River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09
TORNADOES.
Scientifically Accounted for. and
Some Remote Causes that Produce
Painful Results Explained.


read with both interest and profit:
There is probably no subject of modern
times that has caused and is causing
greater attention than the originof torna-
does. Scientists have studied it for the
benefit ofhumanity men have inyestiga
ted it for the welfare oftheir families. 1t
has been a We xed subject long considered,
and through all this investigation the
cyclone has swept across the land carry
ing destruction to scientists as well as 10
the innocent dwellers in its track. One
thing, however, is certain; the cause of
the cyclone must be sought fer away
from the whirling body of wind itself.
Its results are powerful; its cause must
also be powerful. Let us therefore con-
slider q few facts. First, the appearance
of a cyclone is invariably preceded by
dark spots upon the face of the sun.
These spots indicating disturbed condl-
ton of the solar regions, necessarily az
feet the atmosphere OF our earth. An
unusual generation Of heat in one part
of the atmosphere is certain to cause
partial vacuum in another portion. Air
must rush in to fill this vacuum. Hence
the disturbances-hence the cyclone.
This theory finds additional confrma-
ton in the fact that tornadoes come dur
ing the day and not at night. The dark
spots upon the surface of the sun, what
ever they may be, seem to cause great
connection in the atmosphere of the
world, and it is almost certain that the
extremely wet weather of the present
season can be accounted for ON precise
Nv this bssis, Is it reasonable to sup
pose that the marvellous effect of The sun
upon vegetation and life in general shall
be less than upon the atmosphere 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 cay -
This rule findsi its application in nearly
every department of life. An operator
is in San Francisco-the click of the in
strument 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 uneasiness and
disgust with everything in life, COM
monty called inconsistencies, is felt by
many people, when the cause is to be
found in the distant home thousands of
miles away. An uncertain pain may be
felt in the head. It is repeated in other
parts of the body. The appetite departs
and all energy is gone. Is the cause
necessarily to be found in the head?
The next day the feeling increases.
There are added symptoms. They con-
tinue and become more aggravated.
The slight pains in the head increase to
agonies. The nausea becomes chronic.
The heart grows irregular, AMI 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 por-
ton of the body in which these effects
appear. But one may say, | have no
pain whatever in my kidneys or liver.
Very true. Neither have we any evi.
dence that 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 of the body are the cause of the
trouble although there may be no pain
in their vicinity.
| know whereof speak, for l have
passed through this very experience my
self. Nearly ten years ago, was the pic
ture of health, weighing more than 200
pounds, and as strong and healthy as any
man ever knew. When felt the symp-
toms / have above described they caused
aggreyating nature, but because | had
never felt any pain before. Other doc
tors told me | was troubled with mala'
ria, and | treated myselfacCordingly. L
did not believe, however, that malaria
could show such aggravated symptoms
1t never occurred to me that analysis
would help solve the trouble, as | did
not presume my difficulty was located
| in that portion of the body. But con-
| tinued to grow worse. / had a faint sem
| sation at the pit OF my stomach nearly
| every day. ! felt great desire to eat,
| and vet / loathed food. l was constant
| " tired and still | could not sleep. My
| brain was unusually active, but could
not think connectedly. My existence
was 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 | earnestly
| longed.
1t was while suffering thus that friend
advised me to make final attempt 10 re-
cover my health. l sneered inwardly
| at his suggestion, but ] was too weak to
| make any resistance. He furnished ne
with remedy, simple yet palatable and
within two days observed slight change
| for the better. This awakened my cour-
age I felt that / would not die at that time.
| continued the use of the remedy, TAX
| ing it in accordance with directions, un
| til L. became not only restored to my
| former health and strength, but of great
err 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 dying
every day had it mot been for the simple
vet wonderful power of Warmers Sale
Cure, the remedy employed.
The lecturer then described his means
of restoration more in detail, and con-
cluded as follows:
| NV complete recovery has caused me
to investigate the subject more carefully,
and | believe l have discovered the Key
| to most i'll health of our modern clvllIza-
ton | am fully confident that four
| fifths of the diseases which afiiict hu-
manity might be avoided were the kid
neys and liver kept in perfect condition:
| Were it possible to control the action OF
| the sun, cyclones could undoubtedly be
averted. That, however, is one OF the
| things that cannot be. But | rejoice TO
say that it is possible to control the kid
news and liver; to render their action
| wholly normal, and their effect upon
the system that of purifiers rather than
prisoners. That this end has been &C
complished largely by means of the
| remedy | have named / do not have a
doubt, and | feel it my duty to make
| this open declaration for the enlighten-
ment Of the profession and for the bene-
fit of suffering humanity in all parts OF
the world.
George W. Buck, a wealthy citizen o
Henry county, ILL.,, was brought before
| United States Commissioner Guntill at Far
go, charged with the subornation of per
iurv. and William Lidholm with perjury