Show THE Thu FOES OF HUMAN RUMAN LIFE V Dr F. F W Yo Andrews Andre in a lecture describes the perpetual warfare that is going on in every In human man s system stem between the invading bacteria und the defensive de de- mechanism of our bodies The Tue lecture is printed in the Lancet and the substance of it is given eiveri in the New York Medical Journal We take it that the doctors doctor's theory is i's that the air is swarming swarming swarm swarm- i ing g with ba bacteria teria that are seeking to prey upon animal life that a full proportion of them are al always always always al- al ways after human beings but that this was anticipated anticipated anticipated antici antici- when man was treated and it was arranged that under normal conditions the life principle in inman n mUll man is sufficient to successfully stand off the intruders in in- so so l ng as a person retains retains his his full vigor The doctor says c Only when the resistance of body is lowered by what we term the he predisposing predisposing predisposing predis predis- posing causes' causes of disease or when the strain of microbe gaining access is o of special specia virulence is js the normal eq equilibrium upset When the defense is strong enough to down the invaders without difficulty there is no trouble But when the first line is broken down and the bacteria bacteria bac bac- teria begin to hold their own and multiply in the tissues leading to infective diseases then the trou trou- ble begins sure Then the resources of the body are arc concentrated upon the area attacked Then the process is what we call inflammation The doctor says that it is no now generally accepted th-it th the appearance of inflammation on is a sign of bac- bac ria tc-ria invasion and is a means means of defense against the intruders If the second line of defense is broken down then matters grow serious then fevers fevers feyers fey fey- ers and nd a rise of temperature indicate that the body i is calling out all its reserves to meet and drive driy back the foe It seems elear that man always carries the seeds of his own death within him that man not not- only has to fight the worlds world's hardships and cores cares s but at last when his vitality begins begina to run inn low then he lie has has' an enemy enemy within h m that has been I lying in all ll his life f for r an an opportunity to strike him then a man de desires ires to say that he fr feels ls' ls i in hi perfect health the sc scientific ci expression n 1 should be As As yet my defensive apparatus is keeping keeping keep keep- ing the bugs down own And when he desires to tell h Iris his s ph physician Bician that he lie is ill he should render it this way Doctor I am sure that the bugs have broken broken brol bro bro- l ken en down the outer wall of my defense and that they ar are arc inv invading ding the inner citadel It was the theP P Psalmist we believe who ho said this bo body ly of ours is f fearfully and wonderfully made and he was tight right for according to this doctor life cannot be aught except a combat and the happiest mortal has bas lying in wait the enemy that will attack the moment that lessening vitality breaks natures nature's defense |