The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-27

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bacteria IAN accomplish m fheir hort
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which vould bsn'e the clevere~t ~ chem
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upon They give to the farmer the good
quality ~ his crops 10 the dsiryman
superior butter aud cheese. they assist
In large measure In freeing our rivers
and laks from harmful pnilutIons Here
II should ne strongly elnpha-ll.d that
those bacteria which ruu-" ilsen~- are
only of IA few species all others contrlhut
ing To- our welfare IN ,ounrlrss way
Quite ~ astonishing Is The discovery hat
within ia. root knohs uf l,-s- aud beans
live bacteria which by splitting up mineral
salts containing nitrogen. and 10y absorbing
nitrogen from the air. give It over to The
plant 50 that IL ~ enabled To grow lu,url-
sn,ly. whereas without their presence the
till~r ~ the soil might fcrtilne the ground
in vain. II - quite possible hat not alone
peas and beans. but all grasses and plants
and tr~es depend upon the prcsenc. OF
such germs for their very existence. which
IN turn supply man and animals with their
means Of existence. Hence We See thar
these nitrifying bacteria. as they are called.
II swept out Of existence would he The cause
OF cessation Of all life upon the globe. And
arguing backward. one prominent au-
thorlty states II M his belief that the fret
OF all life ON this earth were those lowly
forms of plants which only required tho
nitrogen Of All or salts to enable them To
multiply.
Limiting observation now to III. sphere
OF Medicine. II will be readily perceived
that the presence Of bacterial life in a carsa-
tive relation to disease 10 an object OF para
mount regard. The following paragraphs
will briefly treat Of the diseases associated
with Heterogeneous and tho common
modes Of infection in each. tho chain OF
events subsequent to an infection. and the
possibilities OF protection or cure by means
OF substances elaborated In the body Of an
individual or animal recently recovered
from an infectious disease
A~nfhrar-A disease chiefly Of cattle and
sheep. occasionally Of man, Is caused by
the Bociiius dnthracs. discovered In lsig-5O
by pollendcr and Davaine. IL enters the
body through abrasions Of the skin. by
inhalation Of the spores. or seeds. into the
lungs. or by swallowing infected material
L~~prosy.-This disease " caused by a
bacillus known az bacillus kpros. which
was discovered by Hansen in isD. II il
doubtful II It has been grown outside the
body. 1t " supposed to enter by abrasions
Of the skin, but it is very feebly contaS-
ious, Notwithstanding popular IDEAS H. to rs
supposedly highly contagious nature.
Tubsrcu losis. All forms Of this disease.
among which Ia ordinary consumption.
are caused by a bacillus closely resembling