1960-04-16 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1960.

FRONTIER MEN TURN OUT

TO HAIL THEIR HERO

Karachi.

SIR HENRY GOES BACK

TO THE DUSTY TOWN THAT MADE HIM

THE dusty little town of Shikarpur, in Northern

Sind, is celebrating to honour an English eye A LEGEND TO MILLIONS

surgeon who became famous by restoring sight to thousands of Pakistanis.

He is "Holland Buba," as the been returning every year to Shikarpur unsc cueilin Baluch tribesmen affectionety visit coll B5-year-old Sir Henry mission hospitals. Hollund.

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When he announced that in view of his age this would be his The occasion for the celebra- last visit, the tribesmen refused tions is the 00th anniversary of to believe him. There is a feel- Holland Baba's arrival in this ing among them almost as strong Holland Buba 50th as a foth that part of the world and the anniversary of the Sir Henry will continue to visit them every Holland Shikarpur Mission Hos- year that he lives. pital which he founded.

Str Heory rat came to the mission hospital in Quetta 60 years back. He confessed re- cently that then he had no specialised training in eye work and had never seen a cataract.

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The Buluchi tribesmen, with their bulky white turbans half concealing their long olled ring Jels, sturity Pathans from The North-West Frontier In turbons, Sindis and Punjabis clad in khaki and white bagay shalwars (trousers) and shirts, and a scattering of Westerners greeted the famous eye surgeon on his arrival with full-threated shouts of Bolland Bala Zinda- bad, Pakistan Zindabad" ("Long Live Holland Baba, Long Live Pakistan").

Bow tie

Bedecked with rove, fanhe and marigold garlands, is white hair blowing in the breeze, Sir Henry was borne shoulder-higher a deconted carrying-chair by Jubilan, grateful people round the wards of Shikarpur hospital.

Here Sir Henry, dresser in u brown suit and his favorite bow tie, to winch magic talis man many tribesinen attribute Kurgeon, his success as an eye received the greetings of old and new patients who stretched their armis to touch the Kar- Their ments of Holland Bubo, grandfaller who had once again come back to see them.

Typleni of local enthusinsam was the serenading of Sir Henry at a celebrallon dinner by band of musicians rendering an extraordinary triballsed version of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow at full blast on a weird variety of Instruments.

Although Sir Henry retired from belive work in 1948, he has

Prejudice

Str Henry had to struggle against local prejudices in his blind fight to restore sight to Pathans. Before him there was widespread beller among them that once the middle-aged and old got a cataract that was the end of their eyesight.

under primitive conditions in waring. desert tents.

It deals on average with 0,000 But-patients alone in Shikarpur clinic not only for eve treat ment but major surgery,

At Shikarpur hospital ainne had over 100,000 people have their sight restored to date.

who suceeded Lady Holland matron and who mode her first flight at the ago of 31 from England to join in the celebrations.

Peril of the Pep

bean

CORES of people-possibly hundreds-havo

became addicted to pop-pills such as benzodțino and Praludin.

Sc wrongly diagnosed as being Insano because they

Continued use of pep-pilla for tomy brain operation before it many months con produce was realised he was taking symptoms almost identical with huge doses of the pep drug. schizophrenia (spilt personality) A 23-year-old mother was and other forms of insanity, udsnitted to a mental hos This is revealed in a report on pltal after trying to shoot her seven cases found in 18 months Fusband who she wrongly be in one small clinic, the Psycho- leved was trying to harm her. logical Medicine Department of Durham University.

A further 43 cases from other clinies are mentioned.

Examples:-

'Too easy'

tablets

By CHAPMAN PINCHER

The doctors dere:ibe the care

A 30-year-old man who took

pep-pills to help him to, of an B.A.F. man who began in study became violent, bent up belleve he was really a wanna his wife and throw furniture out and dressed like one. of the window.

They warn that such - He returned to normal after normallies which might remals Dr Lestle Kiloh and Dr P. three dova in a mental hospital hidden or controlled throughout Beamish report: "Several weeks where he was found to be life

may becchio nggrav 210 € later it was realised the first carrying large quantities of pep after the taking of large doces Ume that she was taking large pills and other drugs,

of pop-pills. So men and women in the A 35-year-old man who be-

quantities of drugs including

The risk remotest parts of West Pakistan

to take benzedrine to Preludin-up to Kon

50 tablets -11

People probably have to be and Afghanistan keep alive the keep him awake when he

was day.

These pep druga are now basically unstable to brearn!! memory of a much-loved Eng-a student developed hallucina-

easy to mis- obtainable on doctor's prescrip- addicted to the pills but the It is all too Ishman whose whole He has tons and attempted mileide.

the condition 02 tion only. But the doctors number of cases diagnose

dis- newly When, in 1000, Sir Henry been an example of the finest

warn that people nddleted to covered suggests that there are started Shikarpur hospital it traditions of selfless service—a He was wrongly regarded as schizophrenia."

The symptoms of insanity them becʊmo exceptionally art- many potential addicts in

even in community. was no more than a barrack of service his family is carrying on a schizophrenie for years be-

made out of timber today.

cause he was always "hearing usually disappear quickly when ful at getting them

hospital.

--(London Express Service), leuco- the drug is withdrawn. hutments

vulces." He underwent -London Express Service). and reeds,

Sir Henry, who is not very tall,

Under these low-roofed huts;

had to stoop a litle, but sister- tutor Winifred Wheeler, who has just celebrated her thirty-fourth yeny of working with the inission hospital and who is very much taller, had to wear a topeu Inside the wards to protect her hand from too-frequent blows on roof beams.

The hospital was rebull in funds collected by 1946 with Lady Dow, wife of the Goveråor of Sind.

IT had to divide his time alinest equally in persuading

The present well equipped people to undergo operations modern block of buildings bas nd In actually performing accommodation for 450 patients plus their families and 1 Juil to overflowing during the brief two-month annual operation season.

operations,

But people with restored sight become is walking and talking brouganda. Soon he lid not ve to persuade. People flock. ed to his hospitals.

when he

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Matron

than 30 years all religions ફાર્મ from the United States,

Fifty years back,

For inore spent three weeks at Shikarpur

4,000 patients surgeons of hospital, over

Over- nationalities arrived for treatment, whelmed by numbers, Sir Henry Kingdom, the United

to an SOS

Dr Arthur Pakistan, and India, and mony ent Neve. distinguishedi surgeon, other countries have Kained who WES

then touring the invaluable experience in this and together Punjah,

little they otherwise unremarkable operated On more than patients.

100,000 eyes

500 town with its eternal symphony of creaking bullock carts frund- Hing along its tnud roads,

Today Sir Henry's team, which has its base al Quelta Mission Hospital, spends part of the year on tour of remote parts of Baluchistan, often operating

The gathering at the Shikar- pur celebrations also included Sir Henry's two sons, both cyé surgeons, his wife Lady Holland, who came out to work at Quetta Misslou Hospital 54 years ago as matron and sister-tutor, and sister-luter Auntie Nan Main-

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