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His tone was so sententious that Serviss instantly became flippant, as an offset "Yes, one by one we round 'em up! But don't think me unfriendly to the 'beasts' They have their uses I'd no sooner kill a bacteriuhly for the cancerous and the consuhtn't to be hackled like weeds, and so toughen its hold on life Geruise"

Clarke pursued his way "How little we know about their reactions--their secretions You've given some attention to the X-ray and its effect on these cells, I presurinned to think what Weiss in soleyman and two reverential wo that bears on my specialtywith it"

"But have you considered the bearing of all these subtleties of science upon"--he hesitated--"a--upon certain--a--occult phenomena?"

Serviss eyed him non-committally "Well, what, for instance?"

"Well, upon, say, telepathy--and--a--well, upon spiritual healing--and the like"

"I can't say that I have; I don't exactly see the connection Furthermore, I don't believe in these particular delusions My work concerns thesuperstitions of the race I have no patience with any morbid theory of life"

This renificant glance at the irl looked away at the lamp, a flush upon her face

"Hello!" exclaimed Serviss, under his breath "Have I discovered a neat of cranks? I've been enlisted on soain and calated these occult phenoinings My time is all taken in a study of certain definite processes in the living organisy the delusions?"

"Most assuredly I do," answered Serviss, with the remorselessness of youth

"You would say that the mind of man cannot mend the body of another--"

"If you mean directly--in the manner of 'faith cures' and the like--I would answer certainly not, unless the disorder happens to be in itself due to a delusion I can i cured bynear the point at issue, and his eyes shone with glee

The preacher set his trap "You believe in the action of a drug--say, prussic acid--you believe it will kill?"