The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-10-25
FORTY BILLION GERMS.

FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A Wonderful Theory THAT Concerns
the Welfare. aapp.ness and Life
Of Everyone.
In his quiet and cosy library at tho
close of busy day sat gentleman and
his wife, he absorbed I'M new book and
she in the ne wspaper. Quickly gla cling
iowa. her husband, che asked, at 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 80 mucl better than
I can"
Accordingly his wife opened the book
at the word named and read: G rm
Theory of Disease-A he,ry advanced
by the ablest aid best inves tigators and
scientists OF the times. 1t supposes the
surface of the earth, the Dir and water
to be inhabited to greater or less ex.
tent with peculiar growth Of the low
est form Of funSi-commonly t.rmed
bacteria, whose power Of reproduction,
under favorable conditions, IL so great
that single germ will increase to tit-
teen million in twenty.tour hou,s' time,
and unchecked III its increase would
grow to y mass Of eight hundred tons, in
three days time, if space and foo be
furnished. There is no conditi under
which It can be said to be absent, unless
it lie from fire or mir filtered through
hating in numerous layers. A
single drop OF water containing germ,
put into water boiled. filtered and thus
freed from bacteria, will grow murky
u day or two from the development Of
new germs When it is considered that
it requires about fortv billion to weigh
one grain, some remote idea can be had
of the capacity of germ reproduction.
deliberately treats of tn. 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 man. Professor
Pasteur, an eminent French savant, has
carried his original and beautiful exper-
iments so far, and from them deduced
such practical results "a very greatly to
diminish the number Of cases Of anthrax
among sheep aud chicken cholera among
Corresponding his The Try That these are
essentially and actually germ diseases.
These germs are carried into the svstem
through the lungs, the stomach and
possibly the skin, but thro Oh the lungs
chiefly. Once in the system. they begin
to develop, poisoning the blood. rnva-
ding the nerve centels, distributing the
functional activity fthe great organs of
the body and inducing Il general impair
ment of the vital processes. They are
the Gauss of levers, rheumatism, Bright g
disease of the kidneys. pneumonia, blood
poisoning. liver disease. diphtl,eria and
many other ailments. Lately Professor
Koch. q famous German phi, stefan, has
proved that consumption of the lungs is
due to this cause.-the presence of a Pc
culiar germ.
nerves elastic ami the system all aylow
with life and energy, the germs seem to
develop poorly if ut all. But vii h weak
ened nerves, poor digestion or ,nalas.
sanitation OF food or 4 lower.n. Of vitali-
ty from any cause, a change ensues. and
IN this Impoverished and ueakeneu flu
ID the germ finds Il genial home and de-
velops until symptoms OF disease are d S.
t,nctly manifested. This is seen in the
every day 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 rs the germ theory.
The germs attack any weakened spot in
the buoy, ami fixing thense've upon it
begin their propagation 1t is plain,
therefore, that it is only by fortityiny
the weaker portions of the body tina, the
germs of disease can be resisted and
driven from the system. But this
has proved almost an impossi-
bi'ity heretofore. and it has
| been the study of physicians for years
how best to accomplish it. Within he
past few years, however, preparation
has been attracting great attention, not
only throughout the entire land. but
among the med Cal profession and sci-n-
lists generally, which is based upon this
theory, and it may be safe ~ said. no
remedy has ever been found which can
so successfully place the system IN con.
dition to resist the germs II disease as
questionably the best and most efficient
that ever has been discovered Tor this
purpose, and
John, say Johnl does the encyclope
dia advertise Warmers Safe Cure?"
II should not wonder, dear, it's @
grand remedy, and that pf.amplet we
received the other day stated that DR.
Gum, ct the United States Medical Col
lege endorsed it. At all events the won.
derfuI cares it is accomplishing entities
1t to be honora 'ly noted among the
great discoveries Of the present ceptu
ry."
However the facts Above stated ma,
be, the truth remains, that the germ the
ory Of disease is the co rect one Il, {
that the great remedy men Toned is the
only one which has ever BEEN found tina
can put the system in a condition to XII
these. e. rms before they obtain hole
/ npon the body and undermine the Life,