River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-26
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The Latest Style of Greeting In Europe
Sovereign and Peasant Alike sneeze
with Infiuenza-It Is Estimated That
Half Million of People Over There Are
Suffering from the Disease Several
Deaths Reported - Its Presence An
nouneed In Several Western Cities-Two
Thousand Cases In Philadelphia.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Europe is still in
infiuenza's grip. Some experts say the
phenomenally n Id weather has been
favorable to the breeding and nourish-
ment of certain germs which long
ere this time of year should have
been annihilated by frost. But
this explanation is not altogeth-
er convincing, seeing that the dis
ease has no geographical limitation,
having thrived Justify alike in the
frozen North and balmy South. Its
symptoms also vary to considerable
extent, apparently in sympathy with
climatic conditions and individual pecu-
liarities. In this country there is a
marked cerebral disturbance, nausea or
vomiting, violent diarrhea, sore throat
with extreme muscular weakness, cardiac
pain and depression and severe aching
of the limbs and muscles of the back. In
Spain these symptoms are varied by
chiils, shivers, bone-aehes, headache
and fever. The remedies recommended
or enforced are as varied and
curious as the symptoms. In Paris
men have painted their mustaches
with a preparation of pinol and
have tried bravely TO give up smok-
/ ing. Many families have tried keeping
| indoors with doors and windows sealed,
but the result has not been encourage
ing. At the present moment there can
| not be less than half million people
suffering from this disease in Europe.
In Odessa there are said to be about
40, 900 victims; in Antwerp there are
| 10, 200 cases; in Paris CO. 900 to $4,000; in
Madrid 30, 900, and so on. The disease
is seriously affecting business also, for
those who can afford il are rushing
south or migrating into the country.
In Paris, as elsewhere, the disease has
| been rigidly impartial. President Car
not is among the victims there, and NJ
! Tirard, tho Prime Minister; NJ. De Frey
cinet, Minister of War; NJ. Spuller, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and NJ. Faye,
Minister OF Agriculture, are suffering
| from the same complaint.
DR. Damaschino, leading physician,
is dead. His death was due to influenza
| and weakness of the heart. This is the
! fifth death from influenza since the out
break of the epidemic, three deaths
| from the disease having occurred at the
st. Cyr Academy and one at the poly
! technic school.
Among the victims of the influenza
! epidemic are Count Won Taafe, the
Austrian Prime Minister; Archduke
! William of Austria, and Princess
Stephanie, widow of the late Crown
Prince Rudolph. The Queen Of
Sweden has also been attacked. The
disease is spreading rapidly in Western
/ Europe.
An exalted sufferer is the German
Emperor. Attempts were made to deny
that he had any thing more serious than
slight cold. 1t was not until Friday
evening that the Emperor was
allowed to leave his bed, and
| he has not been permitted to
/ leave his room. There was SINH
lar make-believe in the case of little
| King Alfonso, of Spain. Alfonso's sis
tiers had a mild attack, and his aunt, the
| infanta Eulalia, was suffering at the
same time in Paris. Roumania's poet
Queen has been i'll, rumor says, with in.
| iuenza, and has been ordered to spend
the winter in Italy.
! BosTON, Dec. 23.-The spread of the
influenza epidemic among all classes in
Boston is daily becoming more notice.
able The malady is prevalent among
railroad and bank clerks, which is by
some theorists attributed to the hand
ling of infected tickets by the former
and infected money by the latter Many
post-office employees have also been at
tackled, and foreign mails are looked
upon with suspicion.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec 23.-The health
authorities and local physicians are
somewhat agitated over the appearance
here of what is supposed to be influ-
enza. So far the malady has not taken
serious turn, but is violent enough to
necessitaJe rest and quiet for the pa
tient. 1t is noticeable that the disease
has taken hold of persons who work in
doors almost exclusively, and physi-
clans are watching a number of cases
very closely.
BLOoMINGToN, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-The
Russian influenza has reached this city
The doctors report five well-defned
cases, one of the victims being Mrs
Herman Moratz, who is upward of 20
years of age. Her case is serious one.
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga medical
expert says there are over 1000 cases Of
influenza in this city. The epidemic in
this city seems to be somewhat mild
and has duration of from two to seven
days. 1t is not limited to any
section of territory, but is rag
ing severely along the main
line of the Pennsylvania railroad. DIR.
r. G. Curtin said that the epidemic. was
IL the air and would alight wherever it
could find a nest. 1t was a result, he
thought, of atmospheric conditions and
attacked persons whose nervous temper
ament was Overstrung. 1t is thought
by some that the disease came with the
fog that has prevailed here several days.
Held to the Grand Jury,