IMPORTANCE OF GLANDS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 8, 2 October 1937, Page 18

IMPORTANCE OF GLANDS

training of fqqtballers use of animal extracts J Endrocrinology is to-day ,a recognised part of the curriculum of British medical schools, and it has further extended its influenee by becoming a part of the treatment being accorded British football players, says the Sydney Referee's London correspondent. . Endrocrinology deals with the glands. If a centre-forwards fails to score or a full-back stop a rush, it is due to a deficiency in his glands. He're is where the endrocrinologist comes in. He makes up for deficiency by administering appropriate animal gland extracts. • * / Possibly in the case of a full-back the gland extracts will come from a goat and in the case of a goalkeeper a giraffe might be employed. The ! extracts mostly come from the pituitary and adrenal glands of oxen, so if a v-isiting team of British footballers arrive in Australia with a team of oxen you will knQw that endroclinology is On its way. Glandular treatment is calculated to produce greater co-ordination between mind and muscle, and is said to overcome that feeling of staleness after 30. No ill-effects follow the treatment. Britain may yet find her grandfathers and great-grandfathers doing the 100 yards sprint in less than eight seconds if endrocrinology fulfils the claims no.v being set forth on its behalf. Oiie fears to imagine the results of a set of British Rugby forwards being filled with the glandular extracts from a few rousing bulls charging upon a set of Australian forwards minus the glandular extracts.