DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I;V TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] TILE WHITE PLAGUE. CHRISTCHURCH, January 23. Some remarkable results in the treatment of consumption by a diet of fruit and green vegetables have been obtained by a leading Christchurch medical man who was interviewed by a “Lyttelton Times” reporter. As the doctor is a member of the British -Medical Association, lie is unable, by the rules of that body, to allow his name to be published. He stated that lie had several patients who have been given up by the Cashmere Sanatorium, and also given up by other doctors ns beyond all aid, when they came to him. He put them on absolute starvation at first, and afterwards put them wholly on to a fruit and vegetable diet, mostly uncooked. In this way he had got some wonderful results with patients who were thought to lie beyond all hope of relief. Although, so far as lie could see, there was no hope of curing these patients entirely, they were getting along and enjoying life, and for invalids were feeling jolly well indeed. The doctor added that everything liad been done without any drugging whatever, but on a diet of fruit and green vegetables, after a fast lasting for about a week. This method of treatment was quite contrary to the accepted theory, which was to give patients a stuffed diet. Nature sometimes cured tuberculosis by depositing calcium or lime in the tissues. Doctors usually gave lime to their patients in an organic form, which was not a bit of good from the medicinal point of view. The way to give lime was in the organic form par excellence, such as .spinach (uncooked) and celery. He prescribed for his “T. 8.” patients as much spinach, celery, lettuce, and other uncooked green vegetables as thev could tolerate.

A CLOUD BURST. TAU.AIA.RANU!, Jan. 27. A cloud burst between Kalinin and Owliango last evening washed out the main trunk line over a distance of ball a mile and delayed the lirst express from Wellington for four hours. Ihe Limited from Auckland, was held up for one hour. The cloudburst occurred shortly after live o’.slock and a creek running on the cutting top flooded and broke it.s banks and poured in a deluge down the railway line for half a mile. A gang worked from eleven o’clock till one before the line was made temporarily safe. Torrential rain damaged the roads, causing wash-outs. Telephone communication with Owliango was cut off. A GALLANT COMRADE. BLENHEIM. Jail. 27. The details of the tragedy show that Mitchell undoubtedly met bis death in a gallant attempt to rescue Cane (not Kane) from the burning wliare. Cane’s body, which was horribly charred, was found among the ashes of the wliare and Mitchell’s 35 yards away in a ditch where he evidently crawled in search of water to alleviate his burns. Part of Cane’s flesh was still adhering to .Mitchell's fingers showing that he attempted to rescue his friend, hut found him already incinerated .

CROQUET. CHRISTCHURCH, January 27. The croquet championship was iosinned this morning in dull weather. Ladies Championships—First round: Mrs Murray Aynsley heat Miss Gerard 2G-9. Second round—Mrs Batkins (Hasting-;) heat Mrs Manhiri 2G-9. Third Round—Mrs E. A. Johnson heat Airs Beaaland 26-11 ; Mrs Fi. Tiffin (Napier) heat .Mrs Horn 26-8. Handicap doubles—Final : Mrs E. A. Smith and Airs ALublron (Christchurch) beat All's Horn and li, j. Ross 2(1-11.