous Child" is much more than a few extracts:-* more in evidence than in Europe. Medical men as a whole, and Easily excited, Boon depressed, the general European population, highly responsive to stimull direct writes Dr. Gordon,, consider that and indirect, ailments such as children - should not continue to re-worm infestations, and' dental trou- aldo, in Malays beyond the age of bles, often causing results out of 7. The majority are repatriated all proportion to their severity, when they reach the age of 5, and The Secret of Keeping Young.

Educational Difficulties. those remaining beyond the age of

Without imputations of immoral- has a different This is an age of young people. It have been the trusted Blood and Nerve 7 are comparatively few in number. is unfashionable to admit oneself old. Topic in countless homes throughout Harston says that children should ity, the Oriental Instead of wearing-caps and shawls the world for close on forty years not stay in the Tropics beyond the moral outlook to the European, A specific for anemia, and for age of 5, or at most 6, and even if in Malaya, In additon to a hot Some those buckachos and irregularities of hill stations are available, not be- languorous climate, there is women even are taken to be the sis- health which afflict their sex aloneyond 8 or 9. Balfour anys that overwhelming excess of males to mitted him to use the admiral's ters of their own daughters.

Khow them to be unrivalled. What is the secret of looking and

have an outstanding record as a unless there are hill stations, they females, Sexual questions are cur- feeling young when well on into mid restorative of health and vigour to should be sent home at 6 to 7 swing rent topics, and. 'n child-even if Unquestionably it depends men broken down by over-wark, worry, to climatis effects on growth and not precocious-can hardly svold 'almost entirely unen the condition of or other causes. If you feel that you development, and from a moral and seeing and hearing things which the blood, for from the blood the are prematurely ageing,

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The prevalent whole system draws its nourishment, strength, spirit, appetite, if you are educational outlook. Hintz states are detrimental. and when the blood is anemic, im troubled with rheumatic paine, just that children flourish in the tropics, type of house construction renders so work, and told the admiral poverished, vitiated, the complexion begin a course of Dr. Williams Pink Enden, the face becomes drawn er Pills to-day, and nate how ason you and should only be repatriated for it very difficult for the child to be Stambaugh's real status became puffy and lined, the oven inse bright will begin to feel their unique re-purposes of education and to avoid out of sight and hearing of the ness, the spirit droops, clasticity leaves vitalizing,' 'rojuvenating, health-and-sexual precocity. Platt expresses servants, and where the nurse is a the limbs, the anuscles, the skin.

And how is the blood to be kept derful how quickly they impart zest south of India should be sent to

strength restoring effects. It is won the opinion that children in the "native," practically impossible. pure, rich and red? The answer to to the appetite, invigoration to this is by the use, when needed, of digestion, tone to the nerves, give a Europe at the age of 4, and that in a good blood tonis, the best of all fresh impetus to the enjoyment of life. India, as a whole, it is unwise for tonica-Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Of your chemist, or post free, $1.50 boys to remain after the age of 5 Doubtless to you who read these lines per bottle. $8.00 for bottles, from the name is familiar. It is more than The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 80 to 6, both on account of the meral probable that you cannot recall the Kiangse Road, Shanghal. But be sure outlook and the absence of robust time when you first heard it, for Dr. and refuse substitutes. Ask for, and school life. William Pink, Pills for Pale People see that you got

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British troops usually remain in Singapore for two to three years at a stretch, and on the strength, are healthy children up to almost any age.

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The Oriental female reaches

maturity at a very early age, and companionship with European boys, no matter the innocence of either, has its obvious disadvantage. The moral aspect, however, as in every country, is dependent in the main on the personal advice and control of the parents.

Reporters' Questions.

Shambaugh inspected the sal

that 1 could not be improved.]

known when he arrived at Boston navy yard with important- looking suitcases, preceded by a telegram from Admiral Brumby in- viting newspaper reporters to inter- vier him.

The reporters quickly discovered. Shambaugh's complete ignorance

of salvage, matters, and asked him| why "Fure Idie curiority"

he camo East. He replied,

Shambaugh then explained that As regards education there are

Admiral Brumby's.telegram to him difficulties. In the larger towns,

was so cordial that he could not re-i good education up to the standard

sint: "I could not have been treat- Oxford and Cambridgeed better if I had been,Rockefeller." of the Matriculation may be had, but this entails very mixed and preponderat- Ing Oriental schoolmates. There several good kindergartens, where the majority of children are European.

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all the larger towns, and owing to the big labour forces employed in the rural areas,, on mines and rub- ber plantations, tropical hygiene and sanitation have reached a high level. Flies, fleas and lice are less common than in Europe. Further- mere, in the towns, and in many parts of the country, the house ser-

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Advantages of Residence. Conditions of living generally; and particularly in Singapore, com- Without venturing to express de-pare very favourably with those of finite views as to whether or not many tropical countries, Transport European children could attain facilities by sca, rall and road are healthy adolescence in Malaya, the good, and Singapore is a port of writer is of opinion that the aver call for the majority of the ship age period of residence could beping lines of the world. Being vants are Chinese, who, in clean- extended to the age of nine, comparatively near to Australia,noss of person and habits, are far Furthermore, given readily ar- there is an assured and steadily in superior to the majority of native cessible and inexpensive hill,sta-creasing supply of all the common

There are overal hill tigns, combined with leaye" to European fresh food stuffs, tran-etations, but they are expensive and Europe, which is usually every sported in refrigerating chambers. cannot compare with those of India, three or four years, stay could be There are ice plants in all the Steps are being taken, however, to prolonged to the age of puberty, chief towns, and ice can be obtain develop more accessible plateaux, without physical or mental de-ed at rensonable cost hundreds of where at hoights of from 3,000 to terioration.'

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The tion of residence, however, hinges desired, and within city limits, pean fruits and vegetables, entirely оп certain necessary malaria is practically unknown. question of suitable schools in these methods of upbringing.

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