The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-15
he germ theoryfV

- W. SIOpeu1d unuer term, that VIII
explain it SO much better than eail.n
Accordingly his wife 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 and water to be inhabitei
to 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 mass Of eight hundred tons, in three
days time, il space and food be furnished.
There is no condition under which it can
be said to be absent, unless 1t be 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 in a day or two from the de-
yelopment of new germs. When it is con-
s1dered that 1t requires about forty billion
TO weigh one grain, some remote idea can
be had of the capacity of germ reproduce
ton. Prof. John Tyndall, in late work,
deliberately treats of the influence of germs
in the propagation of disease, and charges
upon this cause the inception and devel-
opment of very many of the ailments most
injurious to man. Prof. Pasteur,i an emf
nent French savant, has carried his origin
from them deduced such practical results,
as very greatly to diminish the number of
cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken
cholera among fowls-proving 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, invading the
nerve centers, disturbing the functional
fyffx Of he ur1ft k<.asN
and inducing general impairment of the
vital processes. They are the cause of
fevers, rheumatism, Bright's disease of the
kidneys, pneumonia, blood poisoning, liver
disease, diphtheria and many other all
ments. Lately Prof. Koch, a famous Ger
man physician, has proved that consump-
tion of the lungs is due to this cause.-the
presence Of a peculiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
ncrves elastic and the system all aglow
velop poorly sif at All But with weakened
eperves, poor digestion or malassimilation
! Mood or q lowering of vitality from any
n %heea change ensues, and in this impov-
leSl ma and weakened fluid the germ finds
"a ~ 1pue7 and develops until symp-
Of i n ldfd disease are distinctly manifested.
- los the everyday experience of
tI SN .thy man resis the influences
ovso.sIA and does not take cold, while
~ in sN o systems have become weak
i. cause readily contract colds.
Which cf2the same principle as the germ
Fren(germs attack any weakened
'e 90 .,,SLS and fixing themselves
Inf bin atheir propagation, 1t is
~ hat it is only by fortifying
- thas. 4ons of the body that the
IS snot iyisease can be resisted and dl iven
III s,sSae system. But this has proved al
t--lbst an impossibility heretofore, and it
has 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
medical profession and scientists general
ly, 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 resis1 the
germs of disease as Warmers Sac Cure.
This article is unquestionably the best and
most efficient that has ever been discovered
for this purpose, and
John, say, Johnl does the encyclopedia
advertise Warmers Safe Curew
should not wonder, dear, it's grand
remedy, and that pamphlet we received the
other day stated that DIR. Gum, of the
United States Medical College Endorsed it. |
AT all events the wonderful cures it is ac-
comprising entitleitt to be honorably noted |
among the great discoveSies 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 beensfound 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
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