The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-13

We hear so much now about thu
various kinds of germs and the wa!
that they cause disease. II we were
to believe the statements of the phys
icians in regard to germs and the
way that they cause disease, we'd bt
believing many things that are un
true. One cannot believe these
statements because they are too con
flictlng. We all know that there are
such things as germs and microbes
in existence, but we have very good
reasons to doubt that any of them
cause disease.
The physicians claim that one
must come in direct contact WIFI
some person that has small pox, scar
let fever, or a number of other dis
eases to contract them. Their be-
lief is that the healthy person then
breathes the germs from the sick one
and in that way the germs get a start
in the body and grow and multiply
and cause disease. This does not ap-
pear reasonable, for we often hear oil
cases of these so-called contagious
diseases where only one case can be
found in the community, and by the
most careful investigation they can
not find any evidence of the patient
having been exposed to anyone that
had the disease.
The physicians claim that con-
sumption is transmitted by the pa
tient splitting in public places, and
the germs being breathed by the
healthy persons and in that way the
healthy ones contract consumption.
This to me seems to be one of the
most absurd things that person
could believe. If we were to accept
the statements of the physicians that
no one could have any OF these CO.
called contagious or infectious dis
eases unless they came in direct con-
tact with some one that had the dis
ease, then one would have to believe,
or at least think, that either Adam
or Eve, said to be the first humans
on earth, must have had all of the
contagious or infectious diseases
known to medical science today.
This In itself is absurd We all know
that no one could have all of the con-
tagious diseases and live with them.
We all know that life of all kinds
had to have a beginning. This is
true of germs as well as anything
else. Let us look at it in this way.
1t has been proven that by certain
chemical reactions and by the charg-
ing of the color of light rays upon
certain species of germs that it will
develop an entirely new species, one
that was never known before. If
this is true, and it has been demon
strated, then wouldn't it be reason
able to believe that new species of
germs would be able to develop In
the body without being infected from
some one that Is sick?
1t has been experimental and
proven that germs cannot live on
normal tissue. that is tissue that is in
a healthy state. The medical books
and doctors of all schools of practice
will have to admit that fact Medical
books and physicians will say that
there must be previous weakness
of the tissue or a predlspostion to
disease before one will contract the
same. We grant that there must be
a previous weakness of tissue before
the germs can live, and we think the
doctor should look for the cause OF
that previous weakness of the tissue
and there he will find the cause of
all diseases.
If there is a previous weakness of
tissue before the germ can live and
multiply in the body, then there is
disease before the germ gets there,
for any tissue that is weak or deviated
from the normal in any way is dis
eased.
Again let us look at some of the
medical statements. The medical
men cannot find any germs in the |
diseases known as small poX, meas |
les or scarlet fever. They have |
searched In vain for them. If they |
cannot find any specific germs for |
these diseases, how are they going |
to account for the presence of the dis
ease and how are they going to sue
cessfully treat the case? The most |
logical treatment in any disease is to
remove the cause of it and then the |
disease which is only an effect will
disappear.
Another view of this same ques-
ton Is this. If a culture is taken |
from the throat of healthy person
there will be found from three to a
dozen different kinds of germs exist
ing In that persons throat. This can
be explained in this way. Everyone
breathes the air which is full of all |
kinds of germs. They lodge in the |
throat where the tissue is healthy, |
and in short time, perhaps an hour
or two, they are dead because they |
couldn't find suitable food to live
upon. This is true of any part of the
body.
Now, let us look to the real facts
in regard to the cause of disease. In
the first place there must be a pre-
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