CULLED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17131, 5 November 1917, Page 5

CULLED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

A writer in "The Hospital," giving advice to young doctors, says:—"lf you think a shock will do the patient good (many diseases, including deafness, blindness, madness, and sadness or hypochondriasis yeild to shock), choose a raw, cold morning and drive your car, bare-handed, to the patient's hoiibe. Go straight up to hi.? room, shout him a breezy greeting, brusquely fling off the bedclothes and put your cold hands suddenly on his warm stomach under the pretext of feeling for his appendix. This will giro a first-class shock, and it it doesn't cure him, will at least break down that professional reserve of whici so many patients complain."

Several Swiss newspapers protest against the avalanche of matrnnomal circulars which are now arriving in Switzerland, from German agencies. The German girls advertising for husbands usually declare that, owing to; the „ a!*-: sence from social life of eligible menV "they are compelled" to seek; homemakers througn, the agency of publicity. Most of the would-be wives significantly enough express a willingness to leave the Fatherland and settle in Switzerland.

Abereromby, by electing Lord Stanley, has sent a new "baby" to the House of Commons. Lord Derby's son and heir is only 22, and is therefore younger than either Sir Pliilip Sassoon or vis. count Wolmer, Sir Philip Saesoon, wile has been " baby" of the House since he is Sir Douglas Haig's private secretary, entered Parliament as member foe Hythe.

Previous to the outbreak of war, Ger. many hold practically the entire world trade in fine chemicals, especially those used in ?nedicinal preparations. At th# outbreak of war those chemicals dependent upon German manufacture increased to phenomenal prices. Manufacturing firms in drug and chemical line in the Allied countries immediately equipped themselves to procure these drugs, with the result that gradually they came into a position to produce these goods at practically German prices. Canadian manufacturers hay« been active, and have contributed their share towards^ making Canada self-d*-pendent in this respect.