But I press them. “Which way is more effective?” Now the answer comes, even if a bit reluctantly, and almost with embarrassment: “Yes, it is true that our way is more effective.” In fact, this has just recently been demonstrated, in one of the most dramatic triumphs of modern Western medicine. On May 8, 1980, the World Health Organization declared the total and complete eradication of this major killer of mankind all over the world. Apparently it can be demonstrated that some ways are better than others.