The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-15

There are rsry few ianlilies in town that
have e-capei the grippe. and from all sec-
lions Of the oonnty xe hear OF IFS prszenes.
Eot single case has Terminated tztaliy mp
10 date. although hundreds Of people insist
that they we're sick snonei 10 die The
disease apFeass 70 hase the tightest gripre
on our county officials HIS honor. Judge
Baer. xss one OF iis tirst victims County
Commissioner Wagner was tie uezs 70 sGc-
cunb. His coliesgue. George NeF, has Is.
bored wifh Il for the past len days, and
eontiEues 20 talk as though his threat con-
iained a nafsber q ssops that shut OF his
voice when least expected The Democratic
member Of the board. Charlie Williamson,
supposed that be was exempt from the an
moving epidemic. but be has been quietly
sneeziug al home sincs Saturday. Clerk
Hiieman had only homeopathic dose and
hopes 10 be 10 good eonjition for the spring
campaign. Treasurer Black, like good
secret society man, got the grippe and went
home and gave il to all the members Of his
family. Sheriff NcNiIIen. sneszsd 50 ofien
ana 30 violently thai he might have been
arrested for disturbing the peace, had il not
been that his deputy. Mils MeNillen, joined
him in each sternutati0n- Register and Re
corder Sxank attributes his speedy recovery
TO tie quantity OF hot PennyroyAl tea be
consumed. Pro,honotary Horner has ac-
Quired nearly all the grippes going, but de
eIines the only one with a French prefix.
We had INDUCED the hope that onr craft
was 10 enjoy Immunity. but when the devil
didn't show up Monday morning We were
again compelled TO murmrr, fsas ever
thus, etc
The Vienna correspondent Of the Medical
Prcss, describing the ravages Of the disease in
Europe. says:
one in a family may be very i'll, while
all the others enjoy immunity Again,
whole families are Land down in rapid success
sion. and in others the half Of the family
NAV be exempted IL las no decided presle-
hclion for age or sex, although the very old
are believed TO escape its rayages- TheiDeu-
baton period is definitely 6xed al two days,
while the prodromal symptoms are bnt a lew
hours. whose description is given as prossra-
ton. headache, shivering, etc, as gwen in
other infectious diseases. The varieties of
the fever itself are divided into three groups
First. Those with pure nervous symptoms.
as headache. pains in the limbs. neuralgia
pains in trunk, as in pleurilis. The respira-
ZION and pulmonary mucous membrane nor
nal. as well as ailmentary csnal. This form
is the most common, and has On many oe-
casions been diagnosed as typhoid. Second,
The catarrhal form bronchial caisrrh.
sneezing. continuing several days after the
fever subsidies. Third. Gastric catarrf1 of
the ailmentary tract, with persistent vomit-
ing. Besides these varieties grea, number
Of other symptoms are given. common 10 all,
as giddiness, hyperaesthesia, etc. which soon
disappear The temperature rises rapidly to
s09 or 40.5o c. lI04s to 1889 F. !; contin-
ues at this about two days, and rapidly falls
The duration Of the fever is three days sell
dom five or six Very little alteration Of
the spleen Is observed. Convaiescence Is very
variable, and seems 10 depend more on the
intensity Of the attack Many feel them
selves nj for work the day after the fever has
subsidei, while others suffer from nervous
OF eatafrahal symptoms for days after.