River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-01
Bacteriologv DiaIopne.

scene, the Editor Of1ce where
Professor Aromatic Flintglass and
MIR. Backnumber have dropped in to
learn the news.
Mr.. Backnumber. Well, 'Fesser,
what's the news!
Prof. Flintglass. We're trying to
get up course of lectures.
b. What's it TO be about 'Strono-
my! 'Stronomy's good subjec. Great
thing fer folks ter know bout the stars.
gives the young folks suthin ter talk
about when they hang over the gate
these nice cool evenins.
F. As good as Astronomy is, ours
is better subject, bacteriology.
b. lighting his pipe and looking
crosseyed at the bowl while drawing
the first few whifs) Which!
f. Bacteriology.
b. Some new kind of rheumatic!
f. No. It's about microscopic
forms of life. DR.. Fungus is to deliver
tue lectures. Can't | sell you a ticket
for the course! Only dollar for all
six lectures.
b. reckon thet's subjec tibet
amt got sech absorbin interest fer me
tibet they ii hev ter tie me to the boss
block at home ter keep me away from
EN-. No, 'Fesser, guess thet amt in
my line, not by dollars with.
F. Let's see, Mr.. Backnumber, do
you ever have occasion TO eat bread!
3. should say So. It's as much
my staff, as the plaster was the staff
OF the Fair they told so much about
this summer.
+. The bacteria to be described in
the lectures are what constitute the
yeast used in bread making.
b. Taking his pipe from his mouth
and looking incredulous) You don't
say so.
+. Didn't you hear me say so! BY
the way, do you ever drink beer!
b. promptly butloning up his coat
as if to start OUT ia smile! An when
do it's about this time of day.
+. Paying no attention to the
nistakel There wouldn't be any beer
without bacteria for there wouldn't be
any fern sntation.
b | say, Fesser, them's about the
most important critters we hev, amt
they! them bac whad yer call ems!
f. They aren't animals, but
vegetables. BY the way. did you ever
happen to know any one who had the
pneumonia!
3. What ye givin US! He'd it myself.
+. Pneumonia is caused by a
disease germ which is kind Of bac-
terium. Grip" is another kind; lock.
jaw another; consumption another.
Did you ever hear of any one having
ock jaw!
b. Shud say so. Bill Bolus's boy
Bob run a nail inter his foot nigh
onter three quarters of an inch. 1t
locked bis jaw up tighter'n Joe Smiths
time lock safe.
f. Exactly. One kind of disease
germ thrives well In deep wounds and
when it does thrive it gives the fellow
who furnishes the soil for it to thrive
in, disease known as tetanus, one
manifestation of which is known as
lock jaw.
b. Is tibet so! That's mighty
funny.
F. Not so funny when you have it.
l tell you what. Mr.. Baekuumbe this
study of bacteria, by means of the
microscope, as it has been going on
for the last twenty five years, has had
and Will have more influence upon all
living men, and will serve to teach
mankind more about the nature of
diseases, and how to control and pre-.
vent them, than all other things man
has learned about diseases in The last
twenty-five ed years. There isn't
anything more important than good
health, and how to prevent disease is
learned by knowing what causes
disease and what condition is favora-
BILE and what unfaYorable to the
growth of these germs. No doctor can
successfully treat disease until be
knows what he is treating, and be is
helped immensely by knowing what
conditions cause the disease.
DR.. Fungus is doing great good by
his lectures. Better have "A ticket and
come and hear him Ii his lectures
are not worth seventeen ceuts apiece
I'll pay you your money back, and you
shall be both judge and jung. as to
their worth.
b. Taking out his puEsel Tain't no
great risk an I'll try it. Gives
Teller warm place ter spend these
cold evenins. may get start an go
ter practie!n the healin art myself if
get head full of them bacteria.