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THE HONGKONG
SCIENCE NEWS
WHEN A MAN IS SEA-SICK
THE medical
officer 011
the
Aquitania has just published his
Into
researches
seasickness cupeelally the use of benzedrine a remedy.
and
Is
By JOHN LÄNGDON DAVIES
THE FOOD
WE EAT
LONDON
HEALTH
SERVICE
竊
fear comparison with the work of the New
authorities York health except in one particular. London ILAT does the pubile analyst do? has six or seven times as many W
diphtheria cases and deaths per year of his ile spends much
time as New York, in spite of having looking out for matter in the wrong smaller
population. Ho Ands that benzedrine
pluce. Among his discoveries during
This, moreover, is something new definitely valuable for that lund of
Before 1920- which
Just year are 203 out of 415 sausage Aca-sicknesA
called 13
containing undeclared in the Inst seven years.
Snus- New York's death rate from this vagotonic. tie describes vagolonic samples aca-sickness us like slow-motion sulphur dioxide. People like
unnaturally cause was much closer than now to of a plcture
fainting at. The ages to remain "fresh"
less long and the public analyst has to London's, but whereas New York has helpless of
steadily conquered diphtheria Lon- symptoms are a sense
discourage this babit. weakneng, light-headed dizziness,
He has found condensed milk with don has made less progress. abdominal
Doctors attribute the improvement cold sweats and vaduo
of in. He he prescribes 160 parts per million this unrest. For
adulterated within America to a special educational benzedrine as an aid to other older has found milk
cune augar as well as with water, campaign in favour of immunisation drugo.
rice with tale to make it look prettier, that was inaugurated in 1020. Out of a hundred cases 39 were pepper with magnesio, black pepper very simple test, the Schick test, quite dellaltely benefited, were with pimento, coffee which was 90 shows which children are likely no better, and 40 he describes as per cent. chicory, chocolate which succumb to infection and which are doubtful. He includes in the doubt-contained no cocoa at all, marzipan naturally immune. Those that are ful clasa enses where other drugs with no almonds but only coconut, found unprotected by nature enn then were taken, and some cases where bloater paste that was 80 per cent. be immunised by a very simple and
safe process. was water. if the
sen-sickness
even
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remodled other unpleasant symp- toms appeared.
It
tribute to the high standard of our foodstuffs that out of 140,438 samples sent to the publle analysi, presumably with a certain amount of suspicion attached to most of them, and only 5 per cent, proved reprehensible.
PAIN IN THE NECK
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late usual on
benzedrine The trouble with that it may produce insomnia, so it cannot be taken in the afternoon or evening. The formula he uses for sea-sickness
BOXER was admitted to hospital the Aquitania is GO grains of sodium bromide and 30 grains of chloral recently with a severe pain in hydrate with water added to make his neck and put into a splint. He suffering from an ounce, and his patients
was assumed to be come form of arthritis or rheumatism, teaspoon every half-hour.
But the real trouble turned out to be
toke
n
To this 10 or 20 milligrammes of benzedrine may be added. As the other drugs produce drowsiness, die Insomnia that is produced by Lenze- drine is counteracted,
his shoes.
A
to
Immunisation has real viclerics to its credit elsewhere. In Montreal the deaths from diphtherin have been reduced from 219 in the year before Immunisation was widely offered to only 18 last year. Indeed, in the Canadian city there have been fewer deaths in the last six years than in the one year before immunisation was started.
Examination proved that his toes had been badly pushed out of shape and when offer remedial exercises for his feet he was fitted with good his neck: was cured. Dr. Commenting on the fact that ༣ majority of hundred, Pallcats Marlin, who described this case, told were women, he says that this dues also of cases of trouble in stomach, not mean that men are less prone chest, intestines, hip and spine all some due to cruelty to feet through - 10 adult ning rhoes.
Public health authorities in Eng- land are asking that more publicity. should be given to the existence of centres in this country where Schick tests and diphtheria immunisation Whereas in New York and Mon- for young children are offered free.
where the treat and other cities matter has been effectively publicised there have been spectacular drops in diphtheria rates in England there are still a steady 3,000 deaths a year Few people know and 00,000 cases.
be had that free immunisation can
every metropolitan borough InTHOSE who are responsible for the from
health of London do not have to land in most county boroughs.
to sea-sickness, but that reason they are ashamed
buffer
11.
and
gilence.
for
unnecessarily
HIR
"Have an H.B.
AND THEN TRY"
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SATURDAY,
APRIL
2, 1938.
I AM GROWING
These board.
WOTS tamous
In their day. Do you recog- also them? They are those of W. G. Grace (top), John Ruskin and ShakespeRTS,
GRAMO NEWS
RACIE FIELDS, in her latest Decca records, provides songs of the luscious type, what she herself describes as full of sentimental salad." This is not her more amusing slde. But even though you may be bored by the sentiment or dazed by the music, that aston- ishingly pretty voice will keep you listening.
And what
lechniquel Listen to those high C's in "The First Time I Saw You' taken with an case that would make many a prima doona blush if she would demean herself to listen.
For that matter Gracle would probably not demean herself to appear at Covent Garden.
If she did she would ruin many reputation among her more highbrow sisters in the profession, and how that snob- audience would look down their noses if this Lady from Lanca- shire trod those hallowed boards One night. Even when she tries to be serious, humour must break through.
The way she guys the line "And If I'm Not Mistaken, Dear, You Pay Them St" i this record of "Remember Me" is inimliable..
DECCA also issues somie
new Formby records, all performed with that artless charm that is this Lancashire lad's chief contribution to our happiness in these dark days. "I Do Do Things, I I Do" is one of the best, "The Fiddler Kept on risklest, Fiddling one of the
Fanlight Fonny" excellent. "Share And Share Alike" not quile so funny, "Sitting On The Ice" grand fun.
is
NOEL COWARD'S "Operette" is heralded by same of the songs, sung by The him on H.M.V. records. Stately Homes of England" Mr. Coward in his best sardonic raise the veln, and ought to roof. "Where Are The Songs We Sung"
Love and "Dearest are in his nostalgic manner, done with his old charm, but somehow a little dull. Or is it that the microphone is not kind to him? He sings them admirably, it is all real Coward, but one prefers him with 11 plano, not orchestra.
In
Too Cold For Suicide
a BEARD
Saya PATRICK MURPHY.
WHEN I shaved this morning I decided that
it would be for the last time and that my razor, like a warrior's sword, should be hung on 'the wall in testimony of its good service.
As I ran my band over the smooth skin for the fast time I realised that I had come to an nge at which I was entitled to ecase regarding myself na a young man.
While studying my reflection in the mirror I was convinced of the wisdom of my deelston, I was never would beard The good-looking. hide nothing of which I am proud: indeed, as the years succeed each other it will cover the unsightly evidences of their pasange.
Now as I pondered in this vein the whole subject of beards came before my mind. First of all, my intimate friends will poke fun ai me und folk of facial foliage and the like. That will not matter.
The Benefits
MY position in the
world,
my Income, in no way de- pends upon my appearance. Only my private life will be affected and, as far as I can visualise, the effect will be benefleinl.
A quarter of an hour each day has in my bren spent with the razor hand. So the material gain will be nearly a week per annum saved. Morally the gain will be even great-
cr.
A beard is the symbol of father- hood and dignity. My children are growing up, and I am persuaded that a beard will sustain my authority.
But suddenly my thoughts travel- led a more modern, a more mundane passoge. What kind of beard will best suit my purpose?
I have noticed recently that on in- creasing number of men have been allowing their beards to grow. The very Brst of whom I thought rather shook my resolution for a moment. He is a little man and he has grown a little beard of the Zaharoff" type. He had admitted to me that he had grown it out of vanity.
For an Egotist
HE
TE is Gruall and in every physical way insignificant,
and the beard is his final attempt to exnet attention. That savours de- sperately of a person singing out of tune in a determination to be heard. But just as it is the rather bumpti ous little person who sprouts one of these senti-beards to-day so it wa the pushful little egotist who shaved his face in the days when all men wore beards. He then, as now, want- ed to be extraordinary. It is from him that we have the term "the bate-fuced liar."
All
men
lied according to their na- tures, but there were not many who were
not glad of their concealing beards when they lied. Only the person of unusual cffrontery would |lle bare-faced.
As my derision wavered among beards of varying architecture, from the inadequate but attractive spruce- neas of Mr. Montagu Norman's to the round Victorian shapelessness of Sir Henry Wood's, and on to the pro- voking, tilting abundance of Mr. Bernard Shaw's, I was plagued with the unpleasantness of the modern at- titude towards beards.
To-day the outlook on beards is quite `astounding in this country.
Beard or Job?
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a man approaching 30 were to apply for, a position in almost any big industrial or com mercial institution while wearing beard, his application would be re- fused point-blank. A beard would absolutely preclude him from success. I have even known a brilliant young man, well established with his em- ployers, who appeared after his summer holidays wearing a rather attractive auburn beard to be told that he must choose between his beard and his career! He was a courageous fellow, and clung to the Hia fortunes have declined
ever since.
Surely this is the most unpardon- able and outrageous injustice, Whal difference can a beard make to a man's ability, morality, or integrity? No man spoke more highly of the dignity of beard-dom than our own Shakespeare. He has Hamlet de- manding:
“Who calls me Villain?
pate across?
Breaks my
"Plucka og my beard, and blows it
in my face?"
Our own late George V., who wore
wish five
& beard, expressed the years ago that the officers of his regiments—the Guards—would grow moustaches.
Cleveland. Joseph Popk, 54, was in ill health and had no money. He jumped from a pier Into Lake Erie. The water was icy cold from winter winds-too cold for suicide. Popk changed his spent his youth must to this day mind, shouted for help and was grow beards or no hair on the face steamship captain,at all. It is a beard or nothing for
rescued by Luther Cippi.
The sailormen among whom he had
the sallor.
Which will
have - you
Panflavin~
Or Sore Throat?
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