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sh: He himself, he added, was in com plete control of this business, and some people wight call him the general man

part of this great and chilly in what part of the teritory do you live?" asked the age Sir Samuel Evang

A NEW ANTISEPTIC. DISCOVERY BY A LONDON DOCTOR.

War

liberated into the blood stream, lowers the powers of the blood to destroy bacteria,

The almost Utopian state of affairs in Greenland, where there are no taxes, ko infectious diseases, and no political par From the beginning of the tice, was revealed in the course of a case On the day that Willian Robertson, & in the Prize Court on January 12th, which search has been made for the ideal anti- trooper in the 16th Lancers, had secured, brose out of the seizure by the British septic. This after barely a year of enlistment, the Anthorities of a cargo of Greenland fish septic. This must satisfy two conditions second olase certificate which gave him a in the Danish steamship Godthaal The it must be powerful enough to kill the stripe, he announce to the Army Crown asked for the condemnation of the germs of infection in wounds, and yet school-master that he intended to compete fish on the ground that it had an every for a first class certificate. “What is the destination; but the Danish Government bo as harmless na possible to the tissues uso - was all the encouragement he claimed the cargo on the grand that it of the patient's body. In particular, it received. You surely do not expect to was consigned to Denmark from Green- become a commissioned offer One land, which was a Danish Crown colour, must be innovuvus to the white blood never knows!" answered the Lincoln and that the fish was exporteil to Denmark corpuscles-the loucocytes they fight, and hire lnd, who to-day fills the command wider assurances which had been entered ing position of Chief on the Imperial into with the British Government clint kill the bacteria of the infection and General Staff at the cargo should not be re-exported contain a substance, trypsin, which, when

The Governor of Greenland, Mr. Jan That episode is one of many related by Mr. G. A Legsk in his life-story of Dangard Jense giving evidence regard Sir William Tobertson which ilustrating the ownership of Greenland fish, said the efficacy of self-help in the British that the Danish Government exercised Army, and prove the literal accuracy of all the fights of trade Greenland, and Napoleon's famous maxim. When purchased all the produce, skin, oil, and placed his foot on the first rung of the military, ladder Sir William Robertson had nothing but his own character to pull him up. He had not even, in these early days, a war in which quick promo tion could be won in the field, nor an ex- panding army and a corresponding demand for new officera General Robert son rose exclusively on personal merit, by methods which the rawest recruit in thy New Army may emulate, and may con- NEVER HEARD OF THE HYMN summate with success. The millions of After Mr. Jenou had explained that men who nowe serve under him know that as general manager he directed all One reason why the cld antiseptics he was one of themselves, facing their matters in Greenland except the Church faned was that they tended to interfere own hardships, subservient to the same and education, and had under him a com- with the warrior cells as well as the mercial manager, who attended specially bacteria. What was wanted was a gun discipline, enjoying no more, but no to the zile of the products sent home to to kill bacteria only, and to spare the less, facilities than themselves for gain Donnork from Grecul sud-the popularnior cells and tistes general ing promotion. What more timely tion, he said, was not sufficiently publication than a shilling book which, ined to manage its own affairs-Sir Evans rug in fact like Ehrlich's salvarsan simple sequence and restrained enlogy asked whether the physical characteristics (606), with a definite and specific effect tells the story of this famous self-made the colony corresponded to Green on bacteria, and or nothing else. soldier Frain its pages the public will land

in mountains the hymn. The Jenen many facts about a career singular general manager who seemed interest ly little advertised in the past. The amed, I he had never beard of the bying bitious tran in the New Army could not of song, but Mr. Roche, KC, who ap possibly want a better stintulant than feared for the Dainsh Government, re this unadorned yet adorning biography marked Ah yes. I believe it was Trooper, Robertson of the 16th Lancers, written by John Mr. R. A

had a much harder row to boe than (say) Private Robinson who has recently left the counter for the colours. To jump from a corporal to a sergeant in the seventies meant much diligent study to become a sergeant-major was beyond the dreams of most soldiers. But Robertson was dauntless and he seized every hon ourable chance. As a corporal, Mr. Leask tolls us he had to take charge of the messing account and attend to the catering of his own troop. It was a week in and week ont job, but the messing during the first week controlled by Cor

The general manger" explained that he did not live in Greenland at all, but governed the colony and managed its trade from Copenhagen

No, no," interpected Wright, who appeared for the Crown. It was by an Indian bishop" (Bish Heber.)

This discussion led the judge to ask Fow Greenland managed for bishops

The Governor said they had found they could do without bishops. They had deans, who were under an archbishop, but the archibishop, he added, did not live

Tuere is therefore, on the one hand the blood fluid, with its antitryptic pover preventing the growth of germs, and on the other, the white bloud corpuscles, sole to attack the germas but containing trypsin. So long as the white blood cor- pusoles remained alive the combination of antitryptic fluid and trypsin contain

ideal. But if the warrior cell?? was ng corpuscle or warrior cell” was killed its trypsin escaped and neutralized- the antitryptic power of the blood fluid, so making a good field for the gorms of blood poisoning to work in, eve

That such a drug has been discovered secung to be clear from the report of the work of Dr. Browning, Director the Bland-Subtou Institute for Clinical Pathology, Middlesex Hospital, which luss just been presented to the Medical Research Committee. It is signed by Dr. Kennaway, Dr. Thornton, and iss Gulbrausen, and is given in full in the

British Medical Journal."

The drug is called "flavine," from its yellow colour. It kills the germs causing ordinary abscesses in solutions of one part in 200,000, but to stop the activities of the white blood corpuscles it is necessary to use a solution 400 times

in Greenland, and never went there. stronger, that is, one in 500 Carbolic Oh, he's an absentee, remarked the seid, on the other hand, prevents the judge, who then asked: Have you any activities of white blood corpuscles in solutions of one part in 300, but will not taxes

replied the Governor There are in 250 has been reached That is to say, no catching diseases The people live order to get a solution of carbolic a simple, honest life, and catch fish, seals, avid which will kill germs it has to be and blue foxes for their skins made twice as strong as one which inter-

This happy land, he added, bad tro tewspapers, but they were only published once a month, and there were no parties

poral Robertson showed such an improve No and we have no disease or kill germs until the strength of one part

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ment that he was requested by his cora rades to take permanent charge. Thus early did the man destined, as Quarter master-General of the British Expedi bonary Force which crossed the Channel

feres with the good work of the white blood corpuscles, whereas Havine" kills germa when it is 400 times weaker than in 1814, to play an invaluable part in all historic operation exhibit his powera of organization. Sir Willa Bobertson After the general manager had the strength required to prevent the work first made us mark as "the man behind given come evidence regarding the deal of the white corpuscles. the grab. Lat the newest and least lugs in fish between Denmark and Ger- The reports on the antiseptic are very many he said he knew nothing about encouraging In a paper by Mr Ligat hopeful Tommy remember that

HOW HE GOT HIS COMMISSION) 34,000 tong of fish said to have gone from the case is recorded of a man who had Denmark to Germany by a single route his leg amputated The patient came The impression gained in reading this during September and October 1918-the der 103 care with a very septic stump. welcome little book is that of a young case was adjourned for a month. It had been treated with eusol for three Loldier who come what might, was deter

weeks, but showed no definite improve mined to advance in his profession, He

ment in the suppurative condition. beaame efficient in every branch and arm

delicate task imposed without a know. After four days treatment with of the sorvice. He was signalling it ledge of native languages. Here, again, avine the wound had ent icly ceased to some years to hig regiment. He was the bis well-known methodical habits were discharge. Eusol has proved a great illustrated. Instead of engaging te help as an antiseptics in this war yet best man in his troop at skill-of-arins cher of Pushtu and Punjabi, and paying it is interesting to note that, while it with sword and lance; he soon became him so much a lesson or course, Robert-il the germ referred to at 1 in 1,000 crack shot. Though a healthy and natural upbringing had given him a fine son paid him by results! He would concentration, it interferes with the white physite, he made a habit of running call Robertson every morning at five a.m. blood corpuscles at 1 in 4,000 Thas ten miles every Saturday afternoon, for essons, before the young lieutenant long before it is strong enough to do he told his went to his day's work. Naturally, the its autiseptic wurk is has interfered with "just for the fun of it," commrades. During the last few years teacher was anxious for his pupil to the work of the warrior spent in the ranks -doubtless with a view excel, and gave him no peace until he Medical Correspondent to a commission he turned His attention had passed, when, of course, he got his to the study of war. He became ardili share of the reward In two and a gent student of tactics and strategy, half years, we are told. Robertson could and read every war book he could lay speak five different native tongues

structor and musketry instructor for

his hands on

A good story is told of his oral examination in Dublin, a requisite pre liminary for every non-commissioned officer applying for a commissiou. Ser

EIS ONLY COMPLAINT

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Later when he returned to Engled WHAT THE POPE CALLED HENRY and entered the Staff College at Cam berley (Sir Donging Haig was a fellow pupil, by the way), Sir William Robert

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tator French or German all the timeion of schoolboy howlers.” take command of all the pincers and me. He was not a man," says the former, them are the following: geant Major Robertson was required to son developed his linguistic abilityandent again contais, an amusing collec~| drawn up parade Several movements who expected his tutor to have Walter Scott was imprisoned in the were satisfactorily performed. Then Robertson gave big order for a very com lesson prepared for him, but he himself i

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Henry the First's sou William was drowned in the White Ship and never smiled again.

plicated movement, one seldom executed used to take long walks in the country Tower because he could not pay his debts. Manage talking out of the tutor all he wanted while there he wrote the Waverley Novola, Away went the adjutant and regi to know, Nothing that might be of any but he was afterwards burnt alive he mental sergeant-major to give, she usual service to him cacuped his notice. He also brought tobacco from Virginia, so

Elizabeth. base, but they were on the wrong Bank always asked, What is the name for called after his beloved mistress. Queen of the regiment. The colonel's eyes this What is the name for that and Eli twinkled. Be saw the mistake, and re. you had to be prepared for him, or ou James I. Claimed the Throne of Eng- solved he would catch out the base and came his pocket dictionary. In dietasion land through his grandmother, because the sergeant major at the same time. The he would not omit a comma or the modi- he had no father. fatter however, had also seen what was cation signs on a German vowel In The attempts at colonisation in Eliza wrong, and delayed giving the word of order to be able to express himself cor both's reign were that Raleigh brought command for the regiment to move. The rectly in French or German at the dia-smoking into England and had a bucket commanding officer immediately started nertable he frequently invited me to of cold water throw on him, and Drake dinner, and, of course, I did the same discovered potatoes round the world' and to hustle, and brusquely called out,

He was silent, cool, and clear headed, planted them in Lancashire. "Now, then, sergeant major, get OD

ver and the only complaint I ever heard him give the word of command" well, air" replied Robertson; "I will make was that promotion was slow when the base is placed in the right. There are many other passages in this life-story worth quoting, for Mr Leask

Lambert Simnel was defeated at Bicke After that the colonel did not want surveys General Robertson's career and sent to roast in the king's kitchen

The Pops called Henry VIII. Fide to see any uiore. The man who could through every phase in the Intelligent

Department at the War Office, as the Offensive!". regimental put his adjutant and

Q.M.G. under French at Aldershot, as Joan of Arc lived in the French Revolu- sergeant-ng or in their proper place was quite good enough for him commandant of Stiff College at Camber tion; and one day she fell into the arms

In the ranks General Robertson was er in South Africa down to his share of the English and got burnt,

in the Great War first as Q.MG and Childe Harold was

defeated by William learning and preparing. When he went Chief of the Staff at the front, and then the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings to India as a subaltern in the 3rd Dragoon

By eating slowly, food, is digested in Whitehall. It is related that in all before it is swallowed and thus enriches Guards he matriculated in the art of as Chief of the Imperial General Staff war From 1888 onward says Mr the intercourse which Sir William had the blood, which goes down one leg and Leash, we find him acting in the capacity of a leader, a man possessing with Marca: Joffre an interpreter was up the other

Dever necessary. The same ex trooper, early in 1907, translated various German power of initiative and with every facility for putting the knowledge gained works into English, including those on in his apprenticeship to the best use.

Men under him marvelled at the employment of heavy artillery in his almost uncanny, knowledge of every battle. Yet another example of his in- thing pertaining to the art of war and tellectual zeal and, one may add, of his the soldier's duties." His work as in prescience Essay telligence officer with the Chitral Relies

The Robertson portrayed in this book

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