The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-08-11
TORNADOES.


The following synopsis of lecture de-
livered by DR.. Horace R. Hamilton before
the New York Society for the Promotion of
Science contains so mucb that is timely
and important that it can be read with
both interest and profit:
There is probably no subject of modern
times Ulao mas caused and is causing
greater attention than the origin of lorna
does. Scientists have studied it for the
benefit OF humanity; men have investi-
gated IL Tor the welfare of their families,
1t has peen veXed subject long consid-
cred, and through all this investigation the
cyclone mas swept across the land carrying
destructloh TO scientists as well as to the
innocent jewellers in its track. One thing,
however, is certain: the cause of the cy-
clone must be sought far away from the
whirllng body of wind itself, Its results
are powerful; its cause must also be pow
erlul. Let us therefore consider a few
facts. FIRST, the appearance of a cyclone
is lnvarlably preceded by dark spots upon
the face OF The sun. These spots, indicating
a disturbed condition of the solar regions,
necessarily affect the atmosphere of our
earth. AN unusual generation of heat in
one part OF the atmosphere is certain to
cause partial vacuum in another portion.
Air musU rush in to fill this vacuum.
Hence the northumberland the cyclone.
in the fact that tornadoes come during the
day and not at night. The dark spots upon
the surface of the sun, whatever they NAV
be, seem to cause great commotion i'll the
atmosphere Of the world, and it is almost
certain that the extremely wet weather of
! the present season can be accounted for
ON precisely this basis. Is it reasonable
to suppose that the marvellous effect of the
sun on vegetation and life in general shall
be less than upon the atmosphere itself
through which its rays come? The cause
is remote, but the eject is here.
After describing SINE of the terrible eff
fects OF the cyclone, he speaker went on
| to say
| This rule finds its application in nearly
every department of lie. An operator is in
| San Francisco-the cli,k of the instrument
manipulated by his fingers, in New York
| The President makes blight stroke of the
| pen in his study at the White House, and
the whole nation is arorEed by the act. An
uneasiness and disgust with everything in
| life, commonly called hDme-sickness, is
| felt by many people, wheI the cause is to
be found in the distant hone thousands of
| miles away. An uncertain pain NAV be
| felt in the head. 1t is reLeated in other
parts of the body. The appetite departs
and all energy is gone. Is the cause neces-
| sarlly to be found in the head ? The next
| day the feeling increases. There are adj
y
come more aggravated. The slight pains
III the head increase to agonies. The nausea
| becomes chronic. The heart grows irreeu-
lar, and the breathing uncertain. All
these effects have a definite cause; and,
after years of deep experience upon this
subject, do not hesitate to say that this
cause is to be found in some arrangement
of the kidneys or liver far away from
| that portion of the body in which these eff.
| fects appear. But one may say, have
no pain whatever in my kidneys or liver.
| Very true. Neither have we any evidence
| that there is tornado on the surface of
the sum- but it is none the less certain that
the tornado is here, and it is none the less
| certain that these great organs of the body
are the cause of the trouble although there
may be no pain in their vicinity.
l know whereof l speak, for Ihave passed
through this very experience myself.
| Nearly ten years ago, l was the picture of
health, weighing more than 200 pounds,
and as strong and healthy as any man /
ever knew. When 1 felt the symptoms l
have above described, they caused me an
gravating nature, but because l had never
felt any pain before. Other doctors told
lie l wac troubled with malaria, and l
treated myself accordingly. / did not be-
| lieve, however, that malaria could show
such aggravated symptoms. 1t never &C.
| CuTTeu 10 me ludU analysis WOulu lelp
| solve the trouble, as did not presume my
difficulty was located in that portion of the
body. But continued to grow worse. l
had faint sensation at the pit of my
stomach nearly every day. / felt great
desire to eat, and yet | loathed food. | was
constantly tired and still could not sleep.
My brain was unusually active, but I could
not think connectedly. My existence was
| living misery. | continued in this con-
dition for nearly year; never free from
pain, never for moment happy. Such an
existence is far worse than death, for which
l confess earnestly longed.
1t was while suffering thus that a friend
| advised me to make a final attempt to re-
cover my health l sneered inwardly at
his suggestion, but | was too week to make
any resistance. He furnished me with a
remedy simple yet palatable, and within
| two days | observed a slight change for
| the better. This awakened my courage. |
| felt that would not die at that time. |
| continued the use of the remedy, taking it
| in accordance with directions, until | be-
came not only restored to my former
| health and strength, but of greater vigor
| than l have before known. This con-
dition has continued up to the present
time, and believe I should have died as
| miserably as thousands of other men have
| died and are dying every day had it not
| been for the simple yet wonderful power
| OF w afner'S SaIe cure, Dne remedy en-
| ployed.
The lecturer then described his means of
restoration more in detail, and concluded
as follows:
My complete recovery has caused me to
investigate the subject more carefully, and
| believe l have discovered the key to most
| ill-health of our modern civilization. l am
! fully confident that four-fifths of the dis
eases which affiict humanity might be
avoided were the kidneys and liver kept in
perfect condition. Were it possible to con-
troll the action of the sun, cyclones could
undoubtedly be averted. That, however,
is one of the things that can not be. But
rejoice to say that it is possible to control
the kidneys and liver; to render their &C.
tion wholly normal and their effect upon
the system that of purifiers rather than
PRISONERS. That this end has been accom-
plished largely by means of the remedy I
have named do not have doubt, and l
feel it my duty to make this open declara-
ton for the enlightenment of the profess
sion and for the benefit of suffering human
ity in all parts of the world.
BEATS awl-the shoe machine.-Bost0n
Commercial Bulletin.
DR.. PIERcE's " Pellets"-little liver pills
ugar-coated)-purifyt the blood, speedily