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WONDERFUL REVELATIONS OF THE
MICROSCOPE.
Discovery OF the Most Deadly Enemy OF
Mankind. The Bacillus and
lis Eavages.

Mankind. The Bacillus and
iis Eayages.
The scientific world has been greatly
startled and aglta,ed Of late by the dlscoy-
cry with the microscope Of the most dread.
full enemy OF mankind In the form Of
myriads Of little deatb.dealing parasites.
The air we breathe and live in is charged
/ with these deadly little grOwths in proper
ton as il IL infected from various noxiOus
sources. Having by recent experiments
and research been shown 10 be the most
fruitful cause Of disease known ana the
welfare and health OF every individual de-
pending so largely on the freedom from
heir destructive ravages II is but natural
that the reports Of recent investigators III
this field Of scientific inquiry should be
widely read, and that every phase OF these
astounding discoveries should be SUBJECT 10
universal discussion. AZ ifSt received
with some suspicion they have at length
been thoroughly proven, and are now re-
cciying the unqualified endorsements OF
the leading scientific men throughout the
world. But little else Is talked Of in the
SCHOOLS and clubs Of science, and the medl-
cal aud scientific journals are crowded with
the testimony that Is being added corr0b-
pratiye Of the value Of the marvellous dis
every which IL pronounced the greatest
advance in medical science OF modern
times
70 l.. PAwErn, the eminent French SCI
enlist whO by his learned Investigations
has saved a. France 20 many millions OF
dollars. IL probably due the honor OF hrst
pointing ONT the terrible power OF these
germs. IN recognition Of his great service
| lhr government has recently voted him
| from the public treasury tlhUDp WIN
| which 20 continue his experiments. lie
| has described several varieties OF thes"
PARASITES, some comparatively harmless,
l'hers extremely dangerous. One form
he proved by a series Of vaccinations and
other conclusive experiments was the
cause o. death Of many thousands OF All.
mails aud herds Of cattle; another the ac-
i've agent in the death Of fowls by ch0l
IRA. Acting upon the knowledge he baG
J ,ainrd II the nature Of these germs he
pointed ont means Of relief that speed
! liz prrgpnlpd spread Of the diseases ami
! rndrd their devastation.
| 1YNnALL, with the aid oil other eminent
/ English Investigators, made number Oi
| examination. Of The floating particles in
, the atmosphere, and found numbers OF
I living sp,frs capable ol producing disease.
/ ia dry and healthy localities but few
| germ were found and these OF the harm
les, varieties, while in low damp places,
( arowded houses, and unhealthy cities, the
| pOisunGusgerms were extremely numerous
! everywhere.
| d. Rrp0Lw kocH Of Wallsein, Ger.
many. u man whose work in connection
| aiih the organisms oi contagious diseases
4, has made him recognized authority upon
the subject, by experimenting after the
methods of NIILF1lS, has discovered and
published an account OF one Of the most
dangerous varieties b. which il Is proven
more deaths are due than to any disease
incident 10 the human race.
He describes it as a simple cellular or.
ganism belonging to the same order as the
jdctsrid When dried the germs may
without losing any vitality, endure great
extremes OF temperature. Being rs fine
and Is liaht as durt. invisible to the naked
eve, they may be blown any distance by
the wind ar carried on the clothing or
body. Like seeds, they may lie for months
or years undsturbrd upon the furniture,
!iuOr, carpets, curtains, walls, or in the bed
ding, aud only requiring proper degree of
warmth, moisture and food to waken into
life, develop. and grow. They thrive and
tons oi tie human body. When the sys.
ten is uuhcatny or weak they attack the
cells That make up the animal frame. ANY
albuminOus iluid will furnish them with
food for growth, ana single drop is sui
iicient 10 contain hundreds. Examined
with microscopes OF great power, which en-,
large them so that they can be seen and
studied, they have the appearance OF min
ute rOd.lrke bodies, having when active
some power oil motion. They bend in th.
middle like u bow and straighten With q
JERK that sends them Il few times their own
Length, At the temperature Of the human
body they are the most active.
Their power Oi increase or reproduction
IS remarkably great. One germ in few
weeks time, under favorable conditions
VIII give rise to millions. The process Is
BY simple growth and division. Cold dc.
slroys or prevents th"ir growth, and this i.
why refrigeration prevents decay OF meats
aud other animal foods. Exposed Ia
warmth these small organisms attack and
eat up the albuminOus tissues leaving q
foul mass. The odors so common to this
process are given on by these minute
organisms and is about the only indica
ton ol their presence. rhi. is the warn
ing of nature and il is an instinct to avoid
all such smells, The luIl breath pad odor,
81 old sores. etc. leads man to avoid these
germs in great measure. The danger OF
iheIr Presence in The body can he imagined
Wheh their rapid increase is considered. A
le" germs may be- readily absorbed into
the system by breathing air containing
them They are thus drawn into the in.
terror OF the body through the long and
| narrow np,4 Of Il ~
chest and nose, which are lined with soft
membrane and covered with sticky mucu,
In this fluid they find ready lodpment
ana favorable conditions for deyelapment
increase and growth. The cold" or ca.
arrh olcnn or Chr0ulc Catlrrh, hay fever.
.tc' are common manifestations OF the
effects Of one OF the least harmful of these
germs or mic"Hgcs. In the discharges
rom me respiratory passages at such times
thousands OF the living animalcun are
round The fever, debility, pains "n the
bones, loss of appetite, etc are indica-
uons OF their depressing effects upon the
vital organs
IL silom germs Of slower deyeloument
however that the greatest danger follows
10 the one most fully described bv Koch is
due more deaths than to any other known
cause, According to the researches Of Cnt.
ter Flint. and Dc!erine over eight million
LeopIe 'ie every year from this cause alone
me annual deaths in France. England
Germany and Russia from their drstrnr,
non was one aud half millions. In thc
United states and Canada over three
hundred thousand persons persisted in thc
last year from the JGciiiUs alone. Tho mn,,
common disease resulting from it is con-.
sumption OF the lungs, but other orpans ' "f
the body are liable to be affected as thcy
develop slowly but surely In any orp,r
lhat may be in weak or unhealthy stato
active and healthy, the liver, Eidnevs
anu bowels have TO II wonderful extent the
power of e1pelling these deadly an.
'na,cu,@ or parasites from the system
INA this fact furnishes an imnortsnt ' im'
ucSI'oh Tor the successful treatment NJ nil
'he long list Of malades caused nv tbs a.,
parasites as will be hereinafter shown. '''''
me studies OF LAycrscA, An .n;n,,.
llslian and WOOD FoRnAp and o,b. nent
| interesting as showing thu lo.ho' o are