ott ga eS, The China Medical Missionary Jonrucl, Vol. VIL, No. 3. Sept, 1893. "Shanghai, American Presbyterian Mission Press.
Long before the public recognition of the skill and benevolence of Hippocrates Defure even the Romans crowned the statue of Esculapius with laurel, and votive tablets were hung up in his temples at Pergamos, Smynm and other plices; physicians were respected and th ing art highly honoww but it is only in these Intter andre cull htened days, when disinterested has freer scope and cficetive channels, that medical science has attained its true dignity and received a proper appreciation." We rejoice in its association with missionary enterprise, and are glad of the growing interest in, and sympathy and admiration for the many able methers of the medical profession, who on the mission fields are such worthy followers of the great Healer. In the me Medicut Missionary Journal ave wany interesting details, especially in Reports, of the beneficent labours of the medi missionary, and apart from the more techni cal matter' we Taymen tind much that is helpful and suggest The opening. p per in the September number ix a further instalment of Dr. Hodge's Medical Notes for Non-medical Readers." These notes are invaluable to all in the interior who are fur from physicians and don't know how te doctor themselves.
alment. treats further of diarrhoea bowel complaints, In speaking of tropical dysentery Dr. Hodye points out that whilst malaria is the underlying cause, other eireunstances, such as bail drinking water, unwholesome and indigestible food, impure air leading to improper aeration of the blood, sudden vieiwsttudes of tempernexposure to doup and cold lonly checking the action of the tur congesti This is minder of the importance of some of the prophyl tioned in the first papers, vin, prop and drinks, suitable el genie surroundings, that we trust they will afterwards be issued in book form, The article on Hot and Medi and the t Leprosy in Japan by Mr. W. K. Burton, Professor of Sanitary Engineering, Imperial University, Tol will have its own interest for members of the medical profession, but it will be doubtless perused with profit by the many interested in things Japanese, and e ally by those who have been astonished. "shocked" perhaps, by the exceedingly high temperature of some of the hot baths. Atter the exaggeration and bathos of wellers writing on this subject we are glad to get Prof. Burton's facts.
In his Observations on Opium," Dr. Y.
Suvoong relates what has come within his personal knowledge with regard to opium smoking. Specially sad are the Cetails of the linked family tragedies of a former tnagistrate, called Muh, well-known ai residents. 'We are told aking habits of the met in Peking, as well as of ials all over China, and' of the general yielding to the seductive pipe, and the ai Tui results therefrom. Dr. Suvoong say: "It may safely be said that nine-tenths of the Yamen runners and statis are opium stuckers; their sins and wickednesses are well known to God and man; and, with opium added, they form a class of men are a standing disgrace to the country in which they live, anda dishonour to the human form they wear, As to soldiers it is quite notorious that the regulars at the commencement of the Taiping Rebellion were so demoralised and emasculated by opium that it was lucky that they had strength enough left in them to run away with! The Manchu troops, whose sires by dint of strength and daring gained the vast empire for the present dynasty were now adepts with the opium pipe rather than with their ancient bow and arrow. They were now in the habit of selling their spare ration of rice for opium, During the stirring mes of the Rebellion a Manchu army w never heard of. And were it not for the fan in raising bands uid_-subsequently Col. Victorious Army, opium might lw said to be the ruin of the nation in more senses than one. Even now the burden of propping up the present dynasty rests on the hardy and frugal farmers drawn feom the provinces of Hunan and Anhui."
In the course of his observations Dr, Suvoong speaks of ineffective remedies and also of reliable methods for the cure of opium smoking. "The most difficult factor in the hope of a cure is a stont resolution unfortunately opium smokers are naturally people of no resolution.
The papers on "Erysipelas, traumatic and idiopathic," " Radical cure of Hernia," and Rhus poisoning" are more technical. To the layman, have ver, many points of general interest present themselves, e.y., in Dr.
n's paper we are reminded, in the frequency or otherwise of certain diseases in different localities, of the danger of brond-ly generalising on Chinese subjects; then too, in the same paper, we see the danger of disobeying doctors' instructions, Dr. Robert's short paper an " Medico-ey," is thoughtful and ancon ing. In notices of Books will be found a good s mary of the life and work of Dr. 8. F. Green, Medical Evangelist to the A melanoi terest attaches: to this review as bein one of the last literary ellorts of the The Rev. W, Muih number a kindly, appreciative, and com prehensive ssu rory of the good old doctor.
One of the riy good ends attained by the Mr Vissionury Journal is seen in the interes nil_valuable discussion that is carried on' in correspondence," with regind to the Medical Missionary Association becoming a part of the International Red Cross Society. We cannot but ai the noble spirit that prompts the utterance of the belief that in the ease of forei or domestic war in China, medical missionies would gully act as surgeons if duty called them to the field. The question naturally will the International Red Cross Society and its flag, the emblem of non humanity, however approved und officially protected, be respected by the Chinese themselves? Tu event of a foreign invasion, the hatred to Europeans, so recently shown, would lead the Chinese to consider all white men enemies, and no badge would protect from the savagery of Chinese soldiers, especially in ease of temporary success. ' Attention is drawn to the fact that "the Society of the Red Cross although in its inception designed to mitite the horrors of war, may legitimately Jude service in other In the United States of America, while affiliated in international relations with the Red Cross Societies of all countries, it yet holds itself ready for all great emergencies, and has done valuable service in such disasters as the Johustown flood, ete.
In Europe, where the peace of nations is lo to be disturbed any day, it may not be possible to unite the functions of providing relief fur all untoward public calamities in one great eleemosynary society, but in China it may be practicable in times of flood, famine, or epidemic to discharge in peace duties similar to those discharged by the Red Cross in war.
The one complaint in correspondence makes us think of how uncomplaining as rule, doctors are. In almost every com munity there are to be found those'having a conspicuous genius for complaining. We heard recently of a special case. A pastor having enquired after the health of one of his flock, the lady replied: "I feel very well, but T always feel bad when I feel well, because I know I'm going to feel worse afterward:
All through this number, and especially in "Medica Progress" and Notes and Ttems" are tokens of the able editing and arduous labours of Dr. Mathews, whom we congratulate on getting so much interesting matter for, and from, people who have necessarily little leisure, The Chinese Recorter and Missionary Journal. Vol, XXIV, No. 10. October, 1893, Shanghai: The Aterican Presby: terian Mission Press.
'The October number is ushered in with an ing blast of theological controversy. Mr. Schaub, in his article on "Future Probation and Chyist's 'Descensus Infernos' of the Apostles' Creed," replies to Dr. Ashmore's paper in the July Ie-verder on "The Spirits in Prison." Mr. Schaub's article is moderate, scriptural, and characterised by good' taste and scholarly erudition; Dut we feel sorry that such a discussion should be prolonged. Move good wou'd be ettvcted if, instead of antagonizing on points sure to provoke further discussion, these able workers and good writers would use spare time and develop intellectual vigour in. discussing more practical questions regarding mission for the benefit of the wide circle of er venders. Whilst one prefers Calvanistic dogmatism, and the other inclines to move Tiberal theology, both evidently possess that theological soundness which is the necessary equipment of the true, missionary, Capt. H. J. May, B.C., M. HLM.S.
gives a sympathetic and interesting account of Missions to the Chinese in British Columbia, Tt seems that to seven years ago no organised awas undertaken for the eyangelisation of the Chinese who form portant factor in the industrial pops on of the province; for much of the hard work necessary for turning the wilderness to a fruitful field, the clearing away the forest growth, the making of roads and railways, ete., is done by them. Capt. May suggests that since the climate is much like that of England, and there is direct communication with China vid Yokohama it might be found advantageous to establish 4 connection between missions labouring in the Canton province and British Colum A missionary enervated by the heat of Canton might, whilst recruiting health, he useful in giving an impetus to work which is handicapped by most of the workers being ignorant of Chinese.
Following this comes the official account of the work accomplished at the Arima Christian Conference, and this is seasonably supplemented by a synopsis of the two papers read relating to China. In the paper giving a review of mission work in the Yangtze valley it is shown that the opening of the three ports of Chinkiang, Riukiang and Hankow was followed in the early sixties by a decided advance in mission work along the river. From this time forth different missions sent their representatives to this region to open up stations, and st preseat there are°no loan than seventeen different societies at work in Central China with about 450 workers, male and female, occupying 110 cities as centres of work.' Besides this there are sone 22 ordained native pastors and over 250 unordained native workers with over
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