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Show oo MYSTERY ILLNESS SPREADS IN CITY; NOT VERY SERIOUS An opidemic of lllneso with symptoms similar to cholera morbus mor-bus has broken out throughout the city causing the attaches of the city health department to be deluged with calls for aid. Many persons have sent in emergency calls when members of their families fam-ilies were taken 111 simultaneously, simultaneous-ly, believlng that thoy had eaten poison. The epidemic, as far as can be determined by the officers of tho health department. Is not of a serious naturo and is caused by tho arrival of tho hot weather when persons resort to cooling drinks and overeat. The illness seldom lasta moro than twenty-four twenty-four hours and leaves no bad effects. ef-fects. Members of families in many cases have been taken with illness at the same time. Vomiting Vomit-ing and other nauseating effects come with the disease. Officers of the board of health said this morning that the epidemic epi-demic is not serious and this morning apparently has begun to die out. They could give no treatment for the illness but suggested sug-gested that with the coming of the hot wcathor pooplo be careful in eating and drinking. |