The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-24
WONDERFUL REVELATIONS OF THE
MICROSCOPE.
Discovery OF the Most Deadly Enemy
of Maakind---Ehe HaciIIuS and az



microscope of the most dreadful enemy M
mankind III the form Of myriads of little death
dealing parasites. The air we breathe and live
ID Is charged wlththese deadly little growt rs III
proportion as it Is infected from yarlou,
n0XiOus sources. Having bv recent exrarir,,f,t.
and research been shown to be the most f,71it.
ful cause Of disease known, and the welfare ond
health OF every individual depending 80 largely
on the feelom from their destructive rayaGes
II IS but natural that the reports Of recent ir'
yestlgators in this field of scientific innuirz
should be widely read, and that every phase Of
these astounding discoveries should be subiect
to universal discussion. At first received Viii
some suspicion they have at length beer
thoroughly proven, and are now receiving Tho
unquallhed endorsements of the leadiDo
scientific men throughout tho world. But lis
tie else IS talked Of Ia the schools and clubs OF
science, and the medical and scientific iournaIs
are crowded with the testimony tbatis heino
added corroboratiye Of the value of tha roeF5
vicious discovery which Is pronounced the
greatest advance IN medical science of modern
times.
10 J.. PAsTEUR, the eminent French scientist
who by his learned investigations has saved ~
France so many millions Of dollars. is DrobabIv
due the honor Of first pointing out the ter,iblg
power OK these germs In recognition of hi.
great service me government has recently
voted hlm from the public treasury $40 UuO on
with which to continue his experiments. III
mas described several varieties OF these parasites
some comparatively harmless, Others extreme
~ dangel Gus. One form he proved bv a series
OF vaccinations and other conclusive eyneri.
ment5 was the cause Of death of many fhou.
SANDS OF animals and herds Of cattle: another
the active agent III the death of fowls bv
choiera. Acting upon the knowledge he had
gained OF the nature Of these germs he pointed
out means of relief that speedily prevented I
hpLeau Oh Inc diseases and ended their deyasta-
ton.
IYNDALL, with the aid Of other eminent
Ehghsl Investigators, made number of ex-
alAlhauons OF The floating particles in the at
i@osPIefe, ana found numbers of living spores
capable oI producing disease. In drv and
heairhy localities but few germs were fouud
ana these OF the harmless varieties While in
10" damp places, crowded houses ana nm
healthy clJIes, the poisonous gems were ex-
uremeiy numerous everywhere.
DK. RUDOLPH KOCH, Of Wallstein, Germany
man whose work IN connection with the ar
Ganlsms OF contagious diseases has made him
a recognized authority upon the subject. by
experimenting after the methods OF YuIFNTN
has discovered and published an account Of
one oil the most dangerous varieties, to which
It IS proven more deaths are due than to any
disease incident to the human race.
lie describes It as Il simple cellular organism
belonging to the same order as the bacteria.
When dried the germs may, without losing auy
vitality, endure great extremes of Temperature.
Beng as ilne and as light as DUST. invisible TO
the naked eye, they may be blown any distance
BY the wind or carried upon the clothing or
oody. Like seeds, they may lie for
months or years undIsturbed upon the furni-
tufe, floor, carpets, curtains, walls or in the
Deciding, and only requiring proper degree OF
warmth, moisture aud food to wakeu into
lie, develop, and grow. They thrive and live
IA the blood, lymph, mucus and secretjons If
the human body. When the system is m
healthy or weak they attack the cells that make
up the animal frame. Any albumiuous fluid
VIII furnish them with food for growth. and n
single drop is sufficient to contain hundreds
Examined with microscopes OF great poyer
which enlarge them so that they can be seen
and studied, they have the appearance of M
mute roI-lke bodies having, when active, some
power Of motion. They bend in the middle
IKE Il DOW and strengthen with a Jerk that
sends them few times their own length. At
TIE temperature Of the human body thev are
the most active.
Their power Of increase or reproduction is
remarkably great. One germ in q few weeks
time, under favorable conditions. Will give
Use to millions. The process is by simple
growth and division. Cold DESTROYS or pre-
vents their growth, and this is whv reflIgera-
ton prev ats decay OF meats and other animal
Iol-is. LAposed to warmth these small organ
lsns attack and eat up the albumiuuas tissues
leaving iOul mas The O1Ors SO cannon
10 TINS process are given off by these minute
organisms, and Is about the only indication Of
then presence. This is the warning pf uafg1re
and II is an instinct TO avoid all such smells.
lhe foul breath, bad Odors Of Old sores. etc,
leads man to avoid these germs in a great
measure. The danger of their presence IN
the body can be imagined when their rap1d in
crease ls considered. A few germs may be
readily absorbed into the system by BREATHING
INTO Tie interior Of the body through the long
ana narrow respiratory passages of the throat
clest ana nose, which are lined with soft
membrane and covered with sticky rnucns.
10 tins iiuld they ind ready Judgement and
favorable conditions for Development increase
and growth The 'coid" or catarrl. oZasua
or chronic catarrh, hay fever etc. are common
manifestations of the effects of one of the least
harmful OF these germs or HtcrOzyHes. In the
discharges nom the respiratory passages at
such times thousands of the living aDimIicula7
are found. The fever, debility, pains "in the
bones, loss o. appetite, etc., are indications
oil Their depressing effects upon the vital or
gans.
e Is from germs of slower DEVELOPMENT.
however, that the greatest danger follows.
10 the one most fully described by Koch Is
que more deaths than TO any other known
cause According to the researches of CUTTER
FLINT & DEJERINE over EIGHT million Teogle
Inc annual deaths In France. England Ger
many ami Russia from their destruction WIS
over one and a halt millions. In the United
states and Canada over three hundred thou
SANDS persons perished IN the last year from
the bacillus alone. The most common disease
resulting from IL is consumption of the lungs
but other organs of the body are liable TO be
affected as they develop slowly but surely in
any organ that may be in a weak or unhealthy
state.
Ii active and healthy, the liver, kidneys and
bowels have to q wonderful extent the mover
OF expelhnS these deadly animalculH or para
sites from the system. And this fact furnishes
an important indication for the successful
treatment of all the long list of maladies
caused by these parasites as viii be heTeinaf-
ter shown.
The studies of LANCIsCA, an eminent Italian.
ana WOOD, FORMAL and others are interesting
as showing the large variety Of chrome diseases
as heretofore classified, that result from these
germs. Among the most common were " liver
complaint. bIiousness or torpid liver, dysp-p-
ia OF indigestion, lung affections, bronchitis,
kidney diseases, chrome diaTrhHa, spinal com
plant, teVer-sores, white swellngs, blp-ioiut
disease, rheumatism, maaIal diseases, such as
fever and ague or Intermittent fever, general
and nervous deblitIcs, female weaknesses
chronic cat2rIh of the head, or CZUua, many
forms of unhealthy discharges from internal
organs, and all the yariOus sCTOfulOus affec-
tons of the sldn glanos, bones. JOINTS, etc, III
Guiding sumption which is but scrofulous
disease of the lungs.
In this large catalogue Of apparently widely
differing diseases, but really all depending upon
common cause, and therefore naturally to be
successfully treated on the same general priu
clples, examination Of the blood and scCreuOns
revealed large numbers of these parasite, and
cuTIously enough the number bore a direct re-
latlon to the severity of the disease. a com
paratlEely small number being present IN mild
eases and very large proportion in bad cases.
Under the use Of the specific treatment which
they give, and which Is substantially the same
IS that described and recommended later in
this review, the number was seen 10 steadily III
mnlsh from day TO day until with the restora-
ton Of health and bodily strength, they could
not be found at all.
The greatest variety of symptoms We're
found to accompany their presence, due to
pecullarties OF the constitution. the part of the
body most seriously affected, and the efforts of
the different organs to rid the system Of these
germs. Among the most common were fire.
quen+ headaches. neuralgia pains, nausea, con-
supalOn. poor or variable appetltcs. dialrhcea,
bad breath, hectic fever, cough, night sweats,
cold extremities, dyspepsia, catarrh, sore
throat, sore eyes, etc., while where the SKIN
was affected, salt-rheum, boils, carbuncles,
sCurf skin. eryglDelaa. ST. AnthOnys fire, and