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By the Editor

THERE is an innate desire in normal man to go where no man has ever been, to attain the unattained. It is the exploratory complex. Amundsen started out to discover the North Pole. Man, a puny figure, stands before the heights he seeks On the way he received news that Perry had to scale. They will not always elude him; nor will that already discovered it. So he turned about and eternal quest escape his search, if he follows the divine rule. made for the South Pole, reaching it only a little while before Scott, of tragic fame, got there. ant-hill when compared with the heights reached. There is nothing about the poles to attract men. For, from the days of the Tower of Babel, men They have an urge to go there because none, or have wanted to go up rather than out. few, have been there. It is a matter of more than religious senti- There has just returned a Russian expedition ment that men have pictured heaven as above this which has lived at the North Pole, the first men to earth, and hell as beneath it. For, more and stay there any length of time. Talk as they will more, as event follows event, we are convinced of topping the poles to "gather meteorological that destruction belongs here, and salvation some- data," the world acclaims the men because they where else. We want to get away from what got there or stayed there, not because of what they threatens us here, and we will keep on struggling found out about the weather. And men brave the and striving till we succeed—or fail utterly. extreme dangers chiefly for that acclaim. The poles and other hard-to-reach spots now out of the way of the explorer, he turns to the Trouble is, too many stop short of interpret. high places of the earth; and Mount Everest ing this eternal quest that stirs us, as one phase intrigues his interest. For India boasts the of that spiritual desire within to escape forever world's third pole. There is much in common from evil and its results. This is not the "escape" with discovering icy poles and snowy peaks. from the stern realities of life that every brave This year again, after two years of cogitating man should face nobly, which escape the psy- over the lessons of the latest defeat, hardy chologists justly condemn; but it is that laudable mountaineers are making for the king of moun- escape from helpless life and hopeless death. tains. To believe that any man can climb that height and return to tell about the trip, is to have And more, the majority of mankind refuses more faith in human endurance than have the to acknowledge the God-spoken fact that satisfac- natives of the region thereabout; for they are sure tion in reaching the unattained in things of the the feat will never be accomplished. But their spirit will never come through man's own unaided doubt is more of a superstition than a certainty efforts. The exploring faculty within us will never be satisfied with the discovery of the secrets of knowledge. of Everest's eternal snows. The eternal quest for something more will There can be no question but that men will not meet its fulfilment in death, either, as some scale Mount Everest, whether they do it this year suppose. No one has ever come back from the or in 1941, or later. Even if finally they manage grave to assure us that our last breath heralds an to carry air-conditioning with them to a greater open door into the bliss of the beyond. Our only degree than they are now able, human beings will substantiated hope is for Christ to come from one day stand on the uttermost crag, and return to above and take us to Himself. And we are write a book about it. assured that that will be a literal coming in the Furthermore, they will pierce the stratho- near future. All other hopes that lure men sphere, higher and higher, by plane and balloon upward are being dashed one by one. We pin and rocket, till Mount Everest will dwindle to an our faith to this. JULY 1938 3 WE ARE WHAT WE EAT

By Victor G. Heiser, M.D.

IN THE north of India occurred a highly polished rice, and occasionally a crab had strange mystery; Sikhs and Pathans, when reared been the foods of these Japanese rats. in the same unhealthful environment as some peo- It seemed scarcely credible that all the rats ple of Madras in the south, grew to six-foot were of the same ancestry. healthy manhood, while the Madrasis were small The Japanese, who are sensitive about their and stunted. small stature, have done extensive research on Milk every day in the form of sour curds, a diet as it affects the size of human beings. The small amount of meat and plenty of leafy vege- Japanese national foods lack inorganic salts and tables, potatoes, and wholewheat bread formed vitamins A and B. The Director of the Japanese the diet of the Sikhs and Pathans. Rice, red pep- Imperial Institute of Nutrition conceived the per, tamarind, and dried fish was the food of the notion of drying certain fish in which vitamins Madrasis. and salts occur richly, and grinding them into a Noting this, Sir Robert McCarrison of the powder. This was sprinkled as seasoning on the Indian Medical Service began to experiment. noonday food of a selected group of Japanese In his laboratory I saw twelve cages of white rats school children. After four years of this regimen, —offspring of one parent stock. As I approached the sturdy experimentees suffer from fewer child- the first cage a heavy, stocky rat lunged viciously hood maladies, weigh on the average about five at me. His hair was rough, his whiskers bristled pounds more, and are several centimetres taller threateningly. He was ready to fight at the drop than the other children. of a hat. From the time he had been weaned he had been fed on white bread and jam, boiled beef, boiled mutton, boiled fish, boiled vegetables, This experiment opened another gate into boiled tea—the English workman's daily fare. the unexplored fields of nutrition as related to the It was apparent that he and his fellows partook development of racial characteristics and the proof the nature of the Britons, and never, never, motion of growth. It showed that probably other would be slaves. factors besides inheritance account for tall par- Next to them, pink eyes round and placid, ents often begetting tall children. It may be were rats brought up on the Sikh and Pathan because those households serve foods which make diet. They were as large as the British rats, but for growth. their fur lay sleek and smooth; they were gently Diet can be the cause of many diseases. disposed. For example, the stomachs and intestines of many Little things, healthy but no bigger than of the inhabitants of southern India are riddled large mice, lived next door. These were the with ulcers. Bad as is the condition in Madras, Madrasi rats. it is much worse in adjacent Travancore, where the natives consume large quantities of pure 0.'0! starch as found in their tapioca root. The laboratory men put two groups of rats on the respec- In the cage beyond, the rats grew short and tive diets of these two provinces. Over a quarter wide in the middle, with oily hair, and whiskers of those eating Travancorian food and 10 per twirled to fine points. They were French rats cent of those on the Madrasi diet presently devel- rich in fats, meats accustomed to pot-au-feu, oped gastric or intestinal ulcers; these figures cor- flooded with fine sauces, and salads drenched in respond almost exactly with the incidence of the fine dressings. disease among the two peoples. No ulcers They had neighbours who were short and occurred in the control rats fed on balanced wiry, and scurried around energetically. Fish, rations. 4 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN The Japanese in turn discovered that if diets tivity, because of lack of vitamin A in their diets, producing ulcers in, rats were continued for more that in semi-darkness they could see nothing. than 180 days, the ulcers turned into cancers and The average robust adult requires about were incurable; if the diets were reversed within 3000 calories a day of properly balanced food. that time, they disappeared. In civilized countries, many people who can afford Such discoveries offer hope that much human it consume 6000 or more. This results in over- suffering may be prevented. Half the 12,000,000 weight, and the bloated abdomens of middle age; inhabitants of Sind in northern India suffer from and it puts too great a strain on the digestive tract. painful stones in the bladder. Dr. McCarrison Curiously enough, over-indulgence in im- fed the Sind diet to healthy rats; with dramatic proper foods is actually responsible for some of suddenness 50 per cent developed stones, again this overeating. Highly seasoned, strongly fla- paralleling the incidence of the disease in the voured, or improper foods cause fermentation human population. No stones, however, formed in a group of rats fed this same diet with the simple addition of a daily teaspoonful of milk. It is probable the same result could be repeated and millions could be saved from pain if every day they would drink just one pint of milk.

In America the per capita consumption of milk provides an excellent index to tuberculosis. The more milk drunk, the fewer the cases. Dur- ing the World War, in food-lacking Germany and • Austria, the tuberculosis rate rose rapidly. In the first few years after the war, despite over- crowding in sunless, unsanitary houses, the incidence came down quickly; the populace were once more being supplied with milk, fats, and other food essentials. The person who lacks health may often lack only some essential food property. "Hog and hominy" with sorghum for sugar has long been the diet in parts of southern United States. Result—pellagra. Remedy—an ordinary vegetable garden. Before the American took his highly milled flour, cereals, and other foods to Hawaii, strong, sound teeth flashed from dark Hawaiian faces. But no sooner had American diet been substituted for taro, the native tuber from which poi is made, than an 80 per cent tooth decay developed, a high figure, identical with that in the United States. Four years ago 1000 Hawaiian children His food has much to do with making him what he is. were shifted back to the diet of their forefathers. In the very first year tooth decay dropped to 40 and irritation. The intestinal tract, for protec- per cent, and now it appears to be about eight, tion, throws out a catarrhal phlegm which not an extraordinary decrease. only causes digestive disturbances but clogs the Research in Japan has shown that the healing sievelike intestines. period of appendix operation wounds may be Impounded rats, eating perforce what they accelerated or retarded according to the amount are furnished, may thrive and grow vigorous. of vitamin A supplied in the post-operative diet. Reasoning man, with laboratory knowledge at his During the war, many Russian soldiers on night disposal, remains a slave to dietary habits, sac- expeditions blundered blindly, sometimes to their rificing his health, and sometimes even his life. deaths. Their retinas had lost so much sensi- —Condensed from Collier's. JULY 1938 5 Life Begins At Seventy

By Samuel M. Zwemer

WHY should it not? According to school of life. We are said to retire from active vital statistics, when a person passes the seven- service. Others sit in our places of responsibility. tieth milestone in good health, there are still some The daily round and the common or uncommon miles to run. task is now a matter, not of necessity but of free Plato died pen in hand in his eighty-first will. After seventy we can enter the goodly land year. Socrates was ninety-four when he com- of promise, walk through all its breadth, sink posed the work entitled Panathenaicus, and lived shafts to find new lodes of treasure, and climb the five years after that. Titian, the great artist, was snow-covered ranges. Life may not last much painting with incomparable steadiness of hand, longer at seventy, but it should be broader and when cut off by the plague at the age of ninety- deeper and higher than at seventeen or thirty- nine. The same remarkable retention of youth- seven. Real life has four dimensions. ful energy was the case in Voltaire, Anatole Cicero does not hesitate to compare youth and France, Goethe, and Von Ranke. middle age to the drudgery of the sailor in the Since the time of Aristotle, the vital cycle forecastle and old age to the privilege and has been thought to be a five-fold multiple of the responsibility of the pilot. period of growth, and Buffon estimated that one "Those, therefore, who allege that old age hundred years is the physiological duration of is devoid of useful activity adduce nothing to the life. The number of reputed centenarians is purpose, and are like those who would say that doubtless in excess of the real figure. Neverthe- the pilot does nothing in the sailing of the ship, less, the expectation of life and general health is because, while others are climbing the masts, or increasing. So there is less reason than hereto- running about the gangways, or working at the fore to repudiate the talents of old age. There pumps, he sits quietly in the stern and simply are, in fact, many reasons why real life begins holds the tiller. He may not be doing what at seventy. younger members of the crew are doing, but what he does is better and much more important. It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that (1) Experience is a hard teacher, and if great things are achieved, but by reflection, force we ever graduate from her school, we ought to of character, and judgment; in these qualities old have a signed diploma at seventy. The dreams age is usually not only not poorer, but is even of youth yet unfulfilled may find execution after richer." seventy. Young men see visions, but old men The crowning glory of old age, when it is dream dreams, and the dream of ripe old age is found in the way of righteousness, is influence— a vision in embryo of the world to come. As Sir Thomas Browne (1658) remarks: "In seventy or eighty years a man may have a deep gust of the ANTICIPATION world, know what it is, what it can afford, and HELEN MILLER LEHMAN what 'tis to have been a man. Such a latitude of years may hold a considerable corner in the gen- I shall be glad when I am old, eral map of time; and a man may have a curt epitome of the whole course thereof in the days of Then Life will make no more demands on me. his own life, may clearly see he hath but acted- I'll sit beside my home contentedly over his forefathers, what it was to live in ages And watch the anxious world go jostling by. past, and what living will be in all ages to come." Then I shall have sufficient time "In such a thread of time and long observation For all of the neglected thoughts of men he may acquire a physiognomical intuitive Which have so long begged entrance knowledge, judge the interiors by the outside, and raise conjectures at first sight." At my mind's door. (2) Life begins at seventy because then we 0, I shall be glad when I am old. have passed our tutelage and apprenticeship in the 6 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN that ubiquitous and inseparable part of person- shining ones commonly walked, because it was ality which, like our shadow, grows longer as the upon the borders of heaven." sun of life declines. (4) Life begins at seventy because at this age we should at long last learn that life con- (3) Life begins at seventy because of sisteth not in the abundance of things we possess. memory and imagination. We can now look At seventy we may surely cease to grasp and hoard further backward and further forward. At sev- and lay up treasures on earth. We have time now enty we stand near the crest of the hill from which, to take an inventory of all the things in our cof- looking backward, we have the memory of two fers and cellars and garrets that are best got rid generations and the footprints of our predecessors, of as wise travellers do and mark: "Not wanted as well as of our contemporaries, to study. Mod- on the voyage." Job's words should often be our ern history is stored in our own private library, meditation: "Naked came I out of my mother's and we can read it even when our eyes are dim. womb and naked shall I return thither." Carlyle's Looking forward, we have the joy of anticipation "Sartor Resartus" has a good chapter on the same and the revelry of a pure and healthy imagination subject. And the Apostle draws the sensible con- such as that of the poet who dreams of a new clusion: "We brought nothing into this world, earth. As John Bunyan tells us: "In this coun- and . . . . we can carry nothing out." It seems try the sun shineth night and day; wherefore it obvious, therefore, that every man should be his was beyond the Valley of the Shadow of Death, own executor and start giving away before his and also out of the reach of Giant Despair, neither hands or will suffer from senile paralysis. It is could they from this place so much as see Doubt- a terrible thing in a world like ours to die like ing Castle. Here they were within sight of the the rich fool who built larger barns at seventy! city they were going to; also here met them some Here is a beautitude for octogenarians: "Give and of the inhabitants thereof; for in this land the it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over." For "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Age has lost youth, but what sweet contentments and satisfying rewards come for those who have lived a long life devoted to good! (5) Life begins at seventy with new responsibility. The task of old age is twofold: to give thanks to God for the past, and to witness for God to the rising generation. There is a peculiar privilege of old age. When our old jobs are taken away; when others are sitting in the places we once called our own; when we are retired, let us accept our lot gracefully, although the blow come suddenly. The poet was only half right when he wrote: "Our tasks may glow like jewels or excoriate like gins, But, once their motive is withdrawn, the deadly ebb begins: We call it 'hardened arteries,' pneumonia,' and 'flu,' But men will die of heart-break when they've nothing left to do. The useful art of patricide, to an impartial mind, As practised in these later days, seems gentler, more refined Than when they led their aged out, defenceless (there's the rub) To line them up against a wall and kill them with a club. The method of the modern world is more humane and neat— We do not push them off the cliff or fatten them to eat— (Please turn to page 50) HEALTH for the OFFICE WORKER

By Ian Harman

pleasant surroundings, and he is bodily comfortable. Since the office worker spends so much time sitting down, his work will be done much better if a comfortable cushioned chair is used, instead of the usual hard cane or wooden seats. Fresh air is very necessary to healthful living, and the average office worker does not get anything like the amount necessary. But with a Beauty and mental little organization it is not difficult to fit both fresh vigour may be won air and exercise into the precious lunch hour. by the office worker. Many workers eat their lunch in parks and open spaces in summer, and this is a most healthful THE problem of keeping fit and habit. But fresh air is necessary in cool weather also, and you should take a brisk walk every healthy when one's life work demands that the lunch hour, except when the weather is very wet major portion of each day be spent within the or foggy. four walls of an office is a very difficult one. It is true that conditions under which office workers now do their duties are much better than they were In the matter of clothing for work, women only a few years ago. But a great deal can still are far in advance of men, but in winter many be done to further improve the working conditions, women are apt to wear too light clothing. The particularly in the smaller towns not equipped with business woman should remember that in cold modern buildings. weather suitable clothing should be worn to main- It ought to be an enforced law that all offices tain warmth and circulation. The expense and be well ventilated and lighted. The temperature inconvenience of illness in winter might easily be should not in any case be so hot or so cold as to avoided by the hygienic rule of light wool or silk- cause physical discomfort. All offices need very and-wool underclothing at this time of the year. thorough cleaning, for the dust which collects Regarding meals, it is much better for the among books and papers is not only prodigious, as office worker to make the evening meal the main every office worker knows, but germ-laden and one of the day. The normal lunch period is not most injurious to health. long enough to allow a full meal to be eaten in Office workers frequently suffer from sick decent leisure—let alone be digested. Have a headache; this is often caused by bending over good, cooked meal in the early evening, when you a mountainous pile of dusty office files, and bad can digest it at leisure. ventilation. The office should be cleared regularly Finally, a very important factor in the health of unwanted accumulation of papers and rubbish. of the business worker is a proper amount of When several persons work together in an office sleep. Those who continually indulge in enter- of small dimensions it is a wise precaution to tainments which keep one awake until a very late spray the air regularly with a sweet scented dis- hour, when early rising is necessary, will soon be infectant. To avoid epidemics, the telephone on the sick list. receiver should also be kept disinfected. Remember that the repair of tissues takes The psychological and physical factors in place during sleep, and a reserve of vital energy offices go hand in hand. The worker can think is acquired in readiness for work the following and do his task far better if his mind is eased by day.—Good Health. 8 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN How Do You Perform Your HOUSEHOLD DUTIES? Use Knee Action and Save Your Back

The right way to sit at By Gladys Waldrop a desk or table, with the back line straight.

W HAT a perfect form!" is the remark Baby sits peacefully on the floor, but sud- we often hear at an exhibition in swimming and denly he sees you enter the room; so you must diving, and the same remark is also made at a stoop and pick him up. You get an awful catch tennis match or in any athletic event in which the in your back, and immediately decide baby is participants are skilled in what they are doing. getting too heavy for you to lift. It is not baby's We know that the reason these athletes have good weight, nor the weight of any object that you lift form is that they know which muscles to use and from the floor that gives you the catch in the back, how to use them with the least amount of effort but it is the way you picked him up. You prob- to get the best results. So the extent of our knowl- ably stooped over and picked up the child with- edge concerning form usually has to do with the out bending your knees, and there were not enough athlete. muscles helping you to lift such a heavy object. Why, whoever heard of a woman perform- Now try lifting the baby or any heavy object with ing her household activities in good form, or who those knees bent, and let the muscles in the legs would pay two rupees to see Mrs. X lift the baby and back help to do the work. in good form! But it can be done, and if Mrs. Not only will our friends, the knees, aid us X knew something about this thing called form, in lifting, but they are very handy little springs she wouldn't have so many aches and pains at the to use in case you want to jump down from a box end of the day. It is all very simple—just a mat- or table. Remember to land with the knees bent, ter of knowing how to handle this body of ours. and you will save yourself a jar. Most women seem to be proud of the fact that they can do the old exercise of touching the floor without bending the knees—just why, I know not, for God gave us knees to use. Even the Even good dish-washing form, perhaps, will motor-car manufacturer is realizing that knees are never make dish-washing a pleasure, but it will rather wonderful little inventions, and they are help. As you have heard a thousand times, the putting contrivances on the cars which are sup- height of the sink is an important factor in com- posed to work on the same principle as the knee. fortable dish-washing. But here is a bit of The sooner we learn how to use the knees and advice: Never stand perfectly still at your task, those nice strong muscles in our legs, the fewer but sway from one foot to the other; in fact, a backaches we shall have. little music might help, for you can keep time with When picking up a weight, such as the baby, be sure the the body. The movement or swaying of the body leg muscles, rather than those of the back, do the lifting. keeps up the circulation, and the body does not The wrong way The right way get so tired. This form may also be used if you are having a dress fitted, or while standing at a shop counter. How is your form when sewing? All wrong, I imagine. But is there a good form for such things? you ask. Yes, there is, and a lot easier it will make things if you know what it is. When you sit at the machine, be sure your chair is comfortable and of the proper.itight; Now for the form: Keep your back as straight as possible, and bend only from the hips. Never bend in the upper back, for that is what gives the appearance of living question marks. JULY 1938 9 li AUGHTER is defined as "a series of spasmodic and partly involuntary expirations, with inarticulate vocalization, normally indicative of LAUGHTER merriment. It is often a hysteric manifestation or a reflex result of tickling." for the From the beginning of civilization, men have TONIC TIRED written of the benefit of laughter to health. Twenty-eight centuries ago the wise man recorded in Holy Writ that "a merry heart doeth good like MEDICINE re MISERABLE a medicine." Since that time, poets, novelists, and medical men have discoursed on the healing power of laughter. But none until recent years By S. A. Shoemaker has attempted to describe the method in which it is done. Laughter was always an art. Recently it has become a science. and dark ages." Although this is a rather strong statement, it contains a germ of truth. Our medical fathers knew empirically that Laughter is the language of peace, sympathy properly regulated laughter was an aid to health; and goodwill. It is the fragrance of life that but critics said the claim was based on fancy and yields health and friends, and increases your bank sentiment. The work of Drs. Paskind, Pavlov, account. Cannon, and others has lifted this subject from empiricism and placed it on a firm basis of scien- According to one medical authority, "Laugh- tific certainty and demonstrated fact. ter is the most wholesome and rejuvenating of all exercises, improving the appetite and digestion, Dr. Paskind showed by 150 laboratory tests enhancing the freedom of circulation and respira- that laughter reduces muscle tone and relaxes the tion, giving sparkle to the eye, and the glow of tissues, while frowning raises muscle tone and youth to the cheek. The man or woman with a thus puts the body under tension and strain. mirthful temperament eats well, sleeps well, works This proves the relaxing and restful effect of • well, and enjoys life." laughter, even though it does vigorously exercise certain muscles and organs. Worry, fear, anger, or even voluntary frowning in which the face muscles only are involved, produce fatigue In laughing, the muscles of the face assume and a waste of energy. Dr. Walsh's book "Laugh- a characteristic expression; the muscles of the ter and Health" sheds much light on the mode of diaphragm, thorax, and abdomen go into a state improving health through laughing. of rhythmic contraction; the expiratory muscles of the chest cause gusts of air to pass the tense vocal Laughter is a healer not only of the body but cords, giving rise to the characteristic sounds of of the mind also. Women laugh less than men. laughter. This is the spontaneous expression of This may be due to the fact that long ago it was genuine mirth. thought to be immodest for girls to laugh. Hence There are various gradations of laughter, this restraint, based on a wrong conception of from a faint smile to convulsive movements of the propriety, fastened on women the habit of repress- whole body. Often the contraction of the orbicu- ing laughter. lar muscles around the eyes during laughter 441 results in the shedding of tears; hence the remark, "I laughed till I cried." It is genuine, hilarious Men, not having been so hampered by social laughter that does the most good. restriction, have indulged freely in laughter. The ideas and situations that make us laugh And as every practitioner knows, there are fewer are classified as wit and humour. Wit may be men than women among the doctor's clientele. kindly, or neutral, or it may carry a sting of Clinicians believe the repression of laughter has sarcasm. It is the shock of pleasant surprise from much to do with the greater morbidity among meeting unexpected likeness between things that women. differ or unexpected difference between things that Laughter has a social and civilizing influence. are alike; or it occurs as the result of utterly A prominent doctor declares, "If a wholesome incongruous things combined in the expression of sense of humour and plenty of laughter were one idea. universally prevalent, the majority of hospitals, In contra-distinction to wit, humour deals sanatoriums, doctors, and nurses would be out of with incidents, characters, and situations. True jobs, and war itself would be relegated to the past humour is always kindly and gracious; while it 10 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN

There is plenty of laughter in India; and the children know where to find it. All too soon their spontaneous mirth is hushed, as the burdens of life are taken on. But why do we older ones let the youth hold a monopoly on laughter? Mirth is one of the best cures and preventives of disease—and it is cheap medicine.

Photo by K. Muthuramalingam points out and pictures the weaknesses of humanity one's blood while reclining on an overstuffed couch it feels no contempt and leaves no sting. It has when not able to engage in active sports in the its root in sympathy and blossoms out in toleration. gymnasium. There are species of laughter that cannot be It is said that only 350 cc. of air is changed classified under wit or humour. Laughter from in the lungs in one breath cycle, which is one being tickled is an example. tenth of the real lung capacity. On hearty laugh- The most delightful type of laughter is that ter the amount of changed air may be multiplied which emanates from children at play. The nor- seven times. mal child can laugh without the stimulus of wit or humour. It is the natural expression of the play instinct. Children laugh much and laugh Laughter is an easy, safe, and efficient mode easily. Lavater says, "Beware of him who hates of vitalizing the blood and massaging the tissues the laughter of a child." for the aged or those with stiff joints or spinal As people advance in years they laugh less curvature. than they did in childhood. The fact is they One authority states that "the vertical excur- should laugh more, because they are now less able sions of the diaphragm in vigourous laughter to engage in physical exercise and active sports. cover a space of three to four inches." This mas- Old people and those of sedentary habits are sages the heart and all the abdominal viscera. especially in need of cultivating the art of laugh- Another says, "Laughter shakes the stomach and ing, because the organs of such persons are prone intestines as you would shake the contents of a to become sluggish; the circulation slows down; half filled bottle." This vibratory action is espe- glandular secretion is retarded; and a tendency cially beneficial to the heart. It is a quick tonic to constipation develops, as does also a torpid and has been attested by clinical demonstration. liver. Laughter is a good exercise for the digestive organs. They are definitely moved to increased Mirth is to the human body as sunshine is to activity by the shaking and massage they get vegetation. from the abdominal muscles during laughter. After a full meal much digestive ferment is If we would have life abundant and, flowing needed. Here is where a flock of mirth-provok- over, we need a copious supply of oxygen, and this ing jokes will prove better than a pound of bile can be secured most easily through laughter. At the salts. A good after-dinner story will make the same time, this deeper oxygenization of the blood pepsin do its stunt in heroic fashion. A few is secured without the irksomeness of conscious flashes of wit from a clever toastmater are as good effort that accompanies exercise taken up for its own sake. Thus through laughter one can vitalize (Please turn to page 55) JULY 1938 11 A HOT foot bath is not just something to warm up cold feet. It will do that all right, but the real value lies in the fact that it assists CURING in drawing the blood from some other part where it may not be needed. Indeed, a good sizzling hot foot bath may do its full share in breaking up the evil designs of a flock of "cold" germs. This WITH is especially true if combined with fomentations. You see, heat to the feet will relax all the blood vessels in that area, and thus, by making more room for the blood, will really drain it from head, WATER lungs, abdomen,—wherever it happens to be loaf- ing. We are better off in every way if our blood By Arthur N. Donaldson, M.D. is very much on the move. When it gets to accumulating in too great an amount, and for too fine equipment for hot and cold foot and leg or long a time in any spot, we may develop a hand and arm baths. congestion that means trouble. For this reason Now regarding the time element: Hot water, it is wise always to have heat (a hot water bottle two minutes, cold water, fifteen seconds; and keep or an electric pad) to the feet of a patient who is it going for from twenty to thirty minutes. It is down in bed with a cold or bronchitis. It will interesting to know just what happens under such help a great deal to keep the feet warm. Keep- circumstances. The circulation is greatly speeded ing the blood down there in the extremities will up through the treated part, and thus we aid nature offset any tendency to congestion elsewhere. in effecting a cure. Poisons are carried away, fighting elements of the blood are concentrated more definitely at the site of the injury, the cells A hot foot bath is best given in an elliptical in the "war" zone are nourished liberally with tub, a tub large enough around for perhaps two oxygen and food. And remember, use water as big feet, and deep enough to bring the water well hot as you can take it, and as cold as you can above the ankles. And the temperature? Just as get it. Warm water is just a bath; hot and cold hot as can be tolerated; and keep it that way water are needed for therapeutic results. Al- throughout the twenty- to thirty-minute treatment ways finish the treatment with the cold. by adding hot water from time to time. If the Compresses: There are compresses hot and patient keeps his feet still, he can take it hotter. compresses cold, and each has its place. A hot When hot water is added, move the feet gently compress is a miniature fomentation. It is a hand to one side, and pour it in slowly, cautiously. If towel or several thicknesses of gauze or even cot- the treatment is given in bed with the patient on ton wrung out of hot water for direct application his back, protect the bed under the tub with newspapers, and, when the treatment is begun, cover both patient and tub carefully with the bed- clothes. As a climax, lift the feet above the water, and pour over them a liberal amount of real cold water, and then dry them immediately. This pro- This is a chest cedure will help to continue and to retain the pack. The cold splendid blood supply brought to the lower cheesecloth has been extremities. wrapped compactly Contrast Bath: In the event of an infection over the chest. Now in a local part,—a hand, arm, foot,—an alter- a layer of dry nating hot and cold immersion or contrast bath is blanketing is being the treatment of choice. For this procedure two put on. In cold receptacles are needed,—one for water as hot as compresses be sure to can be borne, the other for water as cold as can cover every bit of be provided, preferably with ice. Even though the compress with the infection may be on a toe or a finger, the more the dry flannel, and of the leg or the arm that can be gotten under wrap tightly to water the better. It is a fine idea to get hold of exclude the air. a couple of five-gallon kerosene tins; they make 12 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN his breath and ice is quickly rubbed over the entire area, and the skin is dried. The cold compress, of course, is the application of cold through the medium of wet cloths— hand towels, wrung from cold water or ice water, —in fact, the wet cloth may be laid on a block of ice and be refrigerated thoroughly. The use for such an application in the home is limited chiefly to demands for cold to the head during a hot treatment of any kind. The bed must be pro- tected against moisture, and the compress pressed firmly on the surface treated. As it quickly warms, lift it off, shake it in the air, and replace it top side down. Changes must be made frequently.

And then there is the heating compress. Take three or four layers of cheesecloth, a thin towel, or any kind of cloth, and wring it as dry as possible from cold water. Fold it to the desired size, and lay it on the area to be treated. If it is for the throat, it must be long and narrow, so as to encircle the neck completely. The next step is the particular one: this wet cloth must be overlapped and entirely covered with a dry flannel 41 cloth, and snugly pinned in place to remain for A hot foot bath is a very simple thing to arrange in the several hours—usually over night. The heat of home. Any large receptacle for water will do. Keep the water much hotter than is comfortable, and don't forget to the body warms the wet cloth, and the heating end with a dash of the coldest water available. compress amounts in reality to a long application of mild heat. It is good medicine for a sore over an ailing eye, or out of a hot disinfecting throat. The patient must have a cold friction solution to be applied over a wound, as may be rub to the part immediately when the compress is directed by a physician. Naturally, being made removed. If the patient does not impart enough of scant material, the heat is not held long, and heat to begin warming it at once, apply some changes must be made very frequently if the heat external dry heat, or take off the compress. is to be carried to the part of the body under treat- Beware of chilling. After just a few minutes it ment. It should be continued for about fifteen should be comfortable, and remember, if it is not minutes, and finished off with a dash of cold. put on snugly enough to prevent the air getting to The revulsive compress is a hot and cold it, it is very "bad medicine;" it will stay damp measure aimed at stimulating and whipping up and cold, and may chill the patient, with serious the circulation. It combines the use of the results. fomentation (hot, of course—it is not a fomenta- Poultices: A poultice is sometimes called tion if it is not hot) and a hand towel wrung from a "dirty" heating compress, yet, withal, it is a cold water—even ice water. This is how it is very useful thing in some cases. Preparations of done: The first fomentation is removed, and the clay and glycerine, oft-times combining other medi- wet towel is immediately placed on the area cinal elements, are popular, and can be found in formerly occupied by the hot application. For any chemist shop. The poultice should be five seconds or so it is allowed to remain, then applied hot, directly to the skin, to a thickness it is turned over and left for about a half minute. of perhaps a quarter of an inch, be well covered Of course the new "red hot" fomentation is at with cotton and flannel, and kept in place over- the bedside all ready for application,—the com- night, or at least for several hours. It provides press is removed, the skin quickly dried, and the constant heat that tends to relieve internal con- second fomentation applied. Three changes gestion. usually constitute a treatment. Commonly a nice For the baby and the small child that will block of ice is used instead of the cold compress. not take kindly to the idea of a fomentation, the That is, between fomentations the patient holds (Please turn to page 44) JULY 1938 13 The Cause and Correction of STAMMERING By H. St. John Rumsey

Vocal tone is made into speech during its passage through the mouth, which can be altered into a great variety of shapes by movements of the tongue, soft palate, lips, and jaws. Again, there is an ideal balance between the flow of vocal tone from the larynx and the movements of the mouth by which the vowels and consonants are formed. A fountain pen offers a good illustration: the movements of the hand shape the letters and words, but without a steady flow of ink the movements of the hand will not produce words on paper. This tendency to rely too much on shaping and too little on sounding accounts for the typical jerky rhythm of the stammerer. He has not sufficient control of his supply of vocal tone; that There is a way out for those who have a hard time in getting things said. is to say, he has not full control of his vocal cords. At this point it is essential to realize that the vocal cords are not under the direct control of So FAR no one has succeeded in giv- the will; they can be controlled only by the mental ing a full explanation of the stammering habit. conception of the vocal tone required. There are, however, in nearly every case, definite speech mannerisms, careful consideration of which will enable us to decide what method is most Further light will be thrown on this prob- likely to prove reliable in effecting a permanent lem by contrasting the speech mannerisms of the cure. In nearly all cases we note: stammerer with those of small children while they First, the vocal tone is light and breathy, are learning to talk; we note the same breathy instead of firm. tone and jerky rhythm with facial contortions when attempting the more difficult triple consonants. Second, the lungs are frequently in a state Ninety-nine per cent of small children grow out of collapse. of the stumbling stage; one per cent continues to Third, the speech-rhythm is jerky instead of stumble, becomes conscious of failure, and antici- smooth. pates further failure, until a nervous stammer Fourth, there is noticeable tenseness of the develops. face muscles. What, then, is the determining factor which Fifth, the stammerer attempts a speed of causes one child in every hundred to stammer? which he is incapable. The answer is, I think, speed; the stammerer attempts a speed of which he is incapable. One per cent is incapable of the normal speed in speech, but failing to realize it and persisting in an The vibration caused by the breath passing attempt to speak at a normal rate, co-ordination between the approximated edges of the vocal cords breaks down particularly with regard to control is called voice or vocal tone. The stammerer at of the vocal cords, and the stammering habit his best fails to approximate his vocal cords develops. firmly, so the resultant tone is light and breathy, The last factor for consideration is fear. while, at his worst, the cords are open instead of Nearly all stammerers can speak fluently when being approximated, so the breath escapes with- alone. It is difficult to imagine anything more out producing vibration, thus leaving the lungs in likely to cause anxiety and fear than to realize that a complete state of collapse. (Please turn to page 50) 14 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Hypnotics

or Sleep Producers

By Daniel H. Kress, M.D.

IN THE closing remarks of a profes- Glorious is the wakening after a night of natural sleep. sor to the senior medical class, referring to the dangerous and tempting practice of young physi- do others, but very few require all the sleep they cians dispensing drugs to the sick for every little think they do. Someone has said that men require ailment, merely because they palliate, he said, six hours; women, seven; and fools, eight. It is "Remember when called to the bedside of a patient true, some of the brainiest men of the past seem that you are treating a human being, not a disease to have gotten on with very little sleep. Edison or merely symptoms. It is possible to kill a claimed that four hours was all he needed. Being mosquito on a man's forehead with a club, but you interviewed by a reporter late in life, he admitted may kill the man." that he was still content with four hours sleep but Drugs are dangerous weapons when employed added, "I now take an additional two hours to by those who know little or nothing of their nature. please my wife." Henry Ford, it is said, gets on Possibly the drugs most commonly resorted to are very well with an amount of sleep that would make what are known as hypnotics. Chief among these many a patient panicky and a neurotic. is veronal or barbital. This is recognized by the medical profession as a dangerous habit-forming 14) drug. It is such a tempting thing for a person The more a person eats, the more he needs who is unable to sleep to resort to the use of barbital or some one of its numerous associates to sleep. Overeating produces unnatural sleep. The brain cells are overwhelmed with toxins that after discovering that they afford a period of unconsciousness, regarded as sleep. The sleep are formed in the alimentary canal. Such a sleep produced in this way is not physiological sleep. is similar to that produced by a hypnotic. It does The morning usually finds the hypnotic addict not refresh as does natural sleep. After a natural unrefreshed. It is unwise to resort to the use of sleep the person awakes refreshed and with a song any of the hypnotics, because of their tendency to in his heart. Everything in nature should be at become habit-forming. Drugs at best are mere its best in the morning on awaking. The flowers in the morning unfold their petals to the rays of make-believes. They palliate but do not cure. Often they later aggravate the condition they are the sun and pour forth their fragrance. The birds sing their sweetest songs in the early morning. supposed to cure. Many a nervous wreck has been made by habitually resorting to these hyp- Man, too, should awake with praise upon his lips and show forth God's "loving kindness in the notics to produce sleep. morning and His faithfulness every night." To eat very lightly in the evening or to do without the evening meal entirely, taking only a nutritive There is a tendency to become panicky if drink, is conducive to natural sleep. There are unable to obtain the desired amount of sleep for those who eat heavily in the evening whose work a few nights, and then begin to worry about it. during the day is of a sedentary nature with no Worry does more harm than the lack of sleep. exercise, only that obtained by occasionally reach- To ease the mind of such, I would assure them ing for papers in a drawer so convenient that they that it is not essential to be in a state of complete can be secured by merely a swing of the swivel unconsciousness for ten or even eight hours out chair. Overeating and inactivity form a danger- of the twenty-four. Some require more sleep than (Please turn to page 52) JULY 1938 15 WHEN A. A. Milne, in his inimitable don't want any more!" "That doesn't matter! book, "When We Were Very Young," asks the Mother wants you to eat it so her boy will have question, "What's the matter with Mary Jane?" strong muscles and bones when he grows up." and then explains this young lady's tantrum by the This kind of coercion goes on until children are line, "She is having rice pudding for dinner old enough successfully to defy authority. again," he demonstrated ably what we might term It is doubtful if any child is born with likes child food psychology. It is a regrettable fact and dislikes in the matter of food. They are that those responsible for the feeding of children "monkey-see, monkey-do" creatures, and if they often fail to take into account the extremely impor- hear their older brother or sister or their elders tant part this psychology plays in the attitude of remark that they do not like this or that food, children toward the food they are expected to eat they store that information away for future use, three times a day, whether they like it or not. and may even surprise themselves sometime when Children of poor and rich alike often suffer they take a sudden grown-up stand that they do not only from a deadly monotony in the dishes not like or want some particular food. they are forced to eat, but from the constant pressure under which they eat them. Too seldom do children eat their meals in anything approaching When Harry states emphatically, "But I don't peace. Too often it is a time of tears, threats, like this; it makes me sick; it looks like a fuzzy and punishment—a continued struggle, meal after worm," you may be sure he is either echoing meal, between the will of the child and the will the remark of some adult or is associating in his of the parent. A mother, or a nurse, or a sister, childish mind the smell or taste or sight of the or a cousin, or an aunt stands over them, and they food with something he may not be able to name, are coaxed, or bribed, or bullied into eating what but which has some special element of terror or they don't want, and often do not need. Few repugnance that is very real to him. Mothers Getting Your Child to Eat

adults eat the same amounts day after day; why By Evelyn Harvey should children be expected and forced to consume large quantities of food for which they have no appetite, without someone's making an attempt must never forget for a moment the lively imagi- to find out why they cannot eat it? nations with which their offspring are endowed, and that these youngsters can change their food I once watched a conscientious mother, in at will into something that is acutely distasteful spite of tears and her daughter's insistence that to them or that is endowed with attributes it does she did not feel like eating, force on her the cus- not possess. tomary dinner. A few hours later Betty became very sick with a severe attack of measles. In How great a part imagination plays in the spite of the fact that she was a child who generally approach of children to their food was strikingly ate without question what was given to her, the emphasized by a story told me by a lady from mother had not stopped to consider that she must Vienna. Her favourite author, as a child, was have a very good reason for refusing to eat a German who wrote vivid tales of the North American Sioux Indians, and these tales were in that meal. no way limited in scope for the sake of truth. She very much disliked meat; but, imagining herself a Red Indian, and pretending that she had Children's food is generally served to them placed her portion of meat under her saddle with a running fire of such comments as: "Now, where the heat of the prairie sun had cooked it, dear, you must eat this if you want to be a big, —as her beloved author had stated that Indians strong man like daddy." "Sarah, you want pretty did,—she ate it with the keenest of pleasure. white teeth like sister Mary's, don't you?" "Y-es," tearfully and a little doubtfully. "Well I remember my own bitter fight against then, eat your oatmeal quickly." "John, stop drinking milk. I went one day to see the cows dreaming, and eat your cereal at once!" "But I milked, and I came away with my very sensi- 16 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN

tive nose so offended by the odour of the cow barn should eat in advance, and then be dismissed from that ever after milk has made me ill, and I the dining room either to continue their play, heartily dislike it. Foolish probably, but never- read their books, or go to bed, depending on their theless very real to my childish fastidiousness. age. The rule should be absolute, for it is a bad I remember, too, not without some bitterness, the thing for children to be hanging about the table quarts of pink and white junket I was obliged to begging for this and that grown-up food. swallow regularly, until I hated, with a deep and abiding hatred, the very name of it. Even today I shudder when I see a cup of junket. This com- Children should be given ample time during plex was, of course, the result of constant repeti- their meals to eat without being constantly nagged tion of the same dish,—a ruse to get me to to hurry because it is school time or bedtime, or take milk. because "mother has to get daddy's supper."

I HATE VEGETWEV 'X*

voivir NOT WANTAZI HUNGRY.

What's the matter with these children who do not eat like healthy, hungry children should? It may or may not be something serious, but in any case it needs careful at tention and sympathetic understanding on the part of parents.

Children should come to their meals in a Let them start in plenty of time to allow room for happy, expectant frame of mind. If they have just a little conversation as they eat. They like to been punished and are in tears, they can hardly recount the happenings of their world just as their be expected to enjoy any kind of food; in the case fathers like to tell what happened at the office, and of supersensitive children their stomachs can be it will amply repay mothers to give them com- actually upset. If punishment is necessary, delay panionship at this time. Even when children are it until after the meal; your own annoyance will in the care of a nurse, whose hours belong to the be lessened by waiting a little. When children child,—or should,—too often the race with time are too young to take an intelligent part in the during meals is a regular procedure. Nervous, conversation, they should have their meals before excitable children frequently have a distinct dread their parents do. If the mother has no help, it of mealtime, when they should normally regard it will rest her to have her meals without the younger with pleasurable expectation. But how can any children to occupy every moment. Up to school child enjoy a meal which must be eaten as rapidly age, and even for a few years after, until they as he can swallow it? and how can any mother are ready to eat with the family at the table, they expect such a meal to be properly digested? JULY 1938 17 HOW GREAT ARE THE DANGERS IN DAYS gone by, there have been more ideas about "marking a child" than there of are now, but the belief that a mother may "mark" her baby still remains in the minds of some. A native woman in Central America was washing clothes by a river and saw an alligator. This MATERNITY? frightened her greatly, and when her child was born, she informed the doctor that the child had the same facial appearance as the alligator. The doctor, however, failed to discover the resem- ual soon takes up somewhat of an independent blance. life. By this we mean that the baby forms its There is the case of a woman who was own blood supply and its own nervous, gastro- frightened by a mouse, and in her fear, clutched intestinal, skeletal, and other systems. The pla- at her scalp. When the baby was born, she was centa is formed, which acts as a partial com- quite certain there was a growth similar to a munication with the mother, in that gases and mouse's foot and leg on its head. This, of course, food are transmitted from the mother's blood has quite disappeared in later years! through the placenta to the baby, and wastes and gases are returned from the baby to the mother Another woman rubbed her back while she through the placenta. The baby has its own blood was looking at a patient who had been burned, and supply. The mother's blood itself does not cir- when her baby was born it had a "black spot" on culate in the veins of the baby. When one realizes its back. Perhaps she overlooked the fact that how independent of the mother this new life is, she had a dark spot on her own body, which except for the transmission of things necessary to tendency was no doubt transmitted to the child. its life, then one realizes how difficult it is to Some women, during pregnancy, have pecul- "mark the child." iar appetites for certain foods, such as straw- berries, and then there is a tendency to call a red birthmark a strawberry mark, and to assign the cause to such craving. No doubt there could be The expectant mother is likely to be rather other experiences related to illustrate this much- imaginative and given to worry concerning some discussed point. deformities which she may have seen or about which she has heard. If the deformities of a fetus are very great, it is frequently the case that pregnancy will be spontaneously interrupted dur- When considering this subject, we must re- ing the early months. Furthermore, it has been member that as soon as the female and male found that there is not likely to be more than one pronuclei unite to form one individual cell, there deformed child born to the same mother. This, is a new life present. This new cell contains the of course, applies only where there is no venereal chromosomes and the genes which are to enter into disease involved. The fact that a mother has the formation of a new individual, together with delivered a deformed child or has had a spon- some inherited characteristics. The new individ- taneous abortion, does not rule out the possibility

18 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN By William W. Frank, M.D.

the mother that there will be at least less pain than she might anticipate. A few years ago some methods of producing painless labour had a questionable effect on the child. With the discovery of the effect of the barbiturates, it has been found that considerable help can be given even in the first stage of labour without endangering the health or life of the baby. During the second stage of labour, when the pains are likely to be very severe, it is possible to use gas anaesthesia in conjunction with the barbiturates, with safety to mother Lnd child.

h;1 Some women fear that during, or as a result of, pregnancy, they will lose one or more teeth. Perhaps in days gone by it was widely the case that motherhood was attended by damage to the teeth, but it is not necessary any more, because milk, cod-liver oil, and calcium are used to prevent such an occurrence. Is anything more beautiful and attractive than a healthy Expectant mothers sometimes fear that lacera- mother and babe? tions received at childbirth may cause permanent of her having a perfectly normal pregnancy and a damage, with a possibility of a subsequent opera- normal child. tion. The chances of this are fewer now than There has been an idea prevalent that if con- formerly, because today the medical profession is ception occurs while a parent is intoxicated, the giving greater care and better attention to the child will be at least mentally deficient, if not an immediate repair of lacerations than it did a imbecile. Although we cannot condone the drink- decade or more ago. ing of liquor, we know that this idea is incor- The past bugaboo of puerperal infection, rect. Natural laws furnish a great deal of protec- commonly termed "childbed fever," need be tion to the future generation. feared no longer on the part of the prospective mother. The modern application of asceptic methods to the department of obstetrics, adminis- For social or economic reasons, some mothers tered in a modern hospital, has reduced the per- do not welcome pregnancy, and they may take a centage of such infections to a very small number. drug with the intention of interrupting the preg- In order for a mother to have a happy and nant state. When the medicine fails to do its successful pregnancy, it is necessary for her to expected task, the mother is haunted by the fear approach this problem in the proper state of mind. that her unborn child has been injured by such In order to have the proper state of mind in a procedure. As a general rule, we can say that regard to pregnancy, one must have the proper if the pregnancy remains under such circum- training in childhood. Fears and impressions and stances, then there has been no damage done to characteristics are obtained by children at a very the child. early age, even as early as one year, or earlier. The fear of pain no doubt has haunted many Nervous and neurotic people are more likely to expectant mothers. This need not be as great as be made than born. If parents continue to it was previously. Some people take the attitude implant fears in the minds of children, or if they that because their mothers had no anaesthesia, and permit children to grow up without restraint or were forced to endure the travail of childbirth respect for the rights of others, it is to be expected without alleviation, it is unnecessary for persons that when the child matures, it will have developed now to have anaesthesia. This is almost like say- an abnormal nervous system. The child quickly ing that because our grandparents did not ride learns to get his own way by either crying or in automobiles or aeroplanes, we should not do so pretending to be sick or in some other way, even either. Present-day methods permit us to assure (Please turn to page 40) JULY 1938 19 IF YOU should stop one hundred persons on the street, taking them just as they come, and ask each one the question, "What is WHA1 sin?" there would certainly be a great variety of answers. Some might answer, as the small boy did, when asked this question, "Sin is doing something you are not supposed to do." Some might reply, "Sin is wrongdoing." While this answer is true, it is not very definite, for it still leaves the inquirer uninformed as to just what constitutes wrongdoing. Not all are agreed on this latter point. Some might answer, "Sin is commit- ting crime." But while many crimes are certainly also sins, still crime and sin are not really synonymous terms. There have been countries in the past and there may be places today, where it is against the "law of the land" to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. In such a country a man who dared publicly to proclaim the gospel of Christ, might find himself arrested and branded as a criminal; but certainly he would not be a sinner because he had preached the good news of salvation. Again, if a man hates his neighbour, and because of that hatred, deliberately kills him, the killer is of course a murderer. He is also a sinner. If, however, instead of killing the neighbour whom he hates, he merely keeps on hating him and would like to kill him, but never actually harms him physically, he is not a criminal, but a sinner; yet before God he is also a murderer, for in I John 3:15 we read, "Whosoever hateth A sinner is a lawbreaker in the eyes of God, but he can his brother is a murderer." be set free from the prison where sin places him. common to all men and women, when he wrote in Romans 7:19: "For the good that I would I do There are some today who tell us that there not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." is really no such thing as sin, that right and wrong To say that such an experience, which I am are relative terms, and are not always the same; sure all of us can understand, is due merely to that right and wrong, good and evil, are merely mental or moral weakness, is not a sufficient words which indicate the consensus of opinion of answer, for just why should man be morally weak? society, and like other opinions are subject to I read in the Bible that when God created man, change. Obviously many persons seem to reason he was perfect,—made in the image of God. something like this: "Anything is right, if you can Solomon gives us a picture of men as he get away with it." found them in his day. In Ecclesiastes 7:20, But that there is some force, or power, or he declared: "For there is not a just man upon influence,—something which brings misery and the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." unhappiness, cruelty and crime, disaster and Paul, writing a thousand years later, did not death, into the lives and experience of individuals, find mankind improved in any way, for he said communities, and nations,—every thinking person in Romans 3:11: "There is none that understand- must agree. To say, as some do, that ignorance eth, there is none that seeketh after God." And is the cause of all evil in the world, is merely in verse 23 he declared: "All have sinned and evading the issue. come short of the glory of God." Why should our best resolutions, our highest When Paul said, "The good that I would resolves, our efforts prompted by the purest I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do," motives, so often end in failure and defeat? The he knew where the difficulty lay, and what was Apostle Paul was merely stating a truth that is responsible for his trouble. He continues the 20 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN By J. Milton Jackson Unfortunately, men are not wise enough or S SIN? good enough to produce any such government. Since it is obvious to anyone that there must story: "Now if I do that I would not, it is no be, and are, physical laws, to govern and control more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. actual physical substances on this earth, also that I find then a law, that, when I would do good, there must be civil laws to regulate society, is it evil is present with me. For I delight in the law not equally self-evident that there must be moral of God after the inward man: but I see another and spiritual laws to control and order moral and law in my members, warring against the law of spiritual conduct? my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the Paul has told us that his trouble was caused law of sin which is in my members. 0 wretched by sin. John says that sin is the transgression man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the (or breaking) of the law. And in Romans 7:7, body of this death?" Paul tells us what law is meant. He said, "I Paul discovered, and identified, and named had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not this blight of all human tranquillity. He says known lust (or coveting), except the law had said, this evil thing is called sin. But again the ques- Thou shalt not covet." tions arise: Just exactly what is sin? Where and There is only one basic, fundamental law how did it originate? If this troublesome thing, that forbids lust, or coveting. That law is God's or quality, was not an integral part of man when ten-commandment law, recorded in the twentieth God first created him, how did mankind become chapter of Exodus. afflicted with this terrible malady which the Bible calls sin? Human laws cannot deal with lust, or covet- ousness, for these things are hidden in the heart 0.31 and mind of man and may be concealed from The Bible clearly defines sin. "Whosoever others. Only God who can read the soul and committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin mind of man can legislate upon these things. is the transgression of the law." I John 3:4. That law, given in Exodus 20, is the founda- To transgress, or to break law, always tion of God's government. It is an expression of brings trouble. There are physical laws of matter His character. It is a perfect law made by a per- which control all material things on this earth. fect and all-wise God. Men must obey these physical laws before they In Exodus 31:18 we read, "And He gave can do almost anything. There are laws of unto Moses, when He had made an end of com- growth which control the development of fruits, muning with him upon Mount Sinai, two tables vegetables, and grains. There are laws of health of testimony, tables of stone, written with the and laws of diet which we must learn to obey if finger of God." we would be well. Not only are there physical laws which govern all material things on the earth, but these In the first transcript of this law God did laws are constant and invariable in their opera- not permit even Moses to do the writing. Since tion. If there were any uncertainty or variation' there must be no mistake or error in the writing, in physical laws, life on this planet would be God himself wrote it with His ' own finger on impossible. Even the child learning to walk must tables of stone. This is the law, the breaking or discover how to obey the law of gravity before transgression of which constitutes sin. he can walk successfully, although it will be years before he hears this law named and explained. In the earthly temple anciently there was a Now as to civil government: It is conceiv- chest, or box, which was called an ark. In this able that if the ruler or lawmakers in any country ark, or chest, were the tables of stone on which were all-wise, and never made mistakes of judg- God had written the Ten Commandments. John ment or fact, and if such rulers and lawmakers saw the great original of this ark, containing the were absolutely just and were always swayed by law of God, as he, while in vision, was looking the highest and purest of motives,—then perhaps into heaven. In Revelation 11:19, he tells us what they could frame a code of laws under which he saw: "And the temple of God was opened in every individual in such a country would be per- heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark fectly happy, this is, of course, if every one of His covenant." always obeyed those perfect laws. (Please turn to page 54) JULY 1938 21 CHRIST IS COMING BACK

By Walter Halliday

SINCE the fall of man, the coming of mortal must put on immortality." I Corinthians Christ in glory has been the hope of God's people, 15:51-53. • the beacon blazing in midnight darkness, the From the first offer of salvation in Eden, morning star outlasting the night of sorrow and prophecies have been given of the restoration of gloom, cheering the pilgrim on his heavenward all that was lost. Thus we have the inspiring way, the grand climax of the work of salvation scripture, "He shall send Jesus Christ, which in this present evil world. "I will come again," before was preached unto you: whom the heaven said Jesus. How clear and definite are His must receive until the times of restitution of all words. His complete promise reads: "Let not things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe all His holy prophets since the world began." also in Me. In My Father's house are many man- Acts 3:20, 21. This great truth was foreshown sions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I by Micah as follows: "And Thou,') Tower of the go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto prepare a place for you, I will come again, and Thee shall it come, even the first dominion." receive you unto Myself ; that where I am, there Micah 4:8. ye may be also." John 14:1-3. With great defi- The coming of Christ will be plainly visible niteness, therefore, Christ's return is stated else- to all the inhabitants of the earth. Jesus said, where in the Scriptures: "Unto them that look for "As the lightening cometh out of the east, and • Him shall He appear the second time without sin shineth even unto the west; so shall also the com- unto salvation." Hebrews 9:28. ing of the Son of man be." "All the tribes of the earth. . . . shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." Matthew 24:27, 30. This is the very opposite of Jesus is coming to gather His followers to a secret coming. All will see Him coming, both Himself. He says of Himself, in connection with good and bad. All upon the earth will behold His coming, "He shall send His angels with a Him, in glory rivalling the lightening. The whole great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather heavens will be ablaze with the glory attending together His elect from the four winds, from one Him, for He will not come in His own glory only, end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24:31. but "in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of When Christ appears, most of His followers will the holy angels." Luke 9:26. Thus with great be in their graves. But He will call them forth, plainness the Saviour makes it very clear that His to be gathered from all corners of the earth by coming will be visible to all, an awe-inspiring His angel helpers. Thus Paul writes, "The Lord appearing. himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first." A description of the manner in which Jesus I Thessalonians 4:16. The living righteous, when will come again, was given by angels in the form Jesus comes, will be caught up with the resurrected of men to the disciples when He ascended: "While saints to be with Him, for Paul says further, they looked stedfastly toward heaven as He went "Then we which are alive and remain shall be up, behold, two men stood by them in white caught up together with them in the clouds, to apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why meet the Lord in the gip: and so shall we ever be stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, with the Lord." Verse 47. Then will be fulfilled which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so the faithful promise, "We shall not all sleep, but come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the heaven." Acts 1:10, 11. A cloud received Christ. twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the He will return in like manner. Thus we have the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised additional scripture, "Behold, He cometh with incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this clouds; and every eye shall see Him." Revela- corruptible must put on incorruption, and this tion 1:7. 22 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Jesus appears in the clouds as King of kings "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he and Lord of lords. "And I saw heaven opened, which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, 1 him was called Faithful and True, . . . . His eyes come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many every man according as his work shall be.. . . . crowns; . . . . And He hath on His vesture and on I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you His thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND these things." Revelation 22:11-16. Not even the LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19:11-16. The utmost zeal in seeking salvation will avail then, meek and lowly One will come at last in marvel- for just before Christ's coming the words of proph- lous majesty and overwhelming glory, to destroy ecy will be fulfilled, "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the Word of the Lord, and shall not find it." Amos 8:11, 12. Thus we have the solemn warning, "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." II Corinth- ians 6:2. Jok Are you considering how you can be prepared for the coming of Jesus, dear reader? If so, the answer is simple. As the knowledge of the importance and nearness of His coming is brought to your attention, all is decided by the attitude taken. If you welcome and cherish the light received, with a longing desire to be ready when He comes, His tender Spirit will nourish this response in your mind and heart, leading you onward and upward until your character is trans- formed into harmony with His own, and you will rejoice over His coming, saying with the beloved John, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20. And if you live until He comes to take you to Himself, how gladly you will welcome Him! And as on the way to heaven with Him you will pass suns and stars and systems in all their unfolding beauty and encircling glory, created in the beginning by your adorable Redeemer, with what love and joy you will sing His praise: To many the coming of Christ will be as a thief in the night. "Crown Him with many crowns, the living rejecters of His mercy, and to reward The Lamb upon His throne; His righteous, waiting followers with ever- Hark! how the heav'nly anthem drowns lasting joy. All music but its own! Awake, my soul, and sing The exceeding glory that attends the coming Of Him who died for thee; of Jesus destroys the wicked. "The Lord Jesus And hail Him as thy matchless King shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty Through all eternity. angels, in laming fire taking vengeance on them "Crown Him the Lord of years, that know not God, and that obey not the gospel The Potentate of time, of our Lord Jesus Christ." Thus the wicked are Creator of the rolling spheres, destroyed by "the brightness of His coming." Ineffably sublime! II Thessalonians 1:7, 8; 2:8. When Jesus ap- All hail! Redeemer, hail! pears, it will therefore be too late to find salva- For Thou hast died for me; tion, to prepare for His coming, because shortly Thy praise shall never, never fail before He comes He will pronounce the decree, Throughout eternity." JULY 1938 23 The Struggle

Against FATIGUE

By Peter Schmidt

Make plenty of opportunity for games.

THE first and last prescription against When your day's work is done, leave it fatigue is and remains sleep. When you go to behind you at the office. Turn your mind to bed, do you really go to sleep? You should go interests different from your profession. Don't to sleep quickly after you have put out your light. talk about shop the whole evening. Enjoy your- Dispense with heavy meals at night. Avoid self, but in a way that really amuses you. tea and coffee, since these will also keep some For those who cannot manage to take long people awake. You should sternly avoid any holidays, the week-end habit is a wise innovation, strenuous mental exertion just before going to bed. Get out into the country! Learn to be lazy! A warm bath is useful as a mild sedative. Take a real rest. It is also essential for you to get up correctly. It is wrong to jump out of bed immedi- Our food has an extraordinary amount of ately. If you do, you feel more or less giddy, influence upon us all. most of us not only eat too because your brain is still anaemic from the action much, but consume too much heavy food. The of sleep. It may often give you a headache that consumption of meat, fats, and potatoes should be remains with you all day. You will also find limited. Fruit and vegetables in quantity should that a cold bath is appropriate for the morning. take their place upon the menu. It is better to have .a light repast between meals than to eat too Do not overload the stomach in the middle much at the chief meals. of the day, and so become obliged to digest a heavy The processes of digestion and the elimina- meal during the course of the afternoon's work. tion of waste are of the utmost importance. In Secondly, by reducing the luncheon hour you may obstinate constipation, beneficial results may be shorten the working day and have more hours of obtained by massage or applying warmth to the leisure in which to take recreation in the open air. abdomen. The intestinal irrigation method as If you eat a heavy lunch, you should then take used today not only washes, but stimulates and time for a fairly long interval in the middle of the restores the tone of the intestinal muscles at the day, in order to rest. This aids the process of same time. digestion. Take special care to have sufficient We can only carry out a successful campaign exercise and fresh air. against fatigue by giving special attention to our Make plenty of opportunity for games and diet and general hygiene—by curing physical or athletics. It is the action of the perspiration psychological illness; by increasing vitality which accompanies brisk physical exercise that through methods which strengthen the body and helps to eliminate the fatigue products from your the nerves, and stimulate them to fresh activity, system. IT you can, give a few minutes to and through the chemical elimination of fatigue physical exercise every morning. products.—Health Digest. 24 THE ORIENTAL, WATCHMAN T. M. S. CILICI A

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ONE day as Christ was teaching the love as touched all hearts, and drew from the people, "a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted lawyer a confession of the truth. Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit "A certain man," said Jesus, "was going eternal life?" With breathless attention the large down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell congregation awaited the answer. The priests and among robbers, which both striped him and beat rabbis had thought to entangle Christ by having him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And the lawyer ask this question. But the Saviour by chance a certain priest was going down that entered into no controversy. He required the way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the answer from the questioner himself. "What is other side. And in like manner a Levite also, written in the law?" He said; "How readest when he came to the place, and saw him, passed thou?" by on the other side." This was no imaginary The lawyer replied, "Thou shalt love the scene, but an actual occurrence, which was known Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy to be exactly as represented. The priest and the soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy Levite who had passed by on the other side were mind; and thy neighbour as thyself." Jesus said, in the company that listened to Christ's words. "Thou hast answered right; this do, and thou shalt live." 11,1 The lawyer was convicted under Christ's In journeying from Jerusalem to Jericho, the searching words. The righteousness of the law, traveller had to pass through a portion of the which he claimed to understand, he had not prac- wilderness of Judea. The road led down a wild, tised. He had not manifested love toward his rocky ravine, which was infested by robbers, and fellow-man. Repentance was demanded: but was often the scene of violence. It was here that instead of repenting, he tried to justify himself. the traveller was attacked, stripped of all that The Saviour's words had shown that his question was valuable, wounded and bruised, and left half was needless, since he had been able to answer dead by the wayside. As he lay thus, the priest it himself. Yet he put another question, "Who came that way; but he merely glanced toward the is my neighbour?" wounded man. Then the Levite appeared. Curi- ous to know what had happened, he stopped and looked at the sufferer. He was convicted of what Among the Jews this question caused endless he ought to do; but it was not an agreeable duty. dispute. They had no doubt as to the heathen He wished that he had not come that way, so that and the Samaritans; these were strangers and he need not have, seen the wounded man. He enemies. But where should the distinction be persuaded himself that the case was no concern made among the people of their own nation, and of his. among the different classes of society? Whom should the priest, the rabbi, the elder, regard as Both these men were in sacred office, and his neighbour? Contact with the ignorant and professed to expound the Scriptures. They were careless multitude, they taught, would cause defile- of the class specially chosen to be representatives ment that would require wearisome effort to of God to the people. They were to "have com- remove. Were they to regard the "unclean" as passion on the ignorant, and on them that are out neighbours? of the way," that they might lead men to under- Again Jesus refused to be drawn into con- stand God's great love toward humanity. Trained troversy. He did not denounce the bigotry of in the school of national bigotry, they had become those who were watching to condemn Him. But selfish, narrow, and exclusive. When they looked by a simple story He held up before His hearers upon the wounded man, they could not tell whether such a picture of the outflowing of heaven-born (Please turn to page 44) 26 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN

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JULY 1938 27 AS I walked forth abroad I passed by "Do you mean to tell me, 0 simple youth," the abode of a poor neighbour who lives from I teased, "that nine tenths of your income now go hand to mouth. He lolled with his heavy weight farther than ten tenths did before?" on his one-hinged front gate; and looked as if he "I know it does," he beamed. had been in that position an hour and expected to stay another. "How do you account for it?" I demanded; "Why is your countenance so sad this morn- "show it to me in your books." ing?" I asked. For, to judge from his face, his feelings must have been the colour of indigo. Even the droopy-eared dog at his feet sat dejected. "I can't," he said, "but it's this way. In He answered and said, "Luck is always paying my tithe first to God I ceased being a against me. I was just thinking that during the thief; for I used to steal what was His. So my last ten years nothing I have tried has been a conscience was free, and I was happy over that. success. What do you think of that for hard I felt better in body, worked harder, and made lines? Some people, like you, have everything more money. My wife caught the gladness by coming their way; others, like me, have nothing." contagion, and so did the children, and we hardly "You will perish in your ill-luck if you know the doctor any more. We are too busy and don't get to work," I said a little reproachfully; satisfied to go to the cinema to forget our troubles, for I had known him from the time he was a boy, and we save that entertainment money. I stopped and I could speak freely. beer and cigarettes, for somehow they did not fit At this he hastened to reply that he had often with partnership with God, and there is money toiled from the rising to the setting of the sun, and saved there; and I feel better too. I had an old had gotten nowhere. Now he was discouraged. worn-out watch—at least the jeweller said it would What was the use? not pay to have it repaired, so I had cast it aside.

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IN THE Sunday Express of London, By Frederick A. Spearing dated July 11, 1937, there appeared an article headed: "Hate in the Holy Land." The writer of The years have passed, and the children of this article begins with the words: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob have waited for the fulfilment of the promise. Now, nearly twenty "Do you remember the old nursery rhyme, years after the cessation of war, a commission `This is the house that Jack built'?" appointed by the British Government makes its He then proceeds to give the Jewish version report on the best way to deal with the problem of the rhyme: of Palestine. But this report finds no favour "A kid, a kid my father bought with two either in the eyes of the majority of the Jews or pieces of money; then came a cat that ate the kid in the eyes of the majority of the Arabs, because that my father bought," and so on. it recommends that the Holy Land be divided into The father is the Jew; the kid is Palestine; three sections: one to be retained by the League the cat represents the Egyptians; the cat was eaten of Nations as a mandated territory under the con- by a dog—Babylon; the dog was beaten with a trol of Great Britain; the second to be handed over stick—Persia; the stick was burned by fire— to the Jews; and the third to be given to the Arabs. Grecia; the fire was quenched by water—Rome; "The judgment of Solomon!" say some critics. the water was swallowed by an ox—the Saracens; In any case, whether it be the judgment of Solomon the ox was killed by a butcher—the Crusaders; the or not, the problem has not been solved. butcher was overcome by death—the Turks; then One of the prime causes of the unrest among the Chosen One came, and he restored the kid to the Arab population of Palestine is the large influx the father. The Chosen One is the British Empire, of Jews who have migrated thither from the ends who will give back to the Jews the land of of the earth. For a very long time the Arabs have had a large majority; but now there is Palestine! danger, in their eyes, that they will soon be out- Is this prophecy likely to be fulfilled? The numbered if the tide of Jewish immigrants is article we have referred to closes with the words: allowed to continue. "Now each of these die-hard, mutually-hating,

excitable peoples (the Jews and the Arabs) are to Y I A7;.-- s (TRENCH) 1//r be given a land to rule over containing minoritie PALESTINE Tyre of the other. A troubled outlook indeed." PARTITIONE The history of Israel is a sad one. From the time of the Babylonian captivity to the present 0 BRITISH JEWISH day, disaster has dogged the footsteps of this ARAB --"I" del BRITISH unfortunate race. As Christ predicted, Jerusalem BASE was destroyed in 70 A. D., when over a million Jews perished. Since then multitudes have been The map sold into slavery, robbed, massacred, burned at of Pales- the stake, or expelled from the countries whither tine, show- they have fled for protection. ing the proposed partition between The Great War placed Palestine in the hands the Jews, of Britain. A promise was made to the Jews the Arabs, that they would have a home, a refuge, in this and a ancient country. Thus the land of Israel became British once more to them a land of promise. Many interpreted the clauses of the famous Balfour mandate. Declaration as meaning that the Arabs would be Courtesy expelled from Palestine, and the Jews would be of Time. an independent nation once more, controlling the whole of the Holy Land.

30 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Orthodox Jews sit in

solemn conclave over the

interpretation of the

Scriptures. Will the

promises which Jehovah

made centuries ago con-

cerning the restoration

of their land be fulfilled

in their colonizing of

the Palestine of today?

Today there are nearly 400,000 Hebrews in to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Thus speaketh Palestine. But for every Jew in the land of the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the Israel, there are at least forty in other parts of words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. the world. Suppose only half of them should For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will migrate to their "national home." No wonder bring again, the captivity of My people Israel and there is growing anxiety in Arabic circles. Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to Many believe that the present return of the return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and Jews is the fulfilment of ancient prophecies. But they shall possess it." Jeremiah 30:1-3. what does the Bible say on this subject? We will "For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy notice two or three scriptures. The prophet years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, Isaiah says: "It shall come to pass in that day, that and perform My good word toward you, in caus- the remnant of Israel . . shall return, even the ing you to return to this place." Jeremiah 29:10. remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty. God. For "And it shall come to pass, when seventy though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, years are accomplished, that I will punish the king yet a remnant of them shall return." Isaiah of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for 10:20-22. their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations." Jeremiah 11A 25:12. From these texts we learn: It will be seen that only a remnant of the 1. Jews will return. It does not even say, in this That the Lord would cause His people passage, that they will return to the Holy Land— to return from the land of their captivity to their own country. though it may be assumed that the prophet had 2. that in mind. They would return "unto the That not only a remnant of Judah would return, but of Israel as well; that is, that repre- mighty God." The date of this prophecy is given sentatives of both as 738 B. C., shortly after the first captivity of kingdoms, and all the twelve the Israelites by the Assyrians. tribes, would come back to their home country. According to this, the "lost ten tribes" theory is Jeremiah also speaks of the return of Israel without foundation. and Judah to their own land: "The word that came (Please turn to page 50) JULY 1938 31 The International Outlook WHILE a few of the dogs of war are rampant, The MEANIN( the majority of them are still in leash, though foaming at the mouth to get loose. We can always be happy that things are no worse than all the players want a peaceful outcome, not a they are, nor as bad as they might be. But such disastrous clash of arms. Only that brooding thoughts are not very consoling just now. Before Fate from whose weaving shuttle lead the tangled this we have seen events shaping themselves 'as threads of destiny will determine the outcome." they are at present, and we look back upon their Yes, the players all want a peaceful outcome; sorry outcome. So we are justifiably fearful of but who among them is willing to pay the price the catastrophes that are inevitable, and which are for it, instead of depending on chance and "brood• approaching at a speed commensurate with the ing Fate" to give it to them? The outcome can- fast-moving times in which we live. not at once be both peaceful and selfish. Some At a casual glance, the prospects for amity "rights" of possession, some claims for room for among the nations look better. The dark clouds expanding populations, some demands for recog- have a silver edge. The derhocracies and totali- nition of culture, must be given up. And at best tarian powers, instead of holding out strongly for all will not be satisfied; for opinions of what is their principles, seem to have decided that it may right differ widely. be wiser to come to terms than to war. The arma- A higher and more sure Power than Fate has ment race among the great powers is getting so already settled the outcome, friends. The God bunched that the fear deterrent is keeping some who keeps watch above His own has told us that from making aggressive attacks. the whole war business will end in a mighty Arma- But the optimistic outlook is only apparent. geddon, and that very soon. Again we hold out Excessive armaments, whether in war or peace, the assurance that there is a way of escape for the are economically ruinous. Democracy and dic- individual. • tatorship are poles apart, and are absolutely Our Stand destructive one of the other. They can never live together peaceably in the same world. Regard- WE TAKE it for granted that any reader who less of their relative virtues—and both have is interested enough to read these lines is already virtues—democratic and authoritarian systems ex- acquainted with the news of the month as received clude each other. Not only is democracy a through the papers and over the wireless broad- "putrid corpse" to fascism, but it must become casts. We do not attempt to give the details of a corpse in reality if rule by one or a few is to events. The news sheets and the reviews can do live and spread. And fascism must spread, or that much better than we can. We simply state it dies. some patent facts, and then emphasize their sig- We wish fervently that Ave could see inter- nificance to the common man. national peace growing out of the soil of balance There are plenty of other magazines also that of power, excessive nationalism, enormous ex- comment on the news; and some of them inter- penditures in preparation for war, growing hatreds pret and philosophize about current happenings and discontents, increasing rivalry in trade, and at great length and with keen insight. But we steady decadence of spiritual life; but we cannot. have never seen a time in all our forty years of Our optimism is based on getting ready for reading news comments—and we read widely— the worst with a quiet faith in the God of battles. when the interpreters were so at variance and so He rules in the kingdoms of men, and is now bewildered. And the many who are not self- manipulating events so that they will culminate centred freely admit their bewilderment. in triumph for His cause in the earth, and for There is a crying need today for some dis- the salvation of His people. And you who read cernment, some foresight, some certainty in the this may belong to His people. interpretation of the things that are going on round about us. What caused them? What will Men Cannot Make Peace be their outcome? How will they affect me per- A WRITER in the New York Times, after sonally? These are the questions we want an- depicting vividly the moves on the chess-board of swered, and answered in such a way that they stay world politics and diplomacy, concludes as fol- answered. We will not be satisfied longer with a lows: "Thus the game goes on, move and counter- conclusion reached by putting together all the facts move. It is a hazardous game, with dramatic so far; but we want certainties which will cover possibilities if one false move were made. Yet all that is coming in the future. And this is not 32 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN human effort to evolve it. Some experimenters in America recently made an apparatus of coiled f EVENTS wire which, when kept at a low temperature, carried a current of electricity even when a battery and the magnetic field were disconnected from it; asking the impossible, nor requiring too much. and it is conjectured that this current will run on It is only claiming that a promise be fulfilled forever. But the instant the current was applied which has been made again and again by the God to running a machine, it dissipated itself. of heaven, who has told us we may know whither Perpetual motion may not be invented, but we are tending. it is easily discovered. It is all around us—in The editor of this magazine does not boast the circuit of water, heat, vapour, and rain; in wisdom and foresight superior to other men. the circuit of gases through plants and animals; But on the other hand, he is sure he is not a in the circuit of foods through waste and repair; victim of delusion nor one who is beside himself and in a hundred other moving and changing with religious fanaticism. He possesses faith in forms. Men never will be able to produce per- the forecasts and warnings of the Book of God, petual motion, because they are created beings. which has never yet been proved in error. This God has done it, is doing it, and will ever continue editor, on the authority of this Book alone, inter- to do it, because He only is the Creator. prets the meaning of passing events, and forecasts what is coming. No one on earth, whatever Economic Security

LEAVING the question of war by getting back to the sources of war, it is not difficult to see that the desire for freedom to trade—which means to make money, which means in turn to possess economic security—is usually at the root of dif- ferences between and among nations. A nation which has all it needs to make the diligent and thrifty section of its people reasonably secure for the present and the future in making a living, is not apt to go to war to get what it wants. It is said that there are thirty-four raw materials which a nation must possess to be entirely self-sufficient, to provide for both peace and war. No one nation has all of these. A few "have" nations have a majority of them. Many "have not" nations possess but a few. One great and powerful nation in Europe has less than five in ample quantities. Hence the need of trade with other nations. Press Photo Agent Now if trade is circumscribed or cut off by So rapidly are parts of the world changing hands today high tariffs, blockades, national pride, and jeal- —as in Spain, central Europe, and China—that map-makers ousy, the preponderant wage-earning group of are kept busy remaking the geographical globes. people in any nation will suffer and be dis- contented. And right there is the cause of internal his belief, is excluded from thus interpreting. In revolution and external aggression. A virile peo- fact, all are invited to do so, providing they abide ple is going to live, rather than merely exist, if by the rules laid down in the Book. it has to fight for a living. You who read this, please give the Christian There is more than enough in the world for Bible a trial for the solution of the dire problems the needs and happiness of all. Dividing more that plague you and the world today. evenly the blessings God has showered upon us will go far toward satisfying the needs of mil- Perpetual Motion lions who lack. Men have put forth various MANY inventors hope to be rich and famous schemes for accomplishing this division, but they some day as a reward for producing a machine are unworkable or have not been worked. that will run forever. From time immemorial, Whether territories and colonies be distributed perpetual motion has been sought. But it eludes (Please turn to page 40) JULY 1938 33 ¶ A Munich professor has invented a sickroom clock. When a button is pressed a magnified shadow of the clock's hands is thrown on the ceiling so that an invalid may see it without craning his neck.

lj In Switzerland, clocks are now being made without faces. To tell time you press a button and, by means of phonographic internal arrangements, the clock calls out "Half past five," or whatever the time may be.

¶ In a little American backwoods town is a clock with no machinery except a face, hands, and a lever. The lever is connected with a geyser which shoots out an immense column of hot water every 38 seconds. each spout moving the hands forward 38 seconds. Since the spouting never varies the tenth of a second, the clock keeps perfect time.

¶ In England a new cosmetic is being marketed, derived from the grease of snakes, which is intended for rubbing all over the body to rejuvenate the skin. It originates in India, where it has been known for centuries. For the present, however, its use must neces- ¶ There is an aeroplane fish whose wings, landing gear. sarily be restricted to the "upper crust," inasmuch and streamlined fuselage startlingly resemble those of as it retails for the neat sum of eighty pounds of the our modern sky liners. coin of the realm.

IT At Nottingham, England. citizens meeting to discuss Tr Usually it is difficult to tell the difference between a the national rearmament program heard a speaker out- real diamond and one made of cut glass. Frequently line a plan for manufacturing cheese in a wartime the stone made of glass will sparkle with greater bril- economy. The cheese would he made directly from liancy. Here is an unfailing test: Put the stone in grass. thus dispensing with the cow. a glass of water and hold the glass up toward the light. If the diamond is genuine the sparkle will not ¶ With furrowed brows. members of the Reich eco- be diminished. If it is imitation, it will appear dull nomics ministry juggled long columns of figures per- and dim. taining to German cloth manufacture. Finally, trium- phant. they issued a decree to the nation. To save Word comes from England that scores of under- several million yards of cloth a year. all Germans will ground passages in Windsor Castle, where the British henceforth wear their shirt tails two inches shorter. royal family spends more time than anywhere except Buckingham Palace, are to he converted into bomb- ¶ According to a study just completed by Theodosius proof and gasproof shelters. This decision symbolizes Dobzhansky, genetics professor of the California Insti- the comprehensiveness of the precautions being taken to tute of Technology, L500,000 can be estimated as the protect the British people from dangers of anticipated total number of plant and animal species known to wars of the future. exist in the world. The total includes 822,765 species of animals and 133,00 species of flowering plants. ¶ Rather than help buy cannon, F. C. Ade, school- master of Eltingham College, England, spent his Christ- 11 The thoughtfulness of Javanese ox drivers for their mas holidays in jail. He had estimated that Rs. 70 of beasts of burden has opened a new export market in his income tax would go for rearmament. He refused old automobile and truck tires for Australia. The Java- to pay that much of the tax. A sympathetic judge cut nese use these tires to make shoes to protect the feet of the 21-day jail sentence to seven days, to be served their oxen from stony roads over which they pull their during the Christmas vacation so that Ade would not loads. The truck tires are much preferred because they lose his job. are thicker. ¶ The police of Sancoins, France, heard that a gypsy 11 Herr Hitler, in expelling the Jews from Germany, has named Ben Abatuk was practicing as a mystic. 'They done a great service for other countries. Many of the sent an officer to get him. The officer came skipping greatest men that Germany produced were Jewish, at back, carrying his bicycle on his head. A second and least in part; and the collective life of every country a third policeman returned the same way. The gypsy to which they have gone has been enriched. Dr. had hypnotized them. Finally the police sent a squad Einstein, the famous scientist, and Thomas Mann, the of men who brought back Ben Abatuk. noted author, are among these refugees. Besides, there are scores of gifted artists, musicians, playwrights, doc- ¶ A man who weighs 140 pounds contains enough fat tors, biologists, chemists. Over fifty distinguished Ger- for seven cakes of soap, carbon for 9,000 pencils, phos- man scholars, Jews from Germany, are now in the phorus to make 2,200 match heads, magnesium for one United States alone. Besides their cultural value to the dose of salts, iron to make one medium-sized nail, lime country, it is said that their value in money to America enough to whitewash a small shed, enough sulphur to goes a long way in paying Germany's defaulted debt to rid one dog of fleas, and water to fill a ten-gallon the United States. cask. (Please turn to page 46) 34 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Make a rich lather with Lux in cool or cold water.

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SOME of the things the tobacco manufacturers The Latest in H E A LT do not tell you when they are trying to impress you of how much cigarettes "aid digestion" are tables, the legs and hips on one, the shoulders and the definitely harmful effects of the practice of head on the other. The unsupported body sagged tobacco-smoking. Dr. H. M. Taylor, addressing between the tables, and as it did so the bones a recent convention of specialists in ear diseases, slipped back in place by natural easy action; no pointed out that the excessive use of tobacco car- anaesthetic was necessary. Around the relaxed ries with it a risk of loss of hearing. Certainly body Dr. Watson-Jones put a plaster cast. The the excessive use of tobacco should be carefully patient lay quiet in bed for a few days, then began avoided by persons with any ear diseases as the simple exercises—lifting the head, flexing the delicate ear structures are then particularly prone arms and legs, to straighten the back muscles. to the ill effects of even moderate smoking. And In ten days he was walking around the hospital; if you value your hearing, consider giving up the in two weeks he was on his way home to complete habit altogether. his convalescence. At the end of the fourth

Good Food Prevents Suicide

A GOOD meal has been called an antidote for suicide by T. R. Boston, one of the founders of the National Anti-Suicide League. In the opinion of Mr. Boston, who has given the subject special study, a sympathetic ear and a good home-cooked meal are the best possible antidotes for would-be suicides. A series of these meals and a better understanding at the family dinner table would be better for the mental and physical health than all the medicine in the world. More and more the medical profession, and through them the public, is learning that food can make or mar the health of the individual and of the nation.

Heart Pace-Maker Press Photo Agent THE "pace-maker of the heart"—a gold How the dining salon and observation lounge will look needle carrying a delicate electrical circuit, which in the wing of one of the super-airliners now being built for is thrust directly into the heart muscle of a patient the trans-Atlantic service. They represent the last word in suffering from heart collapse—is one of medi- luxury. We wish the same could be said of their safety. cine's modern miracles which has already made numerous spectacular rescues on the operating month, without a cast and completely healed, lie table and in asphyxiation cases. Patients "dead" returned to work. Sixty-five cases of broken back as long as eleven minutes have been permanently were so treated before Dr. Watson-Jones reported revived. At present, "rescues" are being made his method to medical colleagues; with a few by the inventor of the instrument, Dr. Albert S. technical improvements, this is the method which Hyman, in one out of four cases. is being used successfully in Great Britian and America today. Healing Broken Backs Preserved Mothers' Milk UNTIL recently, victims of a broken back lay for long months in plaster casts; many never THE most advanced hospitals now utilize a walked again. Now, by means of a technique method of preserving mothers' milk (often needed developed by Dr. T. Watson-Jones of England, in a hurry for premature babies) for periods up surgeons are healing 85 per cent of uncomplicated to one year. The milk is drawn from the donors cases of broken back in the amazing time of four into sterile containers, then poured into metal to six months. Into Liverpool Hospital had come, moulds kept by dry-ice packing at 109 degrees in 1931, a man with a broken back. Dr. Watson- below zero. In two minutes the milk is frozen Jones placed him face down on two separated solid, and is packed in sterile bottles and stored 36 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN

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Aseptic Surgery

SURGEONS have realized since the time of Lister that the air of the operating room is a dangerous source of wound contamination. No matter how rigid the asepsis of the actual field of operation, approximately 50,000 air-borne bacteria fall upon it in the course of an hour. To sterilize the air of the operating room, two recent advances have been made. The first is a bactericidal paint containing 4 per cent chlorine. Bacteria are killed as they light upon walls and ceiling thus treated. The second method is the use of "radiant energy." A battery of neon-like tubes suspended over the operating table produces ultra-violet radiations which destroy the toughest bacteria • within sixty seconds. The results, according to the magazine Surgery, are of epochal importance. In a series of 218 major operations performed under radiant energy, none of the wounds became infected; they healed rapidly, and with less discomfort to the patient. The boy is father to the man. Tinned Goods Now is the time to store up reserve energy in your children AGAINST the next war and possible gas with Marmite, the delicious attacks, Britian is manufacturing hundreds of vegetable food that contains thousands of gas masks for the use of her civilian population. One problem, however, has Vitamin B. They'll love its remained: How to keep the masks (particularly good flavour—and grow on its their rubber parts) from deteriorating to the point goodness. Grown-ups, too, where they may become useless. British chemists need Marmite's vital elements now think they have solved it. Their idea: to put to help nourishment and guard up gas masks in large tins filled with inactive against disease. For the whole nitrogen so as to exclude the oxygen of the air family, the golden rule is— which ordinarily affects rubber. Hereafter Brit- Marmite every day ! ons who want to play safe will keep a supply of non-edible tinned goods in their larders.—Time. RICH IN VITAMIN B Draw on the Blood Supply

"BLOOD BANKS," such as the one recently established at the Cook County Hospital (Chi- cago), have simplified the problem of emergency transfusions. Since blood can now be preserved MARMITE in a refrigerator for weeks, the "bank" can keep THE VITAL VEGETABLE FOOD available all types of blood, thus dispensing with Special recipe book free ! Fill up coupon enclosed with every jar and tend to the hnrried examination of excited relatives before The Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 258, Bombay. JULY 1938 a donor with blood of the type needed can Atlantic in 1874, the first turbine arrived twenty be found. years later. "Grandest failure" was the 18,914- Or, a patient who is to have a surgical opera- ton "Great Eastern," a five-funnel combined pad- tion in a week or two can deposit a pint of his dle and screw steamship, 680 feet long, build in own blood in the bank for possible future need. 1858. Most vessels then carried about 400 pas- A healthy pregnant woman can easily spare 20 sengers. The "Great Eastern" accommodated to 120 cc. of blood a week or two before her 4,000-1,800 more than today's "Queen Mary." expected confinement; if she does not need it, it Forty years ahead of her times, the "Great East- becomes available for anyone who does. A ern" never paid her way, ended her days as a patient may borrow blood from the bank in an cable ship. Pride of London's show was a model emergency, and repay it later; anyone who owes of the late "Mauretania," which held the Atlantic his life to a transfusion clearly owes blood to speed record for twenty-two years, was scrapped someone else in great need. In cases of strep- in 1935.—Time. tococcic sepsis, scarlet fever, and other infectious What It Takes to Be Ninety diseases, the blood of convalescents is curative to victims of the same disease. PEOPLE who attain the ripe old age of ninety years have certain characteristics in common. The Path of Progress They are usually of slender build and do not look their age: are in possession of their faculties and PATENTS recently granted by the U. S. Patent rarely suffer from want of hair. Their only ail- Office include: A woman's powder puff run by a ment is rheumatism. small electric motor. A comb with a prong on the back for parting the hair. An adjustable Of one hundred nonagenarians interviewed finger ring to fit a finger of any size. A mirror none had had an operation, or ever been placed which will not blur in a steamy bathroom. Paint under an anaesthetic. None among them was an which emits a pleasant smell while drying. An only child, or first-born. All like to write let- automatic awning which lowers itself when rain ters, are early risers, and scorn lying in bed. starts. A shirt with detachable sleeves (summer, They are strong-willed, self-sufficient, and of a short sleeves; winter, long sleeves). An illumi- positive nature; adapt themselves readily to cir- nated umbrella for pedestrians on highways. cumstances, and are industrious. They do not —Time. worry and are not inclined to be sociable. None play cards; none of the men smoke. Steam's Century With such temperaments and habits these one hundred have succeeded in resisting the blight of ONE hundred years ago a group of top-hatted old age. To emulate them we need to live simply, New Yorkers, led by their mayor, put out from regularly, and keep active. a shaky pier in the North River to cheer the arrival of the British steamer "Sirius," which, with Emotional Skins forty passengers, had made the voyage from Ire- land in eighteen days. Though the U. S. S. THE skin responds to emotion as much as the "Savannah" and Canada's "Royal William," both stomach or heart. On a skittish skin some emo- with auxiliary steam equipment, had sailed the tional effects (such as blushing) are transient, ocean years earlier, the little 178-foot, 700-ton, others may become chronic. paddle wheeler "Sirius" was greeted by the mayor Last week a German dermatologist, Dr. as the first vessel to cross the whole Atlantic under Eugene Traugott Bernstein, forty-five, (now ex- steam power. Wooden-built for the London- iled in Manhattan), published in International Cork service, her trans-Atlantic voyage was an Clinics a synopsis of his little-known medical sub- experiment. In her wake next day arrived the specialty: curing skin troubles which are of psy- paddle steamer "Great Western," specially built chic origin. for the Atlantic run, carrying 140 passengers. Emotions affect the skin by first disturbing All this was recalled last week in London as the sympathetic nervous system, then the blood Britain's big Science Museum staged an exhibi- vessels, muscles, and nutrition of the skin itself. The tion called "One Hundred Years of Trans-Atlantic reaction is a kind of bad habit, according to Dr. Steam Navigation." By models and murals, visi- Bernstein, and hard to break. One of his pa- tors were shown a century's changes from wood to tients, whom he cites as an example, broke out in iron and steel; from paddle wheel to screw, to hives every time she recalled the time a burglar multiple screws. Last paddle wheeler left the robbed her bedroom. Bleeding of the hands, 38 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN 1111111Fpfp rdefaHrlyA,, 1 1 , 1/10,1,,q,/01 r 11111111111istis 1111 II -%/74"

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gic:11.01`'M G.MKr *w" ' Tarriklarge littio :41 j'Ale-)W100):49,1r. ATP •NC,n'i'Cd r II feet, chest, and forehead of religious ecstatics, In order that a fine healthy infant be obtained, corresponding to the crucifixion wounds, are the some consideration must be given to choosing the results of hysteria, writes Dr. Bernstein, and proper partner. The prospective wife and mother "represent an identification with Christ on the part should not be ashamed or embarrassed to inquire of the patient." into the family history of the prospective father of Among other skin phenomena which Dr. her child. If there are certain family tentlencis Bernstein asserts are sometimes attributable to toward deformities, or toward some diseases which psychic factors: Warts. He claims he cures four have been shown to be of a hereditary nature, the out of five cases of warts by telling the patient woman should show enough judgment, reason, and he administers some rare drug (actually he uses self-control to refuse to unite her destinies with only sterile water). White hair. Depigmenta- those of this individual. Farmers have given I tion due to prolonged worry. (He discredits the considerable study and time to the problem of legend that hair turns white overnight due to sud- increasing the character of their stock by proper den fright.)—Time. breeding, and the time has certainly come when the human race should give some study and con- The Meaning of Events sideration to developing a better product, through eugenics, environment, and training. (Continued from page 33) Present-day laws have, to a certain degree, more evenly, whether tariffs and taxes be lowered come to the rescue of the future generation. Some or obliterated, whether wages be raised and countries have enacted laws whereby persons con- dividends be curtailed, satisfaction will, after all, tracting marriage must be examined both physi- depend on the expulsion from the hearts of men cally and by laboratory methods before they are of the greed that urges them on to want more than permitted to marry. At this time, the woman they need and to get gain at any cost to their should be informed whether or not she is eligible fellow-men. for pregnancy, and whether she can expect to Promising a people prosperity if only their reproduce normally a new individual. rulers are changed, or if they are allowed to rule During the course of pregnancy the whole themselves, is building on the sand. There is being of the mother responds to certain changes dire poverty and appalling unemployment in the in order to develop the new individual. Because veriest of democracies these days. Governmental, of this, it is very necessary that she select a com- social, economic, and religious schemes will not petent medical adviser. There has been a ques- grant us economic security, or security of any tion in the minds of some as to how to do this. kind. The world needs a change of heart. But There are several ways in which it can be done. it will not come to God, who alone can do the The usual procedure is for the mother and father changing. Individuals will come, however; and to go for counsel to some physician whom they they alone will be saved out of this economic have known and liked. The family doctor is an welter. excellent man to give counsel as to who should be selected to guide the family through this new Dangers of Maternity experience. He himself may be competent to do (Continued from page 19) this. If this is not the case, he will be able to to the point of refusing to eat. Therefore, I say refer them to the proper doctor. If one goes to that a person should receive a sound childhood a new community, one of the best ways to select training, so that she may enter upon the privileges a doctor is to go to a recognized hospital and con- and pleasures of motherhood with a good, stable sult with the superintendent of the hospital. The nervous background. hospital authorities have access to information con- In order to prevent deformities, it has been cerning the rating and professional standing of found that the uterus should have the proper state doctors in their various fields of endeavour. of nutrition by having a good blood supply. This In order to make the family complete and can be obtained by the mother's being free from add to the happiness of each member, every nor- worry and deprivation. The mother should have mal woman should expect to bear children. She proper exercise and a well-balanced diet. Care should remember that if she lives a good, reason- should be taken that she does not gain excessive able, hygienic life, seeks a proper obstetrician, weight. There should not be more than fifteen or and is confined in a modern hospital, she has every twenty pounds' gain during the entire period. We reason to expect a healthy baby and a good degree know that an increased amount of maternal fat is of health for herself following the delivery. liable to produce a more difficult labour, from a When this is understood, pregnancy can be wel- mechanical standpoint. comed, rather than feared. 40 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Representative in India, H. J. Foster & Co., Ltd., P. 0. Box 202, Bombay P. 0. Box 2257, Calcutta P. 0. Box 108, Madras P. O. Box No. 244, Lahore JULY 1938 41 The HOME

the rub. If you are not a teacher, you will have to learn how to teach; you need a course in child culture. Fitting methods to his temperament, he can be led to become so active on construction—sandpile, water, plastic clay, constructive toys but not too many—that his attention will be taken more largely outside himself. Particularly does gardening offer possibilities, if no more than a window-box or a cotton roll afloat on a glass of water, if you learn how. Observation of nature—birds, flowers, rocks, stars, snow, sun, and shadows—open a marvellous world that may be soothing and healing to an irritated ego. Don't crowd, but keep up with interest and development. Fourth, discipline will be best if it is natural rather than artificial, and on necessary occasion depriva- Cure For Tantrums tive rather than punitive. Blows or scoldings are only drumsticks on a tympanum. Isolation, firm but kind, By A. W. SPALDING may be indicated when passion gets the better of him. But discipline will be successful only if well con- sidered and then unyielding. One surrender on the W HAT is the cure for tantrums in a child? part of parents loses them a year of success. This, We have a little son, three years old, whom we fear too, is difficult for parents of your temperaments, and to cross, lest he fall into a tantrum. If I try to stop you probably need other treatment to improve your him, he grows worse, screaming and kicking. His health and your self-control. But it's the way. father tried spanking him, and once or twice he spanked so long and hard that I grew hysterical too, and Bobbie became like a little demon. And he was sick for days afterward. But it didn't cure him, and he doesn't care for his father. But he ought not to Air grow up like that, ought he?"—A Mother. By EDYTH YOUNG COTTERLL No, Mother, he ought not. You have here a first- class set of conditions for making an anti-social mem- BOBS pressed his little nose flat against the ber of the human family out of your little Bobbie. windowpane. The rain had been drizzling all day. He It is not easy to diagnose nor to prescribe on such could not go out to play. His warm breath clouded a meagre written description. But one or two things the window glass with moisture. Bobs wiped a place are evident. Bobbie inherits from his mother a some- clear with his little bare fists, and again peered out what unstable emotional nature. and from his father a dripping trees. very stubborn will. The one might be improved and at the the other turned to good account, if the right treat- "Mommie, what makes it rain?" he asked thought- ment can be given. fully.. Mother folded the last little stocking which she First, minimize conflict. Don't give him too much had just finished darning and placed it neatly in the supervision. It is possible that you are over-solicitous basket. about his welfare and his deeds. He needs a good letting alone. Don't make an issue of small matters; "I want you to answer a question for me first," provide natural safeguards, then give him his head. she said, smiling. "When we let the ice water stand A little dirt will come off in the bath, and slight bumps, in the glass, what did we learn that air contains?" if ignored, will teach him something of what he has "Water," was Bobs' quick answer. to meet in life. Certainly don't fuss over him, nor Joy bounded into the room from I-don't-know- with him. where. She did not intend to miss anything that was Second, have him checked over by a physician, a interesting. competent child specialist. Probably his diet needs "Now, children, look at the windowpane," said adjustment; probably he needs more fresh air and out- mother. "What is on it?" door exercise. Probably he is not getting enough rest Bobs and Joy looked carefully at the window. and sound sleep. Physical conditions vitally affect Joy rubbed her fingers across the pane. mental. "It's little drops of water, mommie," answered Joy. Third, teach him things to do. Here is probably "See, my fingers are all wet." 42 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN "How did the water get there, Bobs?" mother asked. Joy soon returned with the bottle. "I breathed on the window," answered Bobs, "an' "Let me see, let me see, too," exclaimed Bobs it just came all by itself." eagerly. "Put your hands on the windowpane," said mother. "See, mommie, it's all wet inside. The bottle is Both children put their hands on the glass. all lined with tiny drops of water." "How does it feel?" asked mother. "When we took the bottle from the warming oven, "Cold," they answered together. it was filled with warm air. The warm air was full of moisture. When the air was chilled the moisture "Is your breath warm or cold?" mother asked. was forced out and formed in little drops on the inside The children held their hands close and blew on of the bottle, because cold air cannot hold as much them with open mouths. moisture as warm air," continued mother. "Warm," came the quick response. "That is exactly what happens when it rains. "What happens to the warm air when it touches Warm winds that are filled with moisture move along something cold?" was mother's next question. until they come in contact with colder air. They are "It gets cold," said Joy. chilled suddenly. The cooler air cannot hold as much "It makes the window all wet," answered Bobs. moisture. Tiny drops are formed and begin to fall. As they fall they bump into other tiny drops and join "Your answers are both correct," explained mother. with them. By the time they get down to us the drops "As the warm air comes in contact with something cold are sometimes very large." it becomes chilled and loses moisture. Warm air will hold more moisture than cold air. Let us make a sim- "Oh, oh!" gasped Bobs in wonder. ple experiment to make that clearer." "But, mommie, why did the jar look dry?" questioned Joy. "How can there be water there when we Mother took a quart milk bottle. She rinsed it with couldn't see a thing when the bottle was warm?" cold water and held it upside down. All the water ran "That is another big question, little girl," replied out except a few drops that clung to the sides of mother. "We will have to answer that next time. Now the bottle. tell me what we learned today." "The air in the bottle is cold now, and there is a little water around the sides. Now we will put the "Warm air will hold more moisture than cold air," volunteered Joy. bottle in a warm place so that the air inside will become warm." "When warm air is cooled some of the water drops out," Bobs added. Mother opened the warming oven and laid the bottle in it. "We will have to leave it there for a while," she said, "until the bottle is thoroughly warm. Joy, you and Bobs may lOok at your new picture books, while mother finishes her work." An hour later the children hurried into the kitchen about the sixth time. "Please, mommie, may we see our 'speriment now?" asked Joy excitedly. " It must be nearly ready now, mommie," added Bobs. "We'll see," said mother, as she opened the warming oven door. She touched the bottle, but it was too hot to hold in her hand. She picked it up with a hot-dish holder. and held it up for the children to see. It is because "Why, it's all dry now, mommie," exclaimed Joy. Podia's Seeds "There isn't any water left at all," cried Bobs. are of perfect "Well, not that we can see," agreed mother, with pedigree and very a mysterious smile. "Our experiment isn't finished yet, carefully reared that though." Mother put a cap on the bottle and set it the are on the table. "We will let the bottle cool a little, and then Bobs may set it on the back porch. We must let it cool gradually. Sudden changes in temperature Alit) T break glass." of the gardening toor ghee can When the bottle had cooled. Bobs carried it out aboags be relied on for good breeding. and set it on the porch. The children could hardly wait to see what happened. They did not have to wait long though, for it was very cold outside. "May I get the bottle now, mommie?" asked Joy, about half an hour later. "Yes, I'm sure it will be ready by this time," answered mother. "Put on your sweater before you go outside." JULY 1938 43 The Good Samaritan

(Continued from page 26) mustard plaster for chest conditions is a useful ready to die, and He undertook our case. He he was of their nation or not. They thought he healed our wounds. He covered us with His robe might be of the Samaritans, and they turned away. of righteousness. He opened to us a refuge of safety, and made complete provision for us at His A certain Samaritan, in his journey, came own charges. where the sufferer was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. He did not question In the story of the good Samaritan, Christ whether the stranger was a Jew or a Gentile. If illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows a Jew, the Samaritan well knew that, were their that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but condition reversed, the man would spit in his face, in the performance of loving deeds, in bringing and pass him with contempt. But he did not the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness. hesitate on account of this. He did not consider The spirit we manifest toward our brethren, that he himself might be in danger of violence by declares what is our spirit toward God. The love tarrying in the place. It was enough that there of God in the heart is the only spring of love was before him a human being in need and suffer- toward our neighbour. "If a man say, I love ing. He took off his own garment with which God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he to cover the wounded man. He lifted him on his that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, own beast, and moved slowly along with even how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" pace, so that the stranger might not be jarred, and Beloved, "if we love one another, God dwelleth made to suffer increased pain. He brought him in us, and His love is perfected in us." to an inn, and cared for him through the night, watching him tenderly. Curing With Water In the morning, as the sick man had improved, the Samaritan ventured to go on his (Continued from page 13) way. But before doing this, he placed him in the agent. Make up a paste with powdered mustard care of the inn-keeper, paid the charges, and left and flour,—one part mustard to five parts flour, a deposit for his benefit; saying to the host, "Take or stronger according to age and sensitivity of care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, skin; spread it out one eighth of an inch thick on when I come again, I will repay thee." a cloth the size of the area it is designed to cover. Anoint the skin with oil, and apply for from ten 1.) to twenty minutes. The story ended, Jesus fixed His eyes upon Resume: 1. A hot foot bath is a deriva- the lawyer, and said, "Which of these three, think- tive treatment—that is, it draws blood from est thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell another part of the body, thus relieving conges- among the robbers?" tion. Temperature—as hot as it can be taken. The lawyer would not, even now, take the Time—twenty to thirty minutes. name Samaritan upon his lips, and he made 2. Contrast bath—as hot as it can be taken, answer, "He that showed mercy on him." Jesus and as cold as it can be made. Time—two min- said, "Go, and do thou likewise." utes immersion in the hot, fifteen seconds in the Thus the question, "Who is my neighbour?" cold. Time—twenty to thirty minutes. Finish is forever answered. Christ has shown that our with the cold. Effect—it enlivens circulation neighbour does not mean merely one of the church through the treated part and favours healing of or faith to which we belong. Our neighbour is infection. every person who needs our help. Our neighbour 3. Compresses—hot or cold. For applica- is every soul who is wounded and bruised by the tion of heat to a small part or used with fomenta- adversary. Our neighbour is every one who is the tion as a stimulating measure. Heating compress property of God. —mild moist heat for overnight application or In the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus between regular treatments. gave a picture of Himself and His mission. Man 4. Mustard plaster—powdered mustard and had been deceived, bruised, robbed, and ruined flour, one to five, one to four, or one to three, by Satan, and left to perish; but the Saviour had depending on the sensitivity of the skin. Time— compassion on our helpless condition. He left ten to twenty minutes. Good for chest colds in His glory, to come to our rescue. He found us young children. 44 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN For personal hygiene, for fastidious cleanliness, use Tette—so clean, so clear, so pleasant that it might have been made expressly for irreproachable freshness. A formula deadly to germs yet gentle on body tissues—Tettol' has been found. Disinfectant, deodor- ant—a highly efficient killer of germs— it is yet so dainty that it can stain neither linen nor your skin. Entirely non-poisonous and non-staining—it will keep you immaculate.--Ask your Doc- tor.

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11- Women of the Padang tribe in Burma, wear several ¶ There has just been compiled an authoritative list of pounds of brass around their necks, which are stretched countries from which representative government has out to eleven inches or more. Since their arms and either entirely disappeared or in which it has been legs are also bound with the yellow metal, the average effectually shackled. Arabia, China, and Morocco have woman wears nearly forty pounds. never had universal suffrage. Albania, Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, 11 It is estimated that there are 16,000,000 Jews in the Haiti, Iran, Italy, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Turkey. world, and a current news commentator remarks, "They and the Soviet Union have universal suffrage constitu- seem to be fast approaching the day when they will have tionally, but are at present actually more or less under nowhere to lay their heads in peace. At no time since dictatorial regimes. Afghanistan, Hungary, India, the World War has the plight of the Jews been more Liberia, Siam, and Jugoslavia have modified or partial critical than it is today." forms of universal suffrage. If The world's highest lighthouse is at Deal Island off Tasmania. Rising 957 feet above the sea level, this If According to Dr. John Robert Gregg, shorthand has powerful beacon shines with a light one million candle come a long way since Julius Caesar was stabbed to power in brightness. But while this may be the high- death by shorthand reporters' styli. The first person est lighthouse, it is not the most brilliant, because the to write almost as fast as a man could talk was Tiro, beacon on Portugal's coast shines out to sea with a who took notes for Cicero 2,000 years ago. Then light of 55, 000,000 candles. came Timothy Bright, 350 years ago. Sir Isaac Pitman appeared 250 years later, with a new system. Almost ¶ Brazil has more than 30,000 species of butterflies. SO years ago, Doctor Gregg set up the fourth milestone Visitors to that country may see between 3,000 and in shorthand progress. The early stenographers often 4,000 varieties in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro alone. led hazardous lives. One who made a mistake in Many residents of Brazil supplement their income by Emperor Severus's time had the nerves of his fingers catching butterflies and selling them for use in the severed so that he could never write again. Another making of jewellery and ornaments. The mounting of who was condemned to death for getting a wrong slant butterfly wings in decorative designs is a thriving indus- on dictation, hurled his wax tablets at the judge, where- try of the capital city of Rio. upon the judge ordered him "torn to pieces." 46 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Doctor Says Ans.—This matter of some proportional difference in body development, particularly during the earlier (Continued from page 58) years of life, is usually a matter of hereditary trans- • NERVES; STOMACH CATARRH; DEPRESSION: Ques.— mission. There are tendencies of this kind that are "Please advise some good patent medicine for irritable handed down in certain family lines. Another factor nerves, catarrh of the stomach, and depressed feelings." is the control exercised by certain glandular structures during the growth period. If, for some reason, one Ans.—You inquire for a patent medicine to relieve or a group of glands predominate in their influence, irritable nerves, catarrh of the stomach, and the sick, this will be reflected by certain developmental varia- depressed feelings. There is no medicine among the tions. Under circumstances of this nature it is not one hundred thousand-odd remedies that could accom- possible to offer suggestions on a basis of correspond- plish such results. ence. You should consult a physician well versed in You are ill as the result of certain causative influ- these matters, and permit him to suggest what may be ence. These causes must first be ascertained through done to encourage a balanced functioning of the control a careful study of your manner of life, including all factors involved. A precaution always applicable, is that you do. Such a study should lead to the discovery to provide a well-balanced diet containing all the of causes sufficient for the results from which you mineral, vitamin, and raw uncooked factors so necessary suffer. After the causes have been ascertained and for growth and development. corrective measures instituted, it will then be possible 9 to select certain helpful medicines that will aid in the recovery process. Without first finding the cause and SKIN IRRITATION: Ques.—"If there is a little pain correcting this, there is very little prospect of receiv- when the skin is pinched, of what is that a symptom?" ing benefit from patent medicines. Ans.—Your brief statement gives no basis on Most probably the symptoms mentioned are the which to determine the possible cause for the pain of results of food error. This can be ascertained by a which you complain. Pain may be due to inflammation, careful study of your food practices. or to excess nervous irritability. In either case there would be uncomfortable or painful sensation on pinch- ing the skin. Without knowing the cause it is difficult LONG LEGS: Ques.—"I am fifteen, and 5 feet, 9 to suggest treatment. However, you could not make a inches tall. My legs are longer than my body, and mistake by using hot fomentations applied over the I am rather thin. How can I have a perfect body?" involved area two or three times daily. a LLOYD TRIESTINO EXPRESS TO SERVICES TO FAR EAST F It 0 M BOMBAY EUROPE w C S 0 P E E F

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itedr,nd facsimile BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO., LONDON xx 7837 Jew or Arab of Israel; but they will be gathered together "one (Continued from page 31) by one," in precisely the same way as those of other nations, so that when " the great trumpet shall be blown," at the coming of the Lord, 3. That the people would return after the seventy years' captivity in Babylon. It must be Israelites will be numbered among the hosts of the redeemed, and will worship the Lord in the holy remembered that the empire of Babylon super- seded and controlled the territory occupied for- mount at Jerusalem; not the city in Palestine which merly by the Assyrian Empire; and that the has been the scene of so much bloodshed and tumult, but the heavenly Jerusalem which John saw Persian Empire covered more or less the same ground; so that when Cyrus issued his famous in vision, descending from God out of heaven, and decree, inviting God's people to return to their which is declared by the apostle Paul to be "the own land (Ezra 1:1-3), the invitation included mother of us all." Isaiah 27:12, 13; Revelation Israelites of every tribe in all parts of the empire. 21:10; Galations 4:26. That many from all the tribes did return is stated plainly in the following scriptures: Ezra 2:64, 65, Life Begins at Seventy 70 last clause; 6:16, 17; 7:13; 8:25, 35. 4. That although Babylon had been used as (Continued from page 7) an instrument in the hands of Jehovah to punish Israel, yet she herself would suffer perpetual But weary sands are running out, the twilight closing grey; desolation for her iniquity. The verse says that The doom of death's upon them, when we take this punishment of Babylon would come after the their jobs away." seventy years' captivity. The margin of Jeremiah 25: 12 says the captivity began about 606 B. c., But there is one job that no one can take and ended about 536. away, because only old age can fulfil its require- ments: it is to show God's strength to the rising From these scriptures, and many others that generation and His power to every one that is could be quoted, it is evident that the prophecies to come. Even among primitive tribes, such as calling for a return of Israel to their own land the Gallas and Masai, there is the custom of age- were, in part at least, fulfilled long ago. grades and the institution of the elders who are repositories of tradition and custodians of the tribal secrets, at once the heirs of the past and Can we look for a more complete fulfilment the pledge to posterity. All the sturdy strength in these last days? Will the land of Palestine of primitive social life rests on this high respect remain divided among two or three nations, as at for old age; and Confucius built Chinese civiliza- present, with Jewish residents numbering only a tion on the same rock foundation. At seventy we very small percentage of the total Jewish popula- are heirs of the past, but no less do we hold in tion throughout the world? Or will the great trust a heritage for the future which we must hand majority of the Jews of the world make their way over as faithful trustees. The tales of a grand- to the Holy Land, dispossessing the Arabs and the father may inspire callow youth to new heroism British, and take possession of the entire country? and deeper patriotism. Old age is the custodian To put the question another way: Are the of contemporary history, and history is philosophy glorious days of Solomon's kingdom to return, or teaching by example. All this makes life worth will the Jews always remain a broken, scattered living at seventy and beyond.—Condensed from. people? These questions are answered in the The Presbyterian. nineteenth chapter of the prophecy of Jeremiah. The whole chapter should be read. Here we may note, briefly, that the prophet is told to take a Stammering potter's earthen vessel, and break it in the sight of (Continued from page 14) the people, and declare that God would "break this people and this city, as one breaketh a pot- the speech mechanism is likely to break down at ter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again." any moment. For nearly two thousand years Israel has The most direct method of correction is by been a broken and scattered nation. It remains so voice production and speech training. The study today, and will doubtless continue so until the of voice production and control is calculated to end of time. reach the root of the trouble. Every expert Is there, then, no hope for Israel? There is speaker and every trained singer establishes full no promise of a complete restoration of the nation control of the vocal cords through exercises and 50 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN HOW CLEAN ARE YOUR FALSE TEETH? THIS TEST WILL TELL 1. 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There is no reason to suppose that the If this bath is continued sufficiently long, results stammerer will not be able to increase control of may usually be obtained in most cases. his vocal cords by a similar method. A hot drink at night may also act beneficially It must be remembered that the stammerer is in some cases. Food, however, should not be able to sing fluently because while singing his resorted to even if temporary relief is obtained. attention is focused on his voice, and that con- Causes must in every case be sought out and centration on the required tone is the only way in removed in order to obtain permanent results. which the vocal cords can be controlled. Herb teas are of value, but these, like the hot drinks and the neutral bath, afford merely tem- Stammerers are offered a great deal of advice porary relief—they are not curative. which they discover to be worthless, so when they are told something of real value they receive it There are those who cannot sleep because of with natural suspicion and some mental reserva- a troubled conscience. It is foolish to resort to tions. The stammerer must be made to realize drugs in such cases and thus put the guilty con- that he is told to use a firm vocal tone and to science at ease temporarily. If there exists a con- speak smoothly and slowly because it is the right sciousness of having wronged a fellow being the way to speak, whether he is trying to get rid of thing to do is to carry out the instruction, "Con- a stammer or preparing for a public career; he fess your faults one to another, and pray one for is not being taught a trick to cure a trick. another, that ye may be healed." Prayer does not avail until this is done. Many there are who are With such possible reluctance on the part of worried because of sins of the past, who need to the patient, voice training should be combined hear the comforting and soothing words, "Son, be with some practical phychology, directed to .per- of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee." suade him to make the change of speech man- nerism necessary to cure his defect.—Health There are those who cannot sleep simply because they do not expect to sleep. It has Digest. become a fixed idea that cannot be shaken off, Hypnotics or Sleep Producers much as they may try. Years ago we had under our immediate care a prominent business man. (Continued front page 15) He was extremely nervous and could not sleep. ous combination. The sleep produced is not The physiologic treatments and diet failed to help refreshing. "The sleep of the labouring man is him. In sheer desperation, and in order to sweet whether he eat little or much." satisfy ourselves of the part his mind played in In my medical practice I cannot recall ever the illness, we prepared a mixture of simple syrup having had under my care a hard-working family and table salt. We told the patient that the nurse man who was troubled with sleeplessness. would give him a teaspoonful before retiring, and During sleeping hours the brain cells are another should he awaken. The patient slept recharged with energy granules. It is not neces- all night. sary for a person to be entirely unconscious in order for these cells to be replenished. If the person is awake and remains quiet the cells are Our own conscience, however, troubled us enabled to be recharged almost to the same extent because of the deception we had practised. We they would be if there was a state of complete instructed the nurse to destroy the bottle, and she unconsciousness in sleep. Animals usually sleep did so. When the patient learned of this, he came with one eye open—they never seem to be in a into our office and begged us to let him continue to state of complete unconsciousness. They do not take the compound. He said, "Doctor, I have worry about it either, neither do they become nerv- taken a great many remedies for sleeplessness, but ous and restless. The harm resulting from lack this is the best I have ever taken." We then of sleep is due to restlessness and worry chiefly, informed him of the deception we had practised, and not to the lack of sleep. and told him we were convinced that he could One of the best means of producing sleep sleep if he merely believed he could. I do not when nervous and restless is the neutral bath. say it is unwise in some cases to make use of such The bath tub should be sufficiently filled so that an innocent deception; however, we must always the entire body is immersed. The temperature bear in mind that our work is educational and should not be lower than 92 degrees F. or higher should tend to lead away from dependence upon than 96 degrees and continued for at least twenty the contents of pills and bottles. The habitual. minutes, or in some cases twice that long. Some- use of some innocent potion may lead to the use times patients are kept in such a bath for an hour of something later which is not so innocent, and and in extreme cases even two hours or more. still later to drugs which are habit-forming. 52 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN It looks different ... it is different ...

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"And there shall in ACIIMATIC platinum. no wise enter into it anything that Factory DODGE 8S SEYMOUR Ltd Prices: Rs. 33, 25. 16 8. 3 Wittet Road. Bombay defileth, neither whatsoever worketh Sale Tower House Chowringhee Sri.. At all Better ',Dealers Represent- Calcutta abomination, or maketh a lie; but they atives 100 Armenian St. Madras which are written in the Lamb's book of life." Revelation 22:14; 21:27. 54 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN Laughter two to frown." Why not save the difference? A (Continued from page 11) smile is good, but a hearty laugh is better. as a ride on a jolt waggon or an outmoded flivver Laughter is not presented as a age-all. The of early vintage in helping to digest a heavy meal. surgeon, the internist, and the specialist will continue to use all the therapeutic measures they have "Cheerfulness is as important as chewing," found useful; but while doing so they will find use says Horace Fletcher, "and if persons cannot be for laughter in the correction of perturbed emo- cheerful during a meal they had better not eat." tional conflicts. The bounding, shaking, and churning of the Fear, anxiety, and anger are the greatest abdomen seen in the act of laughing are due to enemies of man. They are the rust and carbon the extreme activity of the abdominal and thoracic that clog and corrode the joints of our physical muscles, in conjunction with the diaphragm. A and mental economy, and they can best be scoured physiologist says, "This muscular activity extends off by the oil of mirth. from the throat to the pelvis. All the glands of the neck and throat, the entire contents of the Spontaneous laughter is better than the forced thorax and abdomen are vibrated, churned, laughter of the paid clown. There is a difference heaved, and massaged in the act of laughing. between guileless mirth and buffoonery. This includes most of the endocrine glands. Humour, like commodities, may be of high These ductless glands, formerly thought to be use- or low class. Goethe said, "Men show their char- less, are now found to be vitally important to life acter in nothing more clearly than by what they and health. Among these are the thyroid and think laughable." suprarenals. Their blood supply and activity is Why not laugh? It cost so little. It is quickly augmented by laughter. worth so much. "Mirth is God's medicine; everybody ought 41k) to bathe in it," declared Oliver Wendell Holmes, thus putting himself in perfect agreement with The thyroid supplies iodine which is essen- Solomon who told the world nearly three thousand tial to life and intelligence. It is said that years ago that "A merry heart doeth good like a 125,000 grain of iodine stands between a mental medicine."—Hygeia. giant and a blithering idiot. The thyroid gland freely participates in the benefits from laughter. Since nearly all the ductless glands are stimu- lated by laughter, it is obvious that the visible BUY INDIAN PAPER exercise of the mirthful emotions is an important adjunct to therapeutic resources. As laughter relaxes both body and mind, it thus breaks up or prevents spasticity in the vari- THIS PUBLICATION IS ous organs. Many a neurosis or psychosis might PRINTED ON INDIAN PAPER have been prevented by a well timed laugh. Laughter is the surest and quickest means of It is now available in all Towns and relaxing such mental and physical strain. It is Villages in India more effective than any drug for this purpose and leaves no bad after-effect. If You Cannot Get It I am not unmindful that there is plenty of trouble in this world, but that is all the more Write to us direct and we will let reason why we should not fail to sip the nectar from all the flowers of mirth that spring along you know the nearest Agent our path. Laughter is a tonic to the sluggish and a seda- THE INDIAN PAPER SALES tive to those over-wrought with panic and fear. Dr. Bram says, "We are badly in need of a ASSOCIATION (Bombay) chair in the art and science of humour to be P. 0. Box NO. 916 endowed in every college in the country even if this were to displace some courses in higher Forbes Building, Fort, Bombay astronomy." Telegrams: "IPSA" Phone No. 25027 The anatomist reminds us, "It takes only twenty-six muscles to smile, while it requires sixty- JULY 1938 55

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APPENDECTOMY SCAR; LECCORRHCEA: Ques.— HONEY IN EYES; OXALATES IN URINE: Ques.— "(1) Would there be any danger in pregnancy and "My mother finds it helps her eyes to put one drop of child-birth from a two-year-old scar from an opera- pure honey in them. Will this do any harm? What tion for appendicitis? (2) What can be done for causes oxalates in the urine?" profuse leucorrhcea besides saline douches and medi- Ans.—If the honey is sterilized so as to be free cines which do not seem to be effective? Will this dis- of germ organisms there is no particular harm in apply- charge prevent pregnancy?" ing this to the eye. The presence of oxalates in the Ans.—Question 1. If the incision healed normally, urine indicates the rather free use of foods rich in this there is no danger of this scar giving any trouble dur- substance. If there is an excess in the urine you should ing pregnancy. However, it is always well, after such have a study made of your diet to ascertain the nossible operations, and during the latter stage of pregnancy, source of this excess, and for a correct balancing of the to wear a suitable abdominal support. Question 2. daily diet. Persistent leucorrimea of the type described in your letter, usually indicates a chronic catarrhal change of the lining membranes. This type of condition is best WORMS: Ques.—"I suffer from thread worms. treated by means of either zinc or copper ionization. Bowel washes give only temporary relief. Please give This treatment will need to be done by a specialist who a remedy." is already familiar with the technique of it. The presence of profuse leucorrhcea may prevent pregnancy, Ans.—Evidently your treatment for worms has not but not necessarily. Such cases frequently experience been sufficiently effective to remove all eggs from the a normal pregnancy. intestines. This would account for their reappearance, unless you are reinfecting yourself. Herewith we give a procedure for standard treatment in dealing with this HEAD NOISES: Ques.—"I suffer with severe type of worms: noises in the head, like brass-band playing, rain falling, Common Roundworm. 1. A soft or liquid diet engines whistling, etc. I have to take a drug to get should be given for one day. to sleep. How can this distressing affliction be removed?" 2. At night, give one-half to one ounce of cas- Ans.—The description as given in your letter sug- tor oil or Epsom salts. gests that you probably have some catarrhal condition 3. The next morning, give santonin, one grain for of the middle ear in addition to the increased blood a child six years old, from three to five grains for an pressure. The variety of sounds would suggest that you adult. have both of these conditions present. Medicines are 4. Three hours later another dose of salts should of very temporary value except as they aid in removing be taken. This course should be followed two morn- or modifying the causes. For the blood pressure a ings in succession and repeated after a week, if any correctly modified diet is essential. You will find a worms or eggs are discovered. After one month, a helpful article in the February 1935 issue of the ORI- microscopic examination of the bowel discharges ENTAL WATCHMAN AND HERALD OF HEALTH magazine. should be made by the physician, to determine whether In some cases in which the pftssure is of a functional or not eggs are present. Care should be used in giving nature due to failure of the detoxicating organs, it has santonin, as it is poisonous and often produces dizzi- been found helpful to use the anabolic promoting fac- ness and yellow vision. tor from the liver (Anabolin). This acts by promoting Pinworms. These must be attacked by injections oxidation of those toxic substances in the blood that in the bowel as well as giving medicine. The treat- produce functional increase of pressure. The sounds ment by mouth is identical with that for the common that may be due to catarrhal changes are often benefited roundworms. To remove the worms from the lower by the use of the diathermic current through the ears. bowel, give rectal injections as follows: This may in some cases be followed by sound wave massage. (Please turn to page 58) 56 THE ORIENTAL WATCHMAN

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