RANDOM SHOTS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1913, Page 18

RANDOM SHOTS

ZAMME.H?

. ri,,,, ivrile ti r.elitil-our s name to insn, 1':: ■■ writs—v.iln tlonalit—for uecilful cash, :-.... nrlte to -ile-ims the couulry clash Anil rsl»e a din; l-'or vie, an aim 1 never fnsli, 1 nrlte for fun. ********** It U diOicult to mnve nboui the city without encountering diilrc-ing utoricj of Ihe ifTccti on I'lifortunalc* who huvo submitted tltetiisc , vi'* to the tender Mercies of Ihe vaccinator. In the ordinary comae there is liable In be very i .'-i idu.il.lc pain mil discomfort In certain rav-st, but tifitlcr Ihoroiighly iiutl-tc-itlcro-ttditloits, with I roll lymph, carefully prepared. the rl*k* of anything /tinker than Die ill-mlnif'-rU iitl-iclied to tbe pretence yf WHfjwn in tbo system, are remote, Hut .iiijiiii-; ipi.tliflrd men who are van (uiitlin' Ultra would appear io '.i- a few wlio, cither Miroiigli ciiniiii.il negllges-cri of a fa'iurr logranp I'm p->.«l----(ii.liqlllleoiit of y,i/i<fi\uu Willi llM'pllli IJi'ii of I'ulr |irnfi"/-*ioii, hive •ciiiiitnlriiirily nsfferled Ihe; -Ami rll-iwntary profMUllon«, 1 he.i.'M of oflf doctor who u-i-nl lb rough an I'lMiie factory, lining llie anlae needle slid making lid iitfi'iii|>l lo ■lrrlll«« 11. This I* * proeraa wnrn-i llniii a return lo lli« old a/nv(u arm viinliuiUnit, lieeaiite in I ha I. illscrcilllcd method lbs patient only ran llim rl*k of Ihe cuiimuabailon of iln- ilaeaMa" of mi indlvillus), whereat In utliig » Madia fndffsrJm(naleiy, (hero I- Ihe ilik of, Ihe triuwfllMoli Into (lie Mood of Ihe ilirieilfKii of any or all of ihe |irir*ritiM nmpti] hy tlntt rewllc In flrrniiiny, whore oomnulaory \»i ' Irii'ilion I* rliiltni'-l In liuvn liecii ho ninfv-ful, a nfiv needle is ordinarily llted In each rate, A good tip Id vJ-*lt-for* lo public vaccinator* I* Unit they nii'iiM obtervc thai llie instrument Is sferilifed before prniilltlng Its use on tbeir pefaona, ********** Doctor* make mistake* like other people, and probably would no( wish to set up a Halm to infallibility, hut you will notice that the profession arc ominenUy ineecMful in covering up their blander*. It wa* only last week that I waa told a story of medical incompctenre that is difficult to credit. It seems that a young fellow slipped in a gymnasium and injured his leg no hailly that he was removed home in tbe groateat pain. The family doctor cxpro.-sod a doubt an to whether the swollen limb concealed « fracture or a sprained ankle and wrenched muscles. Ho rcscrtod to bandaging. After the lapse of more than a fortnight, with no .improvement, and an evident degenration of the tendon?, tbe doctor suggested the advisability of seeing whether a little exercise would not be of benefit. At this stage the boy's father took a hand, nnd the patient was removed to a surgery, where n Rointge.n ray photograph -mowed two separate fractures, and the tearing sway of an important ligament. And this was the limb that the doctor had jn-st suggested might "ho improved by use. A serious operation was rendered necessary and the chance of a perfect recovery from the accident is, of course, minimised hy the delny. To the lay mind the neglect of the doctor to immediately requisition the aid of the X-ray is wholly inexplicable. ********** ■ The energetic people of the Hot Lakes district who regard the trout that swim in the abundant waters of Botorua and Taupo, to say ii-itliing of tho Waikato and other streams, as an attraction only second to the spouting geyser nnd sullen porridge pot, are perturbed. They sent a deputation to ParHamaat to convince the legislature that the fish are Buffering from insufficient nourishment, due to their prolific iaoraaM and the gradual exhaustion of lie- natural food supply. A committee took evidence, and the deputartionists felt that their cbanccj of achieving some form of partial local control were rosy. But without waiting for the report of the committee of the Honse to which thn matter had been referred, an autocratic Minister in charge quashed any aspirations in this direction. Jfe informed an aeeliniatisnlion society deputation that he had quite decided in bis mind thai tin; (loveniment control mail continue. The value of such august bodies as committed of member-) seems fo be serlourjy undermined by such action. A shindy in the Boon was prombed towards the end of the week, but subsequent lo tho penning of this par. Also there are several hundred of vorv Into electors up Botorua, way, •HIHMH-J A lady correspondent who does mo Iba' benour of n/ldrcatliig mc from flio daetwous auburb of Jlcmucrri linn a plaint agaJntl the traffic-dlreeling man In blue, "My thtmn Is the bold gendarme, tin thn tratflc control now Jn Jil* uand* abaw* him," she wrilcn. "In that old •oof be sings, Silt If f aef*A helpless wniiuin, fir nit- buys who do no harm—» I run them lv, I run lliei-i to, I abow them I'm a bold KC-ndurrnc! Sow, however, it should read: 'I move them ou'; and wo are nn unaccustomed to 'the now regime, that It is ludicrons to see tliu look of indignation or startled borror on the faces of prim blnck-eladded .'•"':-. with their fartwalll suddenly arrested at the awesome word-), 'ilovo oaf A shabby litUe man with four -small replicas of himself had the audacity to walk -down Hi j right side of Queen Street impeding tha trafli-j with the slow progress of his young family. The public vaccinator was their destination, if woebegone looks presaged anything. A trusty constable, however, hastened up, and at his' magic formula they fled. Two ladies awaiting their car amongst a line of men were a foot too near the right, and bad to take to the roadway, ouly every other moment to hastily retreat before oncoming motors. A policeman was instantly on hand, and after twice moving them let bit cye3 rove around for fresh prey, and they alighted on two men emerging from an hotel. To say that otic man had 'reluctant feet' j* to put it mildly. His companion was his prop and stay. I looked for developments; but Bobert at last showed he had a heart He resolutely turned his back till those tottering footsteps had mingled with the ?[°* d ; !***• '> uite P-*»'*d "with myself that I had escaped all -mo-ring on/ 1 entered my car." Presumably— but on MUa .point the co-respondent maintains a datcreat Hljia| Jk»..-OK then -moved •■Vi* ' ~ - -.