The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-19
rokTY BILLION GERMS.
"A Wonderful Theory that Concerns
the Welfare, Happiness and
Life of Everyone
Life of Everyone.

NJj S"s a. SSutiCiildii
"nu MS wife, he absorbed in a new
DOCK and she in the newspaper.
Quickly glancing toward her hus-
Dand' she asked, at certain point
in the article,
John, what is the germ theory ?"
1.-The germ theory-well-yes ;
Just look in the encyclopedias under
TERM, that will explain it so much
better than 1 can"
accordingly his wife opened the
DOCK at the word named and read !:
Term Theory of Disease-A theory
advanced by the ablest and best in
vestlgators and scientists of the
times. 1t supposes the surface of
the earth, the air and water to be in
haolted to greater or less extent with
a peculiar growth of the the lowest
form of fungi-commonly termed
bacteria, whose power of reproduc-
lion, under favorable conitions, IS so
great that a single germ will increase
10 htteen million in twentyfour hours
time and unchecked in its increase
would grow to a mass of eight hun
dred tons, in three days time, if
space and food be furnished. There
is no condition under which it can
be said to be absent, unless it be
from fire or air filtered through cot
ton batting in numerous layers. A
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-
velopement of new germs. When it
is considered that it requires about
forty billion to weigh one grain,
some remote idea can be had of the
capacity OF germ reproduction. Pro-
lessor John Tyndall, in a late work,
deliberately treats of the influence of
germs in the propagation Of disease
and charges upon this cause, the in
ception and development of very
many of the ailments most injurious
to man. Professor Pasteur, an emf
nent French savant, has carried his
original and beautiful experiments so
far, and from them deduced such
practical results as very greatly to
diminish the number of cases of an
thax among sheep and chicken chole-
IA among fowls,-proving his theory
that these are essentially and actual
ly germ diseases. These germs are
carried into The system through the
lungs, and stomach and possibly
the skin, but though the lungs chiefly.
Once in the system they begin to
develop, poisoning the blood, in
vading the nerve centers, disturbing
the functional activity of the great
organs of the body and inducing a
general impairment of the vital pro-
cesses. They are the cause of fevers,
rheumatism, Bright's disease of the
kidneys, pneumonia, blood poison
ing, liver disease, diphtheria and
many other ailments. Lately Pro-
lessor Loeb, famous German ply
stefan, has proved that consumption
of the lungs is due to this cause.-The
presence OF peculiar germ.
When the circulation is bounding,
the nerves elastic and the system all
aglow with life and energy, the germs
seem to develop poorly, if at all.
But with weakened nerves, poor di-
gestion or mal-assimilation of food
or a lowering of vitality from any
cause, change ensues, and in this
impoverished and weakened fluid he
germ finds genial home and de.
velops until symptoms of disease are
distinctly manifested. This is seen
in the everyday experience of all.
The healthy man resists the inhu-
ences around him and does not take
cold, while those whose systems
hyve become weak from any cause
readily contract colds. This is on
the same principle as the germ theo-
ry. The germs attack any weakened
spot in the body, and fixing them
selves upon it, begin their propaga-
ton. 1t is plain therefore that it is
only by fortifying the weak portions
of the body that the germs of dis
ease 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,
a preparation has been attracting
great attention, not only Throughout
the entire land, but among the med
ical profession and scientists gener-
ally, which is based upon this theory,
and it may safely be said no remedy
has ever been found which can so
successfully place the system in a
condition to resist the germs or dis
ease as Warmers Safe Cure. This
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