Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-10
WONDiRtIL az ATOMS
Of THL NJ tKUht OPP.
Discovery of the most Dead y
Enemy at Man ktnd The Ba.
c.lIus and las Ravages.

OF myrlA0s OF little ueatn OeailnS para
sites. The ar we breathe and live in |
charged with these dead y Little growth
inprs,ortion as it is infected from zaricp
no1ious sources. Having by recent ex
perilnents nnd re earch been shown TO b
themcst fruitful cause Of disease known
and the welfare aud health of every In
dividual depending 50 largely on thu
freedom from their destructive ravagef
it is but natural that the reports of recen
investigators in this field of scientific
inquiry should be widely read, and tina
every phase Of these astounding discov
cries should be subject 70 universal dis
cussiun. At first received With some sus
picion they have at length been thorough
| IL proven, and are now receiving thu
unqualif, d Endorsements # the leading
scientific men throughout the world. Blu
| little else Is talked of in the schools ant
clubs of science, and the medical ant
scientific Journals are crowded with thu
testimony that is being added CORRIDORS
tive Of the value of the marvellous di.
covery which is pronounced the great es
advance in medical lc.enee Of modern
times.
To L PAsTEUR, the eminent Frer cf
scientist, VIII by his learned investigation:
has saved TO France so many millions oil
d liars, is probably due the honor If first
pointing out the terrible power Of these
germs. In re ognition of his great SER
vice the government has recently voted
hun from the public re,sury slt, 0O0O
with which to continue his experiments
He has described several varieties f these
parasites. some comparatively harmless
others extremely dangerous. One torn
he proved hy series OF vac nations and
other onelusive experiments was the
cause of death If many thousands OF ami
mats and herds OF cattla another the
&C i've agent in the death of fowls ly
cho era Acting upon the KIN Wedge he
had gained of the nature of these ge ms
he pOiAtrd out a means Of rel of that speed.
lily prevented a spread of the diseases and
ended their devastation.
TYVbALL. with the aid OF other emf
nent Ens lish Investigators. made II number
OF examinations of the floating part cles
in the atmosphere aud found numbers OF
living spores capable producing disease.
In dry and healthy localities but few
germs were found, and these of the harm
less varieties while in low damp places,
crowded houses, and unhealthy cities, the
poisonous germs were extremely numer-
Gus Everywhere.
Dr. RUDOLPH Koch, of Wallstein,
Germany, a m9n whose work in connec-
ton with the organisms advantageous dis
eases has made him recognized author.
ity upon the subject, by experimenting
alter the methods of VILLEMIE, has dis
covered aud pubishe an account of one
ufthe most dangerous vari ties, to which
it is proven more deaths are due than Ia
any disease incident to the human race
He describes 1t Ms simple cellular or
| gaBism belonging tn the same order as
the ba teria. When dried the germs may,
without losing any vita ity, endure or at
extremes Of temperature. Being a. fine
and as light as dust. invi.ible to the naked
eye, they may be blown any distance by
tho wind er carr ed upon the clothing OF
body. Like seeds, they may lie tor months
or years undislurbed upon the furniture,
floor, Garpels cgt ms walls, or in the
bedding. and only requiring proper de-
gree " wtrpth, moisture aud fnod 4
waken into life, develop and grow. Hey
thrive and live in the b ood. lymph, mu.
Gus and secretiOns of the human body
When the SYSTEMS unhealthy or weak
they alta X the cells that make up the ami.
NAL frame. Any aluuminOus fluid will
furnish them with fool for growth, and .
single drop is sufficient 10 contain hun
dFeds. Examined with microscopes OF
greet power, which enlarge them SO that
they can be seen and audjeI, they have
| the appearance of minute, rOd-like bOdigi
having. whrn sctiye, some power of mo-
uon, They bend in the middle like bow
and stTsigbteg with a jerk that sencs then
few times their own length At The
temperate e OF the human body they are
the most active.
Their power Of increase or reproduction
is remarkably great One germ in few
Weeks time, under favorable condition, Z,
will give Tise 70 millions The process ia
| by simple growth aGi division. Cold de.
stroys or prevents their growth, and thi,
is why refrigeration prevents decay Of
meats and other animal foods Exposed
TO warmth these small organisms attack
and eat up tho albuminous tissues leaving
q foul mass, The 91qn so common &
this process are given off by these minute
organisms. AMI Is about the only indiOA
tiun Of their presence. This is the warn
ing Of nature and it is an instinct tn avoid
all such smells. The foul breath, bad
ndofs Of Old seTes, &c, leads man to svoiC
these germs in a great measure Tb'
danger Vt th IL D essence in the body car
ne mag ned when tneiF rapid increase il
considered. A fw germs hay 10 readily
absorb II Into the system by breathing ali
containing t6Gm, They are thus dia&r
into the Interior OF the body through the
long and narrow respiratory passages 81
the throat, chest and nose, WHICH aFl
lined with soft membrane and covered
| 9Th sticky mucus In this fluid they
| find ready Judgment and favorable condi-
tons for development, increase and
growth. The c9ldd " catarrh, ozana OF
chronic catarrb. bay foyer, 81, ., are com
mon manifestations Of the effects oil one O
the least harmful Of these germs or micro
zymes. In the ischarges from the respi
ratory passages at such. times thousands 0
the living Hnimalcul@ are found. Tn
eyer, debility, paius in bones los
OF appetite, et0 gre indications Of thei
depressing effects upon tho vital organs.
" is from germs Of slower dty6lGp
ment, however, that the greatest DANCE
follows To tho one most fully describes
by XocH Is due more deaths than 10 an,
other known cause. According 10 the "a
searches Of CUTLER, FLINT and DEJE
RIEE over eight million people die ever
year rom this tause alone. The annul
; deaths in France England, Germany an
Rusgis from their destruction was owe
one and half millions In the Unite
States and Canada over three hundre
thousand persons persisted IN tho last yes
a from the bacillus alone. The most con
mon disease resulting from it is consumI
D lion OF the lungs, but other organs OF II
Q body are liable to DO affected as they d
] velUp slowly IN any organ that may be
( a weak or unhealthy state.
, II active, and healthy, the LIVER, HI,
'neys, aud bowels have to wonderful {;
, tent the powor Of expelling these dead
, Anilnalula or parasites from the syster
J And this fact Furnishes an important ind
A cation Tor the successful treatment OF 0
E the long list Of m ladies caused by the,
/ parasites "a will be hereafter shown.
, I no studies of LANcIscA, an eminoI
Italian, and WouD. Formal and other