The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

known physicians in whose presence Or.
Powell has taken the germs into his sys-
tenn during experiments that he has been
secretly making during the past ten years.
DR. Powell. has decided that the time has
come for giving 10 the world the result
OF his experiments. which he claims have
been a complete and unqualified success.
Here Is the doctors statement of the re-
suit OF his defiance of the power OF germs:
Before going into the details of my ex-
perlments with the germs of virulent dis
eases, I want TO preface my statements
with the explanation that | do not de-
clare the germs to be harmless In all
cases. What I do say is that person
to whom the germs of A particular dis
ease are likely 10 prove dangerous must
have a predisposition towards that par
ttcular disease. such predspnsition being
either hereditary or acquired. Given a
man or woman with no such predisnos.-
ton. and | claim that the deadlest germs
are powerless 10 harm them. They can
enter the sick chamber without fear of
contracting disease or even do As / have
done: Take the living germsinto their sys-
tenn and suffer no harm. My experiments
have proved the truth of my theory.
Il claim that disease germs are utterly
incapable of successfully assailinc the It's
sues of the living body; that they are the
results and not the cause of disease: that
t1"F are not IN the FEAST inimIcai to the
life or health OF the body: that on The
contrary. II is their peculiar function TO
rescue the living organism. whether Of
man or beast. from impending injury or
destruction. They accomplish this by
bringing about the decomposition of that
obstructing matter which constitutes pre-
disposition TO disease, and cause ii to be
passed out by the blood
For ten years worked on this theory.
sh.zr Ill, Il
world I determined in the first place to
experiment by inocuiatinC not an animal
whose hold upon life Is exceedingly feeble
a. Is that Of the rabbit or guinea pig hut
the human body. | made the experiments
upon myself. then upon members OF my
own family aud lastly upon such patients
as were within the range Of safe experi-
mentation. I inocuiated myself with the
mos; virrlent typhoid bacilli obtainable
having first eradicatei from nv system
any predispoSing cause for the disease
The result was entirely satisfactory. no
evil ensuing beyond the usual soreness as
In vaccination. Then took into nv sys-
tenn the typhoid baciih and no typhoid
fever making It's appearance. repeated
the experiment with diph:heria germs
without the least perceptible effect
I'm order 20 make the experiments stijl
more complete / cultivated the germs Of
diphtherta and CHAMBERS until fhore could
De TO doubt 10 their VtTshtF. md took
them into my system IN the presence ~
two reputable physicians The outcome
was precisely the same a. before.
'"Then made ;he greatest trial OF
all In the presence OF twenty-five physi-
clans I took first the baciIh o. TYPHOID
into the stomach Enclosed in geiatine cap
suleS. and second the tael'ij % iiphtbeT.a
hy the vaccination method and suhcUta-
nsoUs incubation.
Examinations Were afterwards rna IL by
the PHYS clans referred II o. the pulse.
temperature ami OF the respiration. and IL
was unanimously declared that these mos
uiat!ons produced no greater effect upon
ne than might have iSseB expected from a
Ilks quantity OF water.
In order that there should BE- 10 posyt-
hI:y of doubling Thomases declaring that
tae experiments we're successful only IN
my case and ghAt | mad IN some Ray been
cortagloH-proof hy nature. / singled out
from among ny patients two who ap-
reared 20 hs. ft sub srcts for similar expert
Tuents,ion. and. with their consent. put
them through the same course as ! had us-
Gsrgone. wlfn less vtFtsisut Diseases. The
outcome proved that my Calculations were
well founded no evil resulting ia taelr ease
any ns0re than i1 mine
4 sn progressing toURrd a climax in MY
OPPOSITION 20 tie greatest deiuslon - tne
worlds history. vrica will consist q the
most astounding and conclusive dsmoasirs-
ten ever made IN the establishment az
s~seutiffc propez8tto - confident an
tns; the scientists - tbs se~ld are n faux
in their seFsa taeoxiea that challenge aAs-