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There was no great rush of work during the months of June and July, although the number of patients kept steadily increasing; so I had an opportunity of gaining a good insight into the various methods of the hospital. I asked Baron Hashimoto how he accounted for the extraordinarily rapid healing of serious wounds, and his answer was—"Cleanliness." He and Baron Takaki have for years been studying the origin of germs and bacilli, and as all the doctors are fully aware that these are the deadliest foes, both in the field and in hospitals, they take every precaution against them.
There is a prevalent idea that the Japanese do not suffer pain to the same extent as Western people. Possibly this belief is due to their undoubtedly strong nerves. They appear to be much less afflicted with headaches and prostration. Women seldom give way to hysteria, having been taught to control their feel-