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idea that underlies this proposal is one generally recognised. At 

 the present stage of our knowledge, or ignorance rather, of resistance, 

 immunity and predisposition, it is hardly wise to introduce binding 

 definitions of useful general terms. His other conclusions are 

 of a more general and obvious kind, but the whole paper is permeated 

 with the true spirit of research and experiment, and its author, if as 

 yet somewhat credulous, deserves congratulation on a very promising 



piece of work. 



George Murray. 



