, 1870-02-13
THE GERM THEORY OF DISEASE.
Sc,y mud 1ntere.,,pr sc.e,a,,on.

Professor Ty ndAll lcc,ured. on the evening Of
January q, before large assembly at the Royal
the AT. lie described series Of Interesting ey.
pettmCntA hy which he pIosen that air, bO11 b.
iere AID alter beng taken into The lungs loaf.
consist Of orgaric matter. We quote below The
ptIs!on q h:s lecture, making prscucal applica-
tt1he aiI ct cur LONDON roors Is loaded WITH
this treaeic d7si, nor is the coun't5 air Tree from
IT. po.!u.;on- However ordinary dayught may
permit It TO dsgnisc .taef, autliciently poxetfG
nean causes the nit IN Which the dust il suspend.
ed 10 bp2tar as seln1-solid rather than na gas.
NOT caS eonsd II the trtt u stance, a..hoat re;
pbEpa.ce, naEA1ne mouth at the Illuminated
fec1s Of the electric BssH ned tnhhle tne dlr1 re
vsaleo there. Nor Il the G1sgust abolished b1
ne rejection that, althocGh We d6-tps see me
bong snd minute OF ont llyee. There no tcsa,;e
to this contact WITH diTt; md the wonder u, noS
toss n3 Te sHonid on irom tune 10 time scret from il
Is oe oe dss dss, sp aa q rop y wopa
roH!on: y was. come time sEo, the current be,
!lel That epidemic diseases generally we're props
orR4nic matter IN state Of ,notor.decaJ; insi
when Iueh matter Nae TAKEN inio ine
to6J tnfcugh the !ungs or akln, 1t had tue power
had attacsed itsetk SUCH spsesa,ns % poHes gsa ~
Wildly excited IL the Gaze Of ycaAs- a utue isay.
% sn va y 9eea to !saten the whole limp, aue1e
ro.l,ion. te!rg apparently competent ID propaaa;e
lEdtnhltel3 III own decay. KnJ should cot 4 btt
q rotten malaria To,k u Similar manner within
me human frauet In 1886 Nontertnl reply MAS
given 10 tnts question IN thas JeAr Cauns2rd de-
n 1oEr discovered tie Jea1t Plant, living oteau.
iees. IT, so,SS Tnen as PLACED n p.ope! medium,
WAY cntnA On tie precesa which We name lcE.
nettAcor. Fermentation WAS thus proved to BE-
Schr am. Of Beln, discovered tne seast p,sns IL.
depetdentl}, AID in FEBRUARY, 1885,, he aIso an.
LOT Lontesd me " porsant sesalt ,hat when decoc.
alrs and supplied wholly with al which has bee1
rA.sed TO high Temperature, pu,refscs1on neyel
sets IL; Putrctaetion, therefore, be An1med 10 oe
sen.e ethlLg could b. destroyed by spfucient;T
high Temperature. The experiments Of Scnaann
@ Eede ,!enase&a e. and confirmed BY Uemooltz
The nuds d csenisis, iSruensed nsoos,
by BY the great soihoE,ty Ct Gay.lusssc
Kno assnheI putsetas;lou 70 the action oi oxygen,
q decay. ltwas rot Ihe living Jeast plsnt but but
o!,sen, produced he fe.nenta,ion- Th:a noaon
that the ocsll.d "ferments' ar 60, sQch IA;
Tue uue feimeIts are organized beings, xhich
sna n ,he 1epa.ea ernenls ,heil Necessary food
ano 1ottited BY Them Ald Others, nas run the
germ t1ecIJ o. epidemic disease. The notion was
expressed y huener. and favored oJ Linnaai,
tht epidemic dl1esAca are due to germs Whirn
Goat n the ainospnete, enter the boAy, md pro.
olce dltiulbanee " the development nllntu he
sGnJ .sJ CT Easasinc l!fe. WnEe I was atill srn9-
Fonr ard defender IN tie rres1ieht cf 1h!s n
E'aut!on- Al t,ne when Gost OF his ned,czl
AollaLd contended that so1c Ioim nl The sarm
tncoty Ess plohabi5 !rue. The strength OF t3ts
tntetJ couSnts 1n the perfect patalIeuln Of Tie
lit. A p!nntea acorn gives birth 10 az OAK con.
reteLt Q pfoduce whole crop Of acogns, each
pitttd with the soFer Of reproducing ia parent
tree; sEd a. thus from s1rg;e seeding 4 who.e
teEt st L AZ kP1stg, 80 ttese epidemic dAeAses IT.
efsA1 pant their seCdf, g1oE, and khake aoro.d
Ees EtsH - which, neesng in the human l,odt
rottess'en OF Whole popu:auobs- Thus asia,Ic
e1olc!e. bt 1innil s L. sEan way ID the Delta Of
ne Hs1ses, eoItr'ved IN Seventeen ytars to
world. he development from an t1rp;te,1maI
tpeck Ct The s'rns q suai!-pox OF crop OF pQS.
a4;,r. tae1 e!a;ged With tke otigaa poson il
tsot'gr. ~ IN thc case OF tie Drealnousat ii
GmtecI.ish, g. tetofttd On 60 ably b. Dr. Duda aud
II m Il theory which atcrses 1t TO the liz Eer,rT
Of Rtrns about the Injected place spr0euns hsyss
loLE kIown The cAcGer OF Permitting 81 to eater
tn greco a1seet a:,,sd To p,sgs1, entrance ae1
tscl ca s sharp Steel paint called trocar Tney
potc!nte with sre stctl point, and oJ genie pres
.c,s = saty iefcs sfe Pts through the c.anuls 1t
ttirau ent; AID It Is d,t;lcalt to sec 10 Il can
y elea1ted BY ordinary methods ID III loaded
AT to L. The instrument oosht, IN taet, 10 BE-
Eaee as hct a. lis ten per viii bear. But ,h;s q
1p1c,oa nsa 1Is sIa ,eesee Eo;siin...ndnz Al re
teseEa I'd nila. 1sas Kapss GsSTsiS5 paaeisea,n
,nn T. ,eI1 :o sseoursn, this rev iunsnna1ou TIE
SLOWED 20 race o: na:rnAi NE, u now fe,:d, and
suAfE!rE With active little otsAuls nj ca,leSi -
nssc.: Professor Lister, iIou whose receat lei:e,
tMt laet . ctrEed, coz TENDS, with ese.y enp Of
Ieaser. tbst this rapid pus1etact:on aaf thls Is.
son,n.ns oese.opNett OF aCiinN LIE arc due to
rs q SeiEs ;Sso ne ssee..ea aa.aa ~
dstc:epHeat nzde1 r.yorah!e c,rditioIs ot food
ehd @ ;tEatfa;uie The celebrated pa1Eologtt,
nsy i:str, Fun the :o:a Ct May 70 % :ae G eSd q ot
JoEs he ssaeIs tfem \ cAtar7h o. the upper ali
raeas s r sss a5d ee ass toasa tar:rs ta:s peroa,
pcorled bg these y.btoA They appear 70 nestle
~ pfe'e!eree Il the Cavities acd rccessea OF the
note, !or k1ezx s1eszs Is Necessary 10 ila!odge
tnsn. Thete isa;enca.s soaId u1eo on1os;ao:e,
tas r dNc'os;lS cur euem1 tSes enable rs to
ceht bic. Nhep he eaT:y eyea his Cua.rJ he
eagle sIerEsn u doubled, and lt1 s*oo2 Is rem
VIII s:se = detn:teLc4s 10 our tco.:a 70 asamo "a,
q ,sea.e wasch they c:o.d nos pre1oas.1 possesa.
Ans t, /! s,n's qny y sssats MS,
119it 5sot 1J1dau here asAln took Up ~ expet..
,tes II ioft:Sa sass$szess esztaSed : il. .ae
"a y fss The Eo.t interesting aud Important
1
the hr7Aa t1esta. i rl 81 .ucss Win oTd:nAr5
!. sta breathe through the Sass tabe scsoas The
eecstic st41. Tee co:decfa ion Of the A4peopa
s1Pof o. TIC breath u shown By the formation o4
lnEiecEt Mn.fe clend Of de.lcate eIEare II Il
Necessary 70 2eo:sa toi1 cloud, and taI rA1 be
done n5 d,Jt-E tie breath prt,iaus 10 II e3.e1s9
G,sss tcoe. Ntt0 thts Il dons me suEino1s tfscf
ot tee team for lime u uninterrupted. The
fIeaih !Mpttsses upoa the 1oacnE Eaf:d tr1as.
good khe particles d1pIArtd- But afteI pce 1lue
IN osacurc c1.k hppesI1 upcn the pean. sne darI-
at IS Ct WHICH trGtcAts nItN tsal,y, ar4s the
ed OF the e1psra:oc. the beam +, As IT wese,
s ptrsa y n intensely n:sek hos, =
:erret. The sN, IN ise,, nH K iodstd |
IL d,t within the lungs u to render the "a: |
orCon1 Of the expired breath aoso:u ely free ]
Ffcm t1sFelced Eu8tref. Thts e1per1Eeci may b !
tcpeated fDy nrmbef Of uNts vita lie tsue fe-
'n. It 1ecdtrs tie distributor OF the CT w.th,n
EFT Io1 enpsJ my :ucEs as perfectly A pss,i.
BE, nj rlseinS handful OF cetcon Eoe. aRalnst
NJ no1ln srd oosai's. II haze 1eroasa I. there |
. 70 oltNeul.5 10 teus tnr32 the lurgs With ar.
"a .Ie'E.Ik ~ az :hzensa TIE glass t1ae. IL I
ram. 1Ee vert ttS ri: Vi the ac: o! 1etratun
Zee btan + pierced bJ hlsck speitare. Tne nfst
Fua tfos1 the largA d. shes TIE illuminated dust
.ln rote patch Of tniktta. ID II. p!Act; and tie
,S:,ss eost:1nes ,nroseboat tn: enue course :
= ne expiration. When me inoe Il psat1 below
BE- eeaa- ard Il ovcd to xId iro, lne ta:e aaose- !
NE ap7esrahcc as ihA. ooHu.d via dame
Is oeeaTet In short tEe eo,r0 wool,
men tsed IN scrscIeEs GcAIdt1, oGple.tlJ
:SNEerts The nosttcZ 6Aster OF II way 70
he ,1Se philosophy et ! rfse.'es foD~ed ~
fteE aee2al InowildEr. IuA co-nRtas a.1.os-
Snete &se RI. E:eian rlacea fstdktreset 70 bis