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Show ! Dit. Siikadv, the eminent Ner York specialist, says in tho Morning Journal, la grippe is not a contagious disease. VMI U 1 ....1 t -j " in!" i f auiiiui.ru iu ue cpiiiemic just now, it is not so prevalent as last year. Tbe public has no reason to bo alarmed. The disease will disappear with the first appearance of warm and settled weather. Atmospheric changes have much to do withathe continuance or the abatement of this disease. The symptoms, sneezing, great depression and headache, are well known, and are inseparable from tho disease. He advises any one, when tirst attacked, to consult a physician, and thus avoid more serious consequences. No line of treatment can he laid dowu. Each case requires special treatment, and tho person attacked must take more than ordinary care of himself or herself. Tho disease, while in no way fatal, cannot can-not be neglected with impunity. The epidemic of 1SJ7 was a serious one, and has never been equaled, except by the epidemic of December a year ago. During the former epidemic hundreds of rases were fatal. Thoso cases of the grip which havo proved fatal latterly have been con- plicated with other diseases of the respiratory res-piratory organs, such as a serious bronchial bron-chial or lung trouble. Tho grip, if not cared for and the proper remedies employed, em-ployed, may, in a number of cases, develop de-velop into pneumonia. One chief reason rea-son so much has been written about the grip is due to the large death rate of the past few weeks, uud the large number num-ber of deaths from pneumonia. The prevalence of the disease ne.nl not, however, cause the slightest alarm and he hopes to see it disappear as soon as April showers arrive. |