Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-03
a Wonderful Theory That Concerns the
Welfare, Happiness and Life
of Everyone.

In his quiet and cozy library at the close
of a busy day sat gentleman and his wife,
he absorbed in a new book ami she in tho
newspaper. Quickly glancins toward her
husband, she asked, at a certain point in
the article:
"John, what is the germ theory"
"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 a peculiar
growth of the lowest form of fungl-com-
monty termed bacteria, whose power OF re-
production, under favorable conditions, IS
so great that single germ will increase to
fifteen million in twenty-four hours time,
and unchecked in its increase would grow
to a mass of eight hundred tons, in three
days. time, if space and food be furnished.
There is no condition under which 1t can
be- said to be absent, unless it be from fire
or air filtered through cotton-batting in
numerous layers. A single drop of water
containing germ, put into water boiled,
filtered and thus freed from bacteria, will
grow murl<y in a day or two from the de-
velOpmeHt of new germs. Wien 1T Is con-
sidered that it requires about forty billion
to weigh one grain, some remote idea can
be had of the capacity of germ reproduc-
Il. u 3,
elaborately treats of the influence of germs
in the propagation of disease, and charges
upon this cause the inception and deveI-
opmept 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 tho number or
cases of anthrax among sheep and chicken
cholera among fowls-prOving 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 tho great organs of the body,
and inducing a general impairment of the
vital processes. They are the cause of
fevers, rheumatism, Bright's disease of the
kidneys, pneumonia, blood poisoning, liver
disease, diphthe'ia and many other all
ments. Lately Prof. Koch, a famous Ger'
man physician, has proved that consump-
ton of the lungs is due to this cause.-the
presence of a peculiar germ.
When tho circulation is bounding, tho
nerves elastic and the system all aglow
with life and energy, the germs seem to de-
veiop poorly, if at all. But with weakened
of food or n lowering of vitality from any
cnuse, a change ensucs, and in this impov-
erished and weakened fluid the germ finds
q genial home and develops until symp-
toms of disease are distinctly manifested.
This is seen in the everyday experience OF
all. The healthy man rcsis tho influences
around him and does not take cold, while
those whose systems have become weak
from any cause readily contract colds.
This is on the same p: inciple as the germ
theory. TIE germs attack any weakened
spot in the body. and fixing thcmso Ives
upon it, begin their propa2 alton. 1t is
plaln thereto lore that it is only hy fortifying
the weak portions of the body that the
germs of disease can be resisted and driven
from the system. But this has proved al
most an impossibility heretofore, and it
has been the study OF physicians for years
how best to accomplish it, Within the past
few years, however, preparation mas leen
attrac ing great attention., not only
throughout the entire land, but among the
medical profession and scientists general
w. which i, based upon this theory, and it
may safely be said, no remedy has ever
been found which can so successfully place
the system i'll a condition to resist the
germs of disease Warnor's Sa Cure.
This article is unquestionably the best and
most efficient tuat has ever been discovered
for this purpose, and
John, say, John! does the encyclopedia
advertise W arner's Safe Cure"
:. 1 should not wonder, dear, it's a grand
remedy, and that pamphlet we received the
other day stated that DIR. Gum, of the
Uni. ed States Medical College indorscd it.
At all even:s the wonderful cures it is ac-
complishiEg cnttlo it to be honOrably noted
among the great discoveries of the present
century"
However the facts above stated may be,
tie truth remains that the germ theory of
diseaS Sc is the correct one, and that the great
remedy mentioned is the only one which
has ever been.found that can put the sys-
tenn in condition to kill these germs be-
fore they obtain hold upon the body, and
undermine the life.