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Round

the world

with

Francis Drake?

11 had a circumferentor and a disgras of the planetary aspects, a tide cabi mad a societal. Afade by an Eng- lishman, Humphrey Cols,, it sailed with one of the greatest of all Eng. lickman, Sir Francis Drake... And it also told the time-within kalfun hour 01 60, (Reproduced by rowtary of the -Trustee of the Nailona!, Maritione Museum, Greeneich, England)

XX71EN Elizabeth I was on the throne of England and English sea-power was at its height, this diaf was buccaneering the seas with Sir Francis Drake. It was probably with him wheri, in 1577, he laid Course by Morocco and the Cape Verde istends and set out to sail around the world.

Neatly four hundred years were to pass before the Rolex Dacjust made his appearance; but the analogy between Drake's dial and the Datejust is not so far-fetched as it may seem. For Roles watches, too, have quite a naval tradition. They've been used, for instance, for destroyer navigation when the ship's chronometer was destroyed and once, even, for tining a flotilla attack in the Far East.

Ilut they've also served with distinction in quieter roles; served with such unyaried accuracy as to make their name abyword. And top of all Rolex watches we can put the Datejust perfectly waterproofed by the Oyster case, powered by the silent, efficient Rolex Perpetual self-winding Rotor," it shows the date automatically in a neat, cleat window on the dial. Of all great Rolex waichet, the Datejust is the latest and the greatest—so far, at least.

Latex and greatest of the Roles triumpha, the Dare just is waterproof, thanks to the Oyster case, and bellwindling, thanks to the patented Rolex Perpetual *** Rotur.”, Moreaver, the date appeara Buonatically and clearly in a neat window on the face. Anentale? Of coute! The ultimate accuracy; Boles accuracy.

And the Rolçu Rød Seaf?. flis a sign that the watch to which lijn- attacked barbeen tested by an Official Texting Station of the Swiss J Government, has been awarded jinown Ufficial Timing Certificate, and the mile ofchronometer. All Datejusts carry tha Rolex Red Seat.

Three Bells

ROLEX

A landmark in the history of

time measurement

the fuller beer

Calendar for 1952

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1952.

DISCOVERY PAGE edited by Chapman Pincher

OBLIVION

a new drug

turns up to replace the bedside bottle of barbiturates

NEW sleeping drug "belleyed to be harmless" even if taken in 's huge overdose is to be made avail able in Britain through the Stealth Service this month

new drug, called oblivon, was first pro÷". ....' After, trials' on 200 patients at the pared in a U.S. laboratory. Now a Team" Metropolitan Hospital In New York Dr of Manchester cliomiste, led by Dr Parcy Thomas McGavock claims that it produces Marshall, has devised a method of mass a normal type of sleep, leaving no bang- producing

over.

Doctors have high hopes that it will 53. Brillat medical trials have соп- defeat the growing danger of the bedside. „firmed. American claims that oblivon" taken without ill effect. The drug is not, boitie of barbiturates sleeping pills which is probably the safest, sedative, you dis- can kill if they are taken În exces. The covered."

·TALKING:

OF TABLETS

A NEW DEEG for. the rellet of sovers neart palpitations is highly ccclivo according to doctors of the National Heart Bospitul where tests Duve been made.

Called procaine amide. it is given by mouth in tablet form.

POLICE SCIENTISTS

ure worried about the Chlorophyll Lublots which

driakera wre Using 10 camouflage their breath.

A smell of drink is DO rellable test of intoxica tion. but it in one of the main symptome on which the mun on the beat dependa tor reporting suspected cases

OLD SCHOOL

TIE FOR THE BLOODS

By JAMES COOPER

Toronto. LACKFOOT Indians of

** If a person wakes in the night "and 'caunot 'mod 'off again a further dose can be

[sh anesthetjo, so is of glitte use to people

who are robbed of sleep, by, pain,

SOME WARMING ADVICE BY A DOCTOR

HOW TO DODGE

A COLD

asymptothrough

groups shown at the bottom ól Column 0, 08 regards, their susceptibility to colds...

Vitaminas speciat protec tive agents against colds have also been rejected. Yet Cheney claims that some patients who were consistently subject to colda have been completely free from them for up to fourteen.

NO, NO, NANNY

Saya a doctor: Let mother do It

FANNY — that efficient,

friendly person behind many a family pram, gets a -stern look from a doctor who lias written Britain's best- selling books on how to bring up children.

Dr John Gibbens gavo

years since taking a large dally these views to fellow doctors dare. of vitamin A

at a private meeting of the Among precautions which Royal Society of Medi- people can De Cheney recommends:

heap for themselves cine:

1. AVOID over-tiring your- self by too many late nights. Unless you have a high natural maltes yu more susceptible to attack. These cases benefited immen, cgs, checco, and meat 2. EAT plenty of protein diately by treatment with anti- histaminic drugs which are now resistance and assist any vac to increase your natural available on

doctor's prescrip

a stances brought on nose and eye resistance, fatigue

of an infcelleus cold,

TOR the first time

today with some clear-cut advice on how to prevent and treat the colds which make winter a misery for tion, most of us.

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cine treatment.

"I dislike entrusting a child's future to a nanny and look forward to the day when every mother runs her firat baby single-handed Two women looking after for the first year of its life..

3. AVOID chills which drive, one baby is not a good the blood, with Its protective principle"

anti-bodies," away from the nose and throat-but do not wear much heivy clothing,

celds-why

So, as a first step, Cheney After 25 years' research advises doctors to test all involving more than 50,000 chronic cold-catchers to dis

"In the US, many children patients, Dr Marshall cover whether they are really

aro taken a child psychiatrist suffering from some allergy. Cheney, U.S. physician, Cheney also claims that many

as regularly as they are taken urges doctors to abandon infectious colds are not caused

This is why

ten doelor at a welfare centra the "nothing-l-can-do-about- by viruses but by the mueli THIS heartening report makes here. Has this proved to be at

bigger germs called bacteria. I found sense to mo It" attitude to colds.

any great advantage? Such cases respond to treat- It explains many of the In the Practitioner, a leading ment with penicillin, sulphona, peculiarities British medical journal, he puts mides, and other drugs which come colds (the allergic) clear ment put forward by experti

"Any viewro

"on child manage- forward this argument:

can kill bacteria, though they up over-night while others (the The attitude that a cold must are useless against viruses, he infectious) linger on for weeks; who have never brought up a B the Blood Tribe in Al- take theory at all "cold" are

a claims.

why you escape song of the child of their own should be Following up this finding he cilds brought home by your suspect. berta have adopted an "old caused by ultra-microcople school tie," thanks to Arch- germs called viruses for which tried vaccines made from buc- children and catch others.

effective treatment has yet teria for immunisation against Putting its advice into action "The fun of finding things deacon Samuel Middleton, been found.

caids. They ware highly usuce would mean extra effort for the out for oneself, climbing trees, who emigrated to Canada In reality, the symptoms ecastu! In many cases, he re- family doctor but. In the long exploring rivers, fishing for tad- run, the results might save hi poles, is giving place to nightly which we call "colds can be parts from England.

Chonoy's

that time, your health; and your sessions in front of a TV screen, M of by any

Several

four money.

his this a step forward?" different agents for which re- prople medies already exist,

1,

no-

caused

is based on

A phantom TN trying to find a cure for the common cold scientists are pursuing a phantom.

The 68-your-old Anglican hos retired as principal of St Paul's School, on the Blood ReseTVE near Cardston, Alberta, but has left behind the red and green striped tles, specially imported

And in the process they have from England and school

discarded penicillin, sulpha motto, not in Latin but in In- drugs, and "anti-histaminies," dian, Mokokit ki aekakimat (Beall of which are effective in wise and persevere).

treating acme

types of colds, They have also thrown out Young Samucl Middleton vaccines and vitamins which was frankly scared when ho are highly effective in prevent-

began missionary work aniging other types.

Dr Cheney's case records

the Blood Indians more than 40 show that one in every three

ago.

them pallents who complained of con- years

Ho found

stantly half-starving in their tepces,

catching colds proved to and secretly

feared that their to "allergic" to house dust, face powder, pellen, moulds or some sun dances might end in his

ingredient in their food. Their being scalped,

special sensitivity to such sub-

He decided: "There is nothing better than food pullic school training", and as he won the confidence of the young braves he started. the old boys' associa- tion, class reunicha, a school year book and, of course, the school 1c,

Now the once nomadle Bloods, who used to roam the prairies, have settled down to become

antong the richest induces

Canada. The reserve

200,000 bushels of wheat in 4 year and cattle worth £100,000. They have exchanged their tepees for modern homes, their lomahawks for refrigerators, and they farm with modern equipment, Their sons maiting good across Canada, always taking with them that

tio.

·

WHICH SORT do -you get?

Dr. Cheney showed tint an THE 60,000 patients studied by

Industrial population falls into fear groups an regards sur- ceptibility to colds GROUP 1, with near-perfeod

resistance, is made up of less than five per cent of the population. High resistance to colds is usually associated with high resistance to measies and mumps, kas

GROUP 2, with good natural

rraistance, comprises about one-fifth of the population. Its members have cke or two allalt colds every year GROUPS, the average. own realstance group --

*** 'dontainin

And Mr Middleton? He has been too busy chronicling their customs, writing books on their dancing, exploring the Rocky Mountains over to return to England to attend his school's old boys' reunions.

He will, though, attend ond get-together, annual

In gratitude the Blood Indiatis have made him a te member of the Head Chiets and Tribal, Council. And he has retired to a house near the reserve so that he can be at hand for those old boys reunions,

about half the population.

year,

They average two or three

streamers

and usually

incasles, contract maps, and chicken-pox na children.

GROUP 4 stypen, with poor

natural · realliance, make up ́the remaining 25 percent. They catch, almost every cold that's going.

JOHNNY HAZARD /

LET'S GET UP ON THIS RISE. V HERE! WE CAN GET A BETTER VIEW OF THE SURROUNDING -

AREA!

BE YOU'RE POING.RNE,^! -HAZARD! COINSONGWE'RE

ALMOST AT THE TOP! :-

Coll

cases, show

into the

No..

"OH, BRO-THER! THIS GUY'S GOT THE GTAMÍNA OF'AN.

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