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When a number of men having a history of high susceptibility to colds were placed in an isolated room under controlled conditions of temperature and humidity, they could not be made to catch the disease.

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This evidence was corroborated by a study of the history of 1,300 cases of common cold;

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MONDAY,

AUGUST 27, - 1934.

ARE WE ALL FREAKS?

Mr. Bernard Shaw on

health of Mankind

78

Mr. Bernard Shaw was recently, and. boing in excellent health himself, he discussed with a reporter at Malvern, where ho was ataying for the drama fostival, the health of mankind generally. When he was asked, for a recipe for longevity Mr. Shaw sold he could not exactly give one, but. heredity might have something to do with it, as he came of a long- Ilved family:

There was, however, a great dal to be said for modelling one's life on the principle of "eating no meat, drinking no stimulanta, and avoiding doctors except as person- al friends

"Do you think vegetarianism is the best practice?" he was asked. "I don't think so," replied Mr. Shaw, "but it is the best you can do In the circumstances, becausé we still know very little about the proper methods of feeding.

"When I was out in Honolulu I' saw a sugar plantation, and also. a children's welfare centre. Hun- droda of children of different nationalities were brought to the contre, the director of which was a wanian. She was a dentist by which supposedly, is the cause of EGG SHAMPOO

profession. Many of the children's the disease. Not one of the ex-

tooth were terribly rotten and she. perimental subjects unider these AN egg shampoo cleanses and gradually found out what was de conditions showed symptoms of benutifica the. hair wonderfielent in their food, and produced colds..

fully. Beat an egg until it is light, a sort of porridge which she cal1he and frothy, add a few drops of pau. Feeding the children on this leman essence to perfume it. not only stopped the decay in their. Rinse the hair in lukewarm water, teeth but those without new teeth The final result of the research it well in with the tips of the

then apply the shampoo, rubbing grew them again.” was the conclusion that colda probingers. Rinse the hair after-|· ·

ENGLISH EXPÉRIMENTS. ably are not germ infections, and wards with two or three changes Very interesting experiments, of clean water, and add fow added Mr. Shaw, had been made in drops of lemon juice to the last England at an experimental farm. one to make the hair easily man-

"It was discovered that if we aged when dry,

to An shampoo once a fort. used certain chemical manures

grow our grass, dried the grass night will keep the hair in beauti-artificially, chopped it up at once, ful condition. It is one of those and fed the cows on it, the results simple home treatments that are would be a vastly superior kind of so frequently overlooked just on account of their simplicity.

are not infectious.

"POISON PEN” TRIAL

Postmistress Acquitted After Seven Days

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The "poison pen" trial, which lanted week at Hampshire Assizes, ended in the acquittal of Mrs. Edith Jane Creoth, post- mistress of Brighstone, Isle of Wight.

For four years there has been

a campaign of anonymous letters

HEADACHES AND. THEIR CURES

MAY BE REMEDIED BY SUITABLE GLASSES

milk and butter. If we fed chil dren on that milk and butter re- markable results would follow.

"It is now rather a' question as to whether we have any really properly-constituted human beings now living" continued Mr. Shaw.

"For instance, you may have a whole Continent, and, for want of certain mineral constituents all the animals and human beings in that Continent may be freaké.

When you think of that you' begin to be, apprehensive as to which Mrs. Creeth's counaol (Mr. A study of headaches was made whether all the human beings and T. J. O'Connor) said had made the by the delegates at the British animals in the world at the present village. of Brighstone "a raglug Medical Association annual incet-time may be regarded as freaks. Inferno of suspicion, everybodying at Bournemouth, being suspect and everybody'sĮ There were two papers on the thom scientifically you might pro- subject, one by Mr. Arthur Grimth, The jury wore two hours con-M.B., F.R.C.S., senior aurgeon of sldering their verdict. They had the Royal Eye Hospital and senior taken with them huge bound opthalmic surgeon at Westmins volumes of photographs, as well as ter Hospital, whose subject was actual documents.

"The Eyes as a Cause of Hoad ache."

nerves on edge."

He showed that commonly with

The point is that if you fed duce entirely different stock. It would be a very desirable thing, because the existing population of the world consists of so

many undesirables. That is how you get all these armaments and the sort of politics so common to-day.".

Asked if quiet was conducive to cular headache the pain comes in long life, Mr. Shaw replied the late afternoon or early even- "Not necessarily so. You can ing. Sometimes a headache is pre- have too much of it sometimes." sent on waking in the morning. It is the same with noise. You can "I thought I should be acquitted and it might be dificult to per- have too much of that also. Every- because I am absolutely innocent. suade the patient that this was body in the country knows you can But it was a hard.fight, and I don't earned by mis-use of the eyes on easily have too much quiet, and want to go through such a terrible the preceding day. ordent again. At first I thought

After her acquittal and dis- charge, Mrs. Creeth stood for a fow, moments, pale but smiling behind the dock. She said to reporter:-

can

Other headaches, as the speaker everybody in the towns knows you

have too much racket." the jury said “Guilty, and it gave pointed out, may be earned over- the night, such as that which comes out of a whisky bottle, but the

me

a terrible shock for moment,"

Sho added that she intended to patient always recognises this Priems than to order ton atrons return to her home at Brighetone type. at once.

There is the week-end headache, Outside the Court she was met one palient had said that he had by her husband and they ex-no time for a headache during the changed a cordial handshake. week.

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Across

1 It does rather sound as though the shop assistant fell lifeless when the order was cancelled.

when his head was wounded.

10 Got, at, colloquially speaking.

11 Hiding place of a perfect pest, 12 Newts,

wine bottles to find his wits.

13 Put the paintor in among the

14 Such stars are unheeded by the

astronomer-officially..

17 These homes might almost act

as refrigerators.

18 Can you find an alligator? Amy

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handed on, as one might say. 21 Famous letters from Norfolk- 25 Nearly a hitch this time, if that's

your desire.

26 Such days In Salvation Army lad

were, doubtless, blameless,

One other form of headache Mr. Grinth dealt with. Many patients suffering from eye strain, he said, Bcrew their lids together. To his learned audience. Mr. Grimth sold: | __""This may be done, as in cases of Mr. Griffith also had something myopia, to cut off diffusion circles Mr. Creeth said, "The result is to say about cinema headache. by narrowing the pappebral fis-27 One of Nature's weapons.

cinema

it would 130 Nun's ace (anag), sures, but in ather cases grand, but I fully expected it. Undoubtedly the early

theatres were more productive of scem that the excesalve innervation 31 Colour of the coiffure of good know she is Innocent,"

Queen Bess. this form of headache than are the of the eye muscles overflows into

32 To go into detalls, a curst pair modern ance. Much of the in- the orbicularis musclen."

Bo in confusion. provement may be attributed to But by wearing suitable glasses a

Down At the Sussex Asatzen damages abolition of flicker, and to reduc- sufferer from this headache can of £2,050 were awarded to Miss tion in the size of the screen soon got matter put right. Dorothy Marla Rogers (26), of Headache caused by imperfect The other paper, all about "head- Preston-grove, Brighton, against muscle balance can often be relievaches in relation to ocular condi George Douglas Barton, of Clare-ed by the discriminating use of tions," was read by Mr. Wilfred street, Bristol, formerly of Brigh-priame, but few things require Harris, M.D., F.R.C.P.. physician ton, for injuries she received in a greater judgment than their to the Department of Nervous Die minor smash when on the way to prescription. It is better, accord-cases, and lecturer on neurology at the Aldershot Tattoo"last year. ing to Mr. Griffith, not to order St. Mary's Hospital. London,

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