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knew the cause of it. He was working on a tuberculin inoculation 

 which coukl be introduced into people as a means of working up a 



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Fresh air is invaluable in treating tuberculosis. Some sanitariums require patients to dress 

 as lightly as possible, even in winter. The exposure of large areas of the body to air and 

 sunlight is helpful in the treatment of tuberculosis. 



resistance or an immunity. He was -literally forced into publish- 

 ing his work before he had tested it sufficiently. Doctors began 

 to inoculate people with the tuberculin test devised by Koch. In 

 manv cases the results were fatal. Tuberculin inoculation then 

 fell into disrepute. 



At present, a group of doctors is working on a tuberculin vac- 

 cine at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. The vaccine consists of 



