Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02
lAaRIppr spKrApTNe.
The InTIncnza Beginning 10 be Felt
IN the Workshops.

m the workshops.
Called by whatever np1ue one pleases,
whether cold in the head, influenza or
grippe, there ia certainly widespread
epidemic OF q certain malady prevailing
here whose consequences are beginning
TO be aeriously felt. The cases OF heavy
colds can be counted by the thousands
to-day and their number seems to DO
constantly on the increase. Some of the
victims are dangerously sick aud many
Of them are confined to their beds. All
arc taken suddenly III. Those sppar-
emily free from any faint of the malady
one day are moping and cropping about
the house the next day in the first stages
OF tho complaint. 1t has this distinct
differences from an ordinary cold IN tue
head, that it causes great physical and
mental depression and induces melan-
choly state. This, the physicians think,
Is due to u general febrile affection.
The generally accepted belief in medi-
cal circles is that the microbes o. the
grip float through the air. Heports
from all over the country show that II 10
mildly epidemic in most large oitlea.
The opinion has been prevalent that II
wnuid disappear with the approach OF
cold weather but this il not altogether
certain as the disease is just ag prevalent
in Denver and other western cities where
the thermometer has lowered near the
zero point than in this part Of the
country.
The doctors are somewhat puzzled
over the new-fRshioned epidemic, and
come of them fear that it is akin to pnsu-
monia and bronchial troubles. In fact,
several cases OF bronchitia and pneu.
monil are known to have developed fiom
the frat mild form of the epid1fnic, and
noticeable increase in the number OF
deaths from pneumonia is recorded in
the mortucry record Of most o. the larger
cl,ies. While such large peIcensaga Of
| their fellow. citizsns are coughing and
snecz ling three classes OF people ere rub
bling their hands with glee. They are
the doctors, the druggists, and the lRun-
| drymen,
The doctors have never been buster in
| yearU. 01e local doctor reports So cases,
another "a and third Que made IS calls
| ia one morning the other day, the ma
| jority Of which were Sufferers from the
grip. With few exceptions, the other doc
| tors report similar iucreBses IN the num-
| Ter OF patients while the druggists haTo
e uGNIl DubitE luhH CNtt b0lplS NNlhPp
iug prescriptions and there ia no end to
the "wagLee; washee" of handkerohiefs
by the Ohiuauen. yhs nalady, one
doator thought, is undoubtedly due to
climatic causes.
/ Dr.. Toward Ogle said Monday: ~
am treating about % casts Of severe colds
orthis new malady although all my patients
do rot show AL the symptoms ascribed to
the latter. They complain OF dull head.
aches and coughs, but few are annoyed
with discharges from the nostr!is. All
complain o. loss OF vitality ana q mel
ancholy state OF MIND. Some Of them
ore very sick and included among my
patients in . whole family OF five people
who ore aiil cted with thil lrcu9s.h
ur. X. W. stout when pAkea about the
matter, said There Ia no Grip hgre.
People are affected with bad colds in the
bead re they nave besn il yeSrs gone by
and will commute % bh ii rearl 70 come.
The only difference lie that th9ir cases ars
Induced and aggravated by the peculiarly
favorable climatic conditions. Iha at
mosphere has been mid 4Ld humid which
has irtit8ted the pu ous ptfnibrtne more
than usral. People Wat4 about with colds
Ia their heads, ami when they read long
aceoupts IN tle pAps,s about this new
. complaint, they iulm 5dihtsly discover
, that thsir symptoms nrh similar to those
: dasaTlbed an coils qrea.ig they have
. "lR Ertaqe." People oGt esVe It il they
, would stop talking rhIut il
. This doctor talIe2 a9iy snd interest.
! iuely, bE. lie faii5d tC remove from the
reporters mind tie plgt ion tlIaL IA
. epid anlia ct ys,Y pecgllar colds Is now
= prevalent III Wilmington, aad the re-
t por.lg knows from hi6 own experience o!
n many p5Et coiig IN the hgsi tia. they
a nr7ty showed tho pucnliRr symptoms
7 which sAl5 one has developed In pre-
o y.1as colds there wHs IN absence OF the
t ds-tss.!UE cough, o we'll a. tue msnta
I aHt pBgLioal ttprsa'1u wli!a ncne dc
/ y,i9ptd iEe tonsoity a. tGiS new fanglcc
kic3 ct cola has shown. II certainly
hss the grip on him and no amount Of
physick!rg sesmB 10 amsliOrGte It's eonBe
gaances uuch X can be found in al
r most every huaBa, where ono or NOR
caUes arc found Ia vArious stages of do
= Spopnant or oonvHlesoeuce. Work
& hhopa arc bgginntng to feel itA edscts II
= heir deplo.ed forces and when th
i scEools reopen on Monday there vii
= be many temporary vacancies on accom-
Z Of the 'tgriP"
4 Policemen Chairs, Martin, Sherer, En-
meme, ktttenhouse and Special Oflics
0 Weldin are Oh duty with a bad attack c
s. the grippe.
!: Ii the postal department Letter carrier
Roberts and Barton are od duty, also viz
J, tiHs to tho epidemic.
10 die nity Surveying department Civ
b EFEinesr z. O Hstton 10 convalesceI
10 from AeyeSo attack OF tine disease.