The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

He Anticipates Not Distant Era When Sick
ness Shall Be Eradicated from the Life Of
Mankind and When the Premature Fee
bleness Now Common Shall Give WAY
to Prolonged Strength and Vigor.

"A quick plunge and Quit All microbes
killed and freshness intact"
Then Il was time to look after some ba-
GILL In the other laboratory, and he went
in there and examined a couple Of glass
Jars and put things right before he came
back to me and sat down In q straight
backed and most uncomfortable chair.
Il suppose II children were put on one
Of these carefully thought-out microoic
diets from the beginning. their chances Of
a long life would be fine" volunteered.
HEALTH FOR THE UNBORN CHILD
"oh, yes" nodded Professor Metchni-
koff. That is. OF course. what VIII be
done, and am experimenting In Just that
way now. I expect TO go further and
rive the microbes to the mother before
her child is born. Then the benefit VIII
se still greater. The child would come
into the world perfectly strong and we'll
equipped to fight opposing health infu-
ences. No longer would the mother have
10 worry over childish ailments and more
serious ones later. The race would be
lnc8lculdDiy ifnpfoNeo- Ans - '@sS s~-eo
Of eusenics."
1T sounds a more sensible one than
any I've heard" / said. but felt q
little nervous lest he should talk more
about eugenics.
You see, they've haunted me ever since
I've been over here. mean eugenics. Of
course. They seem to provide table talk.
and drawing-room discussion and every
thing else. and. frankly. I'm tired OF
them or It or both. SO tactfully switched
the Conversation.
DO people in Paris 60 in for your sour
milk cure?" I questioned.
Yes. indeed" replied the professor.
Are they very conscientious and regu-
lar about tit I can't imagine the French
taking cures seriously, somehow.
"oh. but you are quite wrong. madame.
assure you. French men and women
are very serious in all they undertake
think perhaps the cure is more popular
here than anywhere else IN the world.
I'VE are pretty strong on it in Ameri-
ca" observed.
"Ehr exclaimed the professor. II
don't understand that. Ordinarily can
comprehend madame. because I always
understand Americans when they speak.
far better than I DO the English. who
talk more in their throats. but this time
I am puzzled. How strong you are in
America, you said. think. Is It not so?
And why7'
Poor man, he looked as perplexet as II
he had Just unearthed q peculiarly irri-
tating germ.
I FASTENED to relieve his tortured mind.
II only meant that In America we take
the Tactic microbes very widely" / said
quite distinctly and with great dignity.
"Ho, OH he exclaimed, as the light
came to him. Then he smiled a really.
truly, broad. alI-round smile with no
strings tied to it Now I understand"
CURE MORE POPULAR WITH MEN.
Still, you know. here. with US. the
men go in for the cure more than women
do. That's queer. isn't 1t? You'd think
women would want 10 take Tactic MI
croIes, but they don't seem to care
whether they live long or not, somehow"
But you surprise met exclaimed Pro-
fessor Metchnikoff. Are you sure this is
so--that women do not interest them
selves as much in their health as men do
In your country
well. I don't know about health in
general" 1 stipulated. Il mean that
women are not as enthusiastic about the
sour milk cure as men are"
That is very strange" remarked the
professor. in a Illuminating sort OF way.
Very strange, indeed, for It Is so good
for the complexion I never had such q
color as have now till took the Tactic
microbes" and he passed his hand ca
ressingly over his rosy cheeks.
Now. girls. I ask you. wasn't that clever
OF him7
He reads Us just as II we were microbes
and bacteria-as perhaps we are, for all I
know.
OF course. no woman cares much how