The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-03-14
SOUND BODIES SAFE.
Continued from Seventh Column.

as prime piece Of roast was served
has been seasoning two weeks; it has
hung that length Of time in my butch
er's ice-chest and the microbes have
been at work tlavoring it. Did you
ever eat piece Of fresh killed meat ?
It is very tnsipid and raw; you wouldn't
like it, am sure"
of green when I bought them. I sus-
pect that the farmer used Paris green
to kill the potato bugs, but don't be
alarmed; guess 1t has all been washed
off. I hope you like the tomatoes;
some people are so afraid of appen-
dicitis that they won't eat tomatoes;
unless the seeds are strained out, but
have an idea that tomatoes cause
cancer, but that's bosh, too"
Hays sems Ggsam With your !sof sef
times milk develops poisons IN ltseli
due to the growth in it of germs and
that happens in cheese, too. But do
have a piece Of Roquefort. Do you
know how they make it? Strange
thing. that They mix moldy bread
with the curd. It's funny thing, too.
how bread molds. Mold spores are
floating around everywhere and when
thew settle on anything that is fer
:;le. soil for them they terminate and
the mold grows just as plants DO IN
garden. The germs do lots of good.
we couldn't exist without them.'
when l was in the medical school,
we had an awful scare at first: we
saw germs, in our ina ginatlOn every
where. We hardly dared to eat any
thing. but we got over that. The pro-
fessor explained that the germs never
grow except in fertile soil; if we were
strong and healthy they couldn't get
a start, but just withered away and
shriVelled up; then we ate all we could
so that we might be hale and hearty
and give the germs no chance to take
root. Then you know the white cor
puscles Of the blood, according to some
authorities, are regular Kilkenny cats
for fighting the microbes: they net
only kill 'em, but they eat 'em up. For
that reason it is very important to
have good blood and plenty of it am;
for that reason it is necessary to eat
good food and plenty of it; otherwise
you will put yourself in the condition
that the microbes like, for when you
are weak they are strong and sor-e
puny consumptive germ or some Of his
relations will surely cause conamo-
tiOn."
Germs in Dress Skirt.
"By the way, Mrs. Snagues," I SAID.
as we adjourned to the parlor. Il see
YOU wear a train. You can't imagine
what lot of germs you sweep up out
Of the streets and some of them very
wicked germs too. I have no doubt
that you have more germs Of consunl-
ton and diphtheria and such little
things in the hem of your skirt than
there are people in the whole country.
When you give that dress to your maid,
to cleanse, she runs the risk Of being
attacked by millions of germs any one
of which might kill her and then you
would be a murderess. Oh! it's an aW :
full subject. these germs, but if we
don't think too much about them and
keep IN good health they don't have
be worse than the deluge, for there
would be no ark Of refuge against
them,
offered to show Mrs. Snagues a few
,consumptive bacilli, and such things
under the microscope, but she begged
me not to trouble myself. It was get
ting late and they must get home.
they are really very insignificant look
ink specks and you wouldn't recog-
nize one if you met it in the soup
Snagues called in on his way down
town next morning. 1--WE had a bang
I'D breakfast this morning" he said,
land I feel like a fighting cock. You
needn't bother about taking lunch with
know you. are always welcome and !
like your company. Mrs. Snagues says
she isn't afraid of innumerable hosts
Of microbes now. She's burned that
book about microbes and. says she don't
believe that doctors know what they
are talking ab0ut. That was a great
fairy tale you told last night, wasn't
ft?'' ,s~ e.. "
FAIRY tale!" said I, mot a bit of it.
1t was all true. every word Of it. and
q r-''-~;1t have made it more fearful.
Well" said Snagues, maybe so, but
you can't make Mrs. Snagues believe
it, n ,sz q .8ssi E Z. "
Now look here. Snagues," said,
don't you go and make any mistakes.
The germ theory is all right in prac-
tice, but a little knowledge is dang
erous thing and gives man an awful
scare sometimes. You can't sum up
the whole thing In few words-dirt
and disease are autonomous. Eat
good, plain fresh food well cooked;
keep yourself and all your surround
ings clean; keep good company and
good hours: take enough exercise to
have sound body and you needn't
bother your mind about microbes
They're great towards anyway and
seldom attack a strong man or woman
Leon Noel