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PLATE I. Different forms of jnicro-organisms. To face . . 8 

 FIG. i A. A single " colony " of rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) 

 growing on a plate of nutrient gelatine. The actual 

 diameter of this colony was about one fourth of an inch. 

 P>. A cluster of the bacilli taken from the colony and 

 highly magnified . . . . . . . 13 



FIG. 2. The " plate method " of air analysis . . . .17 



PLATE II. Colonies of micro-organisms growing on dust 



particles. To precede .21 



PLATE III. Showing results of " plate analyses" of the air of 



different places in New York. To face . . . .24 

 PLATE IV. Effect of sweeping on the number of micro-organ- 

 isms in the air. To face ' 32 * 



FIG. 3. Ciliated cells from the large air-tubes of the human 



lungs, seen from the side 39 



FIG. 4. Pigmentation of the lung from inhaled dust . . 44 



FIG. 5. Dust filters in the lung deeply pigmented . . .47 

 FIG. 6. Lymph filters (lymph-glands) at the root of the lung, 



ihe seat of local and healed tuberculosis .... 69 



