But before either of these occurrences has had time to take place, fortunately, in the great majority of instances, save those of exposure to the most deadly of infections, the vital power of the invaded individual has coped successfully with the invaders at the very point of attackhas repulsed the attacking party without appreciable impairment of its own forceand no illness results.

It is nonsense to suppose that such food is equally wholesome with fresh food, or that there is not considerable risk of acute poisoning or a permanent impairment of the digestive system.

But even partial approach to intoxication involves its proportionate impairment of nervous integrity, and therefore just so much diminution of muscular force.