The Bacterial Aspects of Dirty Money

“The emphasis for living finely and well,” says Williams, “is always to be placed upon the ways and means of attaining and maintaining health.” The discovery of bacteria as a prominent cause of disease seemed to simplify the problem of eradicating menaces to health. It presented the scientif ic basis for a system of hygiene; and, as we have recently been reminded, if there is anything the normal American loves, it is “system.” It offers something seemingly concrete and direct to deal with, so that the acceptance of all manner of systems to preserve human health by what are said to b e intelligent persons is in part based on the fact that, while the projects may be more or less fallacious, they are essentially simple. Despite the ubiquity of bacteria, they do not represent the only dangers to the health of mankind, yet they are often sufficiently menacing to call for a constant warfare of defense against them.

Source: JAMA - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research