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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

ESDAY

JUNE

1935.

CHANGING VOGUE

IN MEDICINE

"STYLISH" REMEDIES

RUN TO DEATH ·

PROFESSION WORSE

THAN THE PUBLIC

By JOHN MACLAREN

Doctors differ. That is notorious. But they are seldom frank with the public about their differences.

So I was surprised to meet a medical man who was entirely outspoken about the contradictions and in- consistencies of his professional brethren. He was an ex-naval surgeon, and the Navy is said to be the Silent Service. But there was nothing of tight-tipped reticence about this gentleman.

He expatiated upon medical fads with positive gustó, his manner (like his brick-red complexion) suggesting the quarter-deck rather than the consulting room.

"That's how the profession makes a fool of itself," he exclaimed, waving his cigar. "Science discover's sotne new method or some new piece of knowledge in physics or bio-chemistry. It has a certain real value within limits but soon medical men are falling over each other to proclaim it as a sovereign remedy for dozens of maladies.

teeth.

CRANKS OF VARIOUS SORTS

"Take the ultra-violet rays vogue ; people who condemn our good, old of a few years ago," he went or Scotch breakfast porridge and say "Artificial sunshine was prescribe it causes rickets and deeny of the ed as the grent tonic and infallible specific for nearly everything. Then the General Medical Council issued a report, stating that so far as the treatment of local condi- tions was concerned you might just as well use a poultler, and as for the tonic value, a course of cad liver oil would be equally effee

tive!"

The doctor's eyes twinkled, and I ventured to remark that the craze now acemed to be for sun- bathing in the open air.

Then there are the n-breakfast. fanatics, and the experts who tell, you that to be healthy you shaukel have only one meal a day-like ! your dog. They can all claim some medical sponsor or other. Now, some crazy dietician in America-u doctor, too--bas, laid down the law that you must not "Yes, and have you noticed," he cat protein and carbohydrates at demanded, "that all the medicni the same time. You must eat your wise crea now warn people of the egg at one ment but your tonst dire dangers of over-exposure—; from billousness to apoplexy at the next; your meat at dianer though the same authorities a fow but your potato at supper. years age were preaching the un-you beat it for perverse nonsense?"

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Despite the apparently strained relations existing between Germany and other European countries, England and the Reich have recommended the exchange of officers for training at the two military schools which are exponents of both types of war. fare. For the first time in many years, a German officer, Lisut. von Wick, has become attached to a regiment at Aldershot for a military course. Here Lieutenant von Wick is pictured walking into the officer's moss of the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guardı.

As his mother, Mrs. Louard Wells, was suing the second wife of Carvath Wells, explorer, for $50,000 for alienation of her husband's affections, John Cer- veth Wells (above), son of the explorer, was selling matches in London streets to make living for his wife, his baby and himself. The

nuisance caused by the noise or suit, brought in Bridgeport, Connecticut,

smell? Was decided in favour of the elder Well' Grat wifo. Sho wap awarded $5,000. Young Wells, shown in the above picture at his trade, is a Fallow of the Royal Geographical Society of

England.

"MENAGERIE" IN HOME

PEER'S DAUGHTER RESTRAINED

NEIGHBOURS · KEPT AWAKE An application on behalf of Canneighbours of the Hon. Mrs. Alice

limited benefits of the gun-cure

I mentioned that I had met ono and telling us to get as much of it ng over wo could. The old story fashionable London consultant who running a novel remedy to death held not only white bread to be a and the profession pre wores poison but white sugar also, and than the public.”

banned salt utterly from the table. "Quite believe it Harley Street has as many cranks as any freak

THE ROUGHAGE FADDISTS

A pensive look came into the doctor's eye and he gazed for a back-to-nature colony," commented moment at the glowing tip of his my interlocutor. "My profession cigar.

cannot agree on even the simplest

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Mr. Vaisey-The first complaint is of the noise, and the second is of the offensive smell.

He added that they were re- sidential houses of good character.

DEPOSITORS' RUSH

SAVINGS SOCIETY AT S'HAI PAYING OUT

Shanghai, Juno 4.

His Lordship would see that the At three o'clock this afternoon defendant had thosen to treat her a run on the International Sav-1 house as amenagerie ou a large fings Society commenced.- nenle and one which, he was en- There were approximately 300 titled to say by reason of previous depositors in orderly lines and un- Polícu Court proceedings, was der police supervision withdraw- very ill-conducted as such.

ng their money until 3.30 p.m. Mr. Vaisey, submitting the all- Mr. M. Speelman the Head of davit of Mr. Molins, also produced the Society told the United Press photographs of the house, with that there were ample funds to certain rooms in the house which meet the demands and that he he said were "stocked with enges." planned to remain open to-night if

In reply to Mr. Justice Bennett, the run continues.-United Press. ho said there were about. 100 dogs. He added that the defendant had brought to her house more doga, a goat, a guinea pig, miec, cats, and dogs, which kept Mr. Molins awake | at night.

Mr. Wynn Parry said some of| the dogs had been taken away and ahad not been brought back.

'Laren Morrison, of Kemnal Warren, Chislehurst, Kent, daughter of the late Lord Pir- bright, was made in the Chancery Vaisey, K.C., to restrain an alleged Division, London, by Mr. H. B. nuisance concerning a number of monkeys, cats, dogs, and birds kept by Mrs. Morrison,

Mr. Justice Bennett, who granted an injunction, with costs, in terms of the motion,

The application was heard by

do

Mr. Valsey said he had a motion "Perhaps you remember before advice about daily living. Take to restrain the defendant from the war the fashionable treatment exercise. One general practitioner keeping or suffering to be kept n

number of dogs, birda- for digestive troubles was Bulgar tells his middle-aged, sedentary Mr. Justice Bennett-Why lan sour milk. It was procinimed. to work wonders. You never hear patient to take up golf. Another you want to restrain birds?

Mr. Valsey-If you have ever for pasteurised milk, and even at a desk all the week, to indulge ved next to n cockatoo (laugh- there half the profession is on one in strenuous exercise like golf nt side and half on the other. and the the week-end will do him most eminent living surgeon has harm than good. declared that the only safe method

of it now. The craze to-day is will warn him that, after sitting

ter)

Mr. Justice Bennett-How many dogs has she now?

Mr. Parry-There aro three dogs outside and 63 inside,

"We cannot allow this sort of thing to go on," and Mr. Justice Bennett. "Most people keep dogs. and cats, and most of them are no nuisance to their neighbours. number of animals in that sort of She should never have taken that

place."

"CENSUS" OF ANIMALS

when an inspector visited the pre- Mr. Vaisey wont on, to say that mises, he found 70 adult dogs, 11 puppies, 27 cats, 16 monkeya, 100.

Mr. Perry. reminded him birds, one cat, and one goat.

that there were eight acres. "I ask fendant, and we are prepared to

"The rat is denied by the de-you for help." admit that," said Mr. Valsey.

Mr. Justice Bennett-You will not get help from me.. The law is Mr. Wynn Parry read an aff- all you will get. davit sworn by Mrs. Morrison "I propose to put her at her which stated that Mrs. Morrison paril. She has to behave herself, was one of the first to import in a similar way as other people, Japanese spaniels into this coun-in similar circumstances would try. She never kept animals for have to."

Mr. Parry-That, in fact, must profit, but only for a hobby. She took Kenmal Warren in order to menn a removal of the animals.

Mr. Justice Bennett agreed, "I reduce expense of keeping two pre-i Mr. Justice Bennett--I was think-mises as she had been used to do. am only concerned," he said, "In Mr. Justice Bennett-The only seeing that her neighbours live in more ing of thrushes and nightingales,

which you have listen to whe point Is whether there is a noise reasonable comfort. This sort of and smell. You cannot keep 50 thing is wholly unreasonable. ́1 "Then there is the docter whether you like it or not.

Mr. Vainey said the action was dogs in a place like this without um finding against her on gives his patient a bottle whether to restrain the defendant from any noise. "What about," I inquired, "the he needs it or not. And the other causing, by keeping the animals,

63 DOGS INSIDE

Mr. Parry asked for time to campaign of the famous physician

prove his evidence, but Mr. Justice who tells the nation that the whole | type who on the alightest provoca- ! nny nuisance to the complainants. Mr. Parry said his client said there Bennett said he would grant an in- gospel of health is to be found in tion sends him to a specialist, who Harold Molins, the owner of Mul-plaint on the score of cleanliness. of the notice of motion.

The complainant WILS Mr. was no possible cause for com- junction with costa in the terms wholemeal bread, uncooked green will pocket three guineas for tell- vegetables and raw fruit?"

barton Court, Chislehurst. Some ing him there is really nothing the mitigation of the nuisance had "Bee in his bonnet!" was the matter. However, since 75 per been made since the motion was emphatic reply. "This doctrine of cent. of patients simply want to originally before them on April rough feeding sets people consum have their fears set at rest, they 30 and stood over until to-day for ing the husks that the swing didare getting value for their money."the removal of certain large dogs,

And what happens? Those

which had been removed from the

is to bail every drop of milk that comes into your house."

oat.'

with delicate digestions get worse "So it's pretty much a matter of premises. disorders than over and seek some faith healing. In both cases?" I LARGE DOGS REMOVED other medical advisor, who tells suggested.

The removal of the large dogs them that by eating bulky, coarse

had not got rid of the nuisance, food they are simply poisoning The doctor actually winked. for there was a number of small themselves. The funny thing is," "Exactly," he nodded.. "And we dogs which had been causing a he added, "that the roughage] might to worsu, you know. considerable nuisance. theorists are usually the very Heaven help us all!"

Mr. Justice Hennett-Is the

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