Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-08

A Freneh Physician who Thinks Baeilh
Causes Drunkenness.

PIrrsBURG. April 2.--Dt. Leonard sax,
of RAiney, near Paris, France. arrived in
t1is city yesterday. on his was 70 Chicago.
DR.. sax Is at present maxim a tour OF the
prin ipal cities in the United States. A
reporter met him through mdtuai medl-
cal friend. Dr.. sax is man w'tG hobb2'
as the reporter soon asec rts1off- aa-i a.
II j. one OF decidedly u'sses c1Afaciet'
he Intervene. the lCAra-~ tQr5iCu=f 70
some extent thsr-aa. De-. sax. I'D su 3
ST nee. thus d-seriaer ui- ne nl d5c0Y-
cry 10 the domain G iailsoviaI life:
"come Years am / conceived the laeA
that all SUBS ztnces containing alconol I'D
decided quantities were impregnated " "a
bacteria. or minute forms OF parasite.
life. l had been making a close study Of
bacteria. aud was AT one time associated
with NJ. Pasbeur, OF PARIS, IN a series OF
experiments in this field Of research
Pasteur's Investigations 10 show tnat Una
foundations Of disease in animals ori-i-
mated from bacteria are world renowned.
As result OF some thought I became M
lued with the conviction mat there ml2A1
be- some connection between these bacteria
II they existed. and the symptoms produced
from the excessive Use 81 alcohol. Fuf-
suing this lJna Of thou znt made care
ful study OF alcohol with tie and Of the
microscope, and by means % an elahorase
staining apparatus. discovered q 4a"liiN-.
no" known Ia France As the aaci--A- po'-
umaulH Tue next step tovA was 10 5-r
direction OF culture. and eventually SUI
ceedeu III ie0latng this uacilt4s. AID. Wit0
the ordinary culture apparatus, Wa
able 10 reproduce them AT my leisure.
obs ryed TINS popularity, howe e'. luat.
contrary To- The usual results u sueD cul-
d.. ...ar1 3D.. 10
vigorous instead of weaker. l tlen be-
came fully convinced that all Of the Nmp-
toms observable in violent cases 81 dell
rum tremens and in ordiuar! cases OF al
cohOlism could be distinct traced 10 the
action 81 this bacillus Ola tie human or
ganism."
But how does this parasite produce
t ese symptoms| querl-a the perpleAed
uew~ptUer man.
"W-e44." continued the doctor. "You
see this bacillus is tIEen into the bod! b
The a olol contained In brandy. whisky
or OF "A drinks tlHt character, and
posing into the stomach are there a5
s0T0ed into the blood. w zen they once
ct 1e the vital stream tlcy thrive
greatly anu are onyeged % every tissue
I'M toe body. In ordinary cases. Whe-e
alcohol is only used I'D ldrrately. the
bacillus are present iu such minute num-
hers that no apparently pefceptl1le
fl cts are produced. 3 prolonged use OF
liquors ntaniug appIeci3oie quantities
Vi alcohol. the numNer 1i these minute
parasites is greatly Increased IN the
blood. One Of the first effects OF these
parasites being didu,ed through the gray
matter oil the brain j. am impeachment IN
lecomotl1n by Irritating tu- nerve centres
governing l0cOm0t..n. Going upward
from these primary centres the higher
nerve centres are next involved, and
vertigo, intense mental excitement. dis
rGsred vision the nse Of seeing
dOuble-aud iu some cases stupOr. are
caused by this insiu.aus parasite IN its
per CARNATIONS, ultimately reducing the
subject to what Won Americans call q
state Of dead drunkenness.
"Iue eject upon tie brain Of the pro-
longed use Of alcohol is 10 produce
through these bacliN the symptoms Of de-
lirium tremens. in which state. Ii is well
known. those afflicted are subject to bal
fluctuations OF an desert tons. chiefly
those, however, OF seeing disgusting
things Of creeping. crawling kind.
These are undoubtedly occasiOued by the
intense impression Produced upon those
sens tive cells OF the Dram. the lrIItations
OF which, under natural circumstances,
would give rise 10 tb1se mental pictures.
BY the use Of culture glae7es | nave
found that the bacillus pOtumani8 can be
brought to a high state of perfection. so
that 1t is now possible. il one We're so dis
posed. to produce. say by the injection
into vein of YOUR arm Of a few Daclh
pot.ua az, in an incredibly snort space
~ time. an Of the deu-buul as well as
the after disagreeable eff cts Of a pro-
longeI drunk. without the necessity
oi gorging the system with vast
amounts of alcohol in the form OF
bad whisky. should this fancy of
carrying about culture glasses contain
iug these minute parasites become pop
ular one, il would interfere. I am in
clned to think. with the profits Of the
keepers of cafes | am now engaged in
collecting data for a series Of expert
ments, in which / viii engage on my re-
turn TO Europe, 20 discover an effective
1ermicide with when To combat and
destroy this bacilu il advanced cases Of
alcoholism