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2. All living things may recover from every 

 form of germ disease to which they are subject — 

 none is necessarily fatal. 



3. The occurrence of these diseases is the cause 

 of great economic waste. 



Our study of reproduction and heredity re- 

 vealed that there will always be a large measure 

 of chance in the formation of a new human 

 being. This will always result in the production 

 of some who are constitutionally weak, some who 

 are very strong and many that will fall in between 

 these limits. When the constitutionally weak be- 

 come infected with germ diseases, they will prob- 

 ably succumb, irrespective of sanitary conditions 

 and hygienic living. 



Public health regulations aim to destroy all un- 

 sanitary living conditions, i, because the general 

 health of the individual has been proved to be 

 lower when living in such a state; and, 2, because 

 many forms of germs thrive best where filth is 

 most abundant. An important fact to be remem- 

 bered, however, is that some of the disease germs 

 do not thrive outside of the human body. These 

 regulations have the further aim to see that man's 

 food is kept clean and that those harboring disease 

 germs are prevented from passing them on to 

 others. The broadening of his activity to com- 

 pass general hygienic and healthful exercises is an 



