The sun., 1910-01-09
QUICK CURE FOR MORPHINISM
LONDON DOCTOR TELLS or HERE
THAT WORkS IN FOUR WEEKS.
Turner Pictures. sufTra gettes and other
Things I'm q London Week BIrnins-
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LeaVe-SOciety's Activities Abroad.

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LONDON. Jan. S.-A London physician
vouohes for a cure OF the morphine habit
OF ten years duration by the infusion OF
dried leaves OF plant named combretum
sundaioum. which is grown in the Malay
Peninsula. He contends that a wine
glassful OF this taken every half hour
daily for four weeks cured his patient.
The patient was man Of 20 who had
reached a stage where he injected
forty-five grains OF cocaine and from
twenty-four to thirty grains OF morphine
into his system daily. He began the new
treatment in November. but broke down
after a few days and secretly obtained
a supply OF morphine which he used while
taking the half hourly infusions. But
on December the patient made up his
mind TO overcome the habit.
His cravings for the drug returned
at intervals. but always with lessencd
force, until a week ago. when the admin
istration OF the new medicine was stopped
and the cure announced to be complete.
The patient now sleeps eight hours a
night. Twelve cases like this one have
been successfully treated during the last
two years.
The powers OF this herb were discov-
cred accidentally. Some Chinese coolies
who were working in the forests OF the
Malay Peninsula ran short OF tea. In
its place they used combretum sundai-
cum. After two weeks il was discovered
that the herb destroyed the taste for
opium among certain OF the party who
were addicted to it's use.
TURNER PAINTINGS INvENIoRIKD.
Every one knows that a vast ooilec-
ton OF Turner drawings exists some
where in the basement OF the National
Gallery. but beyond that the public
knows little Of the rich contents Of the
eastern ground floor rooms and their
record Of the marvellous activity OF the
great landscape painter. for the majority
OF the 10000 drawings which Turner
bequeathed to the nation. in addition
to the 100 finished and 1872 unfinished
paintings, are too delicate for indis-
criminate handling.
A. J. Finberg has just completed an
inventory OF all the drawings arrang-
ing them in chronological order. The
trustees have published this inventory
In two volumes Of over 800 pages. Mr..
Finberg discovered during his investi-
cation that many drawings by other
artists had been accepted a. Turner'S
among this collection.
WOMEN IN THE POST OFFICES
The Postmaster General has had many
letters asking why he employs 30 many
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not Increasing unemployment by so do
ing. In reply he has made q statement
that he does not believe that unemploy-
ment would be relieved by putting
stop to women working In the post Offices.
He says. however. that IL is not desirable
that the star should contain an undue
proportion OF women. and for that reason
he intends to preserve the balance.
WANT JowETF TO STAY.
The reported call to the Rev. John II.
Jowett. pastor OF Carr's Lane Church,
Birmingham, from the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church OF New York. has
aroused extraordinary interest here.
People from all parts Of the country are
bringing forward reasons why he may
or may not accept. On the one hand
they recall his fomer refusals to leave
Birmingham and his previous devotion
to his work there. On the other hand
it is stated that he will be able to do great
and good work in America, and IL he wishes
to make q change at oil the circumstances
are now most favorable.
At the close Of meeting OF the Birm-
ingham City Magistrates, with the ap-
proval OF the Lord Mayor. a document
was presented for the signature Of all
present which assured the Rev. Mr..
Jowett that all the signatories viewed
with concern the possibility Of his leaving
for the United States and that they hoped
in the interests OF all that was best in
civic life that he might see his way to
continue to work there. DIR. Jowett is
still undecided as to his plans.
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