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arouses glandular action and the attack is quelled. 

 We know little of antitoxin. Antitoxin develops from 

 the body and not from the bacteria ; the problem differs 

 with each organism and analogic deductions are unsafe. 

 There may be other explanations. In the protoplasm 

 of the toxiphoric group of cells the antitoxin is the 

 normal constituent that binds the toxins which pre- 

 exist in the protoplasm (AHEM!). Antitoxin is due 

 to the transformation of the toxins. Sudden death 

 has followed antitoxin. Antitoxin is produced by the 

 body-cells; animals like hens have no cells that are 

 susceptible to tetanus." 



From this it is understood that hens do not have 

 lockjaw. How about roosters? 



"The onset of disease is due to something in the 

 germ; the duration of the attack is due to something 

 in the body. The toxins arouse glandular action, 

 which should quell the attack. Disease exhausts the 

 supply of pabulum in the body; the agglutinin will 

 cause the germs to stick together so that the alexin can 

 destroy them. An emulsion of brains will cure tetanus. 

 Protection exists in the blood in a negative state; is 

 rendered active on demand. There is in the body 

 some adjustment of forces by which pathogenic bac- 

 teria are antagonized and finally disposed of. Still the 

 whole subject is one of nature's tantalizing and well 

 fortified secrets." 



Such a juggling of words would be called pure de- 

 lirium if they did not eminate from those who claim to 

 be authority. This claim is supposed to entitle them 

 to a certain amount of respect. Let us make a prac- 



