OR´GAN--any part performing a special work. OX´Y GEN--a chemical substance in the air necessary to life. PALE--lacking in color. PAS´TEUR--a French scientist who studied and told us much of germs. PI AZ´ZA--a porch. PLAGUE--a disease of Asia; a pestilence. POL LUTE´--to make unclean. POI´SON--a substance taken into the body which injures or kills. PNEU MO´NI A--an inflammation of the lung tissue, caused by a germ. PUR´GA TIVE--a medicine which purges or cleans out the alimentary canal. QUACK--a pretender to medical skill. RAID--to make war on. RA´TIONS--food; a ration; amount of food used. REG´I MENT--a body of soldiers. REIGN--to preside over; to rule. REL´A TIVES--near of kin. ROY´AL--kingly; pertaining to kings. RUB´BISH--trash; waste. SEARCH´LIGHT--a powerful light used on ships. SMOTH´ERED--prevented from breathing. SOL´DIER--a member of an army. SOOTH´ING--to make quiet. SQUAD´RON--several war vessels detailed for service. STIM´U LANT--something which excites or spurs on. TRENCH--a large ditch. TY´PHOID--a long slow fever, caused by a germ; it can be prevented by cleanliness. U´NI FORM--special dress, usually with braid and buttons. VAC CI NAT´TION--producing a mild form of a disease to prevent a severe form. VEINS--tubes that carry blood to the heart. VEN´TI LATE--to supply with fresh air. VES´SEL--a ship. VIC´TO RY--act of overcoming an enemy in battle, or an opponent in a contest. VIR GIN´I A--an eastern state in the United States. WARE´HOUSE--storehouse. WEAP´ON--any implement used for offense or defense. WHOLE´SOME--healthy. WIND´PIPE--a tube that carries the air from the throat to the lungs. WITH´ERED--dried up. ZINC--a metal. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired.