Froni the ; - scientific point ot view ~~ Vie human body may well be re- - garded as the battlefield m which various swarms of germs contend for mastery ami carry on their struggle for existence ■ Starting -from this a*sumpiion, an Italian }>hysiciau is re]>orterl to have tliscovered an extraordinary cure for cnnßiimi»lion. This diseaso, as is known, is caused by the inordinate activity of an organism known as the Bacillus tuberculosis. Now Dr. Cxntani has ascertained the presence m cases of organic disease of another germ, the Bacterium termo, inimcal to the bacillus, hut m itself a harmless scavenger. This bacterium is carefully cultivated m lubfli, and then administered to the patient. There ensues a battle, royal m the lungs, but the bacteria, vphich ha ve been ' cultivated to a high degree of efficiency, win the day. .Alt 'least, this is alleged to have been so m several cases of advanced consumption.' The- harmless jjerm expels and destroys the deadly one, and the.iatient, without feeling much inconvenience ,fiom the interal warfare, recovers flesh and strength.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1701, 6 May 1886, Page 3
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