The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
DIR. KELLY ANSWERS
JEALOUS" CRITICS
Says Physicians Condemn His
Radium "Curc" Because
It Is Novel.
SEES TOO MUCH FICTION
American Publisher Says. How
ever. That Demand Is
Growing smaller. -.
special cosi, Despatc, 10 Tns SIS

LoNpoN, Feb. 7.--Dr. Howard \
Kelly of Baltimore. the story of whose
treatment of the late Congressman Brcni-
ner OF New Jersey with radium for cam
Ger has been cabled to London. whore n
aroused considerable interest Is spend
Ing his time quietly here with his eight
een-year-old son. Howard. whom nc will
place In the Clayesmore school at pang-
bourne. THE SIN correspondent asked
the doctor why he failed to appear bcfore
the medical faculty on January 20 10
answer the charge OF violating the ethics
OF his profession. He said:
II shall treat the matter with entire
Indifference. ] have not the least doubt
that the faculty sent such q summons hu,
] did not receive IL. I shall probably re-.
ceve IL when reach Baltimore after a
short holiday IN England. am here
purely on private visit Of couple OF
weeks. ~ | need complete rest. Further
more | want my son % receive u thor
ough, all around English education, and
thus | AIN killing two birds with one
stone"
When asked now the doctors in Amo RIGA
receive his radium "curc" for cancer Or
Kelly said - the correspondent. very
much in the way pr Mehn,rto the dis
covercr of cuutldtoNiu. spoke the other
day:
We'll. I am inclined to think. with a
doctors on our side Of the Atlantic are
very conservative. They become Jealous
when member of the profession seeks
to educate the public in regard to the
care uf its health and the treatment q.
typhoid, tuberculosis or cancer Any plan
brought out for the guidance OF medical
men and the public however receives
careful consideration. My plan is well
known and because u f. novel the medica.
faculty Is nervous about giving IL It's
blessing.
Il am Glad to know that rad!um ore,
pitchblendv. t. still hoing found In Eng
land. but the qualities of the ore found
here are OF "a very low grade compare;
with those of Australia and Germany
St!ll they are coming before the wurl.
Of m.divin" and all the radium found
goes toward curing disctse"
Maynard Dominica, Of Frederick stoke,
4 Co. OF New York Is the first of the
spring crowd ~ American publishers &c
reach London. where he has been - visi
tor Of long standing. He says dts
tinct chanf.. has come over the reading
appetite of the American public during
'he last YEAR. In former years American
publishers came 20 London on the look
out Tor fiction by leading authors as
their main idea. tie thinks that per-
haps the cnanEe is due To the treInen-
dous oNe.production OF fiction but SAYS
that within the past year the demand
for this Kind OF reading has been sup
planted by demand for works Of "a
serious nature.
"From wha, can gather" said MIR
pomin'ck. the American publishers who
will be IN force in London next month
Will bo anxious 10 get important bog-
raphioS books Of travel history, science
and philosophy. with "A large demand FOR
books treating OF important questions 81
the day. such as new methods OF cduca-
Zion and Forth strikes hat
this Is largely dlse 20 the fact that the
manner IN which the hig problems Of the
lay have become imbued with personal
aspect appeals to Americans and TINT il
q also IL measure due to broadening.
discriminating culture a. shown IN tn"
renaissance OF high grad" poetry. which
has jumped t. high favor with the Amer
lean reading public"