Daily Republican., 1889-12-31
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THE CURE OF INrLUESZA,

On Saturdar, Dec. 2s.h, We published
simple house cure. The following
condensation from the treatise of Dr.
Roberts Bartholomew of Jefferson Medi-
cal College which was published Ia Sat
urdHy's Philadelphia BE teal News,
should be preserved ~ interesting read
inc to any patient who may be kept at
home by the diseare.
Aiiei giving IN historical sketch Of the
disease, its pathology ard morbid anato
my the author says:
"luilueuza comes suAdenly; gces as
quickly. The lesst robust, at aby age,
and women seem to he the frat victims.
II Is here question of bodily condition,
not OF the sex. The large numbers
simultaneously attacked attracts general
attention, and thus those most impress
slonhhle are seized, the on'et being facI i
taisc by any depressing emotion like
fear or illresF. There Is no r'gor, prop
erlv to be thus designated, but rather a
series of light chills aud feeling OF heat
Herewith. Sometimes malaise OF a gem
eral Kind Ia experienced, but, like the
attack i'teli, is short IN Misunderstanding
but r Few hours.
with the frat access OF the nasal and
faucial Irritation com 8 the cLilIness,
which Is fol owed 10y some f vurls, ness,
with more pronounced mala'se, and liz
general the headachef weakness and SORE
ness of the members, especially OF the
larger Joints. With the progress of the
case In some epiiemics III re Is CON
Siderable general weakness, even marked
depression OF The vital powers. The
pulse becomes small aud weak, the
mipd gloomy aud T, stleSsness.
'W hcn a fatal termination Il 10 occur
as rule an cx'eusinn downward into
the trachea and bro, chi takrs place.
although catarrhal AMI crUupous
pneumonia are said to be- compiler ions. ,
they sh ,uld be regarded as &C aston Al
conditions, and When prcsent are, VIo -
oily speaking, constituted parts OF the
malAdy.
"Fhs chef importance of crouppus
and catarrhal pneumonia is that the de-
yelopmeut OF these, out VI an existing
catarrh oil the broEchI, IL frequently a
cause Of death.
"TGe rapidity with which the disease
supefvcnrs -its preliminary develop
ment being hours aud It's whole career
but a matter o. three or four days-s
remarkable,
'feiap.rs are common, uFuslly each
succeeding seizure being mil1er, bat not
a lew pass by eGs; trHueit on / to chrouic
bronchitis, empty selnN, asthma, etc.
Obvieuslys ciltair. al process 80 OK
tensive aud be;etc may contribute i'm.
monseiy to chronic disease OF the mldd e
ear, eustschiaD tube, nose aud throat,
and titus permanently damage tao pyrts.
1.-THE btsD manner OF srcudng immun.
itY is by Inhalation Of sulphurou, acid
gas daily rhcu the appros h of the
epidemic renters It necessary, and 10y
taking five grams OF srlicylate of elm.
chonillne three times n day, and sy 60
living ae avoid taking j.
"W hen the attack has begun 1t seems
to me desirable to give one or two grains
OF caomel - night, inhtie some SUI
phurous acid "a aud hrvo the patient
sit in room where steam continuing
cuesiypt0l can be ishaled in large
quantity.
al he insuiIiation Of resorcln by busting
over the ell ire area OF aiiectgd parts 80
far as practicable Is also recommended.
''lAt Internal remedy HUat desirable is
atropine In solution one grain TO ono
ounce Of wattr-doso beief from ose to
1--WE drop, tho minimum being for little
children taftCr fret dentition). The
tiuSNHtN W N'i'auu' u = hihl nc useutlIoh
one b. ten drops twi q day. IA This
medicament is both prompt aud pro-
Iona ed in action II should be tiyen not
more than twice a day, upl,ss tie disc be
much Bmalier than is Edv'sod above.
''salicylgte OF cincbon 4 ms and qulnlne
shou be given as a prophylatlc remedy,
it there be reasons 10 suppose that such
power is really eXrrlei bJ It."
My own conviction lie that as pro-
Ihylactic the comb ration of elnchoni-
dine with salicyllc sld ia preferable to
guinlne. For the depression and mslan
choly it is probable that GtrIpine Will do
better. For the distressing headache,
Joint pkius and wakeiulness antipyrin,
acetauiii1, phensceiu and other germi-
cides aud sutiscptlcs will no doubt be
Iound useiui."