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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1938,

PALESTINE'S FUTURE

by

Anthony Weymouth

A doctor's life is

a series of dilemmas. Every so often these dilemmas make front page news...but you seldom hear about the ordinary ones, the decisions important

he has to take almost

every day.

1. TO-DAY many

doc-

take

tors refuse to upon themselves the respongi- bility of certifying an individual na insane. Not many years ago. a medical man was the de- fendant in an action brought by a man he had certified. The plaintiff won his case and was given heavy damages. For tunately for the defendant the verdict was reversed on appeal.

But this case, quite naturally, made the practitioner feel that the law did not protect him quite as efficiently as it might. It is true that the Act says that if a medical man signing a certi- ficate "acts in good faith and with reasonable care" he is not The first step in diagnosis, liable to civil or criminal pro-

not. But. therefore, is to diagnose your ceedings. Perhaps

faith and reasonable patient's character. I heard of "good.

care" are matters of opinion; a woman recently who had course of treatment for chronic and, as no medical man is bound headaches. She WAS cured. to sign a certificate, many are Six months later she sent for now refusing to do so, maintain- her doctor, who found that she ing that they see no reason why suffering from influenza, they should risk an action for and told her so. She was annoy. damages as the result of per- forming what is plainly a public duty.

Was

ed.

"Think of all that treatment I had last summer," she said. "I thought you cure me."

lengue care bootmaker of

I bronchitis by ordering him un- respond to a particular drug; proof for life. limited stout? So, when the but because, if he's any judge of opportunity occurred, he imitat- character, he might have got ed his more experienced col- quite a lot of help from studying league and ordered the same the individual. treatment for a tailor who had got bronchitis.

$3

said it would 2. I SAW it stated not

long ago

that more

It was no good explaining that than half the people who die it had cured her headaches. She from cancer do not die from the felt that, somehow or other, it disease itself, but from morphia. ought to have made her disease- poisoning, and the morphia is administered by the doctor to ense the pain.

At present it is legally the BUT these are just the duty of every doctor to keep the Little Dilemmas. The spark of life going to the last He has no big ones have much more at possible moment..

authority to do anything-active For instance, some people stake.

or passive-which might shorten Take two examples, two which Those who are wont to regard But the tailor died: therefore won't be bothered to carry out

his patient's life. Palestine as the natural solution the youthful medico wrote in his their treatment systematically; turn up from time to time in of the entire Jewish question are notebook: "Stout is good for others try it for a day or two, most doctors' lives.

(1) What should a doctor do saddened beyond measure by the bootmakers with bronchitis: no then switch off to some medicine

they have been recommended or when called in to a patient alleg reports of undiminished ter- good for tailors with ditto.”

ed to be insane? roristic activities in that uncient

Now, I'm not suggesting that read about.

(2) How should he act when land. The

dream of Jewish doctors uro guided in their

For such people it is no use his patient is faced with a pain- will not do any one any great.

Now a few of "these tablets" reformers and philosophers of choice of treatment quite like outlining a complicated scheme

harm because the normal func- securing a homeland for those this. But I am suggesting that which must be followed with ful and incurable disease?

The law places considerable tions of the body clear out the of their oppressed nationality each patient is an individual great regularity. They must be-trust in the qualified medical poison pretty rapidly. seems to have met with a series problem. I suppose this is one given the simplest remedies man. of unfortunate setbacks. But of the reasons why the practice which are in the circumstances of death (if, in any instance, he before the effects of the first those who know Palestine and of medicine is said to be an art likely to be effective. understand the mentality of the jas well as science, and why the people, realise that any degree modern doctor treats his patient

But in point of fact what has been known to happen is this:- the doctor says: "Give him one of these tablets if the pain is.

excessive."

He can sign certificates But if another tablet is taken refuses to do so, it is a matter one have been eliminated--and for the coroner). He can order if this goes on week after week. certain drugs which are other it may mean the patient can- of progress must be achieved not only the disease from with difficulty; for Zionism which he is suffering.

BUT there

are other wise unobtainable. He can say not get rid of the poison fast that doctrine which looks for- |-· And this means that he Lakes

people who make ideal whether you are

fit for work, enough. ....................

That decision is in the doctor's ward to the establishment of a the individual characteristics of patients. They listen to what and his word settles the ques-

hands. national home for the Hebrew the patient into consideration they're told, ask the minimum tion.

But on these two problems, of questions, then proceed to people--was not conceived until before he decides which of many the eighties of the last century.possible treatments he shall carry out their doctor's sugges- for example, the harassed doctor dilemmas.

gets little help from the law. And in the seventeen or eighteen select. hundred years before its advent If he doesn't, he's booked for the Jews were without hope of trouble; not only because he's ever securing even a foothold in probably overlooked some phy- the land of their fathers. Stillsical trait which might give him it is a tragic sequel that just a line on how the patient will when the persecuted remnants

of the scattered tribes of Israel

tions.

It is another of the doctor's

Anthony Weymouth

A Motoring

Samaritan

She was a

work the

MOTORIST, is all the better off The summer before last I

was and carry him into a doctor's house having some first-ald knowledge, wending my way back to town, and, not for away. The doctor was out need most a country of their enemy. He has seen his lands as accidents occur so frequently and the day being rather hat, I had visiting a patient, but the mald show- own, the disorder in the land pass into the hands of the in such out-of-the-way places that visions of a nice swim before teed us into the surgery: allotted them by the Balfour emigrant (for a good price, to cut arteries and such-like can scarce. On the outskirts of the city I landed

ded good maid, nice looking and every- Declaration of 1920, at least for be sure) and he has marvelled ly be expected to await the arrival into a scene reminiscent of the old thing, but she could not

of a doctor or ambulance. I believe days in France. A motor lorry had

had automatic telephone. The driver the time being, precludes for at the steady encroachment of that it is considered unlucky to carry collided with a lump standard, and solved the problem by collapsing into ther emigration. Although Jewish settlement upon the a first-aid outfit in the car, although the driver had been hurt. I arrived the washhand basin, and I summoned

emer-in time to help to lift semi-

conscious man from the pavemente doctor. When he found me with my sleeves rolled up and the injured man made fairly comfortable, he gave me a cigarette, and asked what I had done with the plece missing from the fellow's head.

there are stated to be some 400,- broad arid wastes which he has it would often be useful in 000 Jews resident in Palestine, so long been wont to regard as Įgency. this is less than one-thirtieth of his own. Consequently, like the international Jewry, and there is American Indian in the time of

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still room no doubt for many the first colonial contacts, he is GRIN AND BEAR IT more of the world's 15,000,000 filled with alarm, his suspicions. citizens Hebraic origin. are aroused, and his animosity

of Those few who have cmigrated | fired. In such a state, it is easy to the Holy Land have done well, to stir up his resentment by and have converted what was subtle propaganda emanating desert into "a land flowing with from some external source, like milk and honey." The Jewish the wireless broadcasts from emigrant, moreover, has brought Bari which created so much capital, and this judiciously put dislike in Britain, as the manda- to work, has been made to accom-tory power, that Signor MusSO- plish wonderful results. Fac-lini. was ultimately prevailed i tories have been opened in large upon in the interest of amicable { numbers, and one is amazed at relations to order their cessation. the great variety of goods manu-Still, once the seeds of discord factured in thriving Jewish had been sown, it has proven to towns such as Tel-Aviv, Ramath-be like the tares amongst the Gan, and many others. The list wheat, and of such vigorous is said to embrace nearly six growth that it was inevitable thousand different items, rang-that it would yield a most un- This is ing from spectacles to trucks wholesome harvest.

the and motor ear parts. Some now being reaped; and of theae products. have problem remains to curb these morcover, become

especially fierce passions and racial hatreds famous,

instance being so that the economic develop- fountain pens which under thement of the Holy Land can brand name of "Katab" are well continue for the mutual benefit and favourably known through of both peoples, Arabs and Jews. out the Near East.

It would appear that should The Jew has profited by his experience reason prevail it would not be In the world of commerce; and difficult to find a solution; for both Jow and Arab are of the This business knowledge has

served) him well in Palestine. same Semitic stock, and if they

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peasant is afraid, and regards Palestine will be assured of the the shrewd Jew as his mortal 'most effulgent future.-T. P. G.

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By Lichty

"We might invite the boss for dinner to-morrow-we'll be be

going thru the exclusive, residential section, thou?”

Not For A Bath

A friend and I were one wintry night returning from a dinner in Glasgow. We were almost home, when the headlights picked up the outline of an

couple walking slowly along the road. The old lady had her arm round the old man, who seemed to be very tired.

We drew up alongside of them, and, when they were quite convinced that we had nothing to do with the police, When they gladly accepted a lift, you have never stayed in a lodging- house and know very little about them, you will appreciate the difficul- ty we had in finding them shelter. After driving around over an hour we found a sullable place, and help- ed the old folks out of the ear.

The man in charge reluctantly said he would take them in, but they must have a bath. Loud protesta were immediately forthcoming from our newly-found friends. "Ay, Jaddle," the old lady sal

're no' gaun sald, "they"

tae pit us in a bath at this Ume nicht. I persuaded them that they would feel better after a wash, and suggested that they might even sleep> betler. The old man informed all and sundry that he did not require any bath to make him sleep..

We squared their bill, gave them something to feed them the next day, and bade them good-night; but as we, got into the car, we could atili hear (Continued on Page 5.)

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