Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-28
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RAVAGES OF INFLUENZA.
The Disease Fast Spreading
Over This Country.
HOW IT SHOULD Be TREATED.
The Steamer Oregon Sinks
a British Ship.
ANOTHER RIOT THREATENED.
The Tariff Hearing Con-
tinued at Washington.
la GRIPPE.

Professor Roberts Bartholomew ON
the Disease-lts Suddenness Of At
tack and Sessation-R eme dies-Indu.
snza Fast Spreading Over the United
States.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-The Medical
News will to- morrow publish an article on
infuenza-la grippe-by Professor Roberts
Bartholomew of jefferson Medical college.
he says:
Influenza comes suddenly; goes as quick
ly. The least robust at any age and women
seem to be the first victims. 1t is question
of bodily condition, not of sex. The large
number simultaneously attacked attracts
general attention, and thus those most inn
questionable are seized, the onset being faeil.
itatsd by any depression, emotion-like fea,
There is no rigor, properly to be thus desig.
mated, but rather a series of light chills, and
feeling Of heat Herewith. Sometimes
malaise of general kind is experienced, but
like the attack itself, it is short in duration,
lasting but few hours.
With the first access of the nasal and
facial irritation comes the chilliness, which lie
pronounced malaise, and, in general, the
headache weakness and soreness of the mem
bers, especially of the larger joints. With
the case in some epidemics there il consider
able great weakness, even marked depression
of the vital powers. The pulse becomes
small and weak, the mind gloomy and rest
lessness ensues.
When q fatal termination is to occur as
rule an extension downward into the
trachea and bronchi takes place. Although
catarrhal and croupous pneumonia are said
to be complications they should be regarded
as occasional conditions and when present
are, properly, constituted parts Of tn,
malady. The chief importance Of croupoui
and catarrhal pneumonia is that the develop
ment of these out Of an existing catarrh Of
the bronchi is frequently cause of death.
The rapidity with which the disease super
venes, It's preliminary development being
hours, and its whole career, but matter o.
three or four daya Is remarkable. Relapsei
are common, usually each succeeding seizure
being milder, but not a few pass by easy
transition into chronic bronchitis, emphyse.
ma, asthma, etc. Obviously catarrhal
process so extensive and severe may con
tribute immensely to chronic disease Of
the middle ear, eustachian tube, nose anG
throat, and thus permanently damage tn
parts.
The best manner of securing immunity il
by the inhalation of sulphurous acid ga
daily when the approach of the epidemic
renders it necessary, and by taking fv
grainsaf salioylate of cinchoindine three time
day and by 80 living as to avoid taking
cold. When the attack has begun 1t seem
to me desirable to give one or two grains o
calomel at night, inhale some sulphuous acit
gas and have the patient sit in room wher
steam containing eucalyptol can be inhale,
In large quantity. The installation of resor
| Gin by busting over the entire area of afecte,
parts as far as practicable il also recon
monded.
The internal remedy most desirable
| atrophine in solution, one grain to one ounc
of water, dose being from one to Ave drops
the minimum being for little children (at
ter frst dentition.) The tincture Of bella
donna may be used, from one to ten drop
| twice q day. As this medicant is bot
prompt and prolonged in action, It shout
| be given not more than twice q day unlea
| the doscbe much smaller than is advise
above. Salicylats of cinchonidine AM
| quinine should be given as a prophy lacti
remedy. If there be reasons to suppose tina
| such power is really exerted by IL. My owl
conviction Is that as a prophylactic tn
combination of cinchonidine with sslicyli
acid is preferable to quinine. For the d.
preston and melanchol 1t Ia probable tina
atropine will do better. For the distressin
headache joint pains and wakefulness anti
| pyrine, acetanilide, phenacetin and othe
gsrmicides and antiseptics, will no doubt b
| found useful.