French medical men are devoting a great deal of attention to appendici and all sorts of theories to account for the origin of this disease are frequently discussed by the Academy of Science. Not long ago, it was asserted that eating large quantities of meat was one of the chief causes. Dr. Matignon, physician to the French Legation at Peking, who recently returned to France, supports this theory in a communication he has sent to the Academy. He points out that Northern China, where the inhabitants are practically vegetarians, appendicitis is unknown. He himself has never seen a single case in the course of his practice at Peking. Another theory, put forward by Dr. Metchnikoff, one of the principal members of the staff of the Pasteur Institute, is that vermicular parasites play an important part in appendicitis but observations among the Chinese seem to altogether refute this view. As. to cure, French medical celebrities seem to be divided between surgical operations and antiseptic treatment. The chief point on which they are agreed is that the disease is interesting from the medical point of view, if not from the patient's.
a fashionable complaint, appendicitis is now out of date. Paris society is understood to be in need of a new malady. Something ending in "phobia" would be welcomed. to be made into a regular manifestation of Latin unity, to which the presence of the Spanish battleship Pelayo will Tend additional significance. Each Italian ship will be moored alongside a French one, President Loubet and the Duke of Genoa are to entertain each other, and all sorts of festivities are in preparation. Efforts will be made to convince the Italians that they have nothing to fear from France and that on grounds of sentiment and general policy she would be a much more suitable partner than Germany and Aus-trio. Italy, it is argued, joined the Triple Alliance because she was afraid of Austria, but the creation of the Dual Alliance has greatly altered the situation, and if Italy joined it Russia would look after Austria. It is a noticeable fact that even the part ayed by Italians in the Marseilles strike is forgotten in the general anxiety to win Italy over. Italy will be anything but popular on this side of the Alps transpires that she has been merely playing an elaborate game of bluff so as to get better terms from her present partners.
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