Nov. 1.
When an examination is made of the small beliefs which the generality of people hold, it is astonishing to discover how many of them are fallacious. Dr. August A. Thomen has been investigating the matter, and as a result has published a book entitled "Doctors Don't Believe It, in which he shows that no fewer than one. hundred and eighty-five commonly held beliefs are il-founded, or hive no basis in fact. It will come as a surprise to many, for example, that it is not true that oysters and whisky taken together are harmful to Ithe stomach. The answer to this revelation seems to be "Well, that may be so. We know
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