The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-07-27
Tornadoes.
SCIENTIFICALLY ACCOUNTED FOR, AND
SOME REMOTE CAUSES THAT PRODUCE
PAINFUL RESULTS EXPLAINED.

The following synopsis of lectur
delivered by DR.. Horace II. Hamilton
before the New York society for tn
promotion Of science, contains so mucl
that is timely and important that i
can be read with both interest an,
profit:
There is probably no subject of mod
eru times that has caused and is caus
ing greater attention than the origin o
tornadoes. Scientists have studied i
for the benefit of humanity men hav,
investigated it for the welfare of thei
families 1t has been q vexed subiec
long considered, and through all this
investigation the cyclone has swep
across the land carrying destruction
to scientists as well as to the innoccn
dwellers in its track One thing, how
ever, is certain the cause of the cy
clone must be sought far away from
the whirling body of wind itself. 1T
results are power; its cause must alsc
be powerful. Let us therefore consid
er few facts. First, the appeaIanc,
of cyolone is invariably preceded by
dark spots upon the face of the sun
These spots, indicating a disturbed
condition of the solar regions, neces
sarily affect the atmosphere of oul
earth. An unusual generation of hea
in one part of the atmosphere is GER
tain TO cause partial vacuum il
another portion. Air must rush in tc
fill this vacuum. Hence the distur
bances--hence the cyclone This the
ory finds additional confirmation 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 com
motion in the atmosphere of the world
and it is almost certain that the ex
tremely wet weather Of the presen,
season can be accounted for on pre-
cisely this basis. Is it reasonable to
suppose that the marvellous effect
of the sun upon vegetation and life in
general shall be less than upon the at
mosphere itself through which its
rays come The cause is remote, but
the effect is here
After describing some of the 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 the
whole nation is aroused by the act. An
uueasiness and disgust with every
thing in life, commonly called home
sickness, is felt by many people, when
the cause is to be found in the distant
home thousands of miles away. An
uncertain pam 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 neces-
sarily 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 ag-
onies. The nausea becomes chronic.
The heart grows irregular, and the
breathing uncertain. All these effects
have definite cause and, after years
OF deep experience upon this subject, l
do not hesitate to say that this cause is
to be found in some arrangement of
the kidneys or liver far away from that
portion of the body in which these eff
fects appear. But one may say, l have
no pain whatever in my kidneys orliver.
Very true. Neither have we any evi-
dence thut there is tornado on the
surface 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 ofthe body are the
cause of the trouble although there
may be no pain in their vicinity.
| 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
as any man | ever knew. When l 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 be-
fore. Other doctors told me | was
troubled with malaria, and l treated
myself accordingly. | did not believe,
however, that malaria could show such
aggravated symptoms. 1t never oc.
Cured to me that analysis would help
solve the trouble, as | did not presume
my difficulty was located in that por
ton of the body. But continued to
grow worse. had faint sensation
at the pit of the stomach nearly every
day. felt great desire to eat and
yet loathed food | was constantly
tired and still | could not sleep. NV
brain was unusually active, but I could
not thiIk connectedly. My existence
was a living misery continued in
this condition for nearly year never
free from pain, never for moment
happy. Such an existence is far worse
than death, for which | confess | earn
estly longed.
1t was while suffering thus that
iilVuu duNiseu me 10 make nnal at
tempt to recover my health. | sneered
inwardly at his suggestion, but was
too weak to make any resistance. He
furnished me with remedy, simple
yet palatable and within two DAYS |
observed slight change for the bet
ter. This awakened my courage I
felt that ] would not die at that time.
| continued the use of the remedy, ia
king it in accordance with directions,
until became not only restored to my
former health and strength, but of
greater vigor than | have before known.
This condition has continued up to the
present time, and ! believe | should
have died as miserably as thousands of
other men have died and are diving
every day had it not been for the sim.
pie yet wonderful power of Warmers
Safe Cure, the remedy which employ
ed.
The lecturer then described his means
of restoration more in detail, and con-
cluded as follows:
My complete recovery has caused