Civilization and the MicrobeHoughton Mifflin, 1923 - 18 עמודים |
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acetic acid bacteria alcohol alimentary canal amount animals antitoxin appear bacillus balance becomes blood blood-cells blood-stream body butyl alcohol carbon casein cells chemical chlorophyll cholera clover plant containing crobes cubes cubic centimetre cycle digestion dilution disease droplets effect eggs elements energy epidemic escape experiments fection fibers filter flax flea germ-free germs glucose growth human hydrogen important infection intestinal invader invasion kinds of bacteria kinds of microbes known lactic lactic-acid bacteria large numbers layer leucocytes living earth living things mankind mannose measles meningococcus microbes microscope milk natural Nature's nitrogen nitrogen-fixing nodule bacteria number of bacteria organic oxides oxygen parasitic bacteria parasitic microbes Peyer's patches plague pneumonic plague poison produce progressively pathogenic bacteria protein purification rabbit readily resistance sand Schmutzdecke serum sewage skin soil solution souring specific stances sterile substances sugars teria tion toxin typhoid bacillus typhoid fever underlying tissues vinegar waste wholly
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עמוד xviii - Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole Empire was made tranquil and happy.
עמוד xviii - The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the empire, first ordered well their own States. Wishing to order well their States, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts.
עמוד xviii - It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what should spring from it will be well ordered. It never has been the case that what was of great importance has been slightly cared for, and, at the same time, that what was of slight importance has been greatly cared for.
עמוד vii - Bacteria left her with the vague impression of a world teeming with deadly germs awaiting an opportunity to infect mankind. It seems probable that this malignant conception of bacteria is very generally held. In reality civilisation owes much to the microbe.
עמוד 211 - ... blocked" fleas may attempt to feed on an infected host and then on an uninfected one, transferring the bacilli directly from one to the other. "Blocked...
עמוד 197 - Field mice are said not to succumb readily to the glanders bacillus, a deadly infectant of house mice. Again, many individuals among an otherwise susceptible race exhibit striking resistance to specific infection. Thus, certain members of a family may escape that highly contagious disease scarlet fever, even though brothers and sisters fall victims of this dread malady. Many members of a community escape typhoid fever, even though the virus be generally disseminated through a contaminated water-supply.
עמוד 59 - The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that strange and imaginary conception of a dual human personality, has its actual realization, and far more striking and realistic, in the simple experiment upon the energy requirements of the diphtheria bacillus. In plain broth the microbe produces a potent toxin which confers on the bacillus its formidableness in producing disease. The simple addition of glucose as a readily utilizable source of energy for the organism so changes...
עמוד 195 - The intricate, reciprocal relations which exist between man and microbe bring into sharp relief a biological struggle between a host and an invader, of such amazing complexity that its solution will require a knowledge of the fundamentals of life itself. Nevertheless, considerable progress has been made and many facts have been estabfished.
עמוד 203 - Fluid from spinal canal in cerebrospinal meningitis evacuation of the pus usually leads to complete healing. Sometimes the outlaw germs prevail and cause widespread destruction in the body, or even death. Occasionally, the microbes settle down in a joint, or the heart, and keep up a languid opposition to the efforts of the body to dislodge them. Usually, however, the leucocytes prevail and restore order.
עמוד 194 - the natural outcome of the struggle between mankind and microbe has always favored mankind" — has been replaced by a much gloomier mood.