Dr. J.0. La Gorce Explain us Novel Scientific Theory:
Noted Geographer'
's Visit to Shanghai Interviewed on Tuesday, Mar. 28," on his arrival in. 'Shanghai "'from' New. York, via Suez, in the s. Andre Lebon, Dr. John' Oliver La Gorce, Editor of the "National Geographic Magazine" and Vice-President of the National Geographic Society, had little to say about himself, but insistently referred to his principals. Dr. La Gores has made this trip to secure the latest impressions of the Far East and Near East, Dr. La Gorce is a life trustee of the Nationa Geographic Society, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society (England), an honorary memization in Peru and travels on a ie passport, The Society is Supporting "a stratosphere flight which will take place in June, when Is hoped the balloon will attain a hhelght of 80,000 ft, Dr. La Gorce emphasized that these are not "stunt" flights—they were secking scientific knowledge and formation regarding the cosmic ray, and making other—investigations which would prove, as they hoped, of high value to the profession. By way of example, he indicated the hurried spread of influenza. This disease might appear on either coast, fand, faster than an express train service, would appear on the other const, without rhyme or reason. In their opinion epidemic diseases might de spread by germs. through the stratosphere, In the proposed {light they would moke intensive experimentations regarding their locale and their possible spread. Were the crew successful in locating such, and other epidemic germs, while transit, they would be doing medical science 9 great favour, inasmuch as steps could be taken, by the latest preventive means, to' obstruct such [Dassage, or eventually, combat them at the other end.
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