GLANDS IN HEALTH 

 AND DISEASE 



CHAPTEE I 



INTRODUCTORY 



An analogy. The Headquarters Staff is often 

 spoken of as the "brains" of the army. We can 

 speak with equal justice of the brain as the Head- 

 quarters Staff of an army consisting of the millions 

 of cells of the body. These cells are organized in 

 units made up of army corps, just as every modern 

 army is ; only in the body such units are spoken of 

 as "organs." 



We can carry the analogy one step further. The 

 movements of the several army corps, it is true, are 

 controlled by the Headquarters Staff; but it must 

 be evident that for complete cooperation, not only 

 should the units be in touch with the General Staff, 

 but also with one another. If the Staff breaks 

 down, the army goes to pieces; if connections be- 

 tween the several units are broken off, the army 

 also goes to pieces. Likewise with the body : a dis- 



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