The Archive · 1915

Passing Authorities

Dr. Wu has prepared a number of pictures and mottoes"" on the subject of the cause and prevention of consumption, and the value of fresh air is once more urged: "Sleep with your window open, don't be afraid of the fresh air." The group is enriched with an interesting collection of old Chinese medical books, and from the number of them, decked out in new foreign binding one would imagine that they contained a formidable collection of useful and valuable information, but doubtless these "authorities" are passing, if they have, not already passed, into the realm of quaint survivals. Amongst the various firms exhibiting are the

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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