The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-23
FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A Wonderful Theory That Concerns
Welfare, Happiness and Lifo
Of Everyone.

IN MS QuicI ana coy library az the Ct
of a busy day sat a gentleman and his "
he absorbed in a new book AMI she in
newspaper. Quickly glanciny toward,
husband, she asked, at a certain poinI
the article:
"John, what is the germ theoryw
"The germ theory-well-yes; just ]
in the encyclopedia under GERM that I
explain it so much better than l can"
Accordingly his wife opened the bool
the word named and read: Grin Tho
of Disease-A theory advanced by
ablest and best Investigators and scisnt
of the times. 1t suppOses the surfac(
the earth, the air and water to beinhab1
to a greater or less extent with a pecul
growth of the lowest form of fungi-d
monty termed bacteria, whose power Il
production, under favorable condition@
SD great that a single germ will increa4
fifteen million in twenty-four hours II
and unchecked in its increase would q
to a mass of eight hundred tons, in t ;
days. time, if space and food be furnisl
There is no condition under which it
BE- said to be absent, unless it be FROM
or air filtered through cotton-battinG
numerous layers. A single drop Of wi
containing a germ, put into water Dol
filtered and aus freed from bacteria, |
grow murky in a day or two from tho
velopment of new germs. When it is [
sidered that it requires about forty bill
to weigh one grain, some remote idea
be lad of the capacity of germ repro&
ton. Prof. John Tyndall, in a lac WI
deliberately treats of the influence of ge(
in the propagation of disease, and chal
upon this cause the inception and de-
Or,o - a-~v vnorxv 1f xLn o,lv,nr
injurious to man. Prof. Pasteur, an y
nent French sayant, has carried his OF
al and beautiful experiments SO far, J.
from them deduced such practical rest
as very greatly to diminish the numbS
cases of anthrax among sheep and chic
CHOLERA among fOwls-proving his tho
that these are essentially and actuallyg
diseases. These germs are carried into
system through the lungs, the stomach
possibly the skin, but through the II
chiefly. Once in the system, they begi
develop, poisoning the blood, invading
nerve centeIs, disturbing tho functs
activity of the great organs OF the b
and inducing a general impairment OF
vital processes: They are the caud
~fevers, rheumatism, Bright's disease o.
disease diphtheria and many other
ments. Lately Prof. Koch, q famous 49,
man physician, has proved that consu[
ton of the lungs Ia due to this cause
presence of a peculiar germ.
When the circulation 10 .boundingl
nerves elastic and the system all a
with life and energy, the germs seem {
velop poorly, if at all. But with weak
nerves, poor digestion OF malassimil}
of food or a lowering Of vitality from
cause, q change ensues, and in this i'm
erished and weakened fluid the germ
a genial home and develops until 81
toms of disease are distinctly manifel
This Is e e in the everyday experien
all. The healthy man resis: the infiue
around him and does not take cold,
those whose systems have become
from any cause readily contract q
This is on the same principle as the
theory The germs attack any weak
spot In the body, and fixing thems@
upon it, begin their propagation.
pam therefore that it is only by FORTH
the weak portions OF the body that
germs of disease can be resisted and dl
from the system. But this has prove
most an impossibility heretofore, al
has been the study of physicians for
how best to accomplish it. Within the
few years, however, Appropriation has
great attention. not
CnEOugn0uL the entlre n U amOn9
medical profession and scientists gen
ly, which is based upon this theory, al
may safely be said, NO remedy has
been found which a 50 successfully
tho system in . condition to resist
germs of disease as Warmers Sale q
This article is unquestionably the best
most efficient that has ever been disc61
for this purpose, and
"John, say, Jehn! does the encyclo
Wayner's Safe Curet"
II should not wonder, dear, it's .
remedy, and that pamphlet VI receiv9
other day stated that DR.. Gum, o.
United States Medical College indoors
At N events the wonderful cures it
complishing entitle it to be hOn0rably
among the great discoveries Of the pr
century,"
However the facts above stated ma
tie truth remains that the germ Iheo}
disease is the correct one, and that the
remedy mentioned Is the only one
has ever been:found that can put th(
tenn ina condition to kill these germ
fore they obtain q hold upon the body y
the life.