St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-10-07
INVISIBLE POISON.
How 1t Works Its Way Into the Body and
How to Counterfeit it.

How to Counteract it.
One Of the great scourges OF the present
year in all parts of America has been malaria.
This is trouble so treacherous in its nature
and SO dangerous in its results as to Justly
cause appreh ension wherever it has appeared.
But there are SO many erroneous ideas upon
the subject that few words are in order at
time when people are subject to malarial in
fuences.
Malaria, which means simply bad air, is the
common name OF class of diseases which
arise from spores of decaying vegetable mat
ter, thrown OIL from stagnant pools or piles Of
vegetation undergoing decomposition. These
spores when Inhaled with the breath or taken
into the system with water soou enter the
blood and terminating there find a toothold,
whereby the whole system is poisoned and the
various functions disOrdered. When the
germ theory Of disease was first advanced it
was supposed that these spores were of ami
NAL nature, and like the bacteria il di hther.a
were propagated in the blood, but they are
now conceived to be of vegetable origin, like
the fungi found on decaying wood or III cell
lars. The source of this state of the air is
generally swamps or stagnant pools, which,
partially dried by the hot sun, send forth va
pors loaded with this malarial poison. These
yapors descend to the earth in the night,
by sleepers are readily inhaled. Hence per-
sons living near stagnant pools or marshes are
liable to be afflicted with chills and fever, and
such localities are never healthy, though they
are more SO when the streams flowing into
them are pure, and also when the water is
high. Again the drainage Of houses, slaugh-
ter-houses, barns, etc, are fertile source Of
malaria. One will often notice in coming
into the neighbOrhood of one of these sluggish
streams that pass through almost every village
q most villainous smell caused by the often
sive refuse which communicates its bad odor
TO the atmosphere, especially on hot days.
This absorbed into the system by the lungs or
taken in through water, which also absorbs it
from the air, poisons the blood and deranges
the whole system. This poison is also devel-
oped in force in wells and springs when they
become low and the result of drinking these
is the same as breathing thu poisonous air.
In time of drouth the great quantity of
vegetation that dries up in The meadows,
stubble fields and pastures, the corn fields and
forest leaves produces the Same etuvia On
the prairies when large tracts of prairie ground
are turned over, the decaying vegetation is
widespread cause Of malaria.
The evils which follow malarial poisoning
are almost infinite Disease of malignant
and dangerous nature accompanied by symp-
toms the most distressing are certain to mani
fest themselves and life is a burden SO long as
this poison remains in the system. The indi-
CdtlOuS VI laIldl are loss Oh dppc-
tite, shortness of breath, pains about the
heart, wasting of flesh and strength, despond-
ency, nervousness chilly sensations, unac-
countable lassitude dull pains in various
parts Of the body, headaches, dizziness,
coated tongue and dry mouth, night sweats,
muscular debility, putting under the eyes, an
unusual color, ordor or sediment about the
fluids passed from the system, etc. Any one
of the above symptoms may be an indication
of malarial poison In the body which necessi-
tates immediate and careful attention.
But If malarial poison could not find lodge
ment in the human body, it would be just as
harmless as the oxygen of the air. The great
difficulty is that, after being absorbed into
the system, it produces Instructions in the
stomach and lungs, clogs the circulation OF
the blood, affects the kidneys, liver and other
organs, and brings on diseases OF a most dan
gerous character. There is only one known
way by which these diseases may be avoided
or cured after they have once made their APP
pearance, and that is by keeping the great
purifying organs of the body in perfect health.
These organs are the kidneys and liver. NO
one whose kidneys or liver are in perfect
condition was ever afflicted By malarial poi
son. And when these organs are disordered,
they not only permit, but invite, these dis
eases to make their inroads into the body. 1t
is now admitted by physicians, scientists and
the majority of the general public that one
medicine, and only one whose power has been
tested anu proven, las dpSoiutc Cohliol VI,
and keeps the kidneys and liver in constant
health and hence prevents malarial sickness.
This remedy is Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the most popular medicine before the
American people, and sold by every druggist
in the land. 1t fully counteracts the evil
effect of malarial poison in the system, and
not only banishes it, but restores the members
which that poison has weakened. How we'll it
does this n be learned from the following:
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June g. 1SS2.-Moving
from the State of New York to the Western
country l was attacked with malaria and gen.
eral debility. had lost all appetite and was
hardly able to move about. ! mad tried a
great many remedies, but nothing bettered
my condition until l began using Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, which seemed to
help me right away. and feel AS well as ever
have in my life. 1t is a blessing 20 people in
this malarious country. c. +. WILLIAM,
1412 Grand Ave, of William d Co., Hardware.
This great remedy has proven its power in
innumerable cases, and is to-day more extern.
svely used in malarial districts, whether in
cities or in the country, than any or all other
remedies for the cure OF the same class OF dis
ease No one can afford to trife with the first
symptoms of malaria, but instant care should
be taken to check it on the start before it's
evil influences overshadow the life.
"ARB you not alarmed at your children
playing on that cistern with the trap
door open! Are you not afraid they will
drop in some day and get drowned when
you are not looking on" said one Austin
lady to another whom she was visiting: