Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-11-01
FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A wonderful Theory that Concerns
the Welfare, Happiness and Life

of Every one
In his quiet and cozy library at the close Of
busy day sat gentleman and his wife, he
absorbed in n new book and she in the news
paper. Quickly glancing toward her hus-
band, she asked ut a certain point in the ar
ticle,
"tohn what is the germ theory"
"The germ theory we,l-yes; just look In
tho encyclo. o lia under GERM that will ex-
plain it so much better than I can"
Accordingly his wifo opened the book at
the word named and read: Germ Theory Of
Disease-a theory advanced by the ablest
and best investigators and scientists OF the
times, 1t supposes the surface OF the earth'
the air AMI water TO be inhabited TO gre ater
or les extent with peculiar growth or the
lowest form of fungi commonly termed
bacteria, whose power of reproduction, undtr
favorable conditions, is so great that single
germ will Increase to fifteen million in
twentyfour hours time, and unchecked IN
its increase would grow TO mass or elght
hundred tons in three dnys' time, if space and
food be furnished There is no condition
under which it can be said TO be absent, un-
less IL be from fire or air filtered through
cotton batting In numerous layers. A single
drop OF water containing n germ, Iut into
water boiled, filtered and thus freed from
bacteria, viii grow murly i'll day or Two
from the development Of new germs. When
1T Is considered that it requires about forty
billion 70 weigh one grain, some remote iiea
can he had of the car acity of germ repro
duction. Professor John Tyndall, in late
work, elaborately treats Of the influence
Of germs in tho propagation Of disease and
charges upon this cause, the inception and
development Of very many OF the ailments
most in curious to man. Professor Iasteur,
an eminent French savant has carried his
original and beautiful experiments so far,
and from them deluced such practical results
ne lu In ha nnmhpr
cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken
cholera among fowls, ing his theory
that these are essentially and actually germ
diseases. These germs are carried into the
system through the lungs, the stomach AMI
possibly the skin, but through the lungs
chiefly. Once in the System, they begin TO
develop, poisoning the blood, invading the
nerve conters, disturbing tho functional
activity OF the great organs of the body and
inducing general impairment of the vital
processes. They are the cause of fevers,
rheuTatism, Bright's disease Of the kidneys,
pneumonia, blood poisoning, liver disease,
| diphtheria and many other ailments. Lately
Professor Koch, u famous German physician,
has proved that consumf ton of the lungs is
due 10 this cause.-the presence of a peculiar
germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglow with
life and energy, the germs seem to develop
poor Digestion or NAL assimilation of food or
lowering of vitality from any cause, change
euSues and III this impoverished and weaken
ed iiuld the germ finds genial home and
develops until symptoms of disease are dis
tincly manlfcst.d a. This is seen in the every
| day experience Of ALL The healthy man resists
the influences around him aud does not take
cold, while those whose systems have become
weak from any cause readily contra t colds.
This Is on the same principle as the germ
theory. The germs attack any weakened
spot In the Lody, and fixing themselves upon
IT, begin their propagation. 1t Is plain there
fore that 1t is only by fortifying the weak
portions Of the body that the germs of dis
ease can he resisted and driven from the
system. But this has proved almost an i'm
poSsiblllty heretofore, and it has been the
study OF phys cans for y6 ars how best to ac
complish It. Within the past few we rs how
ever, preparation has been attracting great
attention, not only throughout the entire
land, but among the medical profession and
.scienti Is generally, which is based upon this
theory, and it may safely be said, nc remedy
has ever been found which can SO successfully
place the system in condition to resist the
germs OF disease as Warmers Safe Cure. This
article is inquest onably the best and most
efficient that has ever been discovered for this
purpose, and
John, say John does the encyclopedia
advertise Warmers Safe Curef
Il should not wonder, dear; it's a grand
remedy, and that pamphlet we received the
other Gay stated that DR.. Gum, of the United
States Medical college indorsed il. AT all
events the wonderful cures it is accomplishing
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 tie germ theory of disease
is the correct one, and that the gre at remedy
mentioned is tie only one which has ever
been found that an put the system in a con-
dition to kill these germs before they obtain
a hold upon the body, and undermine the
life.
There are two colored women LAWYERS in