. Biology; the story of living things. MAN'S FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL 613 down their efficiency, allowing poisons to accumulate in the body which eventually cause death. In the case of cerebral hemorrhage, as well as apoplexy and arteriosclerosis, the only help comes in other respiratory > /ear/- , "homicide/ . 4au^ ojtdcCents. apople^.etc. Death rates in cities of the United States, based on the latest available informa- tion. What types of diseases exact the greatest toll of life ? moderation both in diet and in bodily activity. Degenerative dis- eases are the natural re


. Biology; the story of living things. MAN'S FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL 613 down their efficiency, allowing poisons to accumulate in the body which eventually cause death. In the case of cerebral hemorrhage, as well as apoplexy and arteriosclerosis, the only help comes in other respiratory > /ear/- , "homicide/ . 4au^ ojtdcCents. apople^.etc. Death rates in cities of the United States, based on the latest available informa- tion. What types of diseases exact the greatest toll of life ? moderation both in diet and in bodily activity. Degenerative dis- eases are the natural result of the gradual wearing out of the body and all that we can expect to do is to lessen the death rate from these causes. Man and His Parasitic Worms Various parasitic worms have been known for countless centuries as enemies of man. In the Ebers papyrus of the sixteenth century there is a record of certain diseases attributed to the presence of the "bowel ; The fiery serpent which the Israelites encountered in the wilderness of Sinai was undoubtedly none other than a round- worm, Fullebornius (Dracunculus) medinensis. Evidence of the sa- gacity of Moses lies in his separation of animals into "clean" and "unclean" on the basis of the presence or absence of parasites. Thus all scavenger beasts were prohibited as food. As civilization progressed and man used more cooked food, the number of parasites. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, George W. (George William), 1873-1948; Walter, Herbert Eugene, b. 1867; Hunter, George W. (George William), 1902-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company


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