The Dickinson press., 1883-10-27
FORTY BILLION GERMS.

FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A Wonderful Theory That Concerns
the Welfare. Happiness and Life
of Everyone.
In his quiet and cosy library at tho
close of a busy day sat a gentleman and
his wife, he absorbed in a new book and
she in the newspaper. Quickly glancing
toward her husband, che asked, at a GER
tain point in the article.
"John. what is the germ theory?"
"The germ theory-well-yes; Just
look in the encyclopedias under Germ
that will explain it so much better than
I can"
Accordingly his wife opened the book
at the word named and read: Germ
Theory of Disease-A theory advanced
by the ablest ard best inves~t igators and
scientists of the times. 1t supposes the
surface of the earth, the air and water
to be inhabited to a greater or less ex.
tent with a peculiar growth of the low
est form of fungi-commonly termed
bacteria, whose power of reproduction,
under favorable conditions, is so great
that q single germ will increase to ff-
teen million in twenty-four hours time,
and unchecked In its increase would
grow to q mass of eight hundred tons, in
three days time, if space and food be
furnished. There is no conditi IN under
which it can be said to be absent, unless
it be from fire or air filtered through
cotton-hatting in numerous layers. A
single drop of water containing a germ,
freed from bacteria, will grow murky in
q day or two from the development of
new germs. When it is considered that
it requires about forty billion to weigh
n grain, some remote idea can be had
of the capacity of germ reproduction.
Professor John Tyndall, IN q late work,
deliberately treats of the influence Of
germs in the propagation of disease and
charges upon this cause, the inception
and development of very many of the
ailments injurious to nan Professor
Pasteur, an eminent French savant, has
carried his original and beautiful exper-
iments so far, and from them deduced
such practical results as very greatly to
diminish the number ofcases 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, inva-
ding the nerve cente1s, distributing the
functional activity fthe great organs of
the body and inducing a general impair
ment of the vital processes. They are
the cause offevers, rheumatism, Bright's
disease ofthe kidneys. pneumonia, blood
poisoning, liver disease, diphtheria and
many other ailments. Lately Professor
Koch. a famous German physician, has
proved that consumption of the lungs is
due TO this cause.-the presence of a pc
culiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglow
with life and energy, the germs seen to
develop poorly if at all. But with weak
ened nerves, poor digestion or malas-
slmllati0n of food or q lowering of vitali-
tty from any cause, a change ensues, and
IN this impoverished and weakened flu
id the germ funds a genial home and de-
velops until symptoms of disease are dis
tinctly manifested. This is seen in the
everyday experience of all. The healthy
man resists the influences around him
and does nottake 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 BODY, and fixing themselves upon it
begin their propagation. 1t is plain,
therefore, that it is only by fortifying
the weaker portions Of the body that the
germs Of disease a be resisted and
driven from the system. But this
has proved almost an impossi-
bility 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 scien-
lists generally, which is based upon this
theory, and it may be safely said, no
remedy has ever been found which can
80 successfully place the system IN a CON
dition to resist the germs Of disease as
Warmers Sale Cure. This article is un-
q~uestionably 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?"
81 should not wonder, dear. it's a
grand remedy, and that phamplet we
received the other day stated that DIR.
Gum, Of the United States Medical Col
lege endorsed it. At all events the won
derful cares it is accomplishing entities
it to be honorably noted among the
great discoveries of the present centu-
ry."
However the facts above stated may
be, the truth remains, that the germ the.
DRY of disease is the co rrcct one and
that the great remedy mentioned is the
only one which has ever been found that
can put the system in a condition to kill
these germs before they obtain a hold
upon the body, and undermine the life.
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