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DESERTS IDLE

SOME DIALECTS IN AFRICA

"Deserts Idle," by Michael H. Mason; Hodder and Stoughton, London.]

The first issue of the 1929 series of the Journal of the Hong Kong University Medical Society has

Good books of travel judging by The last article is entitled just been published, and the Edi-

"Lunacy made Lucid" and is their scarcity, seem very difficult If a book has any inter- tor is to be congratulated on the high standard of medical litera-written by Dr. Alexander Cannon, to write.

Teacher of Morbid Anatomy, Uni-cat for the ordinary reader the cri- ture contained therein.

There are five original articles, versity of Hong Kong, and Phytic says it is 'sketchy,' and hints an Editorial, Review of Books,sician, Colonial Medical Service. that it adds nothing to our know- Acknowledgments, and Notes and The article commences with a ledge of the country and its people,

very good definition of insanity, or that it has no scientific value.. Comments.

On the other hand, if the author The first article is entitled, then deals very effectively with "Affections of the Eye in General the Law relating to lunacy, and analyses the fora and fauna of the Practice" and is written by Dr. later proceeds to the study of in-country, or traces out its geolog R. Lindsay Rea, Ophthalmic Sur-sanity itself, and closes with a cal formations, or even details the geon, London Lock Hospitals, and paragraph on prevention. In the taboos and characteristic customs short space of twenty-four pages, of its inhabitants the book then Surgeon to the Western Ophthal- the writer has given us a mine of passes outside the pale of readable

Those mie Hospital, London, &c.

information, and there does not literature and becomes the top shelf some geographical medical men who have to deal with eye diseases will find this article appear to be any important point nccupant of

omitted, either from the reading of great value to thera, for the

The present work, whatever its of the Law, or the diagnosis and Author has written in a very clear treatment of all the recognised other merits, belongs to the read- style, and the treatment given is

forms of lunacy. Dr. Carnon is able class. The author in a pre- up-to-date. Stress is laid on the

to be commended upon writing liminary note, disarms criticism by great danger of treating simple eye cases with too strong lotions, such a useful article, which will modestly stating that he is not an no doubt come as a boon and a authority on anything, and that, and also upon the importance of blessing to those who wish to though. Dr. Seligman disagrees! whenever possible, letting the eye hurriedly gain an efficient know with some of his conclusions, he has specialist deal with all, but the ledge of this vast subject, to save very minor diseases of the eye. themselves from "dropping A Dr. Rea states that this is ons of brick on occasions when the doc- A Different Civilisation a series of articles, which he in- tor er student is required to air

A traveller among a people of a tends to gives us through the his knowledge on lunacy. The different civilisation from himself pages of this well-known medical style is authoritative, lucid, mile-or among so called 'savage' peoples Journal.

knows well how difficult it is to trace out the history of any custom or practice.

Hypnotism

stoned, and classical,

library.

left them unrevised because he thinks they are unimportant.

Emil von Behring is the topic

Any reader who has dealt with in the Editorial It is well to remember that others than tried to get any information from men of our own nationality have a people whose language was not done very great work in the understood or only half understood domain of medicine: such reading has realised to some extent how to acti-wide of the mark his conclusions stimulates medical men vities, which lead to achievements have been and how hopeless it WAB which would otherwise be lost to to get at the truth. this Universe. To von Behring we are told we owe the discovery of Diphtheria-Curative Seram, which has saved many many lives.

"Hypnotism and Psycho-therapy in Medical Practice" is the title of the second article, writter by Dr. M. O. Pfister of Hong Kong flate of the Pekin Union Medical College). The writer states in no uncertain terms the importance of this all important subject, which he rightly considers should be studied by all practitioners of medicine. Many highly technical terms are used, but with the aid of a medical dictionary the article can be read with greater advan- tage. At the same time the read- er will be fascinated as he reads, and will find the material contain ed within, of absorbing interest. Dr. Fuster pleads for the Law-to take a more lenient view of cer tain cases of perverted libido and want of mental balance, and con- siders that these so-called offend-life, was a symbol of the life of ers rather deserve the sympathy than the severe criticism of the public and should be treated if possible in special institutions with all the modern means of psycho-therapy:

Christian Science is placed lo- gether with quackery, and con- demned for its urscientific proce dure, and lack of knowledge on all important studies, which are only mastered, and rightly must be, by members of the medical profes- wide The thesis shows sion. reading and a mastery of a special branch of mental science.

BOOKS IN BRIEF

"The Little Yellow House," by Beatrice Burton; Hodder and Stoughton, 7/6]

The little yellow house, grown old and faded, with its tiny yard in which a few flowers fought for

Mrs. Milburn, and of her struggle to make the house and keep it as home for the ne'er-do-well husband whom she had married against the wishes of her parents, and for her children whose moods and often not the

erratic impulses were least of her trials,

Mies Burton tells pleasantly of the gallant attempt to conceal the worthlessness of the father from his family, of the son's impetuous and rather unhappy marriage, and of the declaration of independence on the part of the daughter Emmy which so nearly brought upon her, irretrievable disaster, instead of the happiness she eventually found with her poor but honourable inan whom she really loved.

Next, there is the report of "A case of Acute Yellow Atrophy of the Liver" by Major. D. W. Beamish, O.B.E., R.A.M.C., which

The picture of the lives of the contains very good notes, both of the clinical aspect, and. of the shabby-genteel, of the constant pathological side of such an in-humillation to which they are sub- vestigation. Å summary and jected by rich relations, and of the chart are also given.

Even seientific expedition with their trained linguists and ethnolo- gists have thus often been led

astray.

Mr. Mason gives us a very good example of what we mean in his account of his attempt to write down a vocabulary of the different! African dialects.

I was compiling a comparative vocabulary of the languages of all the tribes I went among-a more difficult job than it sounds, for generally the native one ques- tions fails to understand in the least what one is driving at.

One starts off by a long and careful explanation — say in Arabic-of what one wants. will say the Arabic word and I want you to say the Swahili word" (if Swahili is the language in question). "Now what is a man?'

'Mimi namkuwa!'. (I am one. myself). In perfect good faith you write down 'mimi namkuwa". as being the awahili for 'n man." You go on: "A woman? Wataka wewe? (Do you want one?) You write down 'Watakawewe

'an woman. You then go on: animal? 'Sijui kama wasema?" (I don't understand what you are. talking about).

You write sijui kama wasema- an antigal ::

After a while your error is made apparent and you have to begin all over again."

The accounts of life and men throughout the book are interesting

pathetic effort to show a brave face to the world is true and not too highly coloured.

This is a readable, though not a and lively, remarkable novel.

Examination of Blood Stains "Hints on the Examination of Blood Stains" is written by an au- thority on this subject in the per- son of Dr. E. P. Minett, Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence, Univer-

true. Sueb ques- sity of Hong Kong. tions as the age of blood stains, the possibility of blood or some thing else being present, the type of blood, and whether human or not, are dealt with in brief.

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"But the real backbone and guts of the Empire, the train and driving force of Kenya, are to be seen at the Principal Bar. Here assemble the men who real- ly DO things and do them right. They all say so, so it must be (Continued at foot of preceding Column.)

Behind the bar a beetle browed Hindu slings the poisoning and short-changes the customers. Mr. Gobson, a fat, unhealthy-look- ing man, stands with his back to the bar bragging of his accom- plishments, second to none, as a traveller on foot. A small cock-

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