CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER XIX 



Bacterial Inoculation 216 



Principles Underlying Inoculation Therapy — Preparation of Bacterins 

 — Autogenous versus Heterogeneous Preparations — Clinical Symptoms 

 versus Opsonic Index in Control of Treatment. 



CHAPTER XX 



The Opsonic Index 228 



Definition of Opsonins and the Opsonic Index — Technic of Determina- 

 tion of the Opsonic Index — Interpretation, Value and Limitations of 

 the Opsonic Index. 



CHAPTER XXI 



Practical Application of Bacterial Inoculation in Medicine, 



Prophylactically and Therapeutically 242 



General Considerations — Induced Auto-inoculation — Duration of Ac- 

 tive Immunity — Modes and Technic of Administration of Bacterins — 

 Dosage — Contra-indications, Limitations and Causes of Failure in 

 Bacterin Therapy — Application and Results of Bacterial Inoculations 

 in Special Diseases — Diseases of the Skin and Soft Parts — Diseases of 

 the Genito-urinary System — Diseases of Bones and Joints — Diseases 

 of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat — Diseases of the Lungs — Diseases 

 of the Alimentary System — Diseases of the Cardiovascular, Lymphatic 

 and Nervous Systems, also Other Acute Specific Fevers — Malignant 

 Neoplasmata — Yeast and Sour Milk. 



APPENDIX 



Part A. Serum Treatment of Hemorrhage 306 



Normal Fresh Serum — Precipitated Horse Serum — Transfusion of 

 Blood. 



Part B. Organotherapy 312 



Thyroid Gland — Adrenal Gland — Pituitary Body — Ovary — Corpus 

 Luteum — Thymus Gland. 



Part C. Chemotherapy 318 



Administration of Salvarsan and Neosalvarsan, Intravenously, Intra- 

 muscularly and Intraspinally — Autosalvarsanized and Artificially Sal- 

 varsanized Serum. 



