| Show ete I 1 rz DY AGNES 0 o VIETOR M l D I Boston Mass I ss Member ot of Gorgas Memorial Institute The complexities of or the tho living I body are explained best when compared with an engine Doth Both require fuel tuel which panics through the processes ot of o combustion and Which In so doing is transformed Into energy In the tho engine the fuel Is li wood wood- coal oil or gasoline and the- the par par- particular particular par particular fuel is transformed Into heat light electricity motion moll on etc In tho the living I body o y the fuel Is food and water and these are transformed Into heat electrIcity motion and all the tho Intricate man man- manifestations man which group under the head of or living muscle activities activities and nerve power glandular bal bal- balance bal balance ance anco thought will Judgment end and andall endall andall all tho the other marvelous manifestations tatton of ot brain functioning In both cases the process ot of combustion I Is II dependent on the presence of or oxygen In th thi th's air all and nd andon ott on the access of or this oxygen to the fuel tuel which is In process ess ot of combustion The living body re- re requires requires re requires quires also the tho addition o sun sun- sunlight sunlight sun sunlight light In both the engine and tho liv- liv livInG livIng InG body and breaking down of or parts are constantly oc- oc occurring oc occurring currin hence repairs am aro contin contin- continually continually required The tn engine lne reo re- re quires the constant care and antI con con- control control con control of an engineer to Inspect ct and make the tho repairs but the living bo body y controls and makes Its own repairs When this cOl and repairing power of ot the th body Y Is impaired then the tho physician or surgeon should b bo be call i 1 as an engineer to discover and help re- re remove re remove move the Impeding obstacles and so permit the body to resume its It own controlling and repairing powers The Tho living Ing body differs from the engine In one ono other Important way that i Is In its power of or growth There Is one other interesting fact common to both the engine and the living living- body namely that an Impairment of one ono part may be first noticed 1 through a II variation In another even a 0 distant part Hence the frequent frequent failure result result- resultIng resulting ing log from attention to only tho the part art giving symptoms The advantage to both the en- en engine engins en engine gine gins and the living bO body Y of or frs frs- fre frequent quent thorough general exam exam- examinations In by bP a competent engineer attention to seemingly small troubles is consequently consequently- apparent apparent- In this way early beginnings ot of causes caust's leading to impairment of efficiency or to or organic damage may be bo noted and opportunity given Iven for the avoidance of ot mechanical mechanical ical failure on the one hand and loss 1088 of or health on the other othor hand |
