SPECIFIC CAUSES OF DISEASE 85vacuum zone while the shell is passing, he suffers in a
measure determined by his own nature and his
proximity to the center of suction. His position is in
fact a reverse replica of the man who falls; for he
stands still while a moving body removes the air
pressure and allows the ethers to escape. If the amount
of ether dislocated is comparatively slight and is
composed only of the third and fourth ethers which
govern sense perception and memory, he will probably
suffer only a temporary loss of memory and inability
to sense things or move. This disability will disappear
when the extracted ethers are again fitted inside the
dense body—a much more difficult achievement than
where the physical body succumbs and the
reorganization takes place without reference to that
vehicle.
Sclerosis or Hardening of the Arteries
Our bodies are gradually hardening from childhood
to old age, on account of the chalky substances
contained in most of the foods we usually nourish our
bodies upon. This calcareous matter is primarily
deposited in the walls of the arteries and veins, causing
what is known to the medical profession as arterio-
sclerosis or hardening of the arteries. The arteries of a
little child are exceedingly soft and elastic, like a
rubber tube, but gradually as we advance through
childhood, youth, and on toward old age, the walls of
the arteries become harder in consequence of the
deposits of chalk left by the passing blood. Thus in
time they may become as stiff and inelastic as a pipe
stem. There is a condition which is called pipe-stem
artery. The arteries then become brittle and may break,
causing hemorrhage and death. Therefore it is truly