The Washington times., 1922-08-06
owHERE was the practical

clearly shown than In
letting the eliminating test Of the
patience Of Job take the form Of .
crop Of boiis.
Murrain among his cattle. sudden
death Of near relations. great iesses
in his wsridiy soods--All these he
had endured with unfailins
patience.
But when the plague Of boils
fell upon him. covered him with
Erest spots Of flaming agony.
stvins him no rest either day or
night. ana yet he stil persisted In
his devotion with an unnhshsnnsss
that was akin to obstinacy--then
even the higher powers were con-
WINGED Of his worthinsss and re-
wardsd him richly-but he certain
iy earned It!
QUICK ACTION NEEDED.
But II would be GRASS concsit for
anyone nowadays to think that
when these throbbins little yellow
spots appeared he. too. was being
singled out for another such Provi-
Dental "hazing" preparatory to
immortal fame.
He would DO well to leave to
that venerable citizen Of uz his
hard.won distinction a. the most
patient nnan In history and attack
the golden hofdss Of sstaphy hyIococ-y
Gus Aureus with ell the forces Of
modern science.
stAphylococcus Aureus is
member pf that weii-known crini-
nal family. the pus germs, and.
like all his brethren. should b
slain without pariey. t
One somstimss hears It said
that "a bbii IL worth ten dollars.
becauss Of the poison II draws out
Of your system" g.. 8
This 10 about IN the Same ciAss
a. that solemn old observation
that q war every So often was n
good thing. because It let out the
bad blood.
For the really serious cases Of
boiis. and their grimmsr. older
brothers, the sscarbunciss. there are
cultures, vaccines and baciili Of
great VARIETY and stili greater pow
er: but the ordinary types do not
require such q battery Of test.tubes
for their destruction.
NATURES WARNING.
Their very appearance 10 sener-
ally q sign Of Natures intense
dissatisfaction with the way
things are being run in the body;
in fact. they may be regarded rs
a species OF physiological hot-box.
An example Of this 10 the fire.
quent occurrence Of boils in dia-
betes. where the excess unusable
sugar In the blood furnishes q
ready-made food for staphyiococ-
Gus Aureus and all his kin.
They frequently occur In ath-
letes who have overturned. and.
as might be expected. are Gar more
common In war or famine periods
than in ordinary peace times.
Until recently they would appear
in regular waves early each spring.
after people had been cooped up
all winter in airiess rooms and liv-
ing on too deadly monotonous a
diet.
Now. however, our vastly i'm.
proved modes Of transport keep
the northern city dwelIer abun-
dantly supplied with fresh fruits
and green stuffs, even In the
depths OF winter. 90 that q proper
dietetic balance il maintained.
and boils have Joined the rapidly
growing class Of ''down and out"
afflictions.
FTFTY.FIFTY AFFAIR.
For. like many another Of the
Ills that flesh IL heir to. boiis are
a "fifty.fifty" affair: the invader
comes from the outside. but he can
only gain . foothoid II there is dis
content and sedition within the
body state itself.
Keep your internal defense forces
we'll and properly fed and they will
hurl forth any stray microbe with
the Joyous promptitude and eff.
cheney Of an old styls Bowery
bouncer.
The Surset way to keep your
body defenders upon their toes"
is to see that your diet Is properly
balanced In the winter, and
especially that It is not deficient
In green vegetables and fresh
fruits.
Even q very small amount may
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