Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-08-30
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

Copenhagen
In view Of the growing importance
Of the application Of light as a healing |
principle in medical science the medi- |
cal congress which recently convened |
at Wiesbaden invited Professor Bic OF |
Copenhagen to read a paper on The |
subject The lecturer explained the
principle Of employing light for heal |
ing purposes after excluding its chem
icaI effects The results attained by
this method in cases Of smallpox, ac-
cordiug to the lecturer, are such that
the question is raised whether the light
Treatment shall not be made COmpul-
sorry Professor Bic approves the ap'
para TINS invented by DR.. FinseD of Co.
penhAgen. with which the latter has
achieved such remarkable success in
cases Of lupus, hut urges that no one
but qualified doctors should be allowed
to apply tn" light treatment, as dis
tnrhHnces arc apt to occur which rel.
der it uer"SAAry tn break it of sud.
denly
In his recent vOlI1mo. The Kiss and
Its HiStOry. Or christopher Nytrop
Of the University OF Copenhagen re
latqs that in EngIHrd IN 1887 Thomas
Sav"Iand brought an action against
Miss Carolin" Newton, vino had bitten
a piece Of his nose for having tried to
kiss her by way of Il joke The d.
PENDANT was acquitted. and the judge
laid it. down that "When man kisses
woman against BIER will she is fully
entitled to bit his nose if she 50 de-
Sires."
There are at present party Of for
ty Oxford students, who are visiting
Copenhagen with view Of studying
the citys municipal government, its
people and customs, The party will
also make extensive trips into the
country to study agricultural methods
in vogue in Denmark and also to give
some of their time to the study Of
Danish folk life in the rural districts,
The Danish students have returned
from their trip to Norway, where they
were most royalty received and enter
tanned by different Norwegian students
societies. In Bergen they were tell
dered a reception by Consul Knutson
on the evening of Aug. 8, and the fol-
lowing a "sexa" was given in their
honor at "Flojen." They returned to
Copenhagen Aug. II
The Danish prisoners on st. Helena
have not as yet been released and the
British government. although the war
10 South Africa is ended has not ia
ken any steps to provide for their re,
lease at the present time If some
thing is not done very soon, says The
Politiken, the Danish government
should insist on their immediate relief
DR. Christian ]. Neergard an old
and well-known physician in Ronders
died at his home in that city a few
days ago, aged 60 years. He had
gained a wide reputation and was in
medical circles regarded as one of the
leading medical authorities in Den
mark.
The United States cruisers Chicago
aud Albany arrived in Copenhagen
from Cronstadt, Russia, Aug. q.
They will remain in Copenhagen IN
til Aug. 81. The Danish naval Off
GERS are preparing entertainments in
honor Of the Americans.
The patent commissioners have re-
ceived eighty applications for patents
on inventions for preserving eggs. A
Copenhag gen tailor has an apparatu by
which he has succeeded in preserving
eggs for a period Of six months.
An Alp club has been organized in
Copenhagen. 1t is not known yet |
whether the good Danes are going &c !
ascend their own "fjels" or extend I
their expeditions as far as Kullen and |
Hollandsas.
Dr.. Sven Hedin, the Swedish Asiat- |
ic explorer, will deliver series Of lee
lures in Copenhagen this fall. He !
viii also lecture in Berlin, Vienna and
Paris.
The Bang" estate has been sold to
s. Hoff for 100000 crowns. The estate |
has in recent years been controlled BY |
the Aalborg Savings bank.