Show WAR BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND GERMS GREATEST FIGHT OF AGES french scientists praises U S research work wor k paris the greatest war of tho ages according to dr harry noted scientist ts is that being waged between human beings being and germs doctor has just returned here after three mont months lu in america and in addition to being a he fie Is a well known bacteriologist associated with the pasteur Ia institute specializing in infantile paralysis smallpox measles etc diseases caused by flit rable viruses doctor expressed great admiration for the intensity of the alie work in american laboratories directed toward combating these particular germs doctor dochez of columbia according to the li rench scientists has succeeded in isolating the germ of the common old cold in cultures and incubators and has proved the possibility of infecting humans with it if the germ can be grown which la Is the next step it Is very probable that an antitoxin to the ordinary cold may be developed ve in the opinion of doctor As yet there seems no accounting for infantile paralysis we know how to take it and isolate it and infect others with it he said referring to the actual germ but we do not yet know where it comes from and we know now that the only practicable t cable serum Is the human convalescent vale scent variety for example such as governor roosevelt of new york a former sufferer has given on r recent cent occasions of cases of infantile paralysis studies this year there was an average of about 12 per cent fatalities in the epidemic of 1010 1910 doctor pointed out explaining that approximately 80 90 per cent of infantile paralysis cases are to be expected in children up to ten years an adult while immune to the disease may very well infect a young child with infantile paralysis by hissing it or coughing or sneezing in its presence ile he believes that such diseases are largely conveyed by the eyes nose and mouth that Is how hov I 1 think the germ Is spread he said |