China Scene: West

Man finds prescription of kerosene is good for him

A 71-year-old man has drunk about 1.5 tons of kerosene in the past 42 years in the belief that doing so would make him feel better.

Chen Dejun, a farmer in Nanchuan district, Chongqing, has suffered from coughs and tightness in his chest since 1969. His subsequent trips to the doctor and ingestion of medicine brought him no relief.