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blood serums taken from the lower animals and in- 

 jected into the human system. By this means the 

 bacteriologists claim to be able to cure disease; espe- 

 cially those diseases that are "ketching." Yet it is 

 well known that they cannot cure smallpox, measles,, 

 whooping-cough, scarlet fever, or any other disease. 

 In fact, while health boards and other bacteriologists 

 manufacture and use antitoxins for many diseases, they 

 have proved such utter failures that of late we hear 

 little of them, except antitoxin for diphtheria. The 

 others have faded from view until even the most san- 

 guine bacteriologist is ashamed to speak of them. Anti- 

 toxin for diphtheria will meet the same fate. The 

 same is true of animal extracts. In fact, the whole 

 germ theory with its auxiliaries, although encased in an 

 armor of self-pride and arbitrary leadership, will die 

 a natural death. 



The claims of the bacteriologist are pure assumption. 

 They claim consumption is contagious, yet the writer 

 knows of no evidence they have ever produced in sup- 

 port of such a claim. In fact, the very nature of the 

 disease renders such evidence impossible. Health 

 boards are not only trying to force the consumptive 

 into exile, but to force their theoretical literature upon 

 the public even to greater extent than they have hereto- 

 fore been able to do. 



They claim to lead the medical profession, to decide 

 what diseases are contagious and those that are not. 

 Officialism asserts and you must believe. Unsuspecting 

 and susceptible legislators are prevailed upon to grant 

 additional appropriations and pass new laws, increasing 



