The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-29
ODD BITS Of
WORLDS NEWS
Interesting Happenings and
Discoveries at Various
Leading Cities.

PARIS. January 15.-Dr. Flasschoen.
after a prolonged study of seasickness,
has discovered by homeopathic princi-
Piles specific therefor. Finding that
strong doses Of delphinium produced
results resembling seasickness, he pre-
scribed attenuated doses, which cured
and prevented the complaint. He has
experimental use, but is too occu-
r d himself to take the matter up as
pecialty. A group of philanthropists
being formed which will supply emf
lnts with the preparation free
MILK FROM SOY BEANS.
.ONDON, January 12.-The Japanese
ntion by DIR. Kalayama of a method
preparing condensed vegetable milk
I'm the soy beans. The beans are
led and then pressed. The liquid
-racted resembles cows milk in ap-
france but the composition is entire
different.
The beam juice consists of s2.5 per
cent water. 500 protein, ZIG fat, DOB
fibre, ISIS other non-nitrogenous sub
ST noes and 0.41 ash. To the juice the
inventor adds a little sugar and potas-
SUM phosphate, the latter to counter
act the formal ton of albumen. Then
he eondenses the mixture.
The milk thus prepared is of a yell
lowish color and is pleasant to the pal
ate, tasting somewhat like cows milk
with a slight flavor of soy beans. 1t
can be produced at far less cost than
condensed cows milk.
SUES CANCER DOCTOR.
PARIS. January 12.-George Crock
er's suit against DR.. Doyen for resti-
tuition of a $4,000 fee which he paid
the physician on his undertaking to
cure Mrs. Croker of cancer some two
years ago came up for trial today. Mr..
Croker contends that the contract
made with DIR. Doyen was not fulfilled,
that his consent to it was obtained by
moral violence" and Furthermore that
he ought not TO have been compelled |
TO pay in advance.
1t was in 1904, two years after DR.. |
Doyen had announced his discovery of
a cure for cancer, that he was called
in to attend Mrs. Croker at Cannes.
He said he could cure her, although
her case had been pronounced hopeless
by noted American physicians. Mr..
Croker says that DR.. Doyen refused
to name his fee beforehand, but after
he had been treating her for about two
weeks told Mr.. Crocker over the tele-
phone ne day that his fee would be
$4,000 I'D that it must be paid at once
or he WOULD abandon the case.
Mr. rrocker paid the amount de-
mande" although he thought the
charge geposterous. Mrs. Croker
grew worse as the treatment proceed
ed, until - length Mr.. Crocker called
in another physician, who advised him
to dismiss Dr. Doyen, and he did So
Two months later Mrs. Croker died at
Newport.
Mr.. Croc hr ask the court in case ii
should deciee in his favor to give the
amount awarded to him to the Pasteur
Institute of France.
LEPROSY AND FISH.
ST. PETERSBURG. January IL
Reports from Reval state that thu
Governments efforts to stamp out lep-
rosy in the Baltic provinces have met
with at least partial success. the
Lettish population suffers enormously
from this disease. Fish forms the sta
pie article of their diet and the prev
alence of the disease is a strong proof
of Prof Jonathan Hutchinson's theory.
which has been fully reported in the
sun. that ieprosy is always traceabls
to the use of unfresh or badly cured
fish.
A society for the cure of leprosy has
been formed at Dorpat, Livonia, uni
versity city, and sanitaria have been
built. Doctors have been sent out TO
travel through the country to search
out persons suffering from the disease,
but they have met with great difficult
ties. as the people refuse to submit to
examination or to avail themselves OF
the facilities offered for treatment.
These official investigations. how
ever, showed what immense strides the
disease has made The number of lep>
ers in Esthenia alone is reported to be
5000. distributed in various areas.
The latest report from Kuda, the
chief Baltic sanitarium, states that il
leprosy has not actually decreased the
number of sufferers :. any rate has re-
NAMED stationary.