Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-07
Hospital Advice,

A reporter OF tho DAILY REPUBLICAN
had the pleasure Of meeting soms Of the
ladies Of the Board Of Nanagsrt OF the
Homeopathic Hospital. The idea that
led him to c.ll was that there are hun
dreds Of well-to-do people in this city
who are making . miscalculation In ro-
gard 10 their co-relationship TO tho grip.
A renewed or repeated cold, tettled upon
the lungs, Ia q dangerous and, In many
cases, . permanent undermining Of the
health.
The frat stage OF the prevailing ell
matte affection should be called cold,
an inhuenzs, q malarial affection OF the
mucous membrane oil the breathing ap-
psratu. After the exposure and tho
same conditions OF climate, Ia & success
sive cold or colds, establish catsrrh or
bronchial catarrh or bronchitis or .
bronchial or pneumonia cough or pneu-
moDia, then II may appropriately be call.
ed the grip, for IT 10 Indeed grip upon
a mans lie.
Now. our reporter was delighted to find
exactly what he expected to lind, that
there was not single case OF grip Tin
the popular understanding oil the term
at the Homeopathic Hospital. His
theory was that the process of steam
beating the purer atmosphere of the
more healthy section OF our city removed
It's missmp and gave the patient con
| tlnuously a uniform temperature oil
healthy atmosphere TO breathe; that pure
water and food, with sanitary and mcdi-
cal advice and careful nursing, were well
| calculal ell To save the constitution from
being undermined, the health ruined or
lie sho.teped or destroyed by the grip.
| While lie wou d be glad, IL permitted,
| to secure suitable scientific assistpuce
aud find, upon proof, exactly TO what ex-
tent the homeopathic hospital can be
vouched iof Us u paradise or asylum of
health, lie Is already to admit that prims
facia to persons who, as quickly as their
throat and lungs are thus threatened, re-
tire within and continuously remain
| within these hospital walls there is safe
" and health. We can think Of nothing
better except travel to a higher altitude
or mora favored locality OF purer and
dryer atmosphere. Who knows but that
many lie that will be lost through
thoughtlesspess and neglect Of colds
might be saved by weeks board iu the
homeopathic hospital.
In the report Tor the year ending No.
vember 18th, 1855, which the lady mana
gers presented to one OF our reporters We
find the charge Tor private rooms 10 tlO
per week up; ward patients. 81 TO $40
per week. This includes medical advice,
medicine, nursing, etc.
| That which Is called the grip, Is to
some exicut paiD- giving, Supplying, de-
pressing Of body and mind. The person
affected cannot see, hear, understand or
taste as well as usual. The nerves are
especially wrought upon.
Many such a person has not as good
judgment rs usual. Especially unior-
tunate are the plucky class who propose
TO take nothiug-not even Gu utious avoid
\ aane Of xposure-and do nothing but
just tough 1t out" and "stave it OF. -
Many such person had better take three
days or week IN the Homeopathic
Hospital and get well than TO shatter 9
constilutio or forfeit lie.
There are eight nurses besides thu
superintendent and his wife at the ho.pi
tai. Tho medical staff Ia we'll known TO
practical success. Better facilities atd
conditions OF healing the sick we do no
suppose exist in this city. Hence we ga.
to any afflicted reader: before the gri
grips you try q week at the Hcm~o
patbic Is our hospital advice.