The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-03
FORTY BILLION GERMS.
A Wonderful Theory That Concerns tho
Welfare, Happiness and Life
of Everyone.

In his quiet and cozy library at the close
of busy day sat a gentleman and his wife,
he absorbed in new book and she in the
newspaper. Quickly glancing toward her
husband, she asked, at a certain point in
the article:
"John, what is the germ theoryw
The germ theory-well-yes just look
in the encyclopedia under Germ, that will
explain it so much better than can"
Accordingly his wife opened the book at
the word named and read: Germ Theory
of Disease-A theory advanced by the
ablest and best Investigators and scientists
of the times. 1t supposes the surface of
the earth, the air and water to be inhabited
to greater or less extent with peculiar
growth of the lowest form of fungi-c0m-
monty termed bacteria, whose power of re-
production, under favorable conditions, is
so great that Il single germ will increase to
fifteen million in twenty-four hours time,
and unchecked in its increase would grow
to mass of eight hundred tons, in three
days time, II space and food be furnished.
There is no condition under which it can
be said to be absent, unless il be from fire
or air filtered through cotton-batting IN
numerous layers. single drop of water
containing germ, put into water boiled,
filtered and thus freed from bacteria, will
grow murky in a day or two from the de-
velopment of new germs. When it is con-
sidered that it requires about forty billion
to weigh one grain, some remote idea can
be had of the capacity of germ reproduce
ton. Prof. John 1yndall, i'll la;e work,
deliberately treats of the influence of germs
in the propagation of disease, and charges
upon this cause the inception and devel-
opment of very many of the ailments most
injurious to man. Prof. Pasteur, an emf
nent French savant, has carried his origin
al and beautiful experiments so far, and
from them deduced such practical results,
as very greatly to diminish the number of
cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken
cholera among fowls-proying his theory
that these are essentially and actually germ
diseases. These germs are carried into the
system through the lungs, the stomach and
possibly the skin, but through the lungs
chiefly. Once in the system, they begin to
develop, poisoning the blood, invading the
nerve centers, disturbing the funct onal
activity of the great organs of the body,
and inducing a general impairment of the
vital processes. Thew are the cause of
fevers, rheumatism, Bright's disease OF the
kidneys, pneumonia, blood poisoning, liver
disease, diphtheria and many other all
ments. Lately Prof. Koch, famous Ger
man physician, has proved thai consump-
ton of the lungs is due to this cause.-the
presence of a peculiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding, the
nerves elastic and the system all aglow
with life and energy, the germs seem to de-
ve!op poorly, if at all. But with weakened
nerves, poor digestion or malassimilation
of food or a lowering of vitality from any
cause, change ensues, and in this impov-
erished and weakened fluid the germ finds
a genial home ard develops until symp-
toms of disease are distinctly manfes' ed,
This is seen in the everyday experience Of
all. The healthy man reSs $ the influences
around him and does not take cold, while
those whose systems have become weak
from any cause readily contract colds.
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theory. The germs attack any weakened
spot in the body, and fixing themst Ives
upon it, begin their preparation. 1t is
pam therefore that it is only by fortifying
the weak portions of the body that the
germs of disease can be resisted and driven
from the syste m. But this has proved al
most an impossibility heretofore, and it
has been the study OF physicians for years
how best TO accomplisnit. Within the past
few years, however, preparation has Leen
attrac ing great attention, not only
throug lout tue entire land, bat among the
medical profession and scientists general
ly, which Is based upon tins theory, and it
may safely be said, no remedy mas ever
been found which can SO successfully place
the system in a condition to resisG the
germs of disease as Warmers SAFE Cure.
This article rs unquestionably the best and
most efficient that has ever been discovered
for this purpose, and
John, say, John does the encyclopedia
advertise " arner's Safe CureY
:" should not wonder, dear, it's grand
remedy, ana that pamphlet we received the
other day stated that DIR. Gum, of the
United States Medical College indorsed it.
At all events the wonderful cures it is &C.
complishiug entltle it to be honorably noted
among the great discoveries OF the present
century"
however the facts above stated may be,
the truth remains that the germ theory of
diseased is the correct one, and that the great
remedy mentioned is the only ons when
has ever baen,found that can pul the sys-
tenn in a condition to kill these germ, be-
fore they obtain hold upon the Louy, and