Action of Germs a Natural Process
The action of microörganisms, inside as well as outside the body, is a perfectly natural process and one that has been provided in Nature as a part of her general plan. It is a natural method just the same as her method of purifying the air or the self-purification of water or any of her other beneficent processes are natural. Milk will not sour without bacteria. Putrefaction is the result of the activity of the bacteria. Did it ever occur to you that the process of putrefaction is one of Nature’s methods for keeping our environment sanitary? Even this process is obtained only through bacterial action. Bacteria are always present in the intestinal tract and aid in intestinal digestion.
The term is applied to all microscopic organisms, whether vegetable or animal. Vegetable microörganisms are known as bacteria while animal microörganisms are called protozoa.