GOUROCK 



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GOVERNESS-CART 



published posthumously, 1916. 

 He died Sept. 21, 1915. See Por- 

 traits and Speculations, A. Ran- 

 some, 1913. 



Gourock. Burgh and waterino- 

 place of Renfrewshire. It stands 

 on the S. side of the Firth of Clyde 

 3 m. from Green- 

 ock, with which 

 it is connected by 

 electric trams, as 

 it is with Port 

 Glasgow. It is a 

 station on the C. 

 Rly. The town, 

 which is divided 

 into two parts, 

 Kempoch and Ashton, has a num- 

 ber of industries, mainly connected 

 with shipping, while its sheltered 

 bay is much frequented by yachts. 

 The chief public building is the 

 Gamble Institute, and there are 

 golf links here. Legendary and his- 

 torical associations cling to a stone 

 called Granny Kempoch. Gourock 

 became a burgh in 1694. Pop. 

 (1921) 10,128. 



Gout (Lat. gulta, drop, humour). 

 Constitutional disorder character- 

 ised by excess of uric acid in the 

 blood, and deposit of urate of 

 sodium in the joints and their 

 vicinity. The precise changes in 

 metabolism which occur during the 

 condition are not fully understood. 

 Hereditary influences are an im- 

 portant predisposing cause ; alco- 

 holism and over-eating without 

 sufficient exercise are frequent 

 antecedents. Workers in lead are 

 particularly liable to the disease. 

 Males are more frequently affected 

 than females, and the disease is 

 exceptional under the age of 

 thirty-five. 



Three forms are generally recog- 

 nized : acute, chronic, and irreg- 

 ular gout. In the acute attack 

 there may be premonitory symp- 

 toms, such as twinges of pain in 

 the small joints of the hands and 

 feet, and indigestion. The attack 

 most often begins in the early hours 

 of the morning, with violent pain 

 in the joints of the big toe, which 

 rapidly become hot and swollen. 

 Sometimes the knee or finger 

 joints are first affected, and several 

 joints may be involved simul- 

 taneously, or in rapid succession. 

 The temperature rises to 102 or 

 103. The pain lessens in a few 

 hours, but recurs towards evening 

 for the next two or three days, the 

 severity of the symptoms gradually 

 abating. 



After the first attack, the joint 

 affected appears to return to the 

 normal condition, but repeated 

 attacks result in more or less stiff- 

 ness and swelling of the articula- 

 tions. Ultimately the condition 

 passes into the chronic form, the 



Gourock, Scotland. The town and bay on the south 

 side of the Firth of Clyde 



joints being permanently enlarged, 

 deformed and irregular. So-called 

 " chalk stones " are formed about 

 the knuckles and elsewhere, and 

 the skin over them is stretched and 

 sometimes ulcerated. Deposits of 

 sodium urate in the cartilages of 

 the ear are common. Besides local 

 signs the patient usually suffers 

 from dyspepsia and more or less 

 continuous ill-health. Irregular 

 gout is a condition seen in persons 

 who, while not suffering from 

 definite attacks of gout, have a 

 tendency to the disease often due 

 to hereditary influences. The ten- 

 dency may manifest itself in a 

 liability to eczema, biliousness, 

 thickening of the arteries, headache, 

 neuralgia, diabetes, etc. 



With proper care, gouty persons 

 may live for many years, but long- 

 continued attacks are very likely 

 to bring about Bright's disease, 

 uraemia (q.v.), changes in the 

 arteries, and affections of the heart. 

 In an attack of acute gout, the 

 affected limb should be raised, and 

 the pain may be relieved by warm 

 fomentations. Colchicum is a 

 valuable remedy, and the adminis- 

 tration of citrate of potash or 

 lithium is often useful. Chronic 

 gout must be kept under control 

 chiefly by carefully regulated 

 living. 



Meat should be taken sparingly, 

 and rich substances, such as sweet- 

 breads, liver, and kidney, as well 

 as most soups and meat extracts, 

 should be avoided. Fresh fish, eggs, 

 milk, butter, and fresh vegetables 

 are useful. Alcohol is better avoided 

 completely, but a small amount of 

 whisky may be allowed. Regular 

 sufficient daily exercise and at- 

 tention to the bowels are important. 

 Overwork and business worry 

 should be avoided. 



Gouzeaucourt. Village of France, 

 in the dept. of Nord. It lies 9 m. 

 S.S. W. of Cambrai. It was promin- 

 ent in the first battle of Cambrai, 

 being captured by the Germans in 

 their counter-offensive, Nov. 30. 



1 1917, and after 

 j being held by them 

 | for three hours 

 HHHHHj was retaken by 

 the Guards divi- 

 ! sion. Captured by 

 the Germans in 

 the springof 1918, 

 I it was recaptured 

 by the British 5th 

 ; ud 42iuldi visions 

 on Sept. 28 of the 

 same year. 

 Several British 

 war cemeteries 

 are in the vicinity. 

 See Cambrai, 

 Battles of. 



Go van. Suburb 

 of Glasgow, until 1912 a separate 

 municipality. It lies on the S. side 

 of the Clyde opposite Glasgow 

 proper, although part of the parish 

 of Go van is N. of the river. It is 

 served by the Glasgow & S.W. Rly., 

 and is also connected with Glasgow 

 by electric tramways and a district 

 rly. that goes under the Clyde. The 

 chief industry is shipbuilding, there 

 being immense yards here. There 

 are also docks, while steamers call 

 at the pier. Engineering works and 

 foundries are among the other 

 industries. 



The principal public buildings are 

 the parish church, with some early 

 Christian monuments in its church- 

 yard, S. Mary's U.F. church, and 

 the large Merry flats poorhouse. 

 Here is Elder Park. The growth 

 of shipbuilding in the 19th century 

 turned Govan from a village into 

 a populous town, and when it was 

 united with Glasgow in 1912 it 

 had a pop. of about 90,000. See 

 Glasgow. 



Governess- cart. Low-hung, 

 small, two-wheeled, one-horse car- 

 riage, holding four persons. It has 



Governess-cart. Low, two-wheeled 

 vehicle used on country roads 



two seats, facing inwards, and a. 

 small door at rear. Usually drawn 

 by a pony or quiet cob, it is un- 

 comfortable, but safe, and is 

 named from its use as a children's 

 conveyance. 



