Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-30
Cause of Disease as Given by the Scientific
Men of the Age,


Monsieur Pssteur, who for years has made them
a special study, FIRST discovered that these minute
insects were the cause of spreading the most dead
" contagious through their astonishing rapidly
of reproduction. Pasteur discovered them in my
riads in human blood, in sheep, rabbits and rass.
He found that the Microbe was the direct cause
of the Vario!osis, or small-pox-Bronchitis, yell
low Fever and other contagious diseases.
Tho microbe in tho human system attacked by
Variolosis, is thread-like, cylindrical and some
what sweled. 1t is the smallest OF all powerfully
magnifed animal organisms. 1t breeds oy the
thousand per minute. Pasteur, a!tor making
close study OF microbes discovered that the quick
est way to extarminate them was by the free IN
hSation OF oxygen gas, or by liquids charged WIN
that gas, but admits that the time must come
when tonne powerful liquid will be discoVero
that will etfectuslly destroy the microoe, ana
that the liquid must contain such gaseous combl-
nations as will directly destroy in the human
body those germs or microbes OF disease
Dr. Maclagan, prominent member of the Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Says
The idea that many of the diseases to Which
man and lower animals are subject, result from
the presence in the system OF minute organisms
microbes. is not new one.
The introduction of the microscope, the discoV-
cry of the yeast plant, and the further parasitic
nature of many cutaneous diseases have proved
corclusively that it is directly attributable TO the
germ or microbe theory of disease.
The theory has positively proved that many
diseases are due to tho presence and propagation
in the system of minute living organizations. 1t
is essential, therefore, to become thoroughly &C.
quainted with the class, kind, very competence OF
the Germs that produce what is now termed the
phenomins of disease.
Contagion, Infection is created by ais lutte ex.
perience and scientific experiments and proofs, by
the existence Of minute organism or microbes.
The contagion, or microbe being participate and
the minute PARTICLES being irreguiarly scattered
about in tho atmosphere, it is evident that the
inhalation of one or more of these particles IS
purely q matter Of chance. Yet, such inhalation,
no matter how healthy and strong the man or
anmsl thus inhaling it, it will as matter course,
be stricken down sooner or later, by the myriads
OF microbes that will, according to the contagious
poisonous matter inhaled, breed into his system.
To exterminate those it has been found that IL
guilds strongly impregnsted wish gases and slkai
have been the most eficacious, aud it is buts
matter of time when liquid strongly impregnased
with those substances will be discovered that will
effecuslly destroy tho microbes or germs OF dis
ease.
1t is an organic form Of such extreme minute
ness IS to be classified under the head OF Mi
crococci The Microbe is spheroidal, trauspsr-
ent and of gelatinous consistence. 1t enters the
human system by inhalation, or exists in the
water or milk we drink, or the food we eat It's
able to stand the greatest amount Of heat. By the
most careful study and frequent experiments mi
crobes have been indicted, by ivory needles into