Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
Invisible
Creatures
In the Air.

Invisible The or OF uWelhhs
Creatures rooms and even tho at
In the Air. mosphere Of great over .S,
crowded cities, lie tho
slome or innumerable living crca-
lures, some comparatively harm
less, but some murderous and
homicidal ever seeking some congen,ul
human tenement In which they can
thrive and cause desolauon ana DIS
ease. In order to give some ooncep-
ton of these terrible creatures--to
which scientists have given also terri
BILE names, such AZ zygomycetes'
schizophytes, staphylo or proto-cooei.
with many other equally involved and
labyrinthine terme--it IL only neceH-
sary to take u square glass receptacle
from which the air has been exhausted
into crowded room, admit air, ana.
after having Theoretically sealed IL,
take It into dark ROOM project a ray
of sunlight through It, and photograph
II. III the photograph be then enlarg-
ed by means of photo-microscope
and thrown upon Il screen; or better
still, II cinematograph were taken
showing the animals lighting, and
rampaging about, and deVouring each
other--for ii Is known that there are
benevolent bacteria which devour the
malevolent disease creators-t wouli
be seen that myriads OF these repul-
sive creatures are inhaled by those
who sit in crowded unventilated rooms.
And in addition to these hordes of Nv
ing animals there Is miscellaneous
collection of various minute but GER
tainly not particularly agreeable, par
ticles floating about the atmosphere
which are inhaled and exhaled first by
one and then by another of those In
the room. Doubtless 1t is owing TO the
absence of all these nolsome organic
ana Inorganic particles and living
creatures that a sea voyage, or a
stay In the higher ranges Of the at
mosphere in the Swiss mountains, or
even a sojourn at the sea coast, which
has such beneficial effect upon the
health, gives to the pale face of the
jewellers in crowded rooms in town q
healthy glow, and restores the weakly
and sickly child TO vigor and energy.
But we know that in addition to these
denizens of the air, there are also
other beings, some malevolent ana
malign, some beneticent ana sympa-
thizing And those who fatuously for
get their Creator, and refuse or neg,
lect TO obey His laws. fall an easy prey
to the former; while those who love
and obey Him, and who have accepted
the Savior of the world as their Res
deemer. laying their sins upon Him
who died for them, will have the in
estimable boon OF knowing that He
has given His angels charge over them.
and appointed a bright angelic guard
for them.--A Banker.
For the Sake Il was in Richmond
OF the Baby's when my Soldier fought
Bright Eyes. the awful battle of Five
Forks. Richmond sur
rendered. and the surglng sea of fire
swept the city. News of the fate Of
Five Forks had reached us, and the
city was full of rumors that General
Pickett was killed | did not believe
them. ! knew he would come back: he
had told me So But they were very
anxious hours. The day after the fire,
there was sharp rap at the door. The
servants had all run away. The city
was fun of Yankees. and my environ
ment had not taught me TO love them.
The fate OF other cities had awakened
my fears for Richmond. With my baby
on my arm / opened the door, and
looked UP at Il tall. gaunt, sad faced
man in ill-ftting clothes. He asked:
is this George Pickett's home"
With all the courage and dignity
could muster, | replied: Yes. and /
am his wife and this Is his baby.
i am Abraham Lincoln.
The PRESIDENT / gasped. / had
never seen him, but knew the intense
love and reverence with which my Sol
der always spoke OF him. The stran-
ger shook his head and replied:
No; Abraham Lincoln Georges
old friend
"rhe baby pushed away from me
and reached out his hands TO Mr.. Lin
coin, who took him in his arms. AS he
did so an expression of rapt. almost
divine tenderness and love lighted up
the sad face. 1t was a look that /
have never seen on any other face. The
baby opened his mouth wide and in
sisted upon giving his fathers friend n
dewey infantile kiss, AS Mr.. Lincoln
gave the little one back to me, he said:
Tell your father. the rascal, that
| forgive him for tho sake of your
bright eyes. Sketch of General Pick
ct called My Soldier in the March
Chesterfield Dear Boy:--As often
Gives Advice as write to you (and
To His Boy. that you. know is pref
ty often) so often
am / in doubt whether 1t
Is TO any purpose, and whether 1t is
not labor and paper lost. This entire
~ depends upon the degree OF reason
and reflection which you are master of,
or think proper to exert II you give
yourself time to think and have sense
enough to think right, two reflections
must necessarily occur to you: the
one is that have a great deal OF ex-
perience and that you have none: the
other is that I am the only man living
who cannot have, directly or Indirectly.
any interest concerning you but your
own. From which FIVE undeniable prln
clpies the obvious and necessary con-