Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-24
FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A Wonderful Theory that Concerns the Welfare
Happiness and Life of Everyone.


Happiness and Life of Everyone
In his quiet and cosy library at the close OF 3
busy day sat gentleman and his wife, he aD-
sorbed in a new book and she in the newspaper
Quickly CHANGING toward her husband, she
asked, at a certain point In the article:
"John, what is the germ theory T.
IS The germ theory-well-Yes; just LOOK IN
the encyclopedias under Germ, that VIII ex-
plain 1t SO much better than l can"
Accordingly bis wife opened the book at the
word named and read: Germ Theory of DIS
ease--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 greater or less ex-
tent with peculiar growth of the lowest form
of fungi-commonly termed bacteria, whose
power of reproduction, under favorable condl-
lions, Is so great that single germ VIII IN
crease to fifteen million in twenty-four hours
time, and unchecked in its increase would grow
to mass of eight hundred tons, IN three days
time, if space and food be furnished. There
is ne condition under which 1t can be sad 10
be absent unless it be from fire or air filtered
through cotton batting in numerous layers. A
single drop OF water containing germ, put
into water boiled, filtered and thus freed from
bacteria, will grow mmky in q day or two from
the development of new germs. When IL is
considered that it requires about forty Dillon
to weigh one grain, some remote idea can be
had of the capacity of germ reproduction.
Professor John TyndRU, in a late work, elabo-
rately treats of the influence of germs IN the
propagation of disease aud charges upon this
cause, the inception and development OF very
many of the ailments most injurious TO man.
Professor Pa t3ur, an eminent French saVant'
has carried his original and beautiful expert
ment5 so far, and from then deduced such
practical results as very greatly to diminish the
number of cases of anthrax among sheep and
chicken cholera among fowls,-provlng his
theory that those 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 chief
ly. Once in the system, they begin to develop,
poisoning the blood, invading the nerve cen
tiers, disturbing the functional activity OF the
great organs Of the body and inducing gen
eral impairment Of the vital processes. they
are the cause of fevers. rheumatism, Brights
disease of the kidneys, pneumonia, blood pol
soning liver disease, diphtheria and many 9th
er ailments. Lately Professor Koch, famous
German physician, has proved that consump-
ton of the lungs is due to this cause.-The pres
ence of peculiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the nerves
elastic and the system all aglow with lie and
energy, the germs seem to develop poorly, II ct
all. But with weakened nerves, poor digestion
or mal-assimilatiOn of food or lowering OF vi
tally from any cause, change eusues, and In
this impoverished and weakened fluid the germ
finds a genial home and develops until sYmp-
toms of disease are distinctly manifested.
This is seen In the everyday experience of all.
The healthy man resists the influence 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 at
tack any weakened spotin the body, and fixing
themselves upon it, begin their propagation.
1t is plain therefore that it Is only by fortlty-
ing 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 imposslbihty heretofore, and 1t 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 en-
tire land, but among the medical profession and
scientists generally, which is based upon this
theory, and it may safely be said, no remedy
has ever been found which can so successfully
place the system in a condition to resist the
germs Of disease as Warmers Safe Cure. This
article ia unquestionably the best and most eff
ficient that has ever been discovered for this
purpose, and
"John, say, John does the encyclopedia ad-
vertise Warmers Safe CreW
~ should not wonder, dear, It's a grand
remedy, and that pamphlet we received the
other day stated that DR.. Gum, OF the United
States Medical College endorsed it. At all
events the wonderful cures it Els accomplishing
entities it to be honorabIy 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 and that the great remedy
mentioned is the only one which has ever been
found that can put the system in condition to
kill these germs before they obtain hold upon
the body, and undermine the life.