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and The reason th1t men NOT poisoned Il oncs
that he amount Of healhfn1 air and food INTRODUCED
Of this organic matter is easily determined b. fhf
{erloanganata Of potash, which gives = pccn{fai,
brilliant rcd color % the water ID which il Is in 80
.99aon, i9, 1qt when this organic matter 4 passed
and It becomes brown l have eomenmes fbnnnh nMI
tl,at the blood. Il We couid sec Il aoWine th1nHGl
e nc Hens; + would be found to be going through
is tnese en1anattons which produce ihese suddcr
and speedy deaths In confined places: mi thjs Il
not len 70 speculation, hut Is proven by posihss
human being 10 asce1taIu The resuita Of thll
poison although. unfortunately, the Ignorance o.
%en,a %enkna nG nnsa psoduces ,bese e1psd
ind Introduce it into reservoir into which a,r It
eont ttantay passing, 80 that tho oxygen m.y not Be
ee1hansted. A. carbonic acid has strong aEhuity
ios aarytea, introduce With the antnazl some anal
aat tbe carbontc acid mhy not be cause OF death
sna maj The watery vnpor nay not hare that ct'ec
Iut u also s9me chloride Of calcium to absorb It.
ome die OF ith own organic cmAnttfons. In The
came way you poison your own atmosphere N I
e!osed room and how much wosrc when you have
many Epons in this city, occupying a little room
moi sufficient for etnslc person-f In the case d
crowded aSsenblagcs Ln public halls. in prisons, o.
no1fous atmosphere. There noxicns emaaations
are not carried away rapidly, hut remain with the
body are carried about IN the clothing, ready At ali
sss es 70 aMaks1 dss'e e. md predspose 10 Il
create disesse at win and there Is not an epidenic
or typhoid fever bni what somebody is to blame
for It besides God. There ia NOT an epidemic o.
themselves responsible and there is not an epidemic
Of any k1nd Which appals mankind By ID destruc-
H1 nss horrors III Which l. not prevented by proper
poisons and their effects on their unhAppy victims,
study the results Of Their Of power
le nd Ihas pselisp2sine 70 disease 70 the !mmsdi-
What wonder is 1t That on an epidemic, el,dcmc OF
aeeldeDtal cause the syetem sinks under itg depres
sion Il seems impossible to convince the public
aothing new or original in what ssy-it "a amost
impossible to say anything ncw Of il but Il ia Int
Puriant 10 impress On your minds and On the minds
OF the public, the importance Of this matter. In
private houses, people are constantly poisoning
each oiher, In crowded tenemente, In iails In the
court rooms. IN church, at the heatrs or opera,
ttee, efs hs'toH1s % these tonl
used to cover the offensive aflnyia Of the tndiTid.
nals themselves. Some people be]iese thai doctors
haso tome peculiar method Of escaping disease,
cleanliness md avoiding breathing lhls ion aIr ind
the lungs. as far possible, preventive couafly
IN the hands OF everybody If they only choose 10
Intend again 10 impress upon ron this important
proposition. that no disease Is the effect Of single
sanse 9at T. owing 10 concurrence of esuscs. In
epidemic dise9scs for instance. where there seems
TO be peculiar specific cause the operation III
which We can 1Eace The socal1ed disease resnltinc
from II is found to be, not from a specific cause,
on oMss 's = a,Ss sey q tIdnsss e the
prevailing in oenain iocaii1te%s % @Sere esf1sSs Ges
1anses az sa,,s ar prevalent = local Influences.
but VII be found to Seem peculiar to the localities
ta which II IL found where the same causes preypi
Thus 5ou have fever and asue, aud typhoid ieve9 as
enaem1s @ & diseases IT. some parts Of de world, and
that the term endemic does not express The whole
effect. The dlsease which Ia ordinarily the resnlt
OF auses among the people of particular Localities,
dcmic passing from the locality where it originated
to other localities. Yellow fever, for Instance, en-.
demc II one pst Of the world. becomes epidemic
IN another. 80 discase at one time epidemic nav
become e1deoic In certain localities where 1t dnds
favorable fn1uences. THIS cholera, Of which we
haze the history for only few hundred year,, was
the plains Of the East and In Hlndostan: but it
uow seems 10 hare Acquired an endemic form among
them, breaking forth over the test Of the world
will extend until the intelligence ol man sksu dts
coye1 and remove Its eaRscs. The endemic discase
may te carried on the wind or in packages OF prop
have been subject to ia action, 80 that il becomes
apparently contagious These fomes, or minuta
PARTICLES 81 Infections ma1et SCENT TO Be connected
VIII El0luluns especially VIII etQu 0i loose (Cit
use and being carried to other localities give to IN
endemic disease tts epidemic form. Epidcmics OF
all kinds easily rise In the East md, ike the star
OF empire, Westward take their way.
Tint Is the usual coufec, but when Il has once
passed over people, II leayes Its impress eycr
amer upon them. Il Is safe to eay that the cotfse
Of epidemics once established rnodiaes the diseases
Of the people II its path escr theEeaiter and where
IL eeeD. 10 ind farosabe locality, whe1e 1t con-
euta with the local causes Of dkease, 1t not only
produces temporary but pespetually destructive
does In latitude and longitude Hhe,r other csrses
concur to keep up The character Of the disease.
And, II Is an Important point to consider the in.
s ne 81 ~ ass.
tc1ized By large and frequent discharges from the
intestinal tube and Il has been noticed By medical
cholea has visited locality there remains among
the people IN uaTontcd seneibity OF the intestinal
tube. not merely among those who have had it bnt
carson Of lie Cholera medical men ma thst ~ tbs ln
people cannot bear The kane amount OF cathartics
ihat they could before.
Whatevs1 may Be- he epeunc cause Of this par
Bile Of transmission by the air, the bodEea Of men
andre1cthnd!se passing. s@WaTs westward and Gx.
II. tteelt where II finds concurrent causes.
Thlk must be constantly borne In mint,-not that
you cnu Arrest these tnpalpahle atoms IN the air. OF
who're presence you can only judge hon their dects
this epidemic a. Of all Others that 1t Is lecssa9
10 PM away the concurrent eanscs Of the disease,
and u yon DO this, yon will aitaonsh you caunot
altogether stay Its Progress al le.st Mitigate and
~ soe ne rssas. ~ u - Vssy
thai etlnks arc NOT unhealthy. and have heard per.
sont who elaImed 10 have smatte1.nE Of scientific
s.t 'e a. an afuen. IN h1or Of ths a.
honkes In Pas, escaped the cholera and other cpl
denies Nh1ch rarayed cleaner spd less odo:ile,ous
these Ir,s ,nts,ae ~ ~ s.esr1 sees a. !.
escape The choern, or nny other epidemic, all sou
he - 1sat a. ossS =, aaa 1 ~ u
s,nntc f he ho,tniess ~ fo,,at T.; " ,. nee inc
would he tafe fom s fi1cas III sr;.naI yEa ~
uee this proposition toaijT eapse n,sy ons,1,n
m an indf fv4nsi ,cndin y; ,1,ncs H., na5 opstlaa
yet tic fntiridnsl excape mai iseas. h"csT,. "
l. bealthy pshcr5ise aud he system thrpWs nf the
morbid cause. When there n Tre.f r.n;ditv ~ ~
c+eiin. InTttd rnVsan. ~ that. III aS .t e.
il M 1.nsiant rs1 mt Whn yan b.,s au1 ~.
currncc Of these rS;ses md tbe svmn,ons ~ ~.
disease as manifested. its deadly eis ar mo- no
, 91tea: LEI ~ ns oe llt'e mere speclae md taee
NJ s . r. az .; .ns'nee a., We nave 9pessns among
n1oinca s,,s, sa,o,i .sS ses aenaanR 70
rransa. fn,h ~ .sIo.n, nuu WI sse .:S Psoat tne
Of ne,oda sa consinac nne fex1n sasc ope s
~ ~ ~ =, i:S :. ao"2 acst opoa Tue iese!
sn,i ~ ~ .ss. 'eet a6ose ~ and ~
fr tnehes hcnesth H. lou ,ha e. qnt
tor ,e sna Cos n conaet ~ ~ van IN me Wal o. IN
eusr i y = So W vi, III na n6o ms 80 Close 10 me
haran.s stas -. ~ ~. ~ nnu u9h
X ~ t sus.a Oh e!a! plesens tnG water coming
y aas .ne tn ensae We anine ini. snFhce we
.,,. naa at ~ y 1oL OILY Wei IN ~ Is nomoas,
Goiuppsca 2! qeeoHposinR ssGesaole matter. on
this Esad o. soil plznls snd other forms of regeta.
nle mt1sl lo9i1sh ana deeaJ npdly, nnt OF them
tne sol y mace mp. hat ls the influence Of this
aeeompotiaS vegetable mattetf i Is constantly
tnfo@1ne on se1no mtaeEata, which Is the particular
canse Of endemtc diseases. Now u yoa test the
EadladnE power q any portion OF the earh's su.-
tacc Jon wll dua that th1t which 1adates most rap
idly ls the humous, black soil, which We zee Ill
about us- Everything On this surface has the heat
conducted 1wsy from II se.y rapidly and especially
I. this The case when there + Underlying tbs bed
ofclay. Every surgeon who has been in the army
will rccol!ect that be has been cautioned against
pitching his tent OF hospital on humous earth over
a bed Of clay, because there is such rapsd heating
and cooling Of the surface Of the catth. 20 Epeed7
variations Of the atmosphere never e0Qalcd In "a ses
These sand Or even clay are found on lhe surface.
cause The earth 80 rp1dly accnmulates tne heat of
the srns Eys; ouT nights cool because there Is
so much radiation.
These rapid variations Of temperature have a ten
dency 10 depscas the power Of every individual who
Rf1 f1v>E3a i&aaE a.