Peking, Mar. 31.
The following officers of the British Chamber of Commores, Peking, have been elected for the ensuing yeat:—Chairman, Mr. Ay Hennings Hon, Scorelary and Treasurer, Mr. S. Tripp; Com-
'W. Frodsham, D. and W. H. E, Thomas—Router'
Marvellous Recovery: Flight of Spirit from Flesh: Nerve wulation: Value of "Katsu" Again Brought to Light bringing about a. reaction of the heart which has temporarily coos, ed beating.
Tu. the rough-and-famble en, counters that often feature a. dis play of jin-jitew and auto, it happens not infrequently that a person ig thrown down with such] force that ko may be temporarily) stunned, Often the stunning—is different from that which ails tho} anaemic or the physically run-down, The force of the blow may also he so powerful as to cause] cardiac action ta stop tempora arily—permanently, if Suitable re-medics are not immediately adopt ed. Here is where, it is claimed, Kateu scores. It is declared that, one who knows this branch of ancient Japanese medical science, by applying pressure on the nerves} fof the pectoral arch where the of the tissues Leave the} ves most exposed, can revivify the apparently lifeless body. Twi other centres which respond mediately to pressure applied immediately to the nerves of the pectoral arch are said to be the pneumogastric centre and the att ritory nerve centre of the brain, Over and over again, according to persons who claim to*have wit} essed. the operation of Katsu, after the action of the heart has} stopped. this system of resusei n has proved effectly
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