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WHAT MAKES US GROW,

DOCTORS REPORTED DISCOVERY.

It is announced that scientists at the University of California have discovered the substance that produces growth in the human body. Tethelin is what they call it, It is located in the pituitary body at the base of the brain, and by retarding or accelerating its functions it may be pos sible, they say, to

the stature of human beings.

The discovery was made known by Dr. T. E. Robertson, Professor of Bio-Chemis try who said that he had succeeded in isolating tethelin, and that he believed it was the first time in the history of biologi cal science that it had been done

MR BALFOUR ON THE DUTY OF THOSE WHO REMAIN AT HOME. Speaking at a meeting at the Victoria Hill, Sheffield, recently, in support of the War Loan, Mr. Balfour said it was not only the magnitude of the effort we had mado since 1914 that would obtain the gratitude of posterity; it was the novelty of the experiments we had had to under take; the new ways we had had to

on pituitary body of unknown func pursue. It did not require a long me

tien is a

structure about the size: mory to recollect the time when men of a pen attached to the base of the brain of strong patriotic impulse were haunted Disease affecting it has always seemed to by the idea that the Briton of to-day was he associated with the general disenso not what his forefathers had been. He known as acromegaly, which is character- never had believed it. No characteristicised by increased massiveness of the hones was more deeply ingrained in the British especially of the jaw, hands, and feet. mind than the chronic habit of self-depre- Sometimes the condition is associated with ciation. It was combined, be admitted, disorders of the thyroid gland in front of with a tolerably good conceit of ourselves the neck. The thyroid is also said to be "It has been known for a long time," connected with functions of growth, bud boog one of our favourite topics.d Nothing could prove its utter falsehood said a physician to The Daily Mail, "that more conclusively than the events of the the pituitary gland had some relation to past tivo and a half years

growth of the human body. For instance, have diseased pituitary glands; gianty that is what makes them tall. Of course, if it is true that a definite substance con trolling stature has been isolated from the gland, then that is something new and in-

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Tree government by debate was attenu- ed by this danger, that in the stress of circumstances which made it is to throw aside the tunnels and conduits of our political activities we might not bare the strength of mind to forget doméstio differences. That danger in this crisis had not arisen. He knew nothing of the political opinions of the members of his audience. The question was whether this novel mobilization of our national resources was to be carried out to its full extent in the direction of our Snap cial needs and our financial strength To finance the most costly war er known was part of the mobilization. It was a part in which all were, directly, immediately, and personally concerned.

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A Korean paper quoted by the Scout cularly with women. In all events it is There is no need to Pecas prints a remarkable story of are to handicap your activities, st Korean woman, aged 54, who revived er or at play. three times after apparent, death. Sho was taken ill with a nervous disease, off Speedy relief is found in the intestines in December last, and de spite treatment given her by a Korean physician she apparently passed away on February 6th. In accordance with Korean custom the corpse was placed in a room and various offerings were dis played before the dead, Two days after, the dead woman suddenly sat up as if

neuralgio, Theurdatism, BG12L100 Fore aroused from sleep, and turning to her throat, and beadaches speedily and post- You will be sorry you husband asked what was the matter.tively relieved.

After having been told that, as she was had not heard about it sooner.

Fold at 18. 4d. per bottle. dangerously ill, many friends of hers had assembled to inquire after her con dition, she helped herself to two bowls THE ROAD TO FEACE,

of rice gruel and then went to sleep In Unless those who stayed at home were the afternoon, however, she was again prepared to astiat in the finances of the found to have ceased to breathe. When country, it was in vain that our soldiers the doctor was sent for and examined sacrificed themselves in the trenches; it her the circulation of blood had already was in vain that night after pight, in stopped, and her friends, who had re- storm and in sunshine, our Fleete turned with the happy news of her resur blockaded the enemy and protect our rection, were again informed of her commerce; it was in vain that with rocks death. Two days after she again return- less courage they swept clear the watered to life, and ate rite-gruel as before, way on which we depended; it was in but ceased to breathe a little later. Her vain that they protected our coasts and third resurrection took place on the even enemies. Unless they were supported, theng of February 12th, when she took a courage, self-devotion, sacrifice of life little quantity of rice. At 11 o'clock the and health were thrown away completely same night she finally passed away. and would not lead to that peace which was the only peace worth striving for, which was to give us not merely a per- manent absence of the horrors under

There are one or two things that mast which civilization was now groaning, but also that liberty of scf-development for not be forgotten, one or two fallacies too every nation according to the genius easily believed. You will find innumer with which God had inspired it, unterri able people who say: It is quite trus I fed ad uncoerced by the passion for buy such things, but after all that money domination of one greedy Power. goes to somebody else. It is not lost; it Though everybody in this country was still belongs to the community. How resolved to make the sacrifices neccesary have I by spending the money wasted or for success, he did not think they quite diminished the wealth of the com realized the absolute necessity of this parmunity!" That is a great and a Jan- ticular effort they were called upon to gerous fallacy. It is quite true that, in make. That was very natural, A man the case of a man who buys a piece of instinctively answered, "I am quite furnitude he happens to covet, the only rehdy if need be, to sacrifice my life. I obvious, direct, and curtain result of the a ready to run any risk for my country man who owned the piece of furniture gets the price of that piece of furniture, and If I am not wanted abroad I will do my the man who buys it has it transferred share of the work at home. But when to his possession. But that does not ab you are spending five or six millions a

DANGEROUS FALLACIES.)

day, what difference can it make whether solve the purchaser from having neglect Lapend a few shilings on suras innocented his duty to his country. What is he gratification for myself or for my doing? He is putting off the respon family! How natural that was But sibility of using the money for public it was not right On this occasion nobody purposes on the man from whom he was asked to give anything at all biti bought the furniture. He has shoved only to lend something. All that was that responsibility on to him. None of asked was that every class, whatever their us has the right, while gratifying our private circumstances, should defer the own personal desires, to thrust the re enjoyment of something till a more con-sponsibility of supporting the public venient season

upon somebody else, relieving our own shoulders of the burden and trying to relieve our own consciences of the pricks which I hope at all events would in some cases follow such a transaction.

He did not know that he was specially qualified to lecture any man as to how hould dispose of that which belonged to him, nor was he capable of laring It must be remembered that the down hare-and-fast rules which his fello

community can only produce & extizens should pursue in the expenditure certain amount, and if by your of pach means to they possessed. But demand, your purchase, your expen at all events (he continued), is not this ditare, you make it produce something clear that a ton or a woman who in which is not necessary for the war, you this time of war spends more upon per are, or you may be, by so much divorting apna gratifications than before the war

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9:15 pm - Clarke's Circus Kowloon is inourring a grave responsibility labour from a warlike purpose to the

cpposite the Raibray Station.

do not say it should never be done Hu purpose of satisfying your own indul. gence and luxury. That is the most im man circumstances are so varied and the portant point of all. All we can do for necessities of the or that individual are the war is to produce men to fight, men so hard to compare with the needs and and women to work at warlike muni.

Monday, 26th March >—-_-_-_

4 pm Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Annual Genel Mooting H

Tueday, 27th March

the Chamber of Commery Room,ecessities of other individuals that I de tions, men and women to work at those Government Building

not venture to lay down any rule. But commodities that we can export and with say with perfect confidence that if the which we can buy abroad other muni- 11:30 am-Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., demand for labour, the rise in wagestions of war. That is all we can do

Meeting Mooling of her and Whamps Deek Cellare nerdaged the means of expenditure over by your expenditure

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** an extract from them. I hope every Addressing another large audience later body will take that simple suggestion to in the Albert Hall, Mr. Balfour said it was that Europe might be free that wa were fighting at this moment. Now, as

I do not say that that is enough; I am

Auro it is not enough. There are count

in the past, the burden fell most heavily

less people who ought to reduce their on da, and the Government needed that old of living, and ought to spend less hrown into the common pool The Bac

all our national resources should be han they spent before the war. That is the war were prodigious, but the

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