190 THE INVISIBLE WOELD 



The latter cube is contained in 

 the former cube 1,000,000,000 times. Therefore one 

 thousand million microbes of the puerperal fever 

 may be packed within the space occupied by the 

 tiny drop. 



This germ is a native of garden soil. In that 

 state it is not only harmless but may even perform 

 some good service. But when, by somei wound, this 

 germ is introduced to the circulation of a predis- 

 posed person, its mischief may be something ter- 

 rible. 



Now, at childbirth, the mother is in a peculiarly 

 predisposed condition. Infected at that moment, 

 the germ multiplies with great rapidity, and, by 

 its life processes, generates the fatal poison. Blood 

 poisoning, as the result, is sure, quick and com- 

 plete. Usually by the third day the mother is 

 sacrificed. 



What will you do? Cure the disease? With 

 the 1 right antitoxine, it might be cured. Without it. 

 never ! But one thing you can do, and do easily 

 prevent the disease. No disease is more easily pre- 

 vented. Simply sterilize that's all. Sterilize 

 room, bed, clothing. Sterilize all the material, 

 utensils, everything used. Sterilize nurse, 

 clothing, hands. Especially sterilize doctor 

 clothing, hands. 



How simple! A trifle of bichloride of mercury, 

 or of carbon dioxide, properly diluted with water, 

 sprayed on room and everything that enters all 



