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Show oo INFLUENZA IN NEW YORK. Influenza has reappeared in Eng land, where the epidemic has claimed many victims, and. within the last few .weeks, the disease has invaded New Stork City. There Is no reason to expect a reappearance reap-pearance of the epidemic in the west, but the winter is so tar advanced jthat should the "flu" cross the conti-j nent in the next month, the approach , I Of spring would lessen Its severity. ! The epidemic in 191S was at It i height in November and December and ( almost disappeared with the passing; !ol the storms of winter, although the: 'after-effects of the affliction were fell j even late in the spring With a ery large percentage of1 ! the people immune because of the epl Idemio of 1918. there should be nq ' alarm over the presence of the dls- J lease in New York City. The spread of the germs will be comparatively slow as contact w ill be quite limited |