Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius that he becomes the symbol of virtue and of human potential. It was not until the late nineteenth century that the germ theory of disease was conceived and developed. It had been known for a long time that contact with a sick person might cause sickness. In the Old Testament Book of Leviticus we find laws forbidding contact with lepers. Brass is an alloy made chiefly of copper and zinc.
Bronze is a similar alloy consisting primarily of copper and tin.
The Bible refers to brass, but the alloy was probably bronze, as was the brass referred to in other ancient writings. The people always have champions whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. Industry is dependent for its income upon consumer and capital investment. If individuals or concerns merely accumulate rather than invest their savings, the sale of industrial products will decline and unemployment will increase. U. S. President Andrew Jackson wrote that the congress, the executive, and the court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution.