Telegram-herald., 1889-12-19
IT'S IN THE AIR.
Ths Atmosphere Fl1ea WIKI tie
Germs OF Lnnusn5s-
ITS SPREAD u lsgRICl PREDICTED.
A F4n D~sssiPEon ~ tie symgtons -
XbAs Dtsagre~@els, rhssxh set D~a-
ssx0as, DasS4&s. Ana . FrsssrlR-
tlon fgr lrs Care.
IT'S PROGRESS AsEoAp

Greece ana Turkey, stll make ltself
equally Obhoxi01s ia America The
doctor says Jhat the disease, which most
people are inclined % attribute 70 lae
atmosphere. Is really caused by bacteria.
These germs u inraenEA were dltused
through the atmosphere and were not
brought over by the steamship.
sunday last h. W heelsr, well-knowR
and wealthy stock broker Of this city
WAC lives with bis wife AZ the
Windsor Hotel, was attacked by
sudden dizziness, accompanied by
nausea. Mr.. Wheelers eyesight Was
also affected. and for time hts suffer
ings were so intense that, a. be after
ward expressed 10, he thought he was
going crazy. In great alarm his wife
sent for her physician, who believes Mr..
Wheeler has led all the other guests at
the Windsor in developing a well-de-
fined case OF influenza The Klsmroth
family are still sneezing, but are getting
along as comfortably as can be expect
ed DR. Ramon Gaiterss, OF the Board
OF Health, made an ocacial report on
their case TO DR.. Edson Tuesday. His
report showed that the ages OF the
persons attacked ranged from 50
TO 4 There was no apparent
cause for the disease, except that
certain members of the fam
ily had recently received letters
from Europe. The frst case was that
OF Miss Gertrude Klsmroth, who stated
that she had received letter from Eu~
rope the day before the attack. The
seizures were day apart except the
last four, which developed at the rate
OF two a day December IA and is re-
spectively.
Or. Guiteras declares that his exam
ination showed the patients 70 be about
as III as a person with bad cold. The
duration OF the disease seemed TO be two
days and upward. The patients
stated that the suffering from the cat7r
rhal symptoms was nothing in com
parison with the great feeling OF
prostration. Dr. Edison, chief inspector
of contagious diseases, has no doubt
that the disease is infectious. He does
not believe, however, that it is dan
gerous.
This is Or. Edson's remedy for the in
fuenza: Take a 10 per cent solution OF
quinine and snray he afflicted mem
brane freely ami frequently. At inter
walls during the day pill composed Of
three grains of quinine. one-eighth of
grain of csmphor, and one-quarter Of
grain of the extract Of belladonna. This
will have the effect Of destroying the
bacteria and also aiding in building up
the debilitated system so that when the
disease has left other diseases may not
follow.
The influenza in the form in which
il is now making the circuit of the
globe is nothing, so far as symptoms
and effect go, but bad cold. II begins
with watering of the eyes running Of
the nose and general irritation of the
mucous membrane OF the throat
and nostrils. II is attended with
the aching bones, burning eyes,
dull head and general WEAKNESS and
disgust with life that attend bad cold.
II is like hay fever, except that its
course is short and il does not appear 10
have the tendency toward asthma that
direct effects upon the patient
depend upon the circumstances
Of the attack and the tempera-
ment OF the victim. 1t has in many
cases abroad been followed by the
breaking out of a rash and other indica-
tions Of serious affection. but the doctors
say that the rash is really only an indi-
cation Of a feverish tendency in the pa
tient. heightened by the influenza. l.
has also been stated that pneumonia
and pleurisy were natural results
OF the influenza, but here again the doc
tors insist that these diseases, whore
they have followed the influenza. have
been due 70 other causes with which the
influenza has slight If any connection.
All doctors of eminence here
and abroad seem 10 agree that
there is nothing dangerous about tho
epidemic. and that even is unpleas-
ant effects will last but a short time in
each case. From four 20 ten days is tho
general period Of the disease in Europe.
Doctors also say that there Is nothing In
the climate OF location Of New York "a
make the epidemic particularly severe
here. II viii probably. they say, be a
iittle milder here 'han in - Peters
I burg. and a little more severe than in
/ Paris
People used 20 think that there was
! sn epidemic Of Influenza every hundred
| years There was one here d hundred
years ago and Washington was sufere'
T from IL. but here have been others since
notably one during the administration
/ OF John Tyler that was called ;h'
+ Tyler grip An epidemic of The Dis
es-e also started I'm Caina In 1880. got 2
+ this country in 1882. travel being slowe
+ iu those days. for .os.enzs as FOR men
f There uere also er.3ouirs % no Dis
ease IN Earope in 1855 and n is47.
Toynox. Dec 1s-There are 500
cases Of iufuenza IN Haubr 5000 il
1 stockholm. and ranr Senators DeQa
+ ties and others in Ns4rii are ill-
Tho recorded progress 81 the spi3eul
shrosd nss covered a period - Jess -ra-
three weeks. rs Inception az a puhii
calamity being In -1e Mucous reU
h~anas 20 ne es@ iist'rga she'd q ps-e. q
sc- .Na~ -h4 car 70 an the Rrssts'
Fr-- 81 peter-- Tas
s-ar -o Be- r- t-a ore hand and
o~rs ~ tae o-ne- Prof Firchor. th
famous --.e-rs-r- st uss one of -ne -'
ms - ths disease e. Berlin. Tt
German -cu~t and ssper ally rors
f.serf escaped more easily tns- j
p ss7a h.t --e e-feuI-
ses-t IL tee Austrian ~7r-t I- he1sr F