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most of us have our harmless little eccentricities though we don't all realise it

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Hysteria, anxióty, and fear, are relieved, but at the cost of one's bodily comfort.

was chastised and locked in a cupboard for twenty minutes.

A man had been locked up as a boy in a lumber room, where draped boxes seemed to him to conceal skeletons and other frightening objecta,

Many acrophobes (who fear heights) are really afraid of a desire to commit suicide, which

is never far from them and comes to the surface on these occasions. One such had a fear that he would precipitate him- self over the railings of theatre balconies.

Mysophobes (those who fear strong Certain causes of paralysis sense

dirt) usually have a

of guilt due to a Bub and blindness produced in shell-conscious fear of moral con- shock of war come into this tamination. category,

Similar are the pathophobes, When the anxiety disappears who fear disease and drugs. the bodily symptoms disappear also.

Those who suffer from a fear of death also suffer from this HE third neurosis extreme subconscious feeling of

THE neurosis called me from childhood intellectual and brain workers, which makes them feel that Is exemplified by the great they surely descrvo death. Dr. Johnson: it is the obscs- One pyrophobe (fear of caus- sional neurosía.

ing fire by neglect) had strong Obsessional people must carry conscious desires to set fire to LAUSTROPHOBIA Pantophobia (fear of every-out certain movements and places in order to watch them thing, cars, colds, embarrassing rituals, must touch lampposts, burn. Instead of gratifying in the news

questions, etc).

must count up the number of this abnormal desire, he de yesterday.

Photophobia (fear of being letters in. words, etc.

veloped this phobia, which A famous star, Renée Hous- afraid or of being considered-

One obsessional whom I knew saved him from his dangerous Stubbs Road ton-at home in the wide open afraid).

spaces of the country's largest Phobias are one variety of had to do things by threes or impulses.

groups of threes; had to take the anxiety neurosis-now a three bites or three spoonfuls of stages admitted fashionable complaint. And

food; open or close a door three times in succession; three words, 4 pause, and then three words, thought. Tone time, to ad- If he missed he became panic-

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Hongkong Telegraph. claustrophobe.

MONDAY, AUG. 17, 1936.

BRITISH TRADE BOOM Britons in all parts of the world will have read the recent

Recently a young claustro-

prone..

very

many

hand

mental

WHAT

commoner

HOBLACS, BS I

Buggested, are.

is usually

PHOBLAC

than

Most of us have at least one.

Only when they interfere with

they need treatment.

do

XTHAT do phobias

The psychologist is usually mean?

able to reveal their subconscious Each has a different meaning. causes-oven dating from child- psychological investigation hood. As these are revealed

dis-

tend H. P. D.

A mit nervous com- stricken. He spent hours awake or two little ones which we call plaints was to be suspected of at night, recalling the events aversions, phobo felt that he would be incipient insanity or just plain of the day to make sure that he our carcer and happiness (unable to marry the girl of his shirking. At any rate, you had not broken the rule.

choice if called upon to face the were not a nice person to know.

Now we realise that just as ordeal of a ceremony in the bad bodily hygiene will cause

bodily complaints and physical Only confined space of a church.

Во inefficiency, His closest friend was sworn hygiene will cause nervous com. Can show. Here are some of and come to the service of the

conscience, James Melton, statement in the House of Com-in to keep the church door open, plaints and mental inefficiency. the commoner ones.

Brain workers, leaders, actors, from early experiences.

Many claustrophobias date the pho-

blas ..James Melton. mons by the President of the and on no account allow it to

Board

One woman traced hers back to Stuart Robertson.

of Trade indicating the be closed; and he was able to all who work under tension are ..Stuart Robertson, present state of British trade and face the ordeal.

Stupid and lazy people cannot to a time when as a child she appear. A little love, a little kiss (Silczu) ...Derek Oldham, industry and the outlook for the

Many claustrophobes will not överstrain their minds. Nocturne ("Song of Love") (Curran) Derek Oldham. [future. Reports from many con- travel by underground train or

Now we realise that not only

MY DOG'S MISDEEDS Busy, busy (Picon-Ellstein)

Molly Picon tres, banking and commercial, descend a subway. Many feel geniuses and artists but even plain, blunt, solid brain workers have indicated a distinctly up-ill in a train or boat; even in can and do suffer from nervous dogs wete imprisoned like The Morning Rolls Molly Picon. ward trend in business conditions,

complaints..

I'

buchons for their misdeeds, It'ia

Removed to the suburbs, safe from ..Sam Browne. and Mr. Runciman was able to

HE commonest of certain many of them would spend the environment of public-houses, it A Melody from the Sky

Claustrophobia is only one of (Film "Trail of the Lonesome Pine") Sam Browne, confirm the fact that, in spite of

nervous complaint is unxiety tively short lives languishing in jail, new source of entertainment. numerous obstacles to the flow of many phobias. Phobines

On the conclusion, of

of his early Frances Day. international trade, Britain is far commorer than you would neurosis, of which phobias are Take, for example, the case of my moming romp, he would appear

a variety.

carrying a bag of morning rolls in Anxiety neurosis is a vicious Of most lovable and obedient dis-true retriever fashion, without leav-

bag. How wright will walk turbs

hls record of crime would be difficult paper

many homes had efficiency. Inefficiency the moment centres on Empire]

to surpass. Not that there is any-roll-less and wrathful breakfests be- trade rather than trade with miles to avoid crossing an open creates habitual anxiety.

thing to suggest the criminal about fore he could be finally broken of Usually this is complicated his appearance. On the contrary, turbing to contemplate.

he the

habit is a matter somewhat dis- For a while nothing beyond - n there has also been some gain in street you will see him hug the and aggravated by habits form has that dignified, solemn, and, on ed. in childhood,_by_habitual in- occasions, almost soulful expression

d....with_a_

neighbouring in- buildings. Only indoors is he decisions, by uncontrolled ambi- common to all-well-bred-spaniels, deadly foud...

Twelve

years age he arrived all fox terrier engaged his attention. actual foreign trade. The

cars and feet, with shining black Frequently this was carried into the creased trade within the Empire really at ease; he is an agorn- tions, etc.

coat and nose to match.

enemy's camp, culminating in a gory HE second neurosis

duet on the enemy's front doorstep. Thysteria has been one of the most encourag-phobe and fears crowds and

His downward career commenced Having completely established the (not in puppyhood days. Developing a mastery ove

over his adversary, it was ug and gratifying features of the open spaces.

Most of you know the house- used in the popular sense of curious interest in a certain public-not long before he was indulging in

house nothing would induce him to new situation of late. Hongkong, un-

malingering or shirking). wife who weeps after you leave In this, the subconscious mind pass its door, lill it was discovered petty pilfering. happily, does not share in very a treadmark on the polished

he had made friends with a walter, Builders' great measure in this develop-floor, a speck of ash on the takes a hand. Anxiety is trans- who was in the habit of rewarding the vicinity left their midday meal

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Frances Day.

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her goods, although chief hope at: A FAMOUS play circle. Excessive anxiety dis position in the home, chee let lonac ing so much as a toothmark on the

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Chater Road.

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and more serious form of workmen engaged in with any stale pics left in the pockets of their coats hanging viously, to be dragged into a public-la extraordinary alert nose. The certain house at htl odd times of the day sight of a black spaniel, cars flupping asthmas, can lead to the most embarrassing wildly, carrying

ment, although as time goes on carpet, a bread crumb outside lated into a bodily symptom his visita

auch 03 nervous indigestion, aver from the previous day. Ob-on nalis within convenient reach of

your plate. Sho suffers from mysophobia-fear of dirt.

nervous palpitation,

headaches,

nervous

there is no reason why, with the prospect of bigger industrial ex-

One mysophobiac writer I etc. pansion. locally, this Colony's

know dusts his typwriter and position should not be materially study table after each para- improved. One need is that graph.

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love giving names produced Hongkong goods in to these phobias, and there is other parts of the Empire. But no end to them. They have un- limited scope. Here are some:-

Acrophobia (fear of heights). Nyctophobia (fear of

the

dark).

of disease Pathophobia (fear or germs).

Pyrophobia (fear of causing) fire by neglect)

it is not only in its overseas trade that the Old Country is making a better, showing; the home mar- kel is aslo showing marked buoyancy. People have more Have you tried the NEW money to spend, and they are "JAPONICA" POWDER? It spending it; confidence is growing

all round. The expansion of im- Aichmophobia (fear of point- will give your skin that trans-

pencils, needles, ports, however, is a matter that et objects -

sharp edges, etc.). parent finish, like the Patine obviously needs close watching, as Erythrophobia (fear of blush- .of a Cameo.

Mr. Runciman himself realises,ing). A further helpful factor is that the defence programme is creating a

Paralipophobia. (fear of pre- large volume of new work, incipitating disaster by forgetting. which connection every effort is to do something).

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Homilophobia (fear that some- being made to allocate as much of body will find something wrong this work as possible to the de- with one's clothes. books, be- pressed areas. It may be truehaviour).

that money spent on armaments is

non-productive, but, in the pre-ployment will be much

in-

for sent state of world affairs, it creased. It is also to be noted is expenditure which the nation that shipbuilding, one of Britain's cannot escape. There is

the major industries," is once again further point that the defence beginning to boom. - All in all, programme is, in reality, to a there is evidence that a spirit of

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SIDE GLANCES

By George Clark

There's the kind of husband l'or waiting for. There

isn't a week he doesn't take her a box of candy.

huge slab or bread and cheese, pursued by an infuriated labourer brandishing a pick, presented a spectacle calculated to bring tears to the onlocker's сусь. Fortunately, building operations ceased

abruptly, otherwise it is doubtful if he would have survived

to perpetuate his final offence, which brought him at last lato conflict with the law.

Ashbin Raids

would Shipping out at night, he remain away till long atter dark, returning

hend with

completely covered with fine white ash.. Two brown eyes staring out of a white head on black body made a sight that it was dimcult to 60 comical administer the admonition clearly indicated.

One day, in response to a sum- mons to the door, I was alarmed see the local policeman with note book and extremely businesslike expression. Did a black spaniel live here?

Before any answer could be given the black spaniel trotted: out sning suspiciously at the officer's icgs,

Apparently there had been complaint from the Cleansing De- partment to the effect that most of the ashbins in the district were be- ing overturned and the contents strewn about, causing considerable delay in the collection of refuse. Careful observation had proved con- clusively that the culprit was other than a black spaniel dog.. In view of the threatened dire conse- quences If the nuisance continued, these

midnight excursions had to

cease.

no

And now, of an evening, lying by the fireside, he dreams of public- houses and ples, high jinks with workmen's pieces, whole streets. full of ashbins, and, waking; he re- members sadly these are all strictly taboo. True, there is still his old enemy down the road, but what is tumble occasional rough and compared with, say, carrying off by stealth someone's early morning bag bf rolls?

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