The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-24
GERM ELECTRICITY

In a report to the recent meeting
of the Electro Chemical Society. DR..
Harold A. Abramson. Cornell
Medical School bacteriologist, de-
scribed his study OF the tiny cleo
trica1 charges which are found on
bacteria and other microscopic life
when immersed in a water solution.
These small charges Of electricity
are also present on blood cells,
fungi, yeast cells and on such things
as oil droplets and quartz dust when
they are put in a water solution.
Dr.. Abramson claimed that By
studying this germ electricity science
can learn what causes reactions be-
tween disease organisms and the It's
sues Of the body It appears that
these electrical charges play an inn
portant role in bringing about the
process Of agglutination.
The process Of agglutination is
the clustering or dumping Of bac-
terra under specific conditions which
reduce their activity in the body,
This helps the body fight disease.
NERVE CHEMISTRY
A chemical is released in the
nerves Of the body every time the
brain commands a nerve to move a
muscle. The chemistry Of this proc
ess has been described by Sir
Henry Dale Of the British National
Institute for Medical Research.
The chemical that carries the
message Of the brain is acetyIcho-
line. Infinitesimal amounts of this
substance are released whenever
there is thought that COM
mands nerve to do something
with muscle In an active person.
according to this theory, extremely
small amounts Of the chemical are
produced every second. If this theory
of how the nerves control our mus
cles should fit all the facts. then
acetylcholine will be recognized az
one Of the most important s,Io-
stances in the human body. with
great potential usefulness for medi-
cine.
MEDICAL NOTE
DR.. William N. Walsh. a hospital
consultant of Chicago, reports that
Venereal disease in the Soviet Union
has been reduced by so per cent in
the last decade. He makes the point
that Sovie: surgeons are doing ex-
cellent work that compares with the
best in he world He also saws that
the children are getting such fine
care that the coming generations
will have but little need for hos
pitfalls.
In marked contrast to the picture
that DR.. Walsh paints of hospital
in the Soviet Union. is
the black report that DR.. Donald
M. Guthrie Of Sayre, Pennsylvania,
gave out on medical conditions in
Germany and Austria. The medical
profession has fallen into great dis
repute in these fascist countries.
Charlatans have taken possession
of the field. and medicine is on the
verge of sinking into a bog of
absolute inefficiency. The poor
worker, Of course, is the first to
suffer from this product OF fascist
barbarism.
NOTE ON BIRTH
CONTROL
At the recent meeting Of the
American Public Health Assocta-
ton, it was estimated that some
5000 to 1900 deaths year were
caused by faulty abortions, because
hypocritical capitalism denies work
ing class women adequate instruc-
ton on birth control. These deaths
are entirely unnecessary and are
largely due to lack of knowledge of
birth control technique. This need
less sacrifice of life is another OF
the barbarisms of capitalism that
necessitate its swift destruction and
the determination Of its rotten
practices.
Contributions received to the
credit of David Ramsey in his
Socialist competition with Jacob
Burck, Mike Gold. Harry Cannes,
Helen Luke, Del and the Medical
Advisory Board. in the Daily Worker
drive for $4,000 Quots-S25O.
D. X, a Bio Chemist $500
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