Ew. Worms. (1928)

[booksandcheeses.livejournal.com]

Jayne's Vermifuge.  Found on Wikipedia with no artist credited.

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[ms-geekette.livejournal.com]

Er, hot-linking images isn't cool, especially wikipedia. At least stick it behind a cut if you aren't going to upload it to another file host.

[booksandcheeses.livejournal.com]

There, there's the version I meant to use.

(see below for my original responsee...)

[booksandcheeses.livejournal.com]

Crud sorry I used the wrong URL. I'll switch it for my own album as soon as I'm at the computer!

[flummoxicated.livejournal.com]

I think the young man in the second to last panel is being sarcastic.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Hoo, this must be my problem lately!

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Worms might be just what they need!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis#Helminthic_therapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis#Helminthic_therapy)

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/worms-germs-and-dirt-what-can-they-teach-us-about-allergies-and-autoimmune-diseases/ (http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/worms-germs-and-dirt-what-can-they-teach-us-about-allergies-and-autoimmune-diseases/)

[shortsweetcynic.livejournal.com]

LOL. "umm, isn't that nice" - i know they were going for "mmm", but it's waaaaaaaaay funnier when you imagine the kids recoiling in horror but not wanting to be rude.