Juvenile Delinquency
Wood, thus constantly moist, would appear to form an artificial habitat for such germs, which brings in line with the main finding communicated above.
Abstract
shrubs and small trees. The contamination was not confined to one genus, but Trichophyton species predominated. The Petri dishes, on being opened, would give an acrid smell produced by these fungi strong enough to check the breath for a time. The frequency of this infection was such that I had to seek the advice of the late Prof. Bruhns and of his colleague Dr. Alexander, joint authors of A llgemgine Mykologie, in Jadassohn's Handbuch der Hautkrankheiten (1928).. Dr. Alexander kindly told me that they had found woodcutters and similar labourers who frequently came in contact with wood and timber most liable to such infections. They had presumed that the natural habitat of pathological fungi must be wood or freshly cut timber. The place where I used to collect the insects was exactly such a habitat. In Europe mycotic infection of the feet, particularly of the toes, is rather common. It is often believed that the infection is derived from public bathing institutions. There wooden planks are provided for bathers to stand on immediately after leaving the bath. Wood, thus constantly moist, would appear to form an artificial habitat for such germs. This explanation brings in line with the main finding communicated above.-I am, etc.,