antidotes for animal poison are worthless, as they have not the
properties commonly ascribed to them. The paucity of remedies is
so great that alcohol is the one which comes most quickly to the
mind of those who have been taught in the traditions of the
past, and who are not fully aware of its action on the human
system. We shall endeavor to show that the action of alcohol is
not helpful, but on the contrary is really detrimental; and also
that there is a better way out of the difficulty.

"If we get a splinter in the body, vital energy is aroused to
get rid of the offending substance, inflammation is set up, and
sloughing goes on until the splinter is voided. If the splinter
is covered with acrid material, the same process is intensified,
and nature endeavors to eliminate the offending substance
through the natural excretions. Upon the peculiarity of the
material depends the direction of this elimination.

"It is well known that some poisons are thrown off by the
kidneys, some by the lungs, while others again are attacked by
all the emunctories. The difference in the power of the system
to absorb different substances, appropriate whatever can be
utilized, and throw off whatever can not be used, is sometimes
called idiosyncrasy, but more properly it may be called vital
resistance, and upon the integrity of this power rests the
ability to combat disease in all its forms, whether it be the
absorption of any animal virus or the poison resulting from
undigested food. This ability is in proportion to the integrity
and soundness of every tissue and organ of the body. This may be
illustrated by the fact that with a person suffering from kidney
disease, which necessarily impedes elimination, the ordinary
effects of a poison are intensified; therefore whatever aids in
the promotion of good health, or in other words, the normal
action of all the functions, will contribute to the safety of
the individual in any and every emergency.

"When a person dies from the effect of poisoning, it is simply
because the system was unable to eliminate the offending
substance and was exhausted in the effort. There is a tolerance
of some substances which frequently results in chronic disease,
and again it is shown in what is called the cumulative effect or
acute disease.

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