116 ORIGIN OF HUMAN WORMS. 



cause of dispase in the human body;(S6) the pres- 

 ence of worms is at least a certain index of asthe- 

 nia, which is a state contrary to that of perfect 

 health. ("^7) Furthermore, the very extraordinary 

 diseases occasioned by worms are either idiopath- 

 ic or sympathetic, and they clearly admonish us 

 that worms cannot remain with impunity in the hu- 

 man system. 



KND OF THE SECOND LECTURE. 



