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Children's Skin Complaints.

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Improvement Of Dance Floor

PREPARATIONS FOR THE WINTER SEASON

THE CHINA MAIL, BOKDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1936

IF LANDON WINS PRESIDENCY

EFFECTS OF POLICY

PHILIPPINES

ON

DIONNE "QUINS" MAKE A PROBLEM

(Continued" from Page-4)

Only two even slightly credible instances of septuplets, involving seven children at one birth, seem to have been recorded. One was in Pennsylvania in 1899, the other.

The management of the Glouces POSSIBLE NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL in Califormis in some years before

ter Hotel, ever alive to the de-

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This is the question the in- habitants of the town of Dumont. in Minnesota, USA, are asking Mr. Jacob Schmitz, of that town, has given birth to a boy weighing-it is claimed. 15 pounds 15.2 ounces.

The baby's length is 241⁄2 inches. He is Mas. 'Schmitz's 26th child.

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1902. The latter case was report- The possibility that Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansased by a medical man. Dr. R. C may be successful in his campaign to oust President Franklin D. Schultz of Los Angeles, but as he Roosevelt through the November elections has aroused specula did not see the seven children him- triplets instead of single lambs tyres along a railway track was floor by the removal of the columns tion already among Philippine observers in Washington as to self and was compelled to rely on here seems not yet to be any re London Midland and Scottish Rail- in the centre of the restaurant, what effects such a change of administration might have on the the word of the mother concert liable record of quadruplets among

ing their number, medical science any of these domestic animals ex-way Co. between Rugby and Wans- which now shows an uninterrupt-relations of the United States with the Islands.

cannot take the report very sericept the goats, where even quin- ford, a little station 45 miles away. ed dancing space.

tuplets are known, one set arriving| The ear, less than 20 yards long.. one of the ministration remains in power.jously. Some believed that

The only report of octuplets recently in Geneva, NT driven by 12-cylinder engines of The management has gone to Srst moves of a Republican admin-, The President pisces implicit

The Kangaroo

280 horse power, averaged nearly great pains in securing a

satis-istration would be to place a mem-trust in Mr. Murphy's judgment which ever has received any cred-

One curions instance is the kan-55 mph. At times the speedometer factory orchestra, the choosing of ber of that party in the office of, and counsel in insalar matters, acence at all is one from the interior American High Commissioner to cording to those in a position to of China în 1954. All eight babies |

to were said to have been born alive garoo, where the mother animal needle passed the 75 m.p.h. mark The LMS. will shortly experi- which has been in the capable the Philippines. The effects such know, and can be relied on hands of Mr: "Pop" Gellmann.

a change would produce in the re-carry out Mr. Murphy's ideas in and to have survived for several possesses a warm and safe pauch

days. However, no medical report in which it might be expected that ment further with these railcars, lations between the two countries Philippine problema.

was available and the accounts re-a considerable number of young which give a new thrill to travel The opening night will be

Possible Confusion

permanent way. Their responsible Chinese could be raised at the same time. on the Saturday, October 3, when the offer opportunity for considerablej

Some believed that a change in ceived by

kangaroos greatest commercial asset is. per- added attraction of the famous conjecture. The present High Com

channels of information habitually produce only one young haps, that they can keep to a time- Queenie Fiali and the Hawaiian missioner, Mr. Frank Murphy, is administration might produce cor- newspapers had filtered through so Yet all species of

begin the very popular in the Philippines. He siderable confusion in regard to many

even although they have troupe should help to

is reported to have the unqualified the proposed trade conference be from the untravelled interior of animal in each birth, the kangaroo schedule implying 40 miles an season with a flying start.

support and confidence of all poli-tween the United States and the the country that Chinese medical baby being a tiny creature only hour.

that con-men are doubtful about accepting about an inch long, although the to stop at three-mile intervals to Besides the changes in the ball-tical factions and has received Philippines because room, considerable alterations have considerable credit for the smooth ference will probably not be held them. As to the various myths of father and mother may stand eight put down and pick up passengers.

20 or

50 children born at once feet high. It is possible, however, on branch lines.

The car in which this trial trip been effected in the rearrangement launching of the Commonwealth before January, 1937, of the section given over to lounge last November.

The preliminary work on even in one European story of 365, that kangaroos occasionally have

twins.

was made and another which short- been one for each day of the year.

It is a general rule that domes-ly will be ready for service have use, and the atmosphere" so

the conference which has Even were Mr. Murphy elected done by Mr. Murphy and other of science ignores these completely.

Itic animals seem to have more been specially built by the A- essential to the attraction of the

Quintuplets Comman in Governor of Michigan, he would ficials of the Roosevelt administra- created

young in one litter than their wild strong Siddeley Motor Company. public has now been

Quintuplets, however, are rea place of the somewhat formal still be in a position to lead assition might not find favour with

relatives. Domestic cats, for ex-Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith, the chair. A few years pre-tance to the Philippine Govern-

ample, usually have four to six man, surroundings which existed

a telegram of good

viously.

ment as long as the Roosevelt Ad-the Republicans. In such a case sumably common.

some considerable delay in hold-ago, Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher of kittens at once, although as many wishes to the officials and the en- ing the conference might quite Johns Hopkins University collect-

ed 22 instances of five children as eight have been reported. The gineers in charge of the test conceivably ensue.

lions, on the other hand, habitually In no case; how- High ranking officials in non-bom at once. political branches of the govern-ever, did all five survive. Follow have only one or two cabs and the

exists, however, one record of a take it to mean that all five of ment, on the other hand, point out ing the ancient Egyptian quin-tigers have two or three. There that since the Jones Law was pass-tuplets described by Aristotle, an- ed years 250, both major parties other similar event occurred in the captive tigress who produced a these babies came from the same original egg, which is believed to -Wild Rabbits

be true of ordinary identien! have sponsored independence for reign of the Roman Emperor litter of five cabs.

they Augustus and is recorded by the the Philippines although

historian Aulus Gellius.

Similarly, wild rats and mice twins and is known to be true of At have never agreed upon the man-

litters (one non-human animal, the single aer in which independence should about the same time as the Dionne apparently have smaller

was re-than the representatives of these species of armadillo mentioned. births, another instance

These armadillos habitually be extended.

ported from South America, but animal groups which have adopted

and virtually domesticated have litters of four small arma- Uncertain Future

with all the children dying soon man

Bio- themselves an him. Although there dillos, all precisely alike. These officials, therefore, be-lafter birth.

have proved that lieve, a change of administration For the instance of quadruplets, is not much information to go by logical studies

seem seldom to zp-the original single egg cell soon might not cause any marked dis-triplets and twins, so many cases wild rabbits

litter size re-divides into four and that each of turbance in the Philippine inde-have been recorded that statistics proach the record pendence programme as a whole. can be compiled for their probable corded for the domestic varieties. these then proceeds to develop into"

Last year

young Wild pigs and wild raccoons apa complete young animal. This They admit, however, that the pos-numbers. sibility would exist that a Republi-Californian, expecting an early ad-parently have litters of from four kind of armadillo habitually gives therefore, to identical regime might not fouowdition to his family, was so afraid to eight never approaching the birth,

with all-animal record of 20 for the quadruplets. the game policy as regards that he might be afflicted economic relations with the Is-twins that he asked an insurance domestic pig. Certainly the wolves It sometimes is suggested with lands which President Roosevelt company to give him a policy in-and other wild dogs never approach regard to identical triplets among human beings, that these must be and his aides have persued. Isuring him against this event. So the St. Bernard's record of 18.

Tet there is one wild animal, the survivors of a set of quadruplets, Due to the absence of a Philip-jaccurately does science know the pine plank in the Republican average chance that twins will be opossum of the Southern States, since the original egg cell should party platform observers were at born that Lloyd's of London, well which habitually produces six to be thought of as splitting first. a loss to predict just what attitude known for their willingness to bet eight small opossums in a litter-into two and then into four, never Mr. Landon, might take toxard the on almost anything, were willing and has been known to produce as into three. Similarly, the human quintuplets have been called the the Islands were he elected to thejto oblige him with a policy at a many as 16.

survivors of eight children, due to Presidency. His previous experi-not too exorbitant rate.

Resuk Of Evolution

One other animal, a species of further splits of four quadruplet eace as Governor of Kansas would

man the egg cells to produce eight. give him little contact with Philip Many biologists believe that this armadillo, shares with

of what are called What Really Happers pine problems, especially those of is a result of evolution, according pecularity

If this were true, quadruplets to which the primitive rale of one "identical twins"; twins which an economic character.

Available to Mr. Landon, how-young animal at a time is being re- look precisely alike and are be and octuplets ought to be com- ever, in case of his election, would placed by greater percentages of lieved by biologists to have been moner than triplets or quintuplets, be a number of important members twinning and of still larger multi-produced from a single egg cell which they obviously are not.

What really happens appears to of his party, including former ples. Many animals habitually have which split apart during its de- Governor General Theodore Roose only one young at a time, presum-velopment. Such identical twins be somewhat different. Instead of one-fourth to one splitting at once into two separate velt, Jr., to assist him in formulat-lably because it would be difficult account for ing a policy toward the Philip-to care for more. Whales, for ex-third of all births of human twins-egy cells to produes identical ample, must find it no easy task to bat no twins certainly identical twins or four to produce identical Įpines.)

care for even one young whale in have been found among any other quadruplets, the developing -egg seems to grow for some time and the sea, though twins are possible, ordinary animals.

Triplet calves always are what then to begin its splitting operation Similarly, the elephant usually EXPRESS DERAILED

has one haby at a time, although are called "fraternal twins"; mean-Accordingly. It is entirely possible Travelling at 50 miles an hour twins have been known among ing that each of them has been for it to separate into two parts,

four parts domesticated elephants. No ele prodneed from a separate egg cell three parts. the March to Doncaster LNER express was derailed at Fostland Phant triplets seem to have been all three of which happened to be other number. In the Dionne, case recorded. Many domestic animals, fertilised and to start growing at the selected number evidently was

The same undoubtedly is five. station near Spalding last month.! The nine passengers were unhurt including cows, horses, sheep and once.

As these five babies grow up single true of the 18 St. Bernard puppies, goats, all habitually have but engine-driver Cameron andbirths, but twins also are known in and presumably of the 20 piglets, science-will keep close watch on Fireman J. Lest, both of Doncat-all instances and triplets in most, just as it is true of human twins them to see whether they really ter, and Guard Huckle of March but perhaps not in horses, since and triplets who do not resemble remain identical in all ways, as usually do, or were slightly injured.

there seems to be no certain record each other more closely than or identical twing

whether they begin to show, differ- of triplet colts. Triplet calves and dinary brothers and sisters.

Identical Group -

ences. And on the other side of kids seem also to be increasing in numbers. There is no doubt at The human quintuplets seem to the problem, veterinary surgeons all that triplet lambs are increas-belong to the identical group, since always are on the watch for the Sir Josiah Stamp opened a new ing, as a result of active efforts they have been exactly alike so birth of identical twins, triplets or swimming pool, built at a cost of of sheep breeders to produce ewes far in their growth and develop other lifter matés among domestic £120,000, at Morecambe, recently. which will give birth to twins or ment. If this is true, biologists animals.

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