The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-07-22
THE GRRM.TnEoRY OF DISEASE.
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The germ.theory Of disease has recently
received most interesting and demopstra-
tire contribution from an eminent German
scientisr. pbe communicated Of bis cx-
perimeptal Investigations and the iconclui
sion he has reached are singplarly and
strongly confirmed BY IIembotz, on the
continent, and ayndai. in England. The
researches whiclpare 30 decisive we're made
by Professor l}inz. or Bonn, with power
fnl microscopic apparatus, and extend over
D period of several years. a5l.l s
Being victim to :he distressing inalady.
hay feyer--so prevalent in May and June
IN this countryside Bonn Investigator sus-
peesea from the seasnnable providence Of
the disease. that it was traeeahle to The
vegetable organisms. Having armed him
self with The powerful immersion lens. q q
liarinack microscope. he subjected, the pa-
sal Secfctions to ahalYsis. In exaininlng
the secretinns he unifarniy found organ
isn wholly absent. except when suffering
with the disease in the spring, When laid
on the warm stage Of the microscope these
organic or parasitical bodies were distinct
IL seen in motion. vibrating backwards and
forwards 10 life, and. after several days.
had evidently Increased iu size. They ad-
here tensciousy to the lower cavities of
the nose, and can he discharged only by
violent sneezing. But the most beautiful
part Of the research Was in the discovery Of
the remedy for their presence in the hu-
man. system. On preparing neutral So
luton Of sulphate ofquininc. free froma-
dulteration by einclonia, and applying
this to the nostriIs with pipette or sim
pie nose douche. the desired effect was I'M
aiediately secured. The poisonous action
Of qninine on infusoria was perfectly
brought out, the symptoms Of irritation
completely disappeared. ard the lens re-
vealcd the entire absence Of anirialcule
in the subsequent secretions. The results
agree with those arrived at ia 1870 BY DIR
Frickhofer. Of Schwalbach. and Professor
Busch, Of Bonn. both Of whom. with Helm
hol,s. the great Psychologist. have Success
fully applied lrinine for the cure Of this
parnsitscal ualady.
These highly interesting and Beautiful
inquiries in medical science. besides estab-
lishing the great valte, Of quinine, and
providing remedy for disease which Is
extremely distressing. will give an impetus
TO an Investigation which /. one of the
most promis ng in modern lhefaputics. A
distinguished leader Of medical thought ii
New York. il public address. recently
said, ,f there was one direction in which
progress is nov 30 marked a. 10 constitute
1 doIfinaut feature Of the present state Of
medicine. and 10 embrace new medical
idea. u is the origin and propagation Of
diseas. by independent organic germs
No late physiological investigation has
been 50 promiangly pushed. and none has
offered so many lines OF ISOLATION for the
mysterious epidemic. which, from time i'm
memorial have afflicted man and beast.
The atmosphere Is loaded with matter
which, however invisible to the naked eye.
needs only to be sifted 10 d strong beam Of
artificial light 70 reveal countless particles.
each Of which nay afford indus for pois-
onons i,iiu<pria With greater perfection
il optical apparatus, this fact will doubt.
les. yetbe made startliugly apparent. iiut.
wh4,ever eienec cn uiilnask. however q
larming It hias Ne. the progress Of all rel
medisl and easiivc processes can only be
advanced BY such uns,intej analysis.
Eminent physicians aud original invest
isator,. ~ ". Pastcur Of the French a.
eademy u science, Professor Lister. cf I'll
inburgl. aud others, III their long. contin.
ned aud exhaustive experiments. reached
eoi illusions harmonious with those Of Helm.
.hoIfz and Tyndal While twill always
belrue that doctors viii differ. this diilcr-
encc does not tapsirtbe eIlpsaaa rfes,i
cal unity of such researches. The santa.
~ aud medical isMes they involve are 20
manifold and momeLtous that il wauld be
a grand step in the right direction ifa mum.
Der of eminent. miepscspisisr and physi-
cists, wclI rtcvidcd with means. could
combine their skill for fnal solution Of
the precise problem on Which 50 much dc.