The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-01-29
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PARIS, january 15.-Dr. Flasschoen.
after a prolonged study Of seasickness,
has discovered by homeopathic princi-
pies a 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
prepared a quantity for his confreres
for experimental use, but is too occu-
pied himself to take the matter up as
a speciality. A group of philanthropists
is being formed which will supply emf
grants with the preparation free.
MILK FROM SOY BEANS.
LONDON, January 1.-THE Japanese
newspapers give particulars Of the In
vention by DR.. Kalayama of a method
for preparing condensed vegetable milk
from the soy beans. The beans are
boiled and then pressed. The liquid
extracted resembles cows milk in ap-
pearance but the composition is entire
ly different.
The bean juice consists of 92.5 per
cent water, 500 protein, PIG fat, 0.03
fibre, 1.SS other nom Heterogeneous sub
stances and 0.1 ash. To the juice the
inventor adds little sugar and potas-
sum phosphate, the latter to counter
act the formation of albumen. Then
he condenses 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 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..
Crocker contends that the contract
made with DR.. 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. Crocker at Cannes.
her case had been pronounced hopeless
by noted American physicians. Mr..
Crocker 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 one day that his fee would be
500, 900 and that it must be paid at once
or he would abandon the case.
Mr.. Crocker paid the amount de-
although he thought the
charge preposterous. Mrs. Crocker
grew worse as the treatment proceed
ed, until at 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.. Crocker ask the court in case 1t
should decide in his favor to give the
amount awarded to him to the Pasteur
Institute of France.
LEPROSY AND FISH.
ST. PETERSBURG, January Ia
Reports from Reval state that tn.
Government 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 strong proof
IF Prof. Jonathan Hutchinson's theory.
which has been fully reported in the
sun, that leprosy is always traceabls
to the use of unfresh or badly cured
ish.
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>
,rs in Esthenia alone is reported to be
5000, distributed in various areas.
The latest report from Kuda, the
chief Baltic sanitarium. states that Il
eprosy has not actually decreased the
of sufferers at any rate has re-
NAMED stationary.