A DOCTOR'S IDEAS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 11

A DOCTOR'S IDEAS.

Sir Lauder Brunton, r who lias been concerning' himself with tho question: "Why do we . teoome tired?'''.is a doctor' witV Very . original • ideas. ','He is one of the greatest : .living authori-. ties on ;diet' and ; dyspepsia,' and he 'has. earned the; gratitude' of •patients :by. prescribing what he calls "temper, powders," which are an almost certain. oure- for tad'temper,., Sir - Lauder :is also a great authority.;on <children, and .he. has-frequently;,spoken.-., on : ,the'.necessity, of. keepings the. -younger", members . of-:, >tho' community .in good health. Besides; having written aigood deal-.on. medical-subjects, '.gir Lau-der-has published; a most thoughtful i and in-' : teresting work on ''The Bible and:'. Science.") Sir Lauder Brunton liai made a speoial study of children, and he -is a-believe^in training children-in\the,'Way.';that; they will Have- to go in later-years. Some time ago. he, spoke out strongly. in, favour of the nursery, doll. "Every.girl-should he provided' with a.d 011," he said,. ,r and should" be taught' how..to'jwash and dry it, ,pnt it. to l»d'and tuck jt in i how to feed-itr 'and -give- it. a .certain, amount of fresh air." t-Probably . the' great doctor saved a -huge mail 'of . letters from ' little girls 'ask- , ing'.hini -to l.send. tliem: dolls by: saying that 1 while 1 , every girl should .hive, a doll, "a. ninepin 'would -serve »iho purpose perfectly- well."