QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 503 



vinced him that it was not so much the medicine as the fight 

 that the patient made, which augmented and strengthened the 

 defenses of the body. A sense of humor, joy, courage, optimism, 

 and faith are true defenses against disease. A healthy and con- 

 tented mind in a properly functioning and intelligently cared for 

 body is the goal that each reader should stri\'e to achieve. 



Questions and Suggestions 



1. Discuss three ways in which bacteria attack the body. Illus- 

 trate each with a specific disease. 



2. Discuss the different ways in which bacteria enter the body. 



3. Discuss the natural defenses of the body against the invasion of 

 bacteria. 



4. Discuss the protective substances found in the blood, which pre- 

 vent the activity of the bacteria in the body. 



Supplementary Readings 



Broadhiirst, J., Hoiv We Resist Disease (J. B. Lippincott & Co.). 

 Greaves, J. E. & E. O., Elementarij Bacteriology (W. B. Saunders Co.). 

 Zinsser, Hans, A Textbook of Bacteriology (D. Appleton & Co.). 



