The following appreciation of the late Dr. Max Mohr has been received from Mr. H. J. Timperley:—
"Among the many foreign doctors who have given voluntary service for wounded soldiers and war refugees in Shanghai few threw themselves into the work more unstintingly nor with less desire for recognition than did Dr. Mohr. No call upon his seemingly tireless energy went unheeded, He was completely selfless in his devotion to the cause of suffering humanity. Just the day before his death he snatched a moment from his overcrowded day to inquire as to the progress of a scheme, upon which we were collaborating, for sending a group of foreign surgeons to do emergency service in Nanking. I cannot help believing that the additional burdens he shouldered so cheerfully and willingly during the present crisis were responsible for foreshortening a life which the world could ill afford to lose, especially at this time. His other friends will join with me in rejoicing, however, that the end came suddenly and swiftly. so that he was spared the pain and frustration of protracted illness.
"Of Dr. Mohr's professional abilities his colleagues are better fitted to speak. I would say only that he was [much more than a psychiatrist; he [became the friend and trusted counseller of those who availed them-[selves of his skill. He brought to his chosen field a mellow realism which at once instilled confidence.
"At present, he said to me once, we cannot pretend that we are anything more than tragic apes. To live successfully in the modern world we must avoid taking life too serious Instead we must cultivateythe artistic approach, taking life as, we find it and making the best wq can of it Unhappily we find ourselves living in an age of violence when a considerable part of the world is under the domination of megalomaniacs entirely lacking in a sense of humour either about themselves or other people. No [nation can survive without a sense of humour, nor without love. But alas, these are difficult days indeed for those who love!"
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