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as well as may be in good physical condition, 

 not neglecting colds or inflammations of 

 the ear or eye, which are themselves often 

 due to the pneumococcus, and keep out of 

 dusty places, we shall have done our part in 

 turning the cold shoulder to this uncanny 

 neighbor to which we are so often unwittingly 

 the host. 



In serious pneumonia there is evidence of 

 a profound internal poisoning of the body, 

 doubtless largely due to the great number of 

 pneumococci which are present in the affected 

 lung. These poisons or toxins as we call them, 

 the body cells strive to dispose of as best they 

 may, in ways which we shall consider in a later 

 chapter. For this purpose the body cells 

 must have plenty of oxygen. That means 

 all the fresh air the patient can use. The 

 modern physician, following the way along 

 which Dr. Northrup has so skilfully and 

 persistently led, recognizes this supreme need 

 of fresh air in the treatment of pneumonia, 

 and so with the body of the patient properly 

 protected, keeps the windows wide open. 

 This arming of the body with fresh air is 



