Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-07-25
TOrnadOes-
SCIENTIFICALLY ACCOUNTED Fok'
AND SOME REMOTE CAUSES
THAT PRODUCE PAINFUL
RESULTS EXPLAINED.

Inc IOliOWUlS o1uOP''o w
delivered by DR.. Horace r. Hamlltou
before the New York society t1r the
promotion of science, contains so n1nch
that is timely and important that itean
be read with both interest and profit
There is probably no subject OF mo"
dern lines that has clused and is cau'-
ing greater attention that The origin oil
tornadoes. Scientist, have studied II
for the benefit of humanity ; men nave
investigated it for the welfare of their
families. 1t has been vexed suoJect
long considered. aud through all this
investigation the cyclone has swept
across the land carrying destruction 10
scieutists as we'll as to the innocenG
dwelers in its track. One thing, how
ever, is certain, the cause OF The eye
lone must be sought far away from the
whrling body OF wind itself. Its results
are powerful; Its cause must also be
powerful. Let US therefore consider
few facts. First. the appearance 0i a
cyclone is invariably preceded BY dark
spots upon the face Of the sun. These
spots, indicating a DISTURBED condition
of the solar regions. necessarily affect
the atmosphere Of our earth. An un'
nsual generation OF heat in one part Of
the a!nos phere Is certain to cluse
partial vacuum in another portion. All
must rush 10 to GIL this vacuum. Hence
the observation-disclosures the cyclone.
This theory finds additional conhrma-
ton IN tie fact that tornadOes come
during the day and not at night. The
dark spots upon the surface Of the sun,
whatever they may be, seem to cause
great commoliOn in the atmosphere OF
the world, and 1t is almost certain that
the extremely wet weather OF the pres
ent seaaon can be accounted Tor on
precisely this bass. Is 1t reasonable
to suppose that the marvellous effect
of the sun upon vegetation and life in
general shall be less than upon the at
mosphere 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 say
THIS rule finds its application IN near
, ly every department Of life. An oper-
ator IS in San Francsco-the clerk OF
the instrument manipulated by his I'm
GERS. IN New York. The president
makes a slight stroke of the pen 10 his
study at the White House, and the
, whole nation ls'aroused by the act An
t uneaslness and disgust with everything
in life, commonly called home-slckness'
, is felt by many people, when tue cause
is to be found 10 the distant home
thousand of miles awuy. An uncer'
, tain pain may be felt in the head. 1t
is repeated in other parts Of the body.
The appetite departs aud all energy Is
, gone. Is the cause necessarily to o'
found in the head? The next day the
feeling increases. There are added
, symptoms. They continue and becon'
n more aggravated. The slight pains ii
the head increase to agonies. Int
nausea becomes chronic. The hear
# grows irregular, and the breathing uu
. certain. All these effects haYe deh'
r mite cause f; and, after years OF deeI
@ experience upon this subject, L DO no
o hesitate to say that this cause Is TO o'
4 found IN some arrangement OF the Kld
v news or liver far away from that portion
4 of The body in which these effects ap
pear. But one may say, have ii
main whatever in my kidneys or liver
Very true. Neither haye we any eyl
deuce that there is a tornado on the
;, surflce of the sun; but ii Is uone th
less certain the tornado Is here, and
ia none the less certain tlat thes
great organs Of the body are the caus
of the trouble although there may be n
/. pain in their vicinity.
: know whereof speak, for hav
i passed through this very experenc
y myself. Nearly ten years ago, l wa
e the picture of health, weighing NOR
!. than 200 pounds, and as strong an
| healthy as any man 1 ever kne"
Ie When | felt the symptoms | have aboy
e described, they caused me annoyance
Of not only by reason of their aggravatin
id nature. but because 1 bad never te
.e any pain before. Other doctors toll
IN me 7 was troubled with malaria, and
,e treated myself accordingly. l did nc
- believe, however, that malaria coul
r. show such aggravated symptoms.
70 never occurred to me that anaiys
ID would help to solve the trouble as
did not presume my difficulty was loc'
ted in that portion Of the body. b'
or I continued to grow worse. had
he faint sensation at the pit oi my sloma'
OF nearly every day. 1 felt a great deslI
T. TO eat, and vet loathed food. wa
constantly tired and still 1 could nc
sleep. Ny brain was unusually iac'lY
Il but could not think connectedly' M
,or existeuce was living misery. co
y. iiuued this in condition for nearly
od year; never free from pain, never ioi
nd momeut happy. Such an existence
far worse than death, for which CO
Cess earnestly longed.
1t was while suffering thus that
IN. friend advised me TO make a final
'r's TEMPT to recover my health. lsneer
inwardly at his suggestion, but l "
TOO weak 10 make any resistance.
,re- furnished me with a remedy, SIM