Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-10-26
FORTY BILLION GERMS.
Wonderful Theory that Concerns
the Welfare, Happiness and
Life OF Everyone.

Life OF Everyone.
In his quiet and cosy library at the
close of busy day sat gentleman and
his wife, he absorbed in new book and
she in the newspaper. Quickly glancing
toward her husband. she asked, at a 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 much better than
| cam
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 inhabited TO a greater or less exteSt
with peculiar growth of the lowest
form of fungi-commonly termed
bacteria, whose power of reproduction,
lnder favorable conditions. is so great
that single germ will increase to fifteen
million in twenty four hours time, and
unchecked in its increase would grow to
a mass of eight hundred tons, in three
days time, if space and food be furnished
There is no condition under which il can
te said to be absent, unless it ke from fire
ar air filtered through cotton-batting
al numerous layers. \ single drop OF
w-ter containing a germ, put into water
cooled, filtered and thus freed from bac
;eria, will grow murky in day or two
rom the development of new germs
When it is considered that it requires
about forty million to weigh one grain,
some remote idea ca2 be had of the ca
iT.City of germ reproduction. Professor
iHhu Tyndall. in 4 late work. elaboratelv
rcacs of the influence of germs in the
propagation of disease and charges upon
This cause, the inception and develop-
raent of very many of the ailments most
IL furious to man. Professor Pasteur. an
eminent French savant, has carried his
original and beautiful experiments 81
far, and from them deduced such practi-
cal results as very greatly to diminish the
number of cases of anthrax amcng sheep
and chicken cholera among fowls
proving his theory that these are essen
TALLY Snd 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 de-
velop, poisoning the blood, invading the
nerve centers, disturbing the functional
activity of the great organs of the body
and inducing general impairment of
the vital processes. They are the cause
of fevers, rheumatism. Bright's disease
of the kidneys, pneumonia, blood poison
ing, liver disease, diphtheria and many
other ailments. Lately Professor KOCH
Il famous German physician, has proved
that consumption OF the lungs Is due to
this cause.-The presence of peculiar
germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglew
with life and energy, the germs seem to
develop poorly, if at all. But with
weakened nerves, poor digestion or NAL
assimilation of food or lowering of vi
tality from any cause, 4 change ensues.
and in this impoverished and weakened
fluid the germ finds 4 genial home ano
develops until symptoms of disease are
distinctly manifested. This is seen Ill
tho everyday 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 weaken
ed spot in the body, and fixing them
selves upon it begin their propagation,
1t is plain therefore that it is only by
fortifying the weak portions of the body
that the germs of disease can be resisted
and driven from the system. But this
has proved almost an impossibiity here
tofore. and it has been the study of ply
sicians for years how best to accom-
plish it. Within the past few years,
however, preparation has been attract
ing great attention not only throug hout
the entire land, but among the medical
profession and scientists generally,whlch
is based upon this theory, and it may
safely be said, no remedy has ever beer
found which can so successfully place
the system in condition. to resist the
germs of disease as Warmers Safe Cure
This article is unquestionably the best
aud most efficient that has ever beer
discovered for this purpose, and
John, say, John! does the encyclope.
dla advertise Warmers Safe Cure:'
Il should not wonder, dear, it's Z
grand remedy, and that pamphlet VT
received the other day stated that Dir
Gum, of the United States Medical Col
lege endorsed it. At all events tie won
derful cures it is accomplishing entltlt
it to be honCrably 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 anC
that the great remedy mentioned is the
only one " hich has ever been found thai
can put the system in condition to kill
these germs before they obtain hold
upon the body, and undermine the life