Dispensary Corner 11 Sep 13
September 11, 2013
BRAIN damage suffered by
a 49-year-old stroke victim in
Brazil has turned him into an
uncontrollable philanthropist,
with the man unable to stop
giving away money.
According to psychiatrists at the
University of Rio de Janeiro, the
stroke led to bleeding in part of
the brain associated with higher
level thinking and decision making.
The man’s wife said that her
husband’s generosity, which also
found him giving sweets, food and
drinks to children he met in the
street, had almost bankrupted his
family.
The report in the Neurocase
journal said the patient had told
doctors he was aware of his
unusual behaviour.
However he insisted it was
sensible because he had “seen
death close up and wanted to
enjoy life which is too short”.
SURELY this could cause some
mental health issues.
A British man has caused some
significant annoyance for his
neighbours by purchasing about
1000 exotic crickets and setting
them loose in his back yard.
40-year-old Daniel Emlyn-Jones,
who works as a botanist, said he
hoped that the “gentle chirping”
of the Mediterranean crickets
would evoke a tropical climate.
“The idea of keeping crickets for
their songs is rooted in ancient
Chinese and Japanese culture,”
he said.
“But I didn’t want to cage them,
but let them be free”.
Unfortunately wildlife protection
officers didn’t have a similar
view, with the Thames Valley
Police issuing him with an official
summons over introduction of the
non-native species.
James Hogan, who’s a curator
at the Oxford University Museum
of Natural History, said the move
could introduce diseases.
“Gryllus bimaculatus make loud
chirps, but I’m sure Mr Emlyn-
Jones can buy CDs with cricket
songs on instead,” he said.
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