Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

without a word A few moments later
Kato entered He was typical speci-
men of the suave oriental. and eyed
him keenly, for to me east was east
and west was west, and was frankly
suspicious, especially as saw no rea-
son to be otherwise in Kennedy's man
ner.
'sit here" directed Kennedy. indicat-
the Japanese obediently sat. Now
cross your knees"
AZ Kato complied, Kennedy quickly
brought his hand. held nat and palm
upward. sharply against the Jap's knee
quick reflex jerk Of the leg below the
knee in response.
quite natural" Kennedy whispered.
turning to Leslie, who nodded
He dismissed Kato without further
questioning, having had an opportunity
to observe whether he showed any OF
the symptoms that had appeared in the
rest Of the family. Craig and tho health
commissioner exchanged 2 few words
the room to Mrs. Wardlaw. The en-
trance of Kato had reused her momen-
tarily and she had been watching what
was going on.
1T is q simple test" explained Ken.
needy. indicating to Miss Langdaie that
he wished to repeat 1t on her patient.
Mrs. Wardlaw's knee showed no re-
hex. As he turned to US we could see
that Kennedy's. face was lined deeply
with thought and he paced up and
down the room once or twice, consioer'
ing what he had observed.
I could see that even this simple In
terview had greatly fatigusd Mrs.
Wardlaw. Miss Langdale said nothing,
iected strongly to the strain on her
patients strength.
That will be SUFFICIENT. nodded
Craig. noticing the nurse Thank you
- {~nlr II M n a
Mrs. wardlaw rest In her own room"
On the nurses arm Mrs. Wardlaw
withdrew and looked inquirinGIy from
Kennedy to DR.. Leslie.
1T is poiyneuritis. all right, Leslie"
Craig agreed. the moment we were
IT think So" coIncided Leslie. with a
nod. ITS the cause can't get at. Is
it polyneuritis or beribert--or some
thing eIse7" Kennedy did not reply
Immediately.
Then there are other causes" I in
auired of Leslie.
Alcohol he returned. briefly. IT
don't think that figures in this in
stance At least I've seen no evidence
Perhaps some Drug" I hazarded at
How about the food" inquired Craig
Have you made any attempt to exam
inc it,
II have" replied the commissioner.
when came up here first I thought
of that. I took samples of all the food
that I could find in the ice box. the
kitchen and the buffers pantry. 1
have the whole thing, labeled. and
have already started to test them out
Til show you what I have done when
we go down to the department labora-
tory
Kennedy had been examining the
books in the bookcase and now pulled
out a medical dictionary. 1t opened
readily to the heading 'Polyneuritis-
multiple neuritis."
bent over and read with him. In
the disease. It seemed. the nerve fbers
themselves in the small nerves broke
down and the affection was motor.
sensory. vascomotor or endemic All
the symptoms described seemed TO At
what had observed in Mrs. Wardlaw.
Invariably. the article went on. "it
Is the result of some toxic substance
circulating In the blood. There ia a
polyneuritis psychosis. known as Kor-
disturbances OF the memory of recent
events and false "reminiscences. the pa :
tient being restless and disorierta ted -
ran my finger down the page until
hol. lead. arsenic. bisulphide Of car
bon. diseases such AZ diabetes, dipi-
liberia. typhoid. and finally. much to
my excitement. was enumerated befi-
berf. with the added information, cor,
as the Japanese call 1t, kakke."
I placed my finger on the nassa Rs
and was about to say something about
my suspicious Of Kato. when we heard
the sound Of footsteps in the hail, and
Craig snapped the book shut. returning
II hastily to the bookcase. 1t was Miss
Langdsie. who had made her patient
comfortable in bed and now returned
to u.s.
Who is this Kato?" inquired Craig
what do you know about him.
lust young Japanese from the mis-
sion downtown" replied the nurse, d.
rectly. II don't suppose You know. but
Mrs. Wardiaw used TO be greatly fntsr-
ested IN religious and social worn