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methods. Already infantile paralysis is being hopefully studied as to 

 cause and consequent cure. The same can be said of other crippling 

 and fatal diseases. 



The lay public must be taught to appreciate and encourage the de- 

 voted men who are patiently toiling in laboratory and clinic, frequently 

 at the risk of their own health or life, to discover the secrets of disease 

 and thereby conserve both health and life in others. They are the true 

 apostles of the modern world. Our civilization owes them a debt of 

 gratitude that can never be paid. If they are to be harried and ob- 

 structed in their fruitful work, it will be at the risk of ending all scien- 

 tific advance. Any community with such narrow vision as to allow such 

 obstruction will stand convicted by the judgment of an enlightened 

 humanity. 



