Telegram-herald., 1890-08-31
INCREASED DEATH RATE
As shown by the Books ofthe City
Board O. Health
The state Board az ns<h On the Atoaos-
phere Ia grippe ftsae-No otene la AZ
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Mskes n tan Cemetery.



'One. tWo. three. four. nHs, 81. seven.
The reporter stood ~ tue vest entrance oi
tAe e.gy hall. day or mo aso. snd began
counting the people passing down the steps
lezdlas II the once OF the city director of the
poor. some were cd aud soRe were young.
A fen Of them Wefe personally ka0Nu 70 the
reporter - men ana Womea- not likely 70 ap-
ply for charity 80 long as thty had strength 10
provide Tor themselves. The strange aud pitt
ful procession VAS followed into the private
ornce Of Director krase, ana. a. soon as toe
rush was over. that worthy orucial started with
The question;
Can you tsll me why the class OF people who
have asked for supplies this morning are
obliged 10 come 10 the city FOR support"
Yes. SIT. VAS the prompt reply, can tell
you IA one word-orppc.
Is. but the grippe suDsidec several months
ago. suggested the reporter.
on. yes. OF course, MAS the reply, It passed
along r. some other region some time asO. Dut
IL aid Z work before IL went. aAd IL Is dolAg
II yet lOu can imagine how many people
had the grippe 10 al Appearances recovered
frOln IL ana Weat 10 work. aud were then
taken down with some Inalady growing ouf Of
IL. For little. harmless cold, as lnany people
tried 10 nlakr lt Oul 10 DC. that same grippe
cost the citya heap oi money. aud LETT good
many shattered constitutions behind H. 1 am
not doctor en1ugn 10 talk ABOUT lis permanent I
effects. but / know That Ia MANY eases II TER
minated in coughs, bronchitis, asthma and
general debility. and IL has Increased over one
thira the deatn rate from consumption"
Passing down Lyon-st. the shoes OF the pc
destrlans plainly said: "6rppe. grippe.
grippe. and ali humanity seemed marching 10
constructive graves. A lew moments later Dr.
W. wilson. the peasant clerk OF the cry
Board OF Health. was met. aud he was AT once
questioned IN regard 10 the matter then under
consideration,
Il have neyer looked the matter up especial
iy.' he said. and can't tell yOu OF hand about
the death rate from consumption. but II you'll
come up 10 the oiiice lll show you the records.
At the health office DR.. w. q. Saunders, Grand
Rapids e;iicient health officer, Was found
laughing heartily over pleasant roast ia a
morning paper. ana General 4. A. stevens WAS
busy AT work Oh his inspection route Tor the
we Will begin with the first OF the year."
said Or. Wilson. taxing down a package of pa
pers. In January there died III this city OF
consumption out oi ~ an February, 10 out OF
~ u March. IA OUT OF ~: IN April. ~ OUT OF .o
IN May - out OF -, and in Juue. out of ~ :
maxi Z a total 0f % deaths from consumption
out ot .o3 from AL causes. or al average OF
about one out o! seven"
Medical statistics show that the average
death rate from consumption IN this city IS
sbont one out Of eignt or nine; so Director OF
tht Poor kruses idea about the grippe was
correct; The average since January having
been Increased 10 a3out one out OF seven. - a
result Of the grippe. But what caused the
grippe. simply the condition OF the atmOS-
pllfre. Read the following announcement
from the State Board OF Heath. printed In the
Democrat OF this ely On ine I'd OF October
last, ar time when the grippe was beginning
To make Itself known, The State EOard says
AT the present time the atmosphere is I'M
fitted, 10 certain extent. tO sustain life. Dur
Ing the week ending october I9, no ozone could
be detected in the atmOSDherc at Lansing. eX-
cept OF one evening. A sense OF a want Of air.
approaching sudOcaiiol. and weakness of tue
circulation, IN some approaching heart failure
has been noticed.
This condition might have been remedied 10
some extent. All deDr.S and decayiug vegeta-
bic matter ABOUT t1c residences should have
been burned as advised Dtcaylns matter
would absorb what little ozone there Was In
the air. and tile noXlouS eXhalations arising
from the decomposition would polute tue air
and prepare II IL carry the germs tnat caused
/ the gripps. Every flash OF lighting oZOnates
the air. The application of electricity 10 air
| coRdenses the oxygen and Produces ozone.
There WAS mo ozone In the air, because there
had been no lightning iOr five months when
the grippe came. And then the people neg
lected To procure proper treatment. They de
| pended on quinine, anu-pyrin and drugs of
various kinds, and now they are paying for
| their neglect. Ii is a strange fact that people
who would not for 4 moment neglect an ailing
! horse, neglect not Only their own health. but
that oil TIN Sc in their care. No better ilustra-
| tfOn of the folly vf delay could be put forward
| than this grippe hat ter. Here are people who
| ought TO be we'll. suffering from consumption.
asthma. catarrh. bronchitis. coughs. general
| debility, and many other maiadles, when they
! ought 10 be in full health.
The Board OF Health could not induce a
thunder storm To puHfy the air and prevent
/ disease; but electrO-Oz0ne. as administered at
/ the Hermitage would have cured the grippe
I In few days and let the patients perfectly
well; Just as it Will no@ cure-on the scientific
/ ozone principle stated by the State Board 0f
/ Health-ail the malaGicS and complications
/ arising from il. lfy0u have any relative OF
a friend suffering from disease don't wait for
| a chanH of climate or change of weather. OF
| some frivolous treatment. act While 10 is
] time. IL is better L. care promptly Tor the
liying than 10 mourn because OF delay or neg
| lect and shed tears of sorrow upon unneces
/ sary graves AFTER THE BURIAL"