The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-28
INFLUENZA'S INVASION.
AN EXHAUSTIVE MEDICAL PAPER
ON THE MALADY.

the Disease Before.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-The Medical
Nelcs Of this city in its issue of tomorrow
will publish an exhaustive article on
"Iniiuenza-La Grippe" by Prof. Robert
Bartholomew, of the Jefferson Medical
College. After giving an historical sketch
of the disease, its pathology, and morbid
anatomy, the author says: "Infuenza
comes suddenly, and goes as quickly. The
least robust at any age and women seem to
be the first victims. 1t is here question of
condition, not OF sex. The large number
simultaneously attacked attracts general
attention, and thus those most impression
able are seized. the onset being facilitated
by any depressing emotion, like fear or
illness.
A SERIES OF LIGHT CHnLs.
| There is no rigor properly to be thus
| designated, but rather a series of light
chills and feeling of heat Herewith
Sometimes nldldtSe Of a general kind is ex-
perlenced, but like the attack itself is short
in duration, lasting but few hours. With
the first access of nasal and facial irrlta-
tion comes a chilliness which is followed by
| some feverishuess with more pronounced
nldtdtSe, aud in general the headache,
| weakness, and soreness Of the members,
and especially OF the larger joints. With
the progress of the ca o in some epidemics
there Is considerable general weakness, and
even marked depression Of the vital powers
The pulse becomes small, and the mind
gloomy, and resteSsness eusues.
SYMPTOMS OF DEATH.
'When fatal termination is to occur. as
rule, an extension downward into the
trachea and bronchia takes place Although
catarrhal and croupous pneumonia are said
to be complications they should De re-
garded as occasional conditions, aud when
present are, properly speaking, consti uted
parts of the malady. The chief Importance
of croupous and catarrhal pneumonia Is
that the development of these out Of an
existing catarrh of bronchia is frequently
a cause OF death. The rapidity with which
the disease supervenes, its preliminary de-
velopme being two hours, and its whole
career being but a matter Of three or four
days, is remarkable.
RELAPsEs COMMON.
"Relapses are common, usually each sue
ceedi & seizure being mllder. Obviously a
catarrhal process, If extensive and severe,
may contribute Immensely to chronic dis
ease OF the middle ear, the eustachiau tube,
nose, and throat, ard thus permanently
damage those parts. The best manner OF
securing immunity is by the inhalation Of
sulphu Gus acid gas daily when an APP
proach of the epidemic renders it necessary,
and by taking tive grains Of salycilicate of
cinchonidine three times day, and by so
living as to avoid taking cold. When the
attack has begun it seems TO be desirable
to give one or two grains of calomel at
night, lnhale some sulphurous acid gas, and
have the patient sit In a room where steam
containing eucalyptol can be inhaled in
large quantities. The insuiiiation Of resorcin
by dusting over the entire area Of the
affected parts as far as practicable is also
recommended"
THE INTERNAL REMEDY.
"The internal remedy most desirable il
atrophinei in solution--one grain to one
ounce Of water-the dose being from one to
five drops, the minimum being for little
children after first dentition. Tincture of
belladonna may be used--from one to ten
drops twice day. As this medicament is
both prompt and prolonged ia action, it
should be given not more than twice a DAY,
unless the dose be much smaller than is adj
vised above. Balycilicate of cinchonidine
and quinine should be given as q prophy-
Tactic remedy If there bs reason to suppose
that such power is really exerted by 1t. My
own conviction is that as prophylatic a
combination of cinchonidine with balycilic
acid is preferable to quinine; for depression
and melancholy it is probable that afro
phine will do better. For distressing head
acne, joint-pains and wakefulness, anti
pyrine, acetonilla, phenectin, and other
germicides and antiseptio5 will no douot
be found useful"
STUDIED THE DISEASE IN RUSSIA.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Kussian influenza, the
genuine LA grippe" has shown its fashion
able head in Chicago, and already rye
| bar Of al Ilr
mers, a physician and surgeon, who has
passed through two epidemics of the disease
in Russia, has since last Monday had fifteen
cases for treatment. "All of these cases, "said
DIR. Summers, ''have had mistakable
symptoms of Russian influenza, and some Of
them have developed into very bad cases.
There Is not as much sneezing accompany
ing the disease as popularity supposed. The
first symptoms are q feeling Of lassitude
and weakness, tightening Of the air passages
Of the head and throat, and a person ap-
| pears about to be stricken with pneumonia,
and if the disease is not arrested pneumonia
will result.n
ID you think the disease will be as severe
here as in EuropeP
sit will be all over the city in week or
two, andit i'll be ge uine Russian iafu-
enza; there is no mistake about that. was
in Russia in 1875, and in 1881, when the dis
ease was so pre- yalent and know from ex-
perience / gained there is no use endeavor-
ing to check it, for it can't be stopped. In
nv opinion the disease will be severe, and
there may be some deaths. The first case
tuat came to me in this epidemic showed
the presence OF the bacteria in large mum
bers. Whlle was examining the patie t
some of the muco IS dropped on my coat,
and had touch OF the disease myself,
although 1 arrested it in time. | also ex-
amined some Of the bacteria under the mi
croscope They are the most active of liv-
ing things / ever saw. and are constantly
moyiAg."
AN ALARMING DEATH RATE.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-The large number OF
deaths resulting from the influenza in this
city is exciting general apprehension. 1t Is
reported that $50 deaths from the disease
have occurred within twenty-four hours.
The papers print this report, but some of
them doubt the figures, claiming that they
are too high.
Influenza is spreading and is very fatal.
The number Of deaths in the city from all
causes Christmas day was 3lS. For several
years past the regular average mas been
200 for that day. Fully one-third of the
populace is Frustrated. The editor Of the
Mo7.iteur UniuerSdL and three soldiers died
in the Versailles hospital to-day.
VIENNA HOSPITALS CROWDED.
VIENNA, Dec. 27.--The hospitals in this
city are crowded witn patients suffering
from infiue "a accompanied by inilGnma-