National Republican., 1883-07-07
TORNADOES.
Scientifically Accounted For, and Some
Remote Causes That Produce Painful
Results Explained.


cred by DIR. Horace r. Hamilton before the
New York society for the promotion of
science contains so much that is timely and
important that it can be read with both in
terest and profit:
There is probably no subject Of modern
times that has caused and is causing greater
attention than the origin of tornadoes
Scientists have studied it for the benefit of
humanity mon have investigated it for the
welfare of their families. IL has been vexed
subject long considered, and through all this
investigation the cyclone has swept across
the land, carrying destruction to scientists as
we'll as TO the innocent dwellers in its track.
One thing however, is certain; the cause of
the cyclone must be sought far away from
tho whirling body of wind itself Its results
are powerful its cause must also be powerful.
Let us therefore consider few facts. First
the appearance of a cyclone is invariably pre-
ceded by dark spots upon the face of the sun.
These spots, indicating disturbed condition
of the solar regions, necessarily affect the at
mosphere of our earth. An unusual genera
tion of heat in one part of the atmosphere is
certain to cause partial vacuum in another
portion. Air must rush in to fill this
vacuum. Hence the disturbance hence the
cyclone. This theory finds additional con-
frmation in the fact that tornadoes come
during the day and not at night. The dark
spots upon the surface of the sun, whatever
they may be, seem to cause great commotion
in the atmosphere of the world, and st is al
most certain that the extremely wet weather
of the present season can be accounted for on
precisely this basis. Is it reasonable to sup
pose that the marvellous effect of the sun upon
vegetation and life in general shall be less
than upon the atmosphere itself through
which its rays Gomez The cause is remote,
but the effect is here.
After describing some of tho terrible effects
of the cyclone, the speaker went on to say
This rule finds its application in nearly
every department of life. An operator is in
San Francisco-the click of the instrument
manipulated by his fingers, in New York.
The president makes slight stroke of the
pen in his study at the White House, and tho
whole nation is aroused by the act. An un-
easiness and disgust with everything in life,
commonly called home-sickness, is felt by
many people, when tho cause Is to be found
in the distant home thousands of miles away.
An uncertain pain may be felt in the head.
1t is repeated in other parts of the body. The
appetite departs and all energy is gone. Is
the cause necessarily to be found in the head
The next day the feeling increases. There
are added symptoms. They continue and
become more aggravated. The slight pains
in the head increase to agonies. The nausea
becomes chronic. The heart grows irregular,
and the breathing uncertain. All these
u
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 lar away from that portion of the body
in which these effects appear. But one may
say, have no pain whatever in my kidneys
or liver. Very true. Neither have we any
evidence that there is n tornado on the sur
face of the sun; 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 | speak, for / have passed
through this very experience myself. Nearly
ten years ago was the picture of, health,
weighing more than 200 pounds and as strong
and healthy rs any man | ever knew When
/ felt the symptoms | have above described
| they caused me annoyance, not only by reason
of their aggravating nature but because had
never felt any pain before. Other doctors
told me l was troubled with malaria, and
treated myself accordingly. did not believe,
however, that malaria could show such aggra-
waited symptoms 1t never occurred to mo
that analysis would help solve the trouble, as
| l did not presume my difficulty was located
| in that portion of the body. But l continued
| to grow worse. | had q faint aensation at the
pit of my stomach nearly every day. ~ felt q
great desire to eat, and yet l loathod food. i
was constantly tired, and still could not
sleep. My brain was unusually active, but
could not think connectedly. My existence
was living misery. l continued in this con-
dition for nearly year; never free from
| pain, never for a moment happy. Such an
| existence is far worse than DEATH for which
l confess l earnestly longed.
1t was while suffering thus that friend
advised me to make a final attempt to recover
my health. | sneered inwardly at his sug-
gestions, but l was too weak to make any re-
sistance. He furnished me with remedy,
simple yet palatable, and within two days
observed slight change for the better. This
awakened my courage. l felt that / would
not die at that time. / continued the use of
the remedy, taking it in accordance with di-
rectOns, until became 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 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 Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy employed.
The lecturer then described his means Of
restoration more in detail, and concluded al
follows:
My complete recovery has caused me to in
vestigate the subject more carefully, and
believe | have discovered the key to most III
health of our modern civilization. l am fully
confident that four-fifths of the diseases which
atllict humanity might be avoided were the
kidneys and liver kept in perfect condition
We're it possible to control the action of tho
sun, cyclones could undoubtedly be averted
That, however, is one of the things that ca:a-
not be. But rejoice to say that it is possible
to control the kidneys and liver, to render
their action wholly normal, and their etfec
upon the system that of purifiers rather thar
poisoners. That this end has been accom-
plished largely by means of the remedy hav,
named do not have doubt, and feel it my
duty to make this open declaration for the
enlightenment of the profession and for thu
benefit of suffering humanity in all parts o.
the world.
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