1937-03-11 — Page 10

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THE CHINA MATI, MARCH 11, 1937.

The China Mail bottle-consciousnes but clearly

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Ino reason for alarm at our

Britain's Minister for Health, for one, does not think so. He in- dicated plainly in Parliament the other day that the increase

7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2 of many millions in the number of prescriptions dispensed an- Notice To Contributors.

All communications intended for nually to insured persons is publication should be addressed to causing him some alarm. Con- the Editor, and be accompanied by sultations are to take place be- the Writers Name and Address,

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but

Panel doctors are busy men and women, and it may be that many of them see in the medi cine bottle the line of least re- sistance to the importunities of their patients. At any rate, the patient who gets his bottle is, temporarily at least, put in a happier frame of mind, thinking During the last few weeks that he is well on the way to much has been said not only restored health

WELL WORTH WHILE

at Kowloon Residents Associa- The faith of the public in the tion annual meetings on the healing properties of the colour- duties, responsibilities, and pried liquids which pharmacists vileges of citizenship. We have provide for them appears to be Whether results had educationists at school prize inexhaustible. givings telling of the means by are in proper proportion to ex- which school children could be pectations is another matter. So turned into efficient citizens. In long as people crave for medi- the schools the child should al cine, doctors may be expected to most unconsciously absorb the gratify them. It is ancient right atmosphere and undergo a magic ever new, and we may kind of preparation for the life assume that if the majority of of the adult citizen. He should "bottles" do little or no positive learn to appreciate the value of good, they do little or no harm.

They indicate, however, that citizenship.

Finally we had one of our people continue to put their faith municipalisers, if the term may in magical specifics when they be permitted, making an eloquent should be seeking health along appeal to the Government on the natural lines. We hear much merits of handing over municipal about the decline of fitness. matters to public-spirited citi-Surely the cultivation of such zens and at the same time asking fitness is preferable to the medi- Kowloon residents to consider cine bottle fetish? The medical how important and essential to profession is too complaisant. It their own welfare and happiness must prescribe less promiscuous was an active interest in civic ly and with more discretion. The bottle-mania calls to be affairs.

broken.

It is probably not often, or thoughtfully, that people try to

visualise as a whole the basi Empty Cradles ness of running a township. Every day and all day the wants

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Parents in cities have small-

of thousands of persons have to families, in the country, large be attended to promptly and ores. That, according to a Nazi efficiently watching by the official, is the reason why Ger- police, safety by our firemen, many is busy with land settle- the maintenance, cleaning, and ment. What is to be done with lighting of miles of streets, the the increased population when it supply of water, control of trans-comes is another aspect of the port by bus; the vast number of problem, which no doubt is being material things and services that pondered by the men in power. have to be provided; it is a But are they quite sure that stupendous undertaking, and the their theory is in harmony with marvel is that here in Hong fact, or that it will continue long Kong under our highly central to be so? France is predomin- ised system, the machine works antly an agricultural country, so smoothly.

and for many a year its popula Viewing the life of the Colony tion has been virtually static. in this way only one answer can Again, why should the know- be given to the question, “Would ledge of good and evil, such as municipal politics be worth has come to city dwellers and while? And yet thousands of enables them to control the size citizens are so careless and of families, not in time spread thoughtless that they do not to the country, and bring about

the same results even trouble to join embryo organisations such as the KRA. who already achieve much that large family is Mussolini. He warns the Italian people that is essential to their own con

countries with empty cradles fort, convenience, and well-bei Such negligence may be an af cannot conquer an Empire. Much fectation on the part of some, it has been done, he says, to keep up the irthrate, but much has certainly does argue a low

sall to be done, and it shall be ciation of the duties

done" vileges of citizenship.

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Another ardent advocate of the

Italian women may have some. thing to say to that They may

ask what Mussolini's Em pire-building has done for them, And when begin to ask questions in they are not lightly to

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