The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-14
AMICROBE INTERVTEED
THE COMMA BACILLUS ORON
OF TIE HUMAN SPECIE

Be Cnleuy carried on II II 6oL
Into New York City.
From the EetU York Beralo
There was a creaking of the srs and
shufiing footsteps in the ball tn heard
hands rubbing along the wall az feeling
for my door. 1 have few visrs IN my
garrett at any time Surely 1 col not ex-
pect caller at this late hour.
Somebody has strayed into le wrong
tenement" l thought; and md such a
mistake would not be surprisinl Il neigh
borhood like ours, where the pope are so
poor that il takes a score OF ,roghops to
help them forget their wretctedness
took the candle and held It abve my
head as opened the door and peers out.
If ever man was mad he who stooi before
me was so-either mad or genius In his
hand be held q small phial, under hi arm q
long tube.
Were you looking for somebdy" I
asked politely.
He walked In without Answering, and
placing phial and tube upon the tale gath
cred blanket from my cot and faeened IL
across my short window. shutting out the
dim light which is wont TO seep ffrom the
street far below. l never meddb with the
plans Of a mailman. 1t is not to best way
70 &6t 6AOUR WIN HILL ANU DeAAoo nu4
never sure but that they ar the wisest
plans. Had lived in his dayI should not
have tried TO dissuade even christopher CO.
lumbus.
When my visitor had made everything
secure against possible and impossible OBJ
servers he beckoned me tooe seated.
'You write for the newspapers, l be-
lieve" said he
'Sometimes," answeed.
He took up bis tubeand placed it In my
hand.
Look through that said he.
A WONDERFUL MICROSCOPE.
looked, but could see nothing-that is, 1
could distinguish no object.
Exactly" said he; you think you can
see nothing because you can see everything
Look at the fiameof your candle"
/ turned the tube as he babe me, but still
could see nothins-nothing save that there
seemed to be great commotiou in front of
the tuLe, an inconceivably rapid rushing
of particles which looked, as said to him.
like the sand of the desert blown with awful
fury by the simeon.
Don't you know what that Isl" he asked.
What is hghtl What Is heAtl What ia
colorl"
THE teachers tell us they are motion"
l said.
80 they are" said he, sand there is the
proof before your eyes"
I looked at the flame again. Then
looked at the man.
" What Is your namen essed
Never mind my name" said he; "that
has nothing to do with it. The question is,
what do you think of my magniherw
1t is wonderful" said: perfectly won
ct is nothing to what you shall see =" he
said, turning his phial upside down upon a
small piece Of glass which he had taken
from his pocket aud wiped carefully on the
long black skirt of bis shiny coat.
When he had looked through the tube at
the piece Of glass he babe me do the same.
A living creature such as had never
seen before lay there looking up at me with
a mild, sad expression In its ewes. re-
moved the tube and looked at the glass, but
could see nothing upon it. Again | applied
my eye to the tube and there was the Great
ure looking nae In the face with an express
sion OF recognition.
Amazing, sir" said 1 to my visitor.
What is this9"
A FORMAL INT REDUCTION.
''Not as amazing as that which you shall
witness later" said he. "Give me the tube
and will introduce you"
He took the tube from my hand, placed
the lower end of it very near the glass, aud,
holding his face far back from the upper
end, made series Of slight Rrimaces Then
he handed the tube to me and applied nv
eye. To my utter astonishment the Great
ure actually bowed to me and spoke recoQ-
milton 30 plainly with its eyes that invoI-
UNFAIRLY said, "How do you dot" before l
thought what a ridiculous thing l was
doing.
What IS this marvellous creatureV' I
asked.
''He is what DR.. Koch calls a comma
bacillus, more popularity known as a cholera
miorobe."
/ stared at the man, but he looked as he
had looked at first, either mad or a genius.
pinched my leg under the table, but it did
not assure me, for ! reflected that man
may dream he 10 ptuching himself as easily
as dream anything else.
And you have actually taught this mi
croscopio creature, which many say is not
an animal, but vegetable-yoH have actu-
ANY taught Ii TO perform trioks"
Mot at all, said my visitor. ~ have
taught it nothing. save what it has naturally
picked up in conversation with me-"
Conversation Come, sir, this Is too
much"
IL was TO let you converse with this
bacillus that 1 came here tonight" said he.
"Mss Me converse with a cholera mi
crobe. How can /"
AS easily as you can converse with me.
% 5ut nrss let me show you another popularity
OF my MICROSCOPE
he reversed the tube and asked me to
look at him through it. l did so. and he
looked so diminished in size as to be scarcely
larger than the magnified bacillus had
seemed.
RECIPROCAL ACQUAINTANCE.
II had studied shis bacillus constantly for
months" said he, Through an ordinary
though powerful microscope. had learned
MS habits and could tell his desires by his
actlons and expressions. But all this time
yearned in vain to make him zee me, for
wished to establish reciprocal aoquaint-
ance wish him. One day 1 hit upon the
iaea or pertectirg an ordinary spyglass and
tnis new microscope Of mine is the result
NOW, the reason a bacillus cannot see us
with his naked eye is that we are too large
Tor his Held OF vision, but with my micro.
scope, you see, am diminished while he Is
nagnihed, and, looking through opposite
ends, we each can see the other.
now studied how TO make him understand
What had to say to him. l tried the
methods men employ in talking to monkeys,
Oup sney we're Of no avail. / studied the
system by which Laura Bridgeman, the
ollnd and deaf mute, was taught, but that,
100, was unavailing. At last, about a year
ago, read in the New York Herald a
story entitled The Master Of Silence and
THIS gave me my hint. II men could con-
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