| Description | Thanks Braddon for his letter. Regarding the results of the Durian Tipus experiment, Stanton believes that the correct thing to do would have been to publish with Braddon's name attached to Fraser's and Stanton's, but points out the difficulty occasioned by Braddon's theoretical conclusions. Fraser and Stanton were (rightly) more cautious. Further, there was conflict of opinion on whose experiment it actually was - Braddon's or Fraser's - but in any case Fraser thought himself obliged to report independently. Stanton believes that Fraser was fully justified in the actions he took. Stanton thinks he should have made reference to this history in the preface to the 'Collected Papers' on beriberi, but thinks that the Durian Tipus experiment is not now considered to be an important event. Given that the incidence of beriberi is now so diminished as to no longer attract attention in Malaysia, Stanton concludes that 'we might have been Barons of Durian Tipus and Partang and of the lands beyond the Jelei long ago', but they were too successful. |