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New Discoveries Are Laughed At.

1t is easy enough ID laugh at q new discovery
At first men laughed At the telegraph. the cable
and the telephone. and called them pretty tow,
They don't laugh any moro. It 10 easy, enough
to laugh at man who says he can cure all dis
eases with single medicine but what arc
you going to do when he proves his assertion :,
Tho Intelligent man. when confronted with
something new. listens carefully to both s,des
hears all the arguments and then comes to
decision The foolish person does not Any
nerson who will read this article carefully will,
learn several things he had never imagined DOS.
sibie. and II he is fair in his Judgment he will
say that the name OF william Radam ought to
be in every book OF history and upon the lips
Of every sehoolboy
There is a pretty romance OF facts concerning
this wonderful discovery. unequalled in nction.
Twenty-Five years ago William Radam, a young
man. then twenty-five years DID, landed In New
York He was German and could not speak
English. He had been German soldier and later
had been in the employ of Emperor William in
the Imperial Gardens In Bellevue. There he had
learned. as only Germans learn. how to care for
flowers and trees He never expected to enter
any other business. because among flowers and
trees he was happy-they were his children, From
Now York Mr., Radum went South. and with his
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at nominal price. lie now feared no attacks
from the physicians or persecution from the laws
as he had successfully demonstrated that his
remedy was harmless water end. furthermore
that II had effected marvellous cures in many
cascs and had actually benefited every person who
had tried IT, on account OF the manner In which
he discovered II and the action Of the medicine
itself he gave to It the name "Mcrobc Killer"
Tho experiments witch MIR. Radam had made
with antisCptc eascs and substances before he was
successful had occupied whole year. The re-
suits Of the use u the "Microbe Killer had been
published In the Austin daily new wspapers, and as
soon as the remedy placed upon the market 1t
hal n largo sale
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How Fermentation Is Caused.

II took Mr. Radam only another step to dis
cover that in reality the various kinds OF mi
crobcs had a similar effect upon plants-that is.
they attacked the plant and caused fermentation.
The rust on the rose leaves he found, was nothing
but fermentation the result OF the action OF mi
crobes The rotting away OF the wood OF plants
was fermentation. lie applied the theory to other
things with equal success.
Mr.. Radum also noticed that plants inherit the
seeds OF the microbes, On many occasions he
preserved the seeds of a yellow-looktng arbor
vitae that was sickv, and sowed them. The re-
suit was a growth Of sicky looking yellow plants.
which either soon died or never amounted TO any
thing The blight OF the pear tree he transferred
by budding to healthy trees In short time
those trees we're affected by the blight The hac-
terra which he transferred from yellow-loo
tree 10 a healthy ons inocuated it 80 that 1t
soon became yellow. These discoveries were OF In
estimable value to him afterwards
Early In his career as a gardener Mr. Radam
sought means to kill the microbes OF bacteria
which affected his plants. Thousands OF expert
ments were made. lie tried various alkalles and
acids, tobacco smoke and borax None OF them
worked successfully. II no succeeded in arrest
ina the progress Of disease In his plants he had
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Cured Almost Every Disease.

Almost much to his own surprise as to the
surprise Of others. the medicine seemed to cure
every disease upon which It was tried. II proved
then what Mr. Radam has since proven to the
scientiac world, that all diseases are caused by
microbes. and that the microbes produce fermen-
tation and decay. To cure the disease II was
only necessary to kill the microbes, stop fermenta-
tion aud the object was accomplished.
Tho demands for Mr. Radam's medicine were 90
great that be agreed 10 place Il upon the market
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snru,arity Of many great inventions ana
cov.r,es is that they were brought about by
h who were least expected Of being able 10
h. the problems involved. Where thorous"
berstanding Of mechanics was necessary o''eh
man unfamiliar with mechanical principles
pp.d in and did what others could not; "her''
carefully grounded knowledge OF science was
med Indispensable. the man who knew no'h'hs
M, ,cience became the enlightener OF the scieh-
l world: instead of the professor 1t has gen.
|l,y been the student under him who haa orig
ed new combinations and applied new pr'h-
e,. The inventor of the steamboat was neither
La,lor nor a mechanic. A priest discovered
pkelcss gunpowder An apprentice hrst made
,ami,e. Edison had as competitors men who
Nv a thousand times more about electricity
N he did. and yet ho accomplished scores OF
ncs they could not.
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Microbe Killer Not a Medicine.

''Rndam's MIcrobe Killer 10 not q medioins
any more than seltzer water 10 q medicine. Just
as the latter Is charged with carbonie acid ga
the former is water charged with antiseptie
gases. 1t Is used water. only in smaller
quantities. Its antiseptic power stops fermenta-
ton. No mcrobe. not even the microbs Of
leprosy. can live In It. But the doses must be
sufficient TO permeate the entire body. Doctors
give a spoonful at q time The dose Of the
"Mcrobe Killer" is wineslass or more. Ply
sicians prescriptions are poisonous; this is not.
Alcohol. or whlskey. Is highly sntiseptic. but
when diluted with water Il loses its antiseptio
power. The same is true OF drugs. "Microbs
Killer" also loses Its property when diluted, and
then II becomes useless. II has no purgative
effects. and drugs may be mixed with Il;
nut laxative pills or any OF the good antiseptis
or purgative preparations In the drug stores. may
be used for regulating the bowels. 1t should
always be remembered that the value OF any
remedial agent depends on Its antiseptio prop
critics; a good supply OF "Microbe Killer" with
means to regulate the system. is therefore all
that Is necessary to guard against and cure dis
ease
There is no need to inquire whether the Mierobs
Killer cures any particular disease. The Ques-
ton never should be asked. II cures ALL II
purhes the blood person may have a cancer.
tumor. headache, or sore eyes, Brights disease
consumption. sore throat or any other ailment.
1t matters not We do not follow the doctors
methods OF diagnosing and treating specifically.
We cure all. We bring the blood into pure and
healthy condition, and with that all disease dis
appears. The names OF various nIlr1 erts are Of
no consequences but they who want to know them
must ask the doctors We only distinguish be-
tween disease and health, and Invariably effect
cure. whcn A plant is unhealthy there is fer
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Mr.. Radam's Health Returns.

To cut long story short. within q year Mr..
Radam had completely recovered his health. and
his weight had increased from Ia to 7o7 pounds.
lie was then partially bald. The thought came
to him to apply the water gas externally to his
head. In short time slight furz began to cover
his head. and within . year he had q moderately
thick head OF hair.
Mr.. Radam had noticed that different plants
had beon differently affected by tho substances he
had tried upon them. Therefore he was not
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CHOLERA ASIATICA.
Comma Bacillus.)

Microbe Killer Companies were organized In differ
ent parts OF the country. In nearly every State
there was such a company manufacturing Its own
Microbe Killer according to the formuiae furnished
by Mr. Radam. Gradually these companies have
been consolidated. until to-day. In place of the
great number Of smaller companies there 10 a
large company In New York. q company In Chicago
controlling the great mid-western section; a com
pany In st. Joseph, Mo-; q company In San
Francisco. a company In Toronto. one In Canada,
another In Melbourne Australia; one In London.
and smaller companies In other European coun-
tries Within a few months a company will be
organized In Paris to control the whole territory
of France The stock for these companies has al
ready been subscribed, and in addition negotia-
tions are now under way to organize similar com
panies In Africa Germany. Spain. Italy and South
America.
Mr.. Radam has advertised but little nor have
any OF his companies. preferring to trust entirely
to tho cures effected by the Microbe Killer. One
million people have used the Microbe Killer. and
their testimonials by the thousands have poured
into the ofnccs OF the various companies showing
that the cures effected by the Microbe Killer have
rvalled even the cures effected upon Mr.. Radam
himself and his neighbors, who stole the medicine
with his consent Long ago MIR. Radam was per-
suaded TO give up the active management OF his
nursery and greenhouse. although he stiil owns
the property. and devote his entire tins to super
intending the manufacture OF the Mcrobe Killer
curious feature about the success OF Radam's 0
Microbe Killer has been the attitude OF the medi-
cal profession towards II and the theories advanced
by Mr. Radam. At nrst they laughed at his dis
covery and joked about IT, His theories. they
said. were nonsense Diseases were not caused by
microbes. they declared. but were simply diseases
Physicians Slow to Adopt II.
II Is singular to note how slow the medical pro-
fession was to adopt the mierobe theory Among
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norance was escusabis when II endangered the
public health.
The defendant also submitted an analysis OF the
Microbo Killer, which he claimed to have made
In return Mr. Raham submitted his afndavits
that he had never purchased or used an ounce
OF any kind Of acid In the manufacture Of his
Mlcrobe Killer. lie also proved conclusveiy
that the combination OF gases which he had used
In making hts MIcrobo Killer and the manner
In which they were generated and mixed abb
solutely precuded a chemical analysis
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Apparent Miracles Performed.

with the little nursery as centre the merits
OF Radams Mcrnhc Killer circulated day after
day. performing apparent miracles In little ham
lets, In mining camps, In villages and cities
Gradually 1t crcpt into the Eastern States then
to Canada and across the ocean. Mir Radam was
unable to manufacture the Mcrobe Killer In guam
titles to meet the demands. aud William Radam
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Mr.. Radam Pleasant to Meet.

Personally Mr. Radam is . v,ry pleasant man
to meet. He IL tall, rather stout. with q full
face. high forehead, and an Intelligent lock
flashes In his eyea When hs talks about MI
crobes his face iightens up snd ne becomes q
brilliant conversationaiist A reporter ef ne
Press npent several hours with Mr.. Radam one
day last week, and was shown how microbes m,
photographed and also ahown the many sspers-
ments made before visitors at his on,css Ne.
1888 Broadway.
Here some Of the things Mr. Radsm s,sa
to The Press reporter which will intsrsss thoss
who would know more about Mr.. Radam ana Lin
wonderful Microbs Killer,
although Il took . long tine b maks n
discovery I did. after all Il was q WY Emple
matter. and can readily sss now Why u vss
more natural for ne to make % great . disss~-
cry than for medical scientista I simply "a
one thing. All my hnowisdsgs Of planta 81
flowers transferred to the human systsm. ~
analogy was perfect. Whatever eaussa fsrmsuan-
tion in . plant will cause fsrmsntatioa In .
human body Long before I made the disosvsE1
I had found out that microbes caused fsymsntak9W
In plants. A. soon a. drew the snaiosU ~
tween plants and human life knew Suse - 1ash
about disease In human bsings - knsv shsus
diseases IN planta
The great quantity Of fnedicins took vA1u
unueE tno QOctoru cAfv toun0 9ttofS0f0 ~ DD
absolutely worthless. I was suffering frsm -.
mentation caused BY miorobsa Millions Of n
crobss were swarmins In my blood, rropaSasfna
themselves into countless ether millions. ana IN
feeding upon my system. me medicine tod.
instead Of killing these microbes setusiiy heipsa
to feed them This I proved By . simple sxpsri-
ment after I had made my desUTY. hsA
saved samples Of all the medicines had svsr
taken Into Quantities Of these mo.ic'res I
placed living microbes taken frcm my systsm.
Instead Of the medicine killing tbs microbes. %
II ought to have done In order to cure my ais-
ease. the microbes actually propssatsd IN the
medicine.
when Professor Koch discovered his lymph ne
medical world said it was q great discovery and
was ready to accept his theories. alone declared
that It was founded upon wrong tasia In all
tho New York papers published exactly why Il
could not cure consumption or any other disease
People laughed ut me, but knew what wns
talking about The rcsIhs nj 'ater experiments
showed this to he true 1ae persons who vsrs
inoculated with tho lymph were injured. end even
to-day one knows Just how many pecpls Kot.'s
lymph killed.
II don't care what people may say. thsre IL wcs
. single question about microbes or diseases that
I cannot answer. THIS Is simply because Of the
perfect similarity between plant and animal life.
and my thorough acquaintance with plants which
I transferred from plant life to animal life"
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to apply something SO strong that the plants died
from the effects of the remedy.
As tho years rolled on ho continued his inves-
tigations One day there came TO him = happy
thought. He had already discovered that all the
diseases Of plants were caused by microbes bac-
teria Their action produced fermentation.
without fermentation there could be no disease.
As a coral reef is tho tomb OF myriads OF tiny
insects. go he found that in fermentation. which
they caused. the microbes lived. propagated and
died Fermentation was their result. II he could
at once arrest fermentation It would signify that
the microbes had all been killed. Upon these
lines Mr.. Radam pursued his investigations. To
arrest fermentation he found antiseptics were ne
cessary. He tried all the known antiseptics. and
thus arrested fermentation. they also killed the
plants Tobacco smoke he found was Of use only
temporarily. He burned other substances in the
greenhouse. and watched the results. Some re-
suits benefited the plants and others did not.
One day Mr.. Radam noticed that during certain
of these experiments he felt In better health.
In fact. he found himself q sort OF barometer
to tell the condition Of his affected plants. II he
felt In good spirits after an experiment with GER
tain gases he noticed that his plants looked bet
ter. He attributed this at nrst to his mental
preoccupation. One day. after settling with his
physicians and being told that he had better
put his business Affairs in shape so others could
carry on his business in case Of his death. Mr. Ra-
dam walked through his greenhouses and sa1ed
sorrowtuliy at the plants he must soon leave for
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Ire Mystery Easily Solved.

mere is any easy solution to this apparent mys-
\ regarding the origin Of inventions ana as
cries. In every branch Of industry there 10
.ep ru,. once q man falls into that rut he SELF
n gets out. The tendency Is always to do
hgs a. others did them. Had Edison at
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covers about one square foot of surface In six
days and every cutting which stands within
reach Of 1t is Affected and dies. Another thing
Mr.. Radam discovered about plants which was Of
use to him afterwards was that the plants were
affected by changes OF weather. In warm. damp
than on bright. sunny days After some changes
OF weather. especially after sunshine followed by
rain, he noticed that plants which were healthy
looking before, had on their leaves tiny little
covered the whole surface with a kind OF rusty
looking smoke. On other plants different species
could be seen. showing that different plants were
affected by different diseases Mr.. Radam early
decided that the fungi on plants were nothing more
than microbes and the reason for different plants
being differently affected was that they were af-
fec,ed by different kinds OF microbes There was
nothing new in this theory, although Mr.. Radam
discovered 1t himself and did not read 1t in text
books on botany.
Ho tried to save the plants by cutting on tho
fungi. but soon found out that this treatment
had no permanent effect. Tho fungi grew out
again. generally in the same places but often in
many other places. This led him to the additional
discovery that the little fungi microbes were ac-
tually In the sap OF the plants. and that unless
the sap was purified the condition would remain
the same lie tried many ways OF treating the
roots OF his affected plants. Occasionally he was
successful as some species Of microbes yielded to
his application OF ant'septics to the roots. But his
efforts, on the whole were failure, and he found
that the safest way was to remove the infected
nInnts 50 ns 10 save the healthy plants.
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he does not work sixties. houra either In srpsrS-
mentins with microbes OF writing about tAsn.
He has written ono large volume about micruoss
which 10 regarded a. . standard work. and he b
now preparing . second volume upon the sans
aubisct, fully illustrated
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"" anasathetic. or even On antIdots for
''''0n' Instead Of being prosecuted. he
nave been congratulated by the medical
OF his day, Thsy could stand a.
sa'an'smsnt but Z, have Il proven "a
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Many Interesting Experiments.

There are scores OF Interesting experiments which
Mt. Radam wiz show the visitor thsre-only too
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From The N. Y. Sunday April 8. 1894.
WHAT At : TO DO
FOR MICROBES.
IA Texas Florist Discovers What
Scientists Could Not.
DISEASE IS FERMENTATION
Microbes the Cause, and to Cure All Diseases
You Must Kill the Germs.
RADAM RIVALS PASTEUR.
n Antiseptic Gas Harmless to Life, but Death
to Microbes.
UNCOVERED AMID FLOWERS.
he Gas Saved the Life Of the Inventor-Now 1t Isl
Saving the Lives of Thousands.
RADAM RIVALS PASTEUR.
IN Antiseptic Gas Harmless to Life, but Death
to Microbes.
AMID FLOWERS
he Gas Saved the Life of the Inventor-Now 1t |.
Saving the Lives of Thousands.

them that they had. through gross ignorance
treated their patients in such a manner that M.
was impossible. was too much.
What Harvey did in his time has since been
outdono by another man. He dared 70 further
than physicians and medical scientists dreamed
of going Alone he dared advance a new the.
ory' new system. and fight the abuse and on.
preston which met him from those who oueb,
to have been the ones to welcome II most. Seven
years ago he began the warfare with ideas and
principles which electrified the whole world, He
could not then argue like his opponents, but he
accomplished results which proved what arn,.
ments could never prove. For seven years
these results have been accumulatins until to-
day there are one million people who believe in
him. trust in him and bless him for his discovery,
This man Is William Radam. the inventor and
discoverer of Radam's Microbs Killer.
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imperial recommendations secured a position as
gardener at the st. Charles Hotel. New Orleans.
Here he remained two years. During that time he
contracted malariai fever and was compelled to
give up his position
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great success had been brought about by his abii-
ity in preserving his plants from disease. When
. plant or stalk began to look sckly he looked
covcries in this line were worth recording In
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-09
WILMINGTON WORK SOUTH.
FINE SPECIMENS or DELAWARE SKILL
SENT TO ATLANTA YESTERDAY

For Exhibition at the American Street
Railway Convention. which Begins
Next week-A summer Car and Closed
Car.
Two magnificent electric cars were sent
out from the Jackson aud Sharp shops
yesterday to be exhibited at Atlanta, Ga ,
next week There, for The hrst time IN
the South, the American Street Railway
Association will hold its annual conven-
tionl in Piedmont Park, lasting from
Oetober lG to 10
One open car and one closed car will be
exhibited by the Wilmington firm, both
Of which have just been finished and
were made especially for this exhibition
The closed car is 1S feet, six inches long
with foot platform, and six large
windows of polished plate glass on each
side The interior is finished after the
modern Pullman Palace car, with beauti.
full figured ceiling and sides aud with
fine plush upholstery.
Outside, the closed car is finished in
maroon, lettered and figured in
gold, and on the concave panel
where the company name is gen.
orally conspicuous, jackson and Sharp
Company, Builders, Is painted
This car is mounted on the Mcguire new
Columbia truck with Westinghouse
motor and equipments.
The open car is one OF a large order
for the Hartford Suburban rail ilway and
is finished in selected white ash, polished
until it glistens The .eurtains, instead
Of dropping to the top OF the bench,
come ali the way down, according to
this Delaware companys own patent
thus making the summer car CLOSED
one, alright aud waterproof. Three
handsome electric chandeliers sdorn the
inside
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-09
HELP FOR TAE INDIAN.

Interesting Meeting of the Wilmineton
Indian Association Yesterd Afternoon
In the absence Of Mrs Howland, Mrs.
Thomas Darlington presided at the
meeting of the Wilmington Indian
Association yesterday afternoon, which
was held at No. West Eleventh
street. Letters were read from various
Indian schools, among them being from
Charles Bonham, a teacher ia a South
Dakota school, saying that In spite OF
the hard times, the building would be
enlarged
A communication was read which
stated that Corresponding Secretary
Welch, of the National Association, had
been successful in securing the appro.
priation asked for by the Board Of Indian
Commissions. The association has also
succeeded in having the salary Of the
superintendent Of Indian schools placed
at the original figure
Letters from the Friends School at
Skratook, L T., the Moqui Indian Bap-
tist Mission at Realms Canon, Arizona
and George W. King, Of White Rock
Nevada, were rasd, thanking the VIII
mington association for magazines and
literature Miss Lore read letter from
the secretary Of the National Associa.
tion, asking the local association to
spprove the National Association Dining
the Women's Council
number of members preparing
scrap books and Christmas boxes, which
will be sent TO some Of the needy schools.
Mrs Henry G McLear reported $110 9s
in the treasury,
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FOUR CHURCHES WANTED IT.

But the Delaware woman's Christian
Temperance Union Decides on st.
Pants M. r. Church for the Buniness
sesaion.
Four churches In this city wanted the
convention Of the Delaware Woman'a
Christian Tempora1ce Union, which will
begin next Wednesday, October II. and
continue all Thursday and Friday. st.
Pauls NJ y Grace NJ. E., First Unitarian
and Central Presby terian Churches In
vited the union to hold its convention
within their walls The sessions Of this
convention sre always public and are
very interesting.
IL was decidsu 10 day. however, to hold
the business sessions ia st. Paul's AZ r.
Church. the drst one 10 begin next Wed
nesday morning at 1890 o'clock On
wednesday evening reception
will be rendered the visit.
lng delegates at the New Century
club. On Thursday evening Miss
Frances willard, president OF the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, will make an address, and Lady
Henry Somerset will extend her greet Z
iugs- Lady Somerset is president Of the
British Woman's Temperance Union.
This annual convention will probably
be the most important one ever held BY
the Delaware state union and delegates
are expected from nearly every town in
the state