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The Adrenal System and the Vulnerability of Children to In- 

 fectious Diseases 632 



The Adrenal System and the Tuberculin Test 635 



The Adrenal System and Antitoxic Serum 637 



Identity of the Prophylactic Agency through which Toxins are 



Antagonized in the Blood 652 



Trypsin as the Toxin-Destroying Agent 055 



The Composition of Antitoxin 665 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE INTERNAL SECRETIONS AND THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE.... 667 



The Leucocyte in its Relations to Life and Organic Functions. . 668 



The Mitoma 668 



Functional Mechanism of the Leucocyte 674 



The Granules as Secretory Products 679 



The Physiological Chemistry of Leucocytes 682 



Classification of Leucocytes 686 



Lymphocytes and Hyaline Cells 688 



Neutrophile Leucocytes ; 688 



Ehrlich's Eosinophile Leucocytes 703 



The Basophile Leucocytes 717 



Leucocytes and their Relations to Vital and Functional 



Processes 727 



The Functions of Leucocytes in Immunity 728 



The Physiological Action of Antitoxic Serum 745 



The Active Principle of Antitoxin 746 



The Uniformity of all Antitoxic Sera 749 



The Limits of Serum-therapy 751 



Typhoid Fever and the Typhoid State 751 



Diphtheria 757 



Tetanus 7(50 



Artificially-Produced Immunity 7(53 



Vaccination against Small-pox 765 



Immunizing Medication 767 



Pulmonary Tuberculosis 772 



Pneumonia 775 



Insanity 776 



Syphilis 777 



Alkalinity of the Blood and the Preservation of Life during 



778 



