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NAVAL HEROES
Eighteenth Century History
['Love Smugglers and
Naval
Heroes," by Lillan Boys Behrens; Cecil Palmer, 7/6.] A book of naval history centred round some naval heroes, princi pally of the familles of Lamb, Boys, and Harvey.
The anecdotes recorded are, of necessity, a little disjointed but this cannot be avoided since a period of nearly one hundred
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The Toll of the Marshes
LURE OF THE HORRINLE
The Toll of the Marshes," by G. E. Heanley. (Ernest Benn).]
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THE CADUCEUS "
University Medical Organ
The
MAN AND MOSQUITO
FOUR FRONTS
Sir William Marshall's Memories
INTERESTING STORY
"Memories of Four Fronts" by Lt. - General Sir William Marshall, G.C.M.G., K.C.B... K.C.S.L, with an introduction by General Sir Ian Hamilton. Ernest Benn, Ltd., London. 21/-]
August number of the Caduceus," the official organ of the Hong Kong University Medical So- The marsh country of East ciety, has just been published. The Anglia has, from the days of newly appointed Editor is Professor Crabbe, seemed to hold a lure of Ride, M.A., M.B., and the Presid- the horrible. Pip was frightened ent of the Society is again Professor by the marshes in early dawn, Digby, B.S., F.R.C.S. Eng. A new
Sir William Marshall, who suc and in The Judge' Rebecca West list of Vice-Presidents is published, gave an unforgettable plcture of including Lord Moynihan, Dr. Can-ceeded to the commeil their desolation and of the atmos-non. Mr. Lindsay Rea, Professor Mesopotamian Exper phere of horror that they can en- Tolling, and Dr. Wu Lien Teh. The on the death of Gi gender. In this novel of almost Hon. Secretary is Mr. Chamerette, describes his war experiences in
a volume of great unrelieved
Representative, squalor Mr. Heanley and the Graduate
importance. depicts the souls of the marsh Dr. Phoon. folk as Alled with a miasma of moral degradation more foul and pestilential than any miat of the fens. A young clergyman, half crazy with their serie influences,
This number consists of four ori- ginal articles, and clinical Notes together with the usual editorial and other essentials.
"Malaria in its Relations to Man makes advances towards a village and Mosquito" is the first article, girl, thinking that marriage may written from the pen of the Hon, Dr. bring happiness. Through the Wellington. We are told that the malice of an old harridan's tongue, name is really a combination of two he is driven to Alce but la trap- Italian words mal, meaning bad, and ped by the maiden in his flight.aria, air-bad air from the old This is typical of the remaining belief that it was a disease of storios. They are unrelievedly swamps, due to the foul air in such Bardid and the writing is not dia- neighbourhoods. We are next given tinguished enough to make them the proof of the mosquito theory, anything more. The descriptions then the life history of the parasite, of the marshes, are good but just together with a very clear diagram. not good enough. In fact, the Next the economics of malaria, and book shows promise rather than the eradication of malaria are dealt achievement.
with, it being impressed upon us
New Form of Novel
of the .ary Force ral Maude.
interest and
In 1914 the author brought his battalion home from India and spent the first winter in France in the trenches facing La Bassee.
He was sent to Egypt in the spring of 1915 and thence as Bri gadier to Suvia.
His comments on the situation there. are frank and notable.
of
to command
From Suvla he went to Salonica Macedonian front. Thence he was a division on the
transferred to Irak, when the operations for the recapture Kut were Marshall describes in detail the in progress. General
critical flank movement acress the Hal and the bridging of the Tigris above Kut, which compel- led the Turks to retreat on Bag- dad.
that the eradication of malaria is a From this point onward his ["Carr" by Phyllis E. Bentley.ten in a very business-like style, and of the Mesopotamian campaign, special study. The article is writ-graphic and authoritative account (Ernest Benn}.]
should be in the hands of all the first under Maude and then under Colony residents, for reference and his own direction, will be found careful study, a perusal of which it profoundly interesting. His warm will much repay the roader. Dr. tribute to Maude's fine qualities Wellington has done the Colony a as a soldier and as a man is one great kindness in making the study of the features of a very modest so attractive and clear.
and yet impressive book.
Affection of the Eye Mr. Lindsay Rea, again writes on Affections of the Eye in General Practice," this time dealing with diseases of the sclera, and diseases The article is well ar-
General Marshall must have spent an enormous amount of time and thought on his "Memories," as incidents of every kind are re corded, chiefly military, of course, some humour, and some most in- teresting passages describing the and inhabitants of the
Eastern fronts..
Here is a new form of the novel and one that is quietly effective. In the person of his grand daughter, Miss .Bentley hal written a complete biography of Philip Joseph Carr (1858-1927), cloth manufacturer in a village of the West Riding of Yorkshire. and with his life she interweaves the story of his cousin Catherine. a woman ill-starred but ton noble to be dismissed as pathetic. Carr himself is a lovable. completely ordinary man: "his place in litera. of the iris. ture and in history is, undoubted-ranged and contains a mine of in-country ly, as one of the crowd;" but, as
formation for medical practitioners his blographer says, in the words who interest themselves in eye work," of Ecclesiasticus "Without these Mr. Rea lays down his teaching in a
very attractive way. cannot a city be inhabited.、、、 but they will maintain the state of the world." And the world
The third article is in two parts would be poorer without auch gen erous, fine natures as those of and is styled Medicine And Law Carr, his attractive
and gallant written by no other than Dr. Alex- wife, Cordelia, and the unhappy ander Cannon, who divides the Catherine whose intrinsic nobility subject matter into (1) A Murder and anaitive honour remain in Trial, with a plea for revision of the their integrity through the tortur-existing law relating to insanity; ing years of her marriage to the and (2) Criminal Responsibility, unctuous, insincere Lamas East- with special reference to the Me- wood, while, in her heart, she has Naghten Decision. Both articles always loved her cousin Philip, are written in authoritative style, The less important characters are and deal with the law and its rein
and intimately tion to medicine in a very masterly not leas delicate studied, while the careful drawing f way, In a most delightful way the
Medicine and Law
of the background in town, vill- Low is shown in all its misgivings age, and works completes a very
and at the same time the subject le
convincing picture. Documents, dealt with very thoroughly leaving family letters, diaries are all no stone unturned to bring the au- drawn upon "sources" of the bio- thor's point home to those whom it graphy and Miss Bentley has by may concern. No lawyer, however her skilful craftsmanship in this exalted he may be, should miss read new form, succeeded in what hasing these two well-written expost been defined as the aim of fiction tions on medicine and law. "to le like truth." The writing is good, always restrained, and avoiding the lures of sentimental- ity and melodrama. Although the movement is a little slow, even heavy, at times, the book is to be recommended to those who value truth and sincerity in plot and characterisation,
Among the Fair [Twelve Great Ladies" (Sidney
Dark).]
Other Articles
No doubt these detalls, were chiefly gleaned from letters and diarios written by the author, but they are woven into the story in a most interesting manner.
General Marshall shows
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Bound knowledge of military tae- tice and another noticeable feature is his thoughtfulness, for the health and well being of those under him,
His cheery and optimistic style he had in the support of his Staff and the tremendous faith which
and men must have been a great incentive to all with
whom he
came in contact, and though he writes nothing in self-praise one feels that General Marshall in- deed made history during the
Great War.
Photographs and maps add in-! terest and explain the text where
and clearly printed and neatly
necessary, and the volume la well
bound.
parts for the civilian reader, this Though a little technical in
interesting and Instructive book can be thoroughly recommended.
STANDARD TIMES
The Reduction of Alkaline Ferri cyanide by Adrenalin and Uric Acid, from the pen of Dr. San Yin-wong, appeans to be a very good piece of research work, carried out in the Biochemical Laboratory, of the Uni-Sunrise And Sunset In versity.
The Editorial - lays stress tife importance of Dr. Welling- ton's article, and it is hoped that this will be one of many more such articles..
In his studies of these ladies of noble birth and of historical im- Clinical notes include one on The portance Mr. Dark has written a Cunning Ways of Syphilis, by Dr. book of considerable human and Cannon, in which it is stated that academic interest. He modestly syphilis constitutes one-third of disclaims any title to profoundity human pathology, and eight very in- or originality: "the following teresting platos dllustrating the studies of twelve great ladies are text are produced, in order to call written with the one purpose of to mind some of the uncertain waya affording a measure of entertain of this very certain disease." ment to those comparatively un- learned persons who are eager to understand aomething of the past. ... I have written for the in- telligent, but not for the intelli genisin." The intelligent will find material to Interest them, for at root much history is the result of the Intérplay of personalities, and from that pohit of view Mr. 'Dark
new technique of trenting a person's disease by his own blood reinject- ed into the muscles is described, the other by Dr. Ride describing a moat interesting case of carcinems of the stomach with hyperchlorhydria, to gether with a Rebfus meal chart.
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years is covered. Legends, amus taresting since the author has tells the story of his ladies, vigor of Feuchtwanger, but it is none ing stories and genuine history of had access to important docuously add aimply setting forth the the Teza sound and pleasing. If the 18th Century are so well mix-ments relating to the various facts of their lives and the parts Mr. Dark Is not opigrammatic In ed up as to make “Love Smugglera episodes, and has told them faith- they played in the drama of the style of highly imaginative in in- and, Naval Heroes", most planaing fully, but has never forgotten making of Europe. Chronological- terpretation, he is always just, to read
that the object in view is to pro-ly the range is from Catherine de clear, and generous, qualities dues interesting reading.
Medici to Caroline of Brunswick. which in this kind of work are
Smuggling, in practically all its forms, is dealt with in the opening chapters and many an amusing epikoda si ta The chapter entitica
fed.
Smug
mus,
The last few pages are devoted Most of the stories are connect invaluable. One may deplore an to poetry and ballada practically ed by characters Who infuenced occasional-lapse from the elemen all composed by a member of the one or more of the principals, by tary rules of grammatical writing. Harvey family, and these add to relationships or by the historical as in the second paragraph on the value of the book.hangeafences of events and politfes; 92; but even Homer has node The four illustrations are of thug.* Sasant continuity of in- ded at times, and small faults do
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