PERFECTING THE BODY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 23 September 1909, Page 1

PERFECTING THE BODY

■A London correspondent .'writes:-^ Scientists are no longer content with the removal of . the appendix. They are now out, knife in hand, in quetb of the large intestine^ they, declare, •and the Human- body/ thus perfected; will endure indefinitely. The theory advanced by . Professor Metohnikdfl, of the Pasteur Institute, . that tL» large intestine is the breeding ground of the . majority .of the germs whiclr produce disease is well known. , Now we have the opinion of- Dr. Distaso, who is Professor; 'a :assistant, and .whfl; ;J^~ t been vfor some time. -conductingV experiments: at St. Mary's. Hospital in I/ondbn.- ■. "My experiments have, proved," declared; Dr. Distaso, * T that we should all b» better ofE without a lower intestine,wiich.is nothing more or "less thanan ideal: breeding place ;for disease germs. -Almost every chronic disease may be>aced back to the action of these germs. Chronic heart disease, arterie sclerosis, and . most kinds- of headaches- are examples.'' Dr. Distaso would have every child deprived of its appendix and large Intestine at the age of three years. He speaks, of course, after many experiments, which go to show that to persons/operated upon have enjoy .» greatly improved health after thi; high-handed interference with tiie wisdom of Nature. , "-.••-.■ The -effects of- various f o<: ?3 are the subject of some -interesting remarks by this French authority. Like Professor Metchnikoff, he is particularly rough on eggs. ' "An egg,'» he says, "undergoes the same decomposition in the intestines as it does outside the body, and so forms an excellent seat for germs." That attack on the domestic fowl, however, is a side issue. The. main theory is that the largo intestine and the appendix, breed harmful ..germs, and that if removed the beneficial germs will predominate! and. keep the body sound and : healthy/ : Long lif« follows naturally. I met- an aged colonial here lately, who daily takes a quantity of beneficial germs, ac,co(rding to .Professor Ctfotchnifcofit's direction. These beneficial fellows combat the 'baneful ones; they po-lice-the human r body. . My friend is ■ /eventy, and very fit, and 'he 'hopes by the grace and -watchfulness of his friendly germs to score a century. - .