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CHARLES H. DUNCAN. 
the writer uses in curing sepsis. Auto-inoculation is auto¬ 
therapy. Pus contained, in many instances were examined, the 
staphlylococcus streptococcus and colon bacillus. 
There are many diseases that are caused directly by these 
micro-organisms and many diseases that are complicated by them. 
When we can obtain these causative micro-organisms in extra¬ 
alimentary and extra-pulmonary diseases, we will tend to cure 
the diseases caused by them (and tend to relieve diseases com¬ 
plicated by them) by placing these live micro-organisms in the 
mouth. We will discuss some of the extra-alimentary and extra- 
pulmonary diseases, or diseases caused by these bacteria and, that 
therefore tend to be cured by placing the toxic product of these 
three micro-organisms in the mouth (the staphylococcus, strep¬ 
tococcus and colon bacillus). 
i. Infected Wounds. —The writer has cured hundreds of 
cases of sepsis, and many of the most pronounced cases of sepsis 
it is the lot of the surgeon to meet, by giving the patient pus from 
his wound by the mouth. The most remarkable cures he has ever 
seen have been in curing septic conditions by this method, by giv¬ 
ing the patient a.drop or two of pus every hour for three hours. 
The opsonic index was raised when tried in a number of cases. 
A weak solution should be given to correct a bad or prolonged 
negative phase or aggravation in all cases of sepsis. The writer 
has used the 12th C. successfully. The discharge from a fresh 
wound placed in the mouth, will tend to abort sepsis. If the 
wound is clean, it will do no harm. (See also under hydro¬ 
phobia). 
The following is a case of aborted sepsis and is but one of 
many experiments that could be cited where this was done. 
Henry R., 45 years, applied for treatment, January 20, 1911, 
at the clinic of the Volunteer Hospital. In falling he ran a splin¬ 
ter of wood from a rotten board in the back of his right wrist. 
It was an inch long and from 1-8 to 3-16 of an inch thick,—half 
the thickness of a lead pencil. It was decided to perform an ex¬ 
periment in this instance and the writer asked two of the in¬ 
ternes, Dr. Dietrich and Dr Kirsch, to witness it. In this ex- 
