Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-10-12 | Page 7 | Influenza Cure is Discovered

M Influenza Cure I Is Discovered I Chicago PKysician Makes Public Formula for Cure and Preventive of Spanish Epidemic Patients in Acute Stages Made ; T Well in Few Days. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 12 In response re-sponse to hundreds of telegrams from medical men throughout the country today, Dr. George F. Baer of the Homeopathic Hom-eopathic hospital staff, this afternoon made public the formula of "his discovery dis-covery announced yesterday or a cure and preventative for Spanish influenza. influen-za. The treatment, he said, is a hypodermic hy-podermic Injection of a sterile solution solu-tion representing 1.54 grams of iodine in chemical combination with creosote and guaiacol. In eXTIfirlmonf 5 nrmrlllntorl Viara atnra the outbreak of influenza, Dr. Baer said patients In acute stages of the dis-oase dis-oase have been made well in a few days, while in one case the employes of a bank were inoculated with the solution so-lution and although exposed to Influ-. enza failed to contract the disease. The injection, ho said, is not a serum but a solution. It is put into the veins of the arm. The patients feel little ill effect Influenza Passes Crest WASHINGTON, OcL 12 While reports re-ports from all parts of tho United States to the public health service today to-day show the influenza epidemic as spreading there were signs iri Boston and other Massachusetts communities and at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., that tho dis.ease ha's passed its crest. It was held significant as' theso points are the first at which the epidemic got a foothold after coming across the Atlantic. Bureau Chief Dies H WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 H. W. Bel- 1 nap, chief of the bureau of safety ot the insterstato commerce commission, H died here today of Spanish influenza H after an illness of a few days. Hia H wife is ill with tho same malady. H Many New Cases OMAHA. Nebr., Oct. 12 Thirteen IH deaths and 250 new cases of Spanish rl influenza in the past twenty-fout hours is the report of Health Officer ll Manning. The possibility of lifting ijH : me new quarantine ban beforo the lat- IH ter part of next week is entirely re- H moved. Schools will .not open and the- aters have been informed not to book H any shows before October 19, if then. ' LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 12. Spanish lH influenza which haB been prevalent ' hero for some time, the city council today passed a resolution ordering tho closing of all schools, churches, thent-ers thent-ers and public gatherings. The order became offectivo at noon today. ll Acting Chancellor W. G. Hastings o H tho University of Nebraska said ha understood the order would make closing of the university necessary, i WASHINGTON, OcU 12. Another week's recess was decided upon today ! by the supremo court because of the ' continued spread of influenza. Motions will bo heard as usual Monday, but all ilH cases assigned for argument next week will go over at least until the following fH