New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-04
THE DEADLY GERM.
RAM Daisies Hear Al About 1t
from DR.. Vinton.

Germs are not such ualevolent things after AL II
Or Maria NJ vinton is TO be believed. In the
course OF a talk yesterday before the Rainy Day
Club Oh Disease Germs the Cause OF Contagion."
Or vinton spoke cheerfully OF the hsrmlessness OF
many germs when taken into the stomach and OF
the steriIzing effects OF air and sunlight on the
germ OF tuberculosis. Among other things she
said.
Germs often occur IN our FOOD and are oigested
with f. doing US no harm. The risk from eating
meat that infected with tubercular germs Is not
half so great when the germs Of that disease
taken into the lungs. Germs carry Disease into
the system by entering the blood and feeding on
the corpueces IN the blood thereby thinning IT.
that Il cannot nourish the body
In appearance germs little round cells or
little long cells They plants that cau grow
almost anywhere-proba5ly there q lot IN this
room now. brought IN your shoes and skirts
Many germs decidedly useful and wholesome
ss IN bread. made from old fashioned yeast. which
"a raised by the gas from the fermenting yeast
germs. You grow germs Ike anything else
In New-York there are number OF places where
germs grown. among them the building OF the
Board OF Health. OF the buxinesses OF the
board being 20 take cultures from every case Of
dlphtheris that develops and grow germs from It
Germs have or legs-On that our safety
partly depends. They stay where they are put
unless the wind blows them or we carry them our:
selves What kind OF soil do they Like TO grow In :
Many prefer the human body. Germs succumb
swenty-four hours EXPOSURE TO these forces being
enough 10 destroy the life OF a tuberculosis germ
Hence the danger from infection from the sputum
OF a tuberculosis patient is far less in the streets
sne sidewalks than in buildings"
Under the somewhat ambiguous title. "Napoleon'n
Bargain" Mrs Edward Addison Greeley corre-
spending secretary OF the New-NOrk State Fedora
ton OF Clubs. gave charming sketch OF the great
bargain the United States acquired from Napoleon
n the Louisiana Purchase. NO wonder raid
Mrs. Greeley. that Napoleon exclaimed Tres bon
narcher and threw down his pen after signing
away for only sBe 900 the territory OF which
Louisiana, Iowa, Arkansas, etc. have been formed
That land not entering wedge 10 disrupt
our country. but cementng wedge, TO unite the
English influence the Atlantic Coast and the
Spanish influence the Pacific Coast It's ac-
QUESTION removed the last impeachment from our be-
coming q united nation
As a climax 70 the patriotism OF her speech Mrs
Greeley suggested that Aunt Louisa Eldrldge
should recite the Star Spangled Banner" and
Aunt Louisa" hailed out OF the audience and
evoked great enthusiasm with her recitation.
a pleasant programme OF music given by
Miss lrma p. Schusler, violniBt. and Percy
Hemus. solo bass ST Patrlck's Cathedral The
afternoon. which highly successful and drew
large attendance. was In charge OF DR.. Sarah J.
NacNUtt. chairman OF hygiene: Mrs. George b.
Nalhs, r.. chairman OF literature. Mrs Katherine
Nosck F1que. chairman OF music; Mrs J. William
fosoick, Chairman OF art and Nine. Won Klenner,
chairman OF progrsmme Ices and tea were served
al the conclusion.