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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 1929.

NEW SYSTEM OF

DIAGNOSIS.

BLOOD ANALYSIS AS CHECK

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The following passengers arrived yesterday by the ax Kashgar from Yokohama --Mr J Callon, Mr. E. Hada, Mr. and Mrs. Welbourne and three children, Miss Eriksson, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper had threw child- THE CURSE OF VODKA.

hren, L&-Cdr. Chichester, Mr. T. L.. Rasmussen, Mrs.-D." Dinsdale, and Moscow, Jannary (UP). Leslie and two children, Mrs. three children, Miss McOwan, Mrs. Much of the guess work in disease The Anti-Alcohol Society of the Hamilton and child, Mr. J. Ashton, and murgien diagnoses as well ta Soviet Union is considering send- Mr. H. Sandrs, Mrs W. Bisseth, in the treatment of disenas can be fings commission to the United Mr. and Mrs. Koon, Mr. C. de Lee, Mr. T. O'Brien, My A. Walsh, Mrs. eliminated by employment of a States to study the results of pro- Cullen-ward, Mifs, W. Barton, novel blood analysis method, socord- hibition there with a view to ap Miss J. Wales, Mr. R. Pascoe, Mr. Pres. Pierce Tuss, Feb. 25th P, Marlinou.Tue, Feb 19th, 6aming to Dr. R. B. H. Gradwohl, the plying its lessons to the Soviet and Mrs. Homewoody Mr. F. Union, one of the leaders of the Cavanagh, Miss C. Hopegood, M. S. Drewith, Pte. J. Atkinson, Mr. organisation, Dr. E. Deutschman, W. Ball, Mr. C. Goodall, Mr. F told the United Fresa.

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noted St. Louis clinician and acientist.

Dr. Gradwohl is in Berks com pleting his study of this method, The Soviets own experiment with prohibition in the earlier which was solved by Frof. Victor years of the revolution is general Schilling, head of the internal medi. ly considered to have been a com cine department of the University enactment, possibly in a modified

plete failure. Nevertheless, its re of Berlin. He was assisted by form, is not altogether out of ques Prof. Schilling in translating into tion. English the test "dition of the Information about the effects of latter's most important works on prohibition in America Dr. Deutschman, complained, is confus the subject, and this translation being and contradictory. Yet the sp. of - total prohibition hopes to have published in the plication United States within five or valuable, an object lesson to be throughout the United States is too months

ignored and the most active drys bere are anxious to learn all they can from it

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The Schilling method is based on a mathematics analysis of the in dividual blood cella, Dr. Gradwahi told the United Press. It is used in conjunction with the observation of other symptoms of the patient and is intended to displate the more complicated bacteriological method of disease diagnosis by blood analysis.

Reclassification.

The chief reliance of the Anti Alcohol Society at the present time in its campaign against Demon Vodka is propaganda The Soviet laws, however, have been adjusted to permit the propaganda to find concrete expression in the actual barring of hard liquor wherever possible...

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local option "self-determination cutting down the price of its vodka "Prof. Schilling has reclassified by communities on the question of government could stop illicit the white cells of the blood," Dr. drink-is in full force hers. Under manufacture of samagon. Unfor a law enacted May 1927 any tunately lower prices result in Gradwohl said. "By examining community, large or small and more drinking-while seriously de under the microscope the groupingseven single-factories, may adopt and so it is found advisable to in- pleting the government finances.- of these rearranged classes in any full or partial prohibition. A

ready, according to Dr. Deutsch-crease prices every year, mean- given case he can tell almost at man, some factories, entire villages while seeking other measures for once whether infection exista al, and a few of the northern autono suppressing home-brew. fao, to what stage or character the mous minority racial districts have Dr. Deutschman quoted figures to infection has attained.

adopted prohibition for themselves show that the average Russian The Shakhty region of the Don drinks less alcohol than citizens of TJIKINI Thus the physician, by the Schill Basin--which gained international most other countries. A chart ing method can decide from an notoriety, last summer as the place based on official statistica for the examination of the blood, in almost where the coal mine sabotage case leading nations of the world show- every case and usually without see originated-went dry fewed that, on the basis of per capita ing the patient, just what the months ago.

consumption of alcohol, Eussia is nature of the illness is. He can

Upon the request of the Anti-early at the end of the list, with also keep a more accurate check Alcohol Society, the law is being France at the very head and Italy, on the progress of the disease and strengthened to make rich local England, Germany close behind. can measure with extraordinary nation more widespread. At pre

"Drunkenness Common, - precision the patient's chances of sent mass meetings of citizens in

Headunitted, however, that recovery."

any community may recommend drunkenness is more common Fere Dr. Gradwohl described the prohibition, but the local Soviet than in most countries. The con- Schilling, yatem as a vast im- decides whether or not to introduce tradiction he explained chiefly by provement” qver the bacterio it. The new law, to be published two circumstances: (31 logical method because it is more coon, makes it obligatory for The alcohol here takea the reliable and saves much valuable Soviets to enforce the popular will form of vodka, a highly intoxicating. time. In the latter case, days. of in this matter.

beverage whereas in most other observation are needed before the desired results are reached; in the

Anti-Vodka Warnings, we countries" it in swallowed to s former it is only a matter of hours

Instead of imposing prohibition larger extent as beer, wine and

Dr. milder liquors above," even minutes before the analysis by decree from

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is completed. The new system also Deutschman declared, we hope to

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selves acting from below. As our the total consumed on any one day Propaganda opens people's minds by say one drinker is not excessive. The Russian, on the contrary, take action to protect themselves drinks on special cocasions-holf to the dangers of vodka, they can

and their families against it." days, celebrations, pay days. He As a rule, he said, the physician

The now Is will also make the makes up in one day for a week or Or surgeon must depend en super parchaas of liquor more difficult. two of abstinence by not merely ficial symptoms to determine wheAll restaurants, theatre, public drinking, but actually getting ther an operation is necessary inas much as the time in such cases is parks, etc., where liquor is now on

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nual per capita consumption. Under the Schilling method, how: ever, the physician can tell in Despite the ample supplies of amounted to 13.2 liters vodka, 11 few minutes whether there is an government-made vodka and des- liters beer and 3.2 liters wine; last infection and whether the infection pite repressive measures against year the corresponding figures were is such a to make an operation home brewing, bootleg "samagon denes in the last few years has is still being distilled in large Taberculosis.

quantities by the peasants. It is estimated that last year one mil- Similarly, the St. Louis clinician lion tons of graiz were turned into continued, this method is exceed-amazon-serious loss to the of ingly helpful in the treatment of Soviet Union in view of the grain tubercular cases," He explained shortage that fundamentally different

necessary.

qucts has failed.

0.2, 4.8 and 0.8 liters. But the ten-

towards increased drinking, One of the propaganda, methods coming into rogue is the staging

children's demonstrations against drinking by their elders. Parades of children are organized throughout the Soviet Union with banners denouncing alcohol they march to factories and other gathering places of their elders. placards about. Another is inscrib

Father come homeober

treatment is required when the Samagon costs the peasant about tuberculons is "active" from that 30 kopeks a bottle when he makes which is necessary when it is in it himself, and so kopeks when he & stage of recovery: The Schill buys it from his neighbours. The ing system, he asserted, is the best government vodka costa 1 ruble and he has yet found to determine 18 kopeks a bottle-from twice to ed, "The drankard is a bad sos,

This, of whether a tubercular cage is in the four times as much. „"active"-northe recovery

course, is the obvious explanation rotten husband and a cruel father!" Often the parades include abagery for the persistence of sanagon. By floats depicting the ravages of (Uontinued on next Column).

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