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kiKiwin,^ \\lH'rt' the iviil (l;iiii,'('r lies tlicy art' onci'cm refill aIniijLC some lines 

 and mil sullicicntly so in others. Some nmst consider the dnst fa<-tor in 

 order to survive. 



Dnst victims and observant jieople i;enerall\ often liave a stock of 

 tinfornmlated knowledge (obtained tliionudi bitter experience) that is of 

 more value to them than tlie advice and medicine of the yonni; pliysician 

 who in coUeu'e is taught aliont diseases but little or nothing about the 

 common ills of the common people. The physician like everybody else 

 learns much in the school of practical experience, and he often U'arns 

 from old chronics, if hi' .irains their confidence. Related data may be 

 formulated by com]iarin.ir the experiences of many. (>ften all sorts of 

 apparently isolated facts are explainable by a theory. 



Indivi(hials who are designated as "old cliKinics" often have "tried 

 everythini,'" and beini,' still nncnred have lost faith in drui^s and in the 

 science (or should I say artV) of Medicine. A iihysician may indiiie some 

 to look upon their ill health in a new lit^ht. Some readily take up with 

 the idea or theory of Cnniosis — to them it may become a woi'king theory, 

 a guide that enal)les them to reduce symptoms to a iniuiniuiii. Couiosis 

 moreover is a snb.iect that can be studied by any one. no medical education 

 is necessary although desirable. It is moreover a study that should be 

 tiiuglit in a jiractical manner in the schools, not as mere liook learning. 



liike all theories relating to com] ilex biological problems the theory 

 of Coniosis should not be ai)plied too rigidly, for the case under considera- 

 tion may be wholly exceptional. 'I'he practitioner of medicine must con- 

 stantly bear in mind that he is dealing with fellow-creatures win* have 

 wants and needs; he must consider all sorts of causes and factors. 



There are any luimber of problems regarding dusi iulluences that still 

 seek solution. The dust victim who will study himself and keep a record 

 of himself and his varying surroundings can greatly assist his physician, 

 and if he iierchance has a iihysician who is not a student he may deem it 

 advisable to make a change; he may even conclude to go to a community 

 where peojile exi)ect more from physicians than merely handing out medi- 

 cine. 



The (piestion. What makes dnst dangerous, what is the noxious mat- 

 ter".' is a jirobleni that is lieyond the scope of the ordinary physician. It 

 itMpiii'es lalioi-attiry facilities and unbonnded time. The need for .a speci;il 

 institution for studying details is imperative. 



