Medical scientists attending the annual " sion of the American Asfociatic> for the Advancement of Science declared' to-day they were astounded at the claims of two Chi hose medical men that China not 2 Occident discovered the of blood circulation and als the theory of evolution. The ers were Dr, Amos Kuan Chin-penn fof Johns Hopkins University and Pei Sung-tang of Harvard, University, Both scholars are pursuing advanced studley at these institutions.
The theory of evolution was known to the Chinese before the Christian era, they declared, and early writings set'forth the theory in detail. They: gave reviews of some of these early on the subject. With each fHtion they made, they offered The supporting evidence.
Circulation of the blood was dis-overed in China 2,000 years before the discovery was announced in the West by Sit William Harvey, lec-{urer_at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in London, Th Rouncement was made in 1628 in treatise published by the great phy-simian, While Sir William had discovered that the heart pumped the blood through the arteries, after years of idy_and dissection, the Chinese covered it, without dissection, the peakers said. As early a8 1122 B.C. a famous Chinese anatomist wrote Sxtensively onthe internal organs of the human body and their fancy ions.
"In the third century before, the Christian era, che Chinese scientists surgeons. were Using anaes~ fhesia. successfully and. in the seventh century of the Chistian era they were using some of the surgical instruments thee have been used in the West but little more than century.
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sionaries in the ity.—We stayed they allowed us to Joly the mis in the Canadian mission for about went through a Every time 1 think of, it, the horror gros on me.
"The armies were equipped with most modern weapons, and. every day. three aeroplanes' circled the city dropping bombs, while we were santly shelled "from the.
River boats day and night, sprayed the, streets with machine-gun fire and shells. from the. larger guns. Luchow, however, was - strongly forte, and wan held by a large force of well-equipped soldiers, who PUO up a stubborn defence.
"We had, time and again, to hide in the collars as the shells. bu: anywhere and everywhere. Fi jon November 19, when it was. seen that. our re fening, '(the city, by completely. surrounded), represe tives from the Headquarters, to" ether with the City Fathers' and some. representatives of, the Hed Gross, Society, came to the Roman Cathotie priests and to us, and implored ts to help as peaceniakers.
"We decided to help, and. early' next morning sob out on on dang" Jerous task. "We crawled over bar-cades, walked through the ful corpse-strewn trenches, lerawled ave the top," frantically waving a white flag, lest the enemy should fire at us.
stand that we Mere peace plenipo-lo, finally "kot them to under tentiones, A little boat was sent Jover to fetch us across the viver, Jand we commenced negotiations.
wireless was sent to Chung-Hing and the answer was received that night, the armistice being con: eluded next morning. The city defenders marched out and the victors took possession, "Eventually, on November 22, 1 ras allowed, to proceed down the
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