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sible, but the moment a man feels a sense of superior- 

 ity he casts a shadow across the plane of natural pro- 

 gress. 



We realize that state boards of health and serum 

 manufacturers would move heaven and earth to main- 

 tain their commercial interest and pose as leaders 

 of the medical profession. But theory versus facts 

 will never succeed. "Truth crushed to earth shall rise 

 again." The germ theories are fading. Truth and 

 realities are taking their place, and soon they will lie 

 buried beneath the charitable mantle of natural pro- 

 gress. Even now it is estimated that less than half 

 the medical profession believe the doctrine. Yet the 

 efforts of those who support its claims have resulted 

 in vast business enterprises which extend their inter- 

 ests throughout the civilized world. So skillfully has 

 this been done that the public look upon each move 

 with the greatest admiration, and wonder what science 

 will discover next. What is the result of this marvel- 

 ous and complicated system of research? Why, there 

 is no evidence that the bacteriologists have ever pre- 

 vented a single disease or saved one human life. On 

 the contrary, with the discovery of each new(?) mic- 

 robe, the scythe of death cuts a new swath in the ranks 

 of living men and^women. This fatal termination is 

 the natural result of testing some new serum or animal 

 extract, and is also influenced by the excitement and 

 fear created by some startling claims made by the state 

 boards of health or other bacteriologists. We be- 

 lieve the so called science is the outgrowth of gi- 

 gantic commercial interests, which are supported by 



