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SECRET OF LONG LIFE.

Lies in Cells and. Not Alone in Glands.

LIVING FOR CENTURIES.

"The secret of ng life must

he sought for in the human cell

MORO MURDERER.

FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.

Manila, Sept. 5.

THE CHINA MAIL.

REPORTED CURE FOR INSANITY.

Artificial High Fever to Kill Germs.

A few, hours after his escape from jaillat Fort Mills, Corregidor A care" for insanity by the ad Island, Moro Sofa, 18-year oldainistration of "machine-made" | murderer serving a prison term ofte.er is being experimented with more than 17 years, was captured by the State of Illinois.

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STILL GROWING.

WOMAN WHO ADDED TWO INCHES TO HER HEIGHT.

Dr. D. 1. Connolly, of Sale. describes in the current issue of the British Medical Journal the case of a woman, thirty years off. nge, who recently added two inches to her stature, after stay.

GOLD SOVEREIGNS RETURN.

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Landoners have been surprised fly sokliers at the post at about The "ure", although not elaiming in bed. She was suffering during the last few weeks by large, o'clock yesterday afternoon beed to be a positive erudicator for from jaundice, and was treated numbers of sovereigns and three- and not alone in the transplanting fore he was able to jump into the all varieties of mental deficiency, with small doses of calomel and a penny bits which have come into has shown such surprising resalts bismuth mixture. On leaving her circulation, says a mail week paper. of glami. If this means for resen in his dash for freedom.

Ramon Victorio, Director of with that form of mental-i de bed after six days, she and her juvenating can be found man Frisons, was advised last night of formity called paresis that officials husband noticed that she appear experience to receive three or more may live centuries," declared Dr. the youthful prisoner's capture. have been encouraged to hope fored to be taller, cd, when mea-of the latter coins in change during Chozo Aoyamun, the famous sur Immediately after receipt of this considerable saccess.

surements had been taken, it was one day; and their principal sources Experiments have been mainly found that she had grown 1 seem to be the Underground book- geon of the Tokyo Imperial Uni-information, Mr. Victorio inform-

the constabulary and the confined to the Elgin State Hos inches. After the lapse of an- ing-offices. versity Hospital to the Japan police, and the alarm for his cap-pital, one of the largest insane other two weeks she had grown When I called at the Mint, writes Times recently.

ture which had been issued was institutions in Illinois.

a further half-inch, making two a reporter, I was given an explana It, with "Doctors have been working to cancelled.

the exception of an asylum in inches. since the beginning of her tion for the reappearance of both solve this problem of paramount Complete details of the manner Tennessee, is the only institution illness. The patient, it is stated, coins. importance for years but so far no of Moro Sofa's escape and capture where this method of treating

comes of a tall family. appreciable result has been got-were not obtainable last night. mental incompetency is being at When the case was brought to ten," explained Dr. Aoyama. He The first reports received by Mr. tempta,

the attention of one of the medi- cited, however, that Dr. Serge Victorio merely stated that Sofa According to Mr. Rodney H. cal staff at the London Hospital

were escaped while working with other Brandon, director of the State De- the doctor said that it seemed in- in England since 1916, and the coins 3A, Wyndham Street, Tel. 20022 Voronoff's experiments showing signs of some concrete prisoners early yesterday morn-partment of Public Welinre, more credible; but he would not go so in question have evidently been effect, but he believed that any-ing.

than 40 patients, auffering from far as to say it was impossible. brought into the country by travel- thing that has been done hereto. Acting on their experience of puresis, have been given the treat- Lying in bed for a length of time lera from the Colonies. fore was only the elementary step the method used by other prison- ment and all, he says, show

might, he said, increase the

"With the aid of a microscope you ping stones to this great citadel of ers who had escaped from Fort marked improvement. Several, he height of a person who had pre-can see a minute S.A. or P. over the human longevity

Mills, military authorities at the declared, have been discharged as

viously become a little shrunken date on these sovereigns, indicating Countless numbers of doctors fort immediately threw a cordon permanently cured.

generally, but there would be no that they were minted, either in The first two patients to be have been experimenting to re- of soldiers around the island. The juvenate the cell, according to Dr. prisoner apparently coukl not get given this treatment have been bony growth after twenty-five South Africa or at Perth."

A Roumanian Problem. Aoyama. They are all convinced through the cortion which was pronounced sane, but have remain-years of age, unless the person was suffering from an abnormal that the cell is the source of hu tightening on him. Previous ex-ed at the institution to be employ-glandular condition.

With regard to the present pre- valence man energy, he said, but as the perience showed that escaped ed in the laboratory as aides in

Lost Ground,

of the threepenny bit, I very nature of the cell is still ob-convicts had to stay on the island, treating other patients.

"A person," he said, "at 20 or gathered that it is due to the in- The "Fever" Machine. scure he presumed a long time biding their time until they could.

21 years of age might attain a crease of tourist traffic from Scot- must clapse before anything ap secure a banca or large bamboo

The "fever" machine treatment certain height, and then lose an land. prouching to the rejuvenation of pole to keep them afloat while at employs some of the principles inch or so as the years pass on. "The Scots are certainly coming the cell could be made.

tempting to swim across the used in Turkish hot baths and the If they lie in bed for some weeks to London more than they did." an "What do you think of blood channel to the mainland.

mechanism of the machine is they might recover the lost official at the Mint told me, "and transfusio..?" he was asked. This is the second unsuccessful similar, in principle, to that of a ground;, but anyone in the middle the threepenay bit is very much

"That is of only temporary attempt to escape. from the short wave transmitter.

twenties would never grow taller more common in Scotland than it is assistance. Transfused blood will Corregidor jail this year.

The treatment consists of bring than they had been normally in England. Normally our coins are not live in a patient more than a March 19, Esteban Mamucod, per- ing the patient's body to a "fever when in their prime unless they issued through the Bank of Eng few days at the longest. So far petrator of the notorious sack heat," killing disease germs which got an abnormal bony growth land, but the Bank has never official. it has been impossible to find murder of Manila, escaped from are unable to survive in a tem- from some condition of the ly recognised threepenny bits." blood of different individuals jail but was captured a few days parature higher than normal.

I found the staff of the Mint more glands." which would thrive by transfu- later at sea while floating along-

In using the machine, the The doctor was asked if there exercised over the Roumanian coin- sion," Dr. Aoyama said. He ex-side an empty-banca. Mamucod patient is placed in a chair be- were any foundation for the ad- age than over the wave of three- plained that the blood of indi- is now in Bilibid, serving a life tween two insulated plates which vice that was sometimes given to penny bits. Two months ago the viduals varied greatly, in nature. sentence.

are heated by electricity in such young would-he recruits for the Mint was busily stamping a large When asked what he thought of Moro Sofa was sentenced to a

manner that the heat waves Army or Police, to offer them new issue of silver coins with the transfusing blood of animals to prison term of 17 years, four oscillate through the body and a selves for enlistment in the morn-head of Michael, the boy King. Just human beings Dr. Aoyama stated months, and one day by the court rise in temperature follows. During, when they would be half-an-as the task was approaching com- that had been done in the past but of first instance of Davao for muring the treatment the patient is inch taller than later in the day, pletion Prince Carol returned and resulted invariably in failure.

He began serving his sen-

At the moment the London Mint The discussion then turned on tence in Bilibid on April 18, this subject to considerable perspira- when they were fatigued and the supplanted his son as monarch.

body had shrunk. "The only rea.. the cure for cancer. Dr. Aoyama year, and was transferred to Fort

According to Brandon the tem- son," was the reply, "is that a has suspended work on these ooing elucidated two means operation Mills shortly afterwards.-Manila peratures of patients in

man holds himself more upright and is awaiting instructions from and X-ray treatment. Both he Bulletin.

cases have risen as high as 101 at the beginning of the day than Bucharest, but it is anticipated that said had its distinctive good

degrees.

when he is tired: but there would it will be necessary to superimpose points.

Attendants said they found, inbe no difference in his actual a stamp of King Carol's head ove about half of the cases, a tendency height."

the present effigy of his son. to develop a "fever momentum" of one or two degrees after the heat.

TRIBE OF THE DOG. was shut off.

"Cancer if discovered in its early stages is absolutely cur- able," Dr. Aoyana declared. "It is only in the latter stages that it gets beyond the reach of medical

cure.

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Thus, if the treatment resulted Dublin, July 29. Sir Howard Grubb, the scientist, in a temperature of 101 degrees Dr. Aogama said that cancer celebrated his 86th birthday to-day and the heat was turned off, the had various peculiarities, In some cases he said the cancer continuing his work on the creation patient's temperature would in eruption occurred only in a certain of new optical instruments in his crease to 108 degrees. locality which could be taken out study overlooking Dublin Bay,

His eyesight is somewhat im- by operation and the patient brought to complete recovery. In paired, and this hinders him in his other cases the cancer bacteria work, in which the most seemed to travel through the blood ordinary accuracy is required.

"We have instruments," he atat- ARCHITECTS WATCHING EFFECT ed "which measure to a millionth

ON SKYSCRAPERS. part of an inch,

bursting into eruptions at various places and making a complete curo impossible, The most emnin.

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"I was only 17," he said, "when

HEAT WAVE.

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SENT BACK. RECIDIVISTS INCLUDED IN DEPORTATION.

construction of a great telescope for

such matters

Manila, Sept. 4. and to suggest ly early settlement were a number

Ten Chinese immigrants who After that we set up

methods of dealing with any situa-of clay-duge considered to be the German dead in the Great War,

· which will probably be consecrated had been classed by local immi- factory at Rathmines."

tions which may be revealed," examples of the tribe's totem. During the War Sir Howard con-

remark in November and will serve as a na-gration authorities as undesirablo The commission will sit at several This is a very

consitional memorial antil a larger pro- aliens were deported yesterday tributed to the success of the Allied

discovery when Furces by his discoveries and the grees represented much more than centres throughout Malaya for the able"

afternoon to Amoy on the s.8. a hundred on the street level. In purpose of taking evidence, and due dered in conjunction with the ject is. fulfilled.

The Reich and Prussian Govern- Consuelo, a, vessel under charter The eminent surgeon said that perfection of his range-finding ap that one day the heat directly kill notice will be given of the dates atory of the Exodus. We read

the Manila-Amoy Ankee it was experimented fairly suc paratus for artillery and his peri-ed more than fifty throughout the and localities of such sittings. Any in the Book of. Numbers (XIII., v.ment have agreed to execute the de- to cessfully on animals but none had scopes for submarines.

country, amd a multitude were persons who wish to give evidence 2) that when the Israelites were in sign of Herr Tessenow, one of six Steamship Company. succeeded in human beings. "It

He is the inventor of the periscope evercome. Hundreds of horses are requested to send their names sight of the Promised Land, a man architects who submitted plans.

Those who were deported in- is an easy matter to incise an and told the story as to how he were down.

to the secretary, Commission for from every tribe was to be sent to The shell of the memorial is to cluded four Chinese recidivists organ of a human being, take it came to discover it.

A curious effect of the torrid the Preservation of Wild Life, spy out the land, and Caleb, the son be the New Watch, a courthouse at who had been ordered returned to out, put it back and bring the

"I was coming down the stairs at temperature on modern American | Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

of Jephunny, was sent as the re the eastern end of Unter den Lin- their country by the local court of patient to recovery. But if the Vickers in London one day with life has been the expansion of iron From August 30, Mr. Hubback, presentative of the tribe of Judahden built 100 years ago by Schinkel first instance owing to their re- identical organ of another human

the manager, when he said: 'I wish and steel constructions. Many who

accompanied by Mr. The heads of the Kenczite tribe in the form of a Roman-atrium. peated conviction on charges of being is placed in its stead the you could discover something which ralls buckled owing to their in Hawkins, wil make a tour of in were called Caleb (dog) and the pro The choice of this building has violating the opium laws of the patient has never been known to would enable us to see for a couple creased length, and necessitated vestigation in Kelantan and Treng fessor concludes that Caleb, advane appealed strongly to the public im- Philippines. They were trans- live," Dr. Aoyama explained. He of miles under water." "That is generally. careful Inspection ganu.

He will take evidence at ing to the south of Palestine, went

ngiration. The open courtyard is ferred from the Bilibid prison said that the blood and other in-impossible, I repiled, "but I think throughout the country.

various centres, up to about the to these bis own tribesmen, who,

to be roofed over to form a yesterday morning to the Farola gredients which

I could Invent an instrument which Several steol drawbridges be middle of September, when he ex hearing of the host of Israelites re-

rectangular compose the

chamber. In the detention station and in the organs of individuals differ too would give a clear view for miles came too long, while open, to perpects to come to Singapore, return. turning from Egypt, thought well centre of the chamber there will be afternoon were shipped to China much to permit of such changes over water to anyone under water." mit their being closed. There ing to Pahang about September 16 to make common cause with them in with satisfactory results.

"So I set my mind to it and in- were numerous

other unusual Mr. Hubback has also been invited order to attack and conquer the rest carrying a golden wreath, upon on the Consuelo,

n stone pedestal, about 6ft. high, One of the deportees was, a vented the periscope,” he said. manifestations of the effect of the to inquire into the question of the of the country further north..

which daylight will fall from a cir- Chinese who was arrested yester. tent. Architects are minutely preservation of wild life in Johore, We know how only Caleb and cular opening in the roof.”

day morning by Customs secret A few years before the War he studying its reaction on the vast and he wll spend about a month Joshua brought favourable reports

On either side of the pedestal service agents on information SILLY SEASON IN U.S. invented a small optical Instrument steel skyscrapers, so far without making Investigations in that to Moses and how the other spies will be tall torch-holders: other that he did not have a landing cer sought to deter the Israelites from wise the chamber will be bare. The tificate of residence. The Chinese advareing, terrifying them with

railings and the still existent musket was found to have no papers tales of glants; of their disobedience stands outside will be removed, so which could entitle his staying in and consequent wanderings. for forty years, a year for every day that the publie may have free access the Islands. The five others who

to the memorial."

were deported were Chinese immi- that had been given for the spying

grants whose applications for ad- of the land..This tribe of the dog

mission to the country were turn- totem, whose remains date from two

ed down by the local immigration or three thousand years before the

authorities.-Manila Bulletin. return of the Israelites, may in all probability belong to the national primitive stock of the country.NUA

Bangkok, August 29. The result of the work done last The Minister of Agriculture has season by the British School of | Intimated that the prospects of a Egyptian Archaeology is on vlow good crop this year seem to be at University College until July 31 | bright at the present stage, be Among the scarab in a ring of cause so far no report of any Mercnptah, the Pharaoh of the damage by flood or drought has Exodus, and other items of interest; been received from any part of the are scalings of wine-jars found to kingdom. This is astisfactory as gether with the fragments of the far as it goes and the crop report Jars in the Governor's house at will in due season give the areas Beth-Pelet. The wine was stored planted this year. Then the great In the room next to the bath-room, business of selling the crop in the good wine no doubt, for it bote the markets of the world will have to sign of a Syrian god on its sealing, be tackled. And that is the and its vicinity to the bath-mom greatest problem for Blamesa rice bears testimony to the antiquity of i producers at the moment, and, one ablutions with song!.

is afraid for some time ahead yet.

DRIVING BACKWARDS;

CYCLING; TREE-SITTING.

and submitted it to the War Office, reporting damage.

but he was only laughed at

"Then," he said, "when it was

NON-known that war was imminent I was telegraphed for by the War Office to examine a now instrument for artillery which the Germans had In- vented, and I discovered that it was the same as the one I had offered to them years before and which they had rejected.

Paris, July 17. The American "silly season" is nearing its height, says the Paris New York Herald.

In Kansas City Jack Richards, Sir Howard is now engaged in ex- aged fourteen, has been sitting in plaring the possibilities' of a kind a tree for 140 hours and his family of super range-finder for naval use, has not yet persuaded him to come and is also working on a sighting down, while scores of other boys apparatus for quick-firing gans, and girls are not many hours be- Ho was somewhat pessimistic hind him. JA PAINAK about the carrying on of his work. In New Jersoy, four boys, riding He said that he found it extremely in succession, have kept a bicycle difficult to find anybody capable of moving for nine days, and they say being trained to devise optical In- they will continue until the struments of the degree of accuracy

mechine falls aparte necessary for highly scientific work. Four men of 8t Louis have left He had tried numbers of mer, even New York in a motor-car equipped mechanica on his staff, but had only only with a reverse gear in which one success.

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