The democratic movement in Asia . he guestof the Chinese family, found the lady sufferingfrom hysteria, and cured her, as she says, bymental suggestion. Nanchang, however, re-mained unmoved, complacent, reactionary. Dr. Kahn decided to remain in Nanchangand start a hospital. The first months weretempestuous. One day she was stoned andmobbed, because she thoughtlessly ventured toride through the streets of the city in an un-covered sedan chair. Nanchang folk would nottolerate such lapses from feminine at length the gentry came and offered herseveral thousand piculs of grain, which
The democratic movement in Asia . he guestof the Chinese family, found the lady sufferingfrom hysteria, and cured her, as she says, bymental suggestion. Nanchang, however, re-mained unmoved, complacent, reactionary. Dr. Kahn decided to remain in Nanchangand start a hospital. The first months weretempestuous. One day she was stoned andmobbed, because she thoughtlessly ventured toride through the streets of the city in an un-covered sedan chair. Nanchang folk would nottolerate such lapses from feminine at length the gentry came and offered herseveral thousand piculs of grain, which she soldand with the money purchased land for a dis-pensary. They wanted her to have the propertydeeded in her name, but she dismissed theirarguments with the concise reply that such acourse would be foolish in view of the fact thatshe could not live forever. Then they temptedher with promises of generous aid if only shewould cut loose from the mission and fromChristianity. Dr. Kahn refused the offer andcontinued her work. [128]. THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OFTHE WORLD WOULD DOUBTLESS BEDOUBLED IF THE HEALTH OF THEBACKWARD RACES COULD BE LIFTEDTO THE LEVEL OF THE HEALTH OFTHE OTHER THIRD OF THE WORLDSPOPULATION. TWO-THIRDS OF THEWORLD SUFFERS FROM SUCH MALNU-TRITION AND PHYSICAL WEAKNESSAS CREATE LARGE LIABILITY TOTUBERCULOSIS AND PLAGUES. i THE MISSIONARY DOCTOR In fifteen years, during which time the doctorhad been receiving a salary of perhaps threehundred dollars each year, Dr. Kahn built upa magnificent hospital, the only one for womenin an entire province, and trained a great manynurses and assistants. Two years ago the TientsinWomens Hospital, a municipal institution inwhich the Government and the gentry shareexpenses, invited Dr. Kahn to become its super-intendent. When I visited Nanchang last yearI found a municipal board of health, a uniformedstreet-cleaning department equipped with bucketsof unslacked lime for sprinkling the streets, anda mission doctor giving his servi
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