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will produce each of the diseases just named, but this 

 is not true. It is true, however, that at one time bac- 

 teriologists found certain germs which they claimed 

 would produce some of the diseases, but not all; and 

 as already stated, they themselves proved by later de- 

 velopments that they were mistaken. In order to show 

 the remarkable efforts which they put forth to prove 

 the presence of the germ, permit the author to quote 

 briefly from the Washington Star of June 18, 1900: 

 The question of hydrophobia was discussed, and the 

 statement was made that the disease was "Almost cer- 

 tainly caused by a living germ" (Ahem). 



But let us admit for a moment that hydrophobia is 

 caused by a germ. Bacteriologists teach that all germ 

 diseases are contagious. Is hydrophobia contagious? 



Good Lord deliver us from the trials, perplexities 

 and tribulations of a germ doctor. 



If acute diseases are caused by germs as claimed, 

 and an antitoxin prepared from the diphtheria germ 

 as described, will cure diphtheria, then we must believe 

 that antitoxins prepared in like manner from each 

 variety of germs which they claim cause other diseases 

 will also cure, as already stated. Yet everyone under- 

 stands that antitoxin will not cure any of the diseases 

 just mentioned. 



Will antitoxin cure 



Pneumonia ? No. 



Typhoid fever? No. 



Tetanus or lockjaw? 



Smallpox? No. 



Hydrophobia ? No. 



