| Show What the Grippe Really Is and Its Ils Cure True la Ia grippe or oi has a hi history history his his- tory reaching back haek for centuries The fhe first epidemic in iii the United States was wasill in iu ill 1647 In the tho last years four different dif dif- ferent waves of it have swept over or the country The first in ill 1830 the se second in 1536 another iu in 1547 and the time last in inthe inthe the thc memory of us all in and aud 1890 The Tho story of this last last a t is the story tory of or them all It began in May 1889 1550 south of Siberia in Turkestan Traveling westward it reached Moscow 1 b by Sep St St. Petersburg by October Berlin Berlin Berun Ber Ber- lin un b by November Xo London by December and January found it ra raging in New NewYork NewYork I York and scattering throughout this this country It H is said laid to lo have han flashed from New Xe ew York to San Francisco in three days 33 I In its attacks two out of five people were affected young and old weak and strong Fortunately the tho has been low lov- varying rom from 1 in to lo 1 in 1000 cases It is an infectious disease which is caused by germs ferms shaped like dumbbells first described Ded German scientist Pfeiffer True Truo In grippe may mav seize a victim in in summer as well C as In in winter Since this last wave 6 of universal a la ha lagrippe grippe there thero have havo been epidemics in inmany inmany inmany many cities There have havo been localities in which it seemed to be ever e present there have havo been scattered cases constantly constantly con con- hero here and there throughout the countr country The Tho best authorities now nowa a agree roe that the bacillus of If Pfeiffer is BO so generally distributed that la Ia grippe gripps iSan iS ia iaan isan an present ever t prevail all prevailing all ing po sib l- l ity Hy On the other hand band there are thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of cases of called so-called grippe pseudo influenza The These e are aro not caused by the original mal germ but are arc due clue to ordinary air germs draughts exposure exposure expo expo- sure aut and inclement weather The lar largo large o majority of cases at this season of tho the year aro are of this nature It does not occur durin during tho the warm weather The symptoms of tho the true truc and counterfeit counterfeit coun coun- are aro practically the same the treatment the tho same the dan danger er the tIle sonic Bame Tho The ono ouo great difference is that the tho average fL man could dodge e the false fah e grippe but if the tho real thing gets Jets after aifer him his degree of health arid and yi vigor or does not seem to help him a bit In one ana case tho they are cold eold in the tho head I bronchitis and a cough fever fc and more or less prostration in m another inflammation mation maHon of the stomach and bowels with wHit vomiting colicky pains diarrhea and fever Yet another case ma may begin with intense headache pains in iu th the back limbs and all joints with complete com corn pleto loss of strength th These TheBe latter cases are aro the ones followed by mental symptoms of tho the bues blues melancholia and rare rarely insanity The treatment outside outside of the first measures and home nursing should be bein bein bein in the tho hands of a l physician Dont Don't trust to whisk whisky and quinine and the lauded sure sure cures The alcohol and stimulants cheer tho the sufferers for a short time on only Any benefit derived ed is on only from the perspiration perspiration ration which mn may result This perspiration perspiration ration may be produced without introducing intro intro- ducin further poisons into the tho alread already poisoned 53 Take a warm bath drink something hot hotl preferably lemonade or diluted dilute fruit juice nn and i get into a warm bed bcd Have othe the doctor in but dont don't invite the neighbors Tho The grippe is contagious conta couta- and tee tco serious a disease to besought bo be sought for tor Dodge it if you Jou cau can and if you ou have bave it dont don't hand it to your our fri friends The Tho principal danger is that man many cases are arc neglected Tho The man who is 18 going iuA to wear vear it out may y i for l his s folly years later The intense poiSons poisons poi poi- sons affect tho heart beart kidneys and nerves Rest and quiet with a simple diet of soup toast rico and amid fruit give these organs a chance to light fight tho the bat bat- ut tle tb Carelessness ma may impose tho the last straw upon an already weakened heart and organic heart beart disease O results Dout Dont exert yourself until the fever has subsided subsided sub sub- sided and nd tho the temperature been norma normal normal nor nor- ma mal at nt least two dave days If you would dodge the common or false grippe which is 18 BO so popular just now bo be temperature eat cat simple food exercise extreme care in re regulating the bowels drink freel freely of puro pure water or lemonade up upon n. n arising durin during tho the middie mid mid- dIe dle of anti and afternoon and upon retiring Beware of draughts rau and wot wet feet Do Do n not t. t expose yourself unnecessarily by b visiting with those already afflicted Take lake enough b physical exercise each day to per perspire ant anti and your our our chances of dod dodging ing ine arc aro good Dont Don't worry Cheer up Ke Keep p up your general vitality and ancl the ordinary germ orm cannot touch yo you Chicago Jour Jour- nal Q a |
