The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-18
r OF EAS
The Different Methods Of Their Multiplt
cation.

The Different Methods OF Their Multiplt
cation.
Life in this world il. a. j. We're. {
balancing scesa~ between different or
canisms. m which each helps the res
"A cycle Of actions which are to \ Ger.
tain eNten, dependent on each other.
The molecules Of The grain Of wheat
in part help TO construct the mu,ci,
cells III a mans arm. and III part fur
ni>h fuel for motive power 10 these
cells. while The excretei product. O!
these cells in the form OF carbon;c acid.
urea. etc. and finally the products o.
decomposition Of these cells. may 20
10 construct a new grain of wheat
But 20 enable the vegetable TO make
use Of the animal cell a. food. the lat
ter must b. split up into simpler comb
nations. and this i, effected by III Gro
organisms. Of various kinds. The grea.
maIo, ity of these minute beings are
harmless TO man 50 long n, they are
7 confined 10 his skin ard alimeniary
canal IN fact. every carries Ill Hon,
of them on and within himself. and L
j. doubtful whether he could properly
digest his food without their help.
There are, however. some forms III
these little grantee and roi-. or micro
cocci and bacteria. which are not % IN
nocenc ard harmless. bu. which. on tie
contrary. produce disease and death III
MANY Of those TO whose system, they
gam almit.ance.
Some Of tuesr disease germs multiply
only within tn bod - Of | wing animals.
so. for Instance, these winch eve rise
to smallpox and scarlet fever thy re-
tain their vitality for a time when thrown
of il, excrct;ors: Dnt hey DO not in
crease in number until :hcy gain sc-
cess % living tissues. AMI hcncr the dis
eases which they cause ar" propaganda
by eolta@ion only. Other disease
germs multiply. SO far Il, We know.
almost exclusively o1i,idc the living
body. and produce Their effects on man
not ~ crow n" within him, tut by poi
soning him with their products. ~ com
mon ycast NAV b. sad 10 be ihr causc Of
dclirium trcmenS through the agcnct
OF the alcohol which 1t produces. Ms
laria IS a type Of this class.
Athird Kind multiply both within and
without tie living body, an some of
these appear ~ especially multi ply ana
flourish in human eNcrcta. A. vet we
know very Lite of the re history u
these disease germs, or - Ia Low they
produce their ELECTS: we are not even
certain aS to whether they are d!stinc.
-parlte Spec.rS or whether they mav
no. be some ri the common micro
,yr,pi,,- which l- nyar f.g.Ifnr NJ
Othsrwi-e have become abnormal. mi
croscopic monsters a. II were. produc-
ing evil ins,ctd Of good.
What We 30 know is that . very mi
nut. quantity Of cNcIcta from 4 case II
cholera or trl,iIoid fever may. wien
introduced into the alImrntar, ana
OF 4 he ,itny Eer>on. produce. in that
person disease similar 10 tine N" rom
which the germ or ginaI.y came;
and We also have good reason To be-
lieve that ii a few such germs fall into
4 mass of cNcr..a, ~ in . ccSS-pool.
thew NAV under certain conditions
multiply very rapidly and render the
Whole mas, of filth infectious. 80 that
any portion of t will be capable e
CONVEX ING the disease.
lit.l ti-pl - 't'S'aN 'ilttA'-,''iN AZ
that Of Nrast. and tn. disease, which
are supposed Ia be due iO slEch &C ion
are known as the zymDtic o. fcrmcut
diseases.
Hence comes n @r"a. danger of
retaining or storing in the vicinity Of
human iiabitations quantities of organic
matter sui able for tie nourishmcnt II
such organisms for 'lir channels
through which such collections mav
become dangerously inOcuiatcd ar
50 numerous and. III the present state nt
our knowledge SO impO~> be 20 guard
against. tina, casks of powder or eases
Of dynamite would be really -aicr
nci@hbors.
Sewage is not only \ >onrce of dan
ger IN this WAY. but also through the
products of it, decomposition. Ikf
most important Of these in this con,l !
ton are the gases and ciliuvia w.
in Dutrcfac;ion, such - hy,ir9@j IL
phide. ammonium sui ph." carbon
dio>idc. and certain orS%lc vapors OF
very complex conStl|hIoa. chiefly char
acterizci 10y unnle4Isant odorS.
When cnx.Sntratci. IS in old cess
pools OF wants. thc~" may produce
s~ufioGation AMI almost Immediate death.
~ great pre-tration. violent ,onnitin.
and rurginC. commissions and death in
from one To Two DAYS
Tn. circumstances are rar. which
produce such effects a these. usually
tn" gases are greatly diluted before
beng brcatLcI. and ;hc c.lccts are les
marhcd
Constant exposure q such air i'm
pairs health gradually. but distinctly.
especially n infants and children. The
symptoms produCc6 being loss a appe-
lite. languor. slight headaches. ctc--
j.. :. Bii!.nyS. ". d., IN h.rpcr's flag
anne.