6 THE STORY OF GERM LIFE. 



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of pathogenic powers. Susceptibility of the individual. 

 Recovery from bacteriological diseases. Diseases 

 caused by organisms other than bacteria. 



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Preventive medicine. Bacteria in surgery. Preven- 

 tion by inoculation. Limits of preventive medicine. 

 Curative medicine. Drugs. Vis medicatrix naturae. 

 Antitoxines and their use. Conclusion. 



