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HELPING THE DOCTOR,

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“EVIL RAYS.”

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1926.

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The greatest advances in It was reported that the Rev. modern medicine, says the Graphic, George Glandfield, a Wesleyan have been along lines of early and minister, of Brightlingsen, EssoR, accurate diagnosts;

the had cured many people by remov disease condition is recognized ing from their homes furniture, an and isolated it can be treated, and eiderdown and other with early treatment there is de-which, according to his theory finite hope of completo recovery. emitted "evil rays"

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While admitting the possibility An interesting article adds: In general medicine the physician to- and even likelihood of the curos day is no longer dependent on his performed by the Rev. George own powers of observation in mak-Glandfield, it is very difficult to ac- ing a diagnosis, but can call in cept his explanation of the way specialized help, such as the in which they are brought, says n. pathologist, the bacteriologist, and medical writer.

That we know nothing about the radiographer, whose scionco have reached a marvellous degree these mysterious rays does not, of course, prove that they do not ex-. of accuracy.

In neurology-the science of the 1st; but as the cures seem suscep- nervous system-early diagnosistible of other explanations, which and treatment are of paramount conform to scientiße facts already Importance, for once degeneration within our knowledge, It would be of a nerve have taken place within well to consider these before pin- the contral nervous system that ning our faith to the rays.

is, the brain and spinal cord-re- In the first place, there is the generation cannot. occur, and; element of suggestion exercised by though the sufferer may learn to a powerful and sympathetic per- That may account for accommodate himself to the insonality. jury, the organic defect cannot be a great deal, but probably not fur

all, of Glandfield's successes. made good.

Another factor which in this During, the last 20 years or so neurology has made great strides connection must be given consider- both in the recognition of discards able weight is what is known as in their early stages and their cau-the influence of foreign proteins. eative factors, and the outlook ha- These substances, though perfect. changed accordingly from one of ly harmless to the majority, have hopelessness to that of certain been proved to exercise knowledge that at least something baneful influence upon the few. can be done to ameliorate the con dition..

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May be Eggs and Feathers... The list includes a variety of substances which seem to have no- Speech Observation.

thing in common except their capa- The critical observation of the city to provoke unpleasant and components of speech should be even serious symptoms in human helpful in early diagnosis, as this beings. Such are eggs, feathers, faculty of speech is undoubtedly horsehair, cats' fur, the pollen of one of the most recently evolved certain flowers, certain drugs, avi combinations of nerve and muscle. so on.,

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At the West End Hospital. for These substances are known to Nervous Diseases, the method of be capable of producing asthma in observation, used is as follows the predisposed, and, short of The speech record is taken by the asthma, which is a violent ebulli- patient speaking into a flexibletion, they and their congeners mouthpiece, which is connected by often the unsuspected causes of all a wide-bore rubber tube to a loose kinds of vague and ill-define diaphgram linked to a light lever symptoms which render the lives so that any movement of the dia- of the sufferers a constantly recu- pligram is magnified.

ring misery. Eiderdowns and The osellations thus obtained cushions are common sources. trace a line on the "surface of offence in this respect. `` smoked paper around a revolving!

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drum; the paper is removed and aspirates, and so forth to be clear- Varnished and the tracing can thenly demarked on the tracing. be studied and subjected to miero The simplest speech sounds re- scopic examination and measurequire perurate co-pr·lination of the ment. The patare of the diaph-muscles of the larynx, mouth and gram is such that it fulfils a dual respiratory system. Often the purpose: (1) of recording the ac-mère inspection of the record will tual speech vibrations-"intona-be sufficient to form a diagnosis: tion;" (2) by not being taut,. it the diagram shows the characteri allows the explosive character of the changes that occur.

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forring to the Opposition, Trotsky amongst the peasantry, urging condition to a higher rate of pro-sian proletariat to build up Social- declared, according to the Tass that differentiation amongst the ductivity.

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