MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1927, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHY PROPER MAKE FACES. I .ON DON. July 22. •• The habit of people putting out their tongues during laborious writing, and making laces when serving or receiving halls at tennis, or driving at goiT. is the result of youthful imitation of others' mannerisms, and ol experiments in making laces in tin- nursery, said Dr Samuel A. Wilson, a neurologist. at the British Medical A -social ion eonlei'eiK e at Edinburgh.

Discussing the origin oi nervous diseases Dr Wilson recalled the wild swinging and bending movements ol an ex-policeman's head due to an exaggeiat ion of a side to side motion of the chill to soften the stillness of a tunic,

worn years previously. Dr Wilson rccoiiiiiiondod a ro-edu-catinn treatment of the patient by making him sit motionless lor as long as possible, gradually increasing the time to hours.

Dr Williams, revealing how slight operations cured mental eases, pointed out how a forgetful postman, who often took letters home instead ol delivering them when tired, was cured by an operation to a septic car.

T RAKER SIOXALS. Cl ITCAOO, July 22i

Pedestrians refusing to obey traflic signals will in future be liable tu a line of £2O.

A fortnight’s grace has been allowed, so that people may familiarise themselves with the signals, and get used to the necessity of watching the officer on point duty when crossing the road.

EIN ERA LS AS SHOWS. NEW YORK, duly 22.

Big profits are being made by sui'iing invitations to lum-rals ot notables in New York.

During the Federal investigation into profiteering by international ticket agents, Mr Broadway, a " mystery broker." gave members this into mi a - l ion.

He instanced a typical ease, in uhicii he himself was the vendor. These tickets were fur the church service loi the late Jacob Seidell', well-known banker. lie sold them for over £5 each. ■ THE WEAKER SEN." LONDON. July 22. A pair of eight-inch forceps, which were left inside a healthy 2.>-year-old sporting girl after an operation in America in 1925, have just been recovered in London. Entil a few days ago. the young woman continued her swimming, tennis, riding and aerobatic dancing, though latterly she had suffered some discomfit. The X-ray disclosed the presence of the forceps, hut when she was shown the instrument she hurst into incredulous laughter.