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practitioner. Let’s see. We had cases of neurasthenia, 
eczema, asthma, epilepsy, nausea of pregnancy, mor- 
phinism, arteriosclerosis, lymphatism and hypothyroid- 
ism. What doctor has not met similar cases in his own 
practice? There is nothing unusual or startling about 
them. However, it must be admitted that these are 
among the most difficult cases encountered by the gen- 
eral practitioner. They present many occasions for 
stumbling. All of these cases previously had received 
other treatment at my hands and by other physicians; 
but pluriglandular therapy proved to be the most suc- 
cessful means of dealing with these varied conditions. 
It may be contended that more simple medication in 
some of these cases would have proved equally suc- 
cessful. This contention seems scarcely logical in the 
light of these four facts: 
1. The body is a complex mechanism. The state we 
call health consists of a multitude of delicate physiologi- 
cal adjustments. There is no anatomist or histologist 
or physiologist or psychologist of any repute who would 
not freely admit the complexity of the human body in 
health. Perhaps a single quotation at this point will 
answer our purpose. Henry Sewell (2) says: “It can 
hardly be doubted that the human organism responds 
to every kinetic energy acting upon it.” We can scarce- 
ly forbear adding this also from Chapman’s “Textbook 
on Physiology” (3): ‘When the vast complexity of 
structure exhibited by the human organization is con- 
sidered, it becomes evident that any investigation of its 
function, however extended, if it be confined to man 
alone, can lead to but very limited results.” In other 
words, the body contains many parts, many organs, 
many stystems—all bound together in a harmonious 
co-operating, co-ordinating entity. (4) Harmonious co- 
operation is the law of health. No better example of 
the co-operation given by the glands of the body can be 
found than that which takes place in a normal preg- 
