In order to prove what had been observed, Mrs. "Agnew carried out a series of experiments with pigeons: A selected group of pigeons' wers fed with the polished Tice that the Wealthy people of China prefer, and they soon "developed polyneusitis and finally died. "But the farther ai covery was made that even when eatin sand" could not ever ent. of we Pigeons were at the pain themselves, forced feeding of whole garn brought them back fo normal, Wide interest was evoked in these experiments, and "many Chinese from far and near came {0 see What seemed to them amitacles, nee returning' to Canada on fu ough the Agnews have been' puts suing their investigations" tu "the Faculty of Dentistry at. Toronto, Here the experiments Nave been white rats, because the life cycle of the rat is short enough to allow of extended observations, and. yet {the "metabolism. isin. many ways comparable to that of the: human Icing. Fifteen hundred rats have used, and their diet has, been ied 40 as fo determine as closely a possible the exact factors in the Broclion of disease' The "value of the work accomplished "so im= pressed Dr, MeCollum, of Balti: more, the discoverer of Vitaming A' fand 'D, that he stated at the lune cheon that it was nothing less than the production and prevention of dental decay practically at will, to a degree approaching one hundred percent.
Having, caryled out the. prelimin y work with such marked. suc cess, the Agnews were also enabled to launch an investigation of th Jeftect of diet on tooth decay in th human' being. Through the ce. operation of the Department of Pediatrics, examinations have been made of some 350 children, anda record of their diet has been kept. While it is still too early to Jany full statement of the results, interim reports. indicate a definite trend towards the retard of decay in, many' cases.
Ina very short time the Agnews will return to West China, there to carry on further' studies on the monkey, which ix closer metabolically to the human being than any ether animal. Their work will be watched with great interest.
Little Missenden, Bucks, Councit have instructed their dustman to collect only domestic refuse, following the leaving out for collection of an old motor-car, and a complaint thatthe dusiman filed to collect Before the haggis ix piped in at hundreds of Burns' dinners, from Skye to Hongkong, on Jan, 26 the celebrants will be urged to their bawbees for a 1034 for a pageant in Ayr that is already being organised.
Mr. Moreing asked the Secretary lot State for Foreign Affairs, whether the has obtained any reply.
Fepresentations to." the Chive Government. in respect of the de-{fauit. of interest and. amortization loans to Chi Mr. Eden—The Chinese Goverament have replied {0 the numerous Fepresentations made to them in the [zoveral sense that the Ministry Railways are engaged in devising means for Tiguidating the debt. The settlement must, however, wait fils definite scheme for. their col-Tective treatment has been drawn
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