The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-01
hat is the germ theory?0

husband, she asked, at a certain point in
the article:
"John, what is the germ theoryW
"The germ theory-well-yes; just look
In the encyclopedia under GERM that will |
explain 1t SO much better than 1 eau"
Accordingly his wife opened the book at
the word named and read: Germ Theory
of Disease-A theory advanced by the
ab1est and best investigators and scientists
of the times. 1t supposes the surface of
the earth, the air and water to be inhabited
to a greater or less extent with a peculiar
growth of the lowest form of fungi--com-
monty termed bacteria, whose power of re-
production, under favorable conditions, is
so great that a single germ will increase to
fifteen million in twenty-four hours time,
and unchecked in its increase would grow
to d mass of eight hundred tons, in three
days' time, if space and food be furnished.
There is no condition under which it can
be said to be absent, Unless 1t be from fire
OF air filtered through cottof-batting in
Numerous layers. A single dropof water
containing d germ, put into water boilea,
filtered and thus freed FROM bacteria, will
grow murky in a day or two from the de-
yelopment Of new germs. When 1t Is con-
sidered that it requires about forty. billion
to weigh one grain, some remote idea can
tion. Prof. John Tyndall, In a late work,
deliberately treats of the influence of germs
IN the propagation of disease, and charges
upon this cause the inception and dcvel-
opment of very many of the ailments most
Injurious to man.. Prof. Pasteur, an emf
nent French savant, has carried his origin.
al and beautiful experiments SO far, and
from them dcduced such practical results,
as very greatly to diminish the number of
cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken
cholera among ~fowls-provtng his theory
that these arc essentially and actually germ
diseases. These germs are carried into the
system through the lungs, tho stomach and
A. Ill, 1-A lrN AZ h n
chiefly. Once in the system, they begin to
develop, poisoning the blood, Invading the
| nerve c~enters, disturbing the functional
activity of the great organs OF tho body,
vital processes. They are the cause of
fevers, rheumatism, Bright's disease of the
kidneys, pneumonia, blood poisoning, liver
disease, diphtherfa and many other all.
ments: Lately Prof. Koch, a famous Ger
man physician, has proved that consump-
sion of tho lungs is due to this cause.-the
presence of a peculiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglow
with life md energy, the germs srcm to de-
velop poorly, II at all. But with weako ell
nerves, poor digestion or malasslmflation
Of food or a lowering of vitality from any
cause, a change ensues, and in this impov-
srisbed and weakened fluid the germ finds
q genial home and develops until synp-
toms of disease are distinctly manifested.
This Is seen in the everyday experience of
Ill. The healthy man resiS's the Influences
around him and does not take cold, while
those whose systems have become weak
from any cause readily contract colds.
This Is OH the same principle as the germ
theory. The germs attack any weakened
spot in the body, and fixing themselves
upon it, begin their propagation. 1t is
plain therefore that it is only by fortifytng
the weak portions of the body that the
germs of disease can be resisted and driven
from the system. But this has proved al
most an impossibility heretofore, and it
has been the study of physicians for years
how best to accomplish 1t. Within the past
few years, however, preparation has been
attracting great attention, not only
throughout the entire land, but among the
medical profession and scientists general
Nv, which Is based upon this theory, and it
may safely be said, no remedy has ever
been found which can SO successfully place
the system in a condition to resist the
germs of disease as Warner SAFE euro.
This article is unquestionably the best and
most efficient that has ever been discovered
for this purpose, and
"John, say, John! does the encyclopedia
advertise Warmers Safe Cure?"
81 should not wonder, dear, it's a grand
remedy, and that pamphlet we received the
other day stated that DIR. Gunn, of the
United States Medical College Endorsed it.
AT all events the wonderful cures it is ac-
complishing entitle it to be honorably noted
among the great discoveries Of the present
century,"
However the facts above stated may be,
the truth remains that the germ theory of
disease is the correct one, and that the great
remedy mentioned is the only one which
has ever been.found that can put the sys-
tenn in a condition to kill these germs be-
fore they obtain a hold upon the body, and
undermine the life. -
BOSTON girls never giggle. They merely
express their delight by a dreamy, far.
oxuov nnrfl. nnla S"Ila -Il0f1nJf Post
A Fortune
may be made by hard work, but can neither
be made nor enjoyed without health. 10
Piorce's " Golden Medical Discovery" is a
real friend. 1t stimulates the liver, purifies
the blood, and is the best remedy for con-
sumption, which is scrofulous disease of
the lungs. By all druggists.
THE man who made "a virtue" of 'neces'
sityo is believed to have been a PARTICULAR
Nv Intelligent cooVositor.-N. 4. POST
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
always becomes the favorite remedy Of
those who try it. 1t is a specific for all fe.
male weaknesses" and arrangements,
bringing strength to the limbs and back,
and color to the face. Or all druggists.
WHEN Ismail Pasha looks at his bills fol
fall bonnets, that's the time, of course, he
finds his harem scare 'im.-N. y. Graphic
DARDANELLE, ARK.-Dr. M. M. Groom says
"Brown's Iron Bitters is the best medicine
in the world and is effecting miraculous
cures"
A STITCH in Time must make the old
chap feel sew-sew.-Burlington Hdtokeye.
SwIFT's SPECIFIC Is. s.. 81 has cured me
entirely of bad Blood Poison. l went one
hundred miles to get it, and it made me al
souud as a new dollar.
J. w. WEYLEs, Meadville, Pa,