The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
FORTY BILLION GERMS.

A Wonderful Theory That Concerns
the Welfare. Happiness and Life
of Everyone.
In his quiet and cosy library at the
close Of busy day sat gentleman and
his wife, he absorbed in a new book and
she in the newspaper. Quickly CLAN cling
toward her husband, che asked, at GER
tain point in the article.
"John. what is the germ theory?"
"The germ theory-well-yes; just
look in the encyclopedia under Germ,
that will explain it so mucl better than
I can."
Accordingly his wife opened the book
at the word named and read: G-rm
Theory of Diseasa-A theory advanced
by the ablest and best inves tigators and
scientists OF the times. 1t supposes the
surface of the earth, the air and water
to be inhabited to greater or less ex-
tent with peculiar growth Of the low
est form Of 'funsi-commonly termed
bacteria, whose power of reproduction.
under favorable conditions, is so great
that single germ will increase to fit
teen million in twenty-four hours time.
and unchecked In its increase would
grow to .. mass of eight hundred tons, in
three days time, if space and food be
furnished. There is no conditi n under
which it can be said to be absent, unless
it he from fire or air filtered through
cotton batting in numerous layers. A
single drop of water containing germ,
put into water boiled, filtered and thus
freed from bacteria, will grow murky il
day or two from the development Of
new germs. When it is considered that
it requires about forty billion to weigh
one grain, some remote idea can be had
Of the capacity OF germ reproduction.
Professor John Tyndall, in late work,
elaborately treats of the influence OF
germs in the propagation of disease and
charges upon this cause, the inception
ard development Of very many OF the
ailments injurious to man. Professor
Pasteur, an eminent French savant, has
carried his original and beautiful exper-
iments so far, and from them deduced
such practical results rs very greatly to
diminish the number OF cases of anthrax
among sheep and chicken cholera among
fowis,-provjng his theory that these are
essentially and actually germ diseases.
These germs are carried into the system
through the lungs, the stomach and
possibly the skin, but through the lungs
chiefly. Once in the system. they begin
to develop, poisoning the blood, mva-
ding the nerve centels, distributing the
functional activity t the great organs of
the body and ,1ducing general impair
lnent OF the vital processes. They are
the cause Of fievers, rheumatism, Bright's S
disease Of the kidneys. pneumonia, blood
poisoning. liver disease, diphtheria ant!
MANY other ailments. Lately Professor
Koch. a famous German physician, has
proved that consumption of the lungs is
culiir germ.
When the circu'atio is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglow
with life and energy, the germs seem to
develop poorly If at all But with weak
ened nerves. poor digestion or malas-
smilation OF food or a lowering of vitali
ty from any cause, change ensues, and
in this impoverished and weakened flu
III the germ finds genial home and de-
velOps until symptoms Of disease are d IS
tincuy manifested. This is seen in the
every day experience of all. The healthy
man resists the Influences around him
and does not take cold, while those whose
systems have become weak from any
cause readily contract colds. This is on
the same principle as the germ theory.
The germs attack any weakened spot in
the bouv, ami fixing themselves upon it
begin their propagation. 1t is plain,
therefore, that it is only by fortitying
the weaker portions of the body that the
germs of disease can be resisted and
driven from the system. But this
has proved almost an ,mpossi-
hi Skxy Il t,,c
been the study of physicians for years
how best to accomplish it. Within the
past few years, however, a preparation
has been attracting great attention, not
only throughout the entire land. but
among the med cal profession and scien-
lists generally, which is based upon this
theory, and it may be safely said. no
remedy has ever been found which can
SO successfully place the system IN con-
dition to resist the germs Of disease as
Warmers SAFE Cure. This article is un-
questionablv the best and most efficient
that ever has been discovered for this
purpose, and
John, say John! does the encyclope-
dia advertise Warmers Safe Cure?"
Il should not wonder, dear, it's q
grand remedy, and that phamplet we
received the other day stated that Dr..
Gum, CT the United States Medical COL
lege endorsed it. At all events the won
derful cares it is accomplishing entities
it to be honoranly noted among the
great discoveries Of the present centu-
ry."
However the facts above stated may
he, the truth remains, that the germ the
ory of disease is the co rect one and
that the great remedy mentioned is the
cnly one which has ever been found that
cun put the system in a condition to kill
these germs before they obtain hold
upon the body, and undermine the life.