New-York tribune., 1890-01-02
CPdppJJNG UTTH THE GRIPPE

The Tribune is IN receipt OF a. idIBt uutuDcI VI
formulas for the treatment of the new influenza
now sweeping over the country. IL has published
several. but others still remain. At first these
communications came wholly from Ncw-lork or
immediate vicinity. but with the spread of the
disease correspondents the subject are ap-
pearing in other quarters Perhaps the longest
communication is from a man who signs himself
John Woodvillc, and lives in the State Of Maine.
But though Mr. Woodvic's letter is long, his
treatment is short and simple. Mr. Woodville
pins his faith 20 whiskey.
Good whi,kcy. taken judiciously,' he writes,
Will thi, influenza, or grip "hlch Is perVading
the country. OF course the disease must be taken IN
time before IL Ia, had chance 10 faNten itself deeply
in the system. | took mine in time and experienced
SIN taking the treatment regularly. am much i'm
proved and 50 far my feelings concerned never
@ Ta ec the hc,t quality Of wbiskcy ard take small
dose, often. Much depends. OF course on the attack
he Increased. wv own very severe. but thanks
to rigid and thorough treatment have the disease
under control
Mr. Woodvilc goes at grctt lenrth-in fact.
We can print only small part Of his lcttcr-and
we think that We detect evidences in il that he
WAS following his course Of treatment vigorously
while writing II. The enthusiasm for whlskcy
constantly Increases and the spelling as regu-
larly dcgcncratcs as We near the end. Indeed.
his language becomes somewhat obscure in some
places and he ends with these impressive but
partly Irrelevant words-we print the lines eX-
actiy as written:
~why suffer from this here inNuonzy when We have
a rcmmcdyf Whi-kll knock The ripp every time.
you hct cause I've tryed n Herrau for Tom Reed
Yours tilI death. John Woodyillc"
Why the distinguished Mr. Reed should be
drawn into \ purely medical discussion We can
not imagine.
\ lady who SAYS that she treated the influenza
ON ~, former visit 10 fhis country when Il was
known as the Tyler grip. Whites from Canton.
this state 10 say that spsc tea. with dash of
ginger i'm it, is "a good thing \ New-.Icrsey cor
respondent writes that hc believes there is great
virtue in covering mp snIely in bed with a hot
bric.-thc hotter the hcttcr-to yonr feet An
other correspondent who signs himself tor her
self Nurse" claims that tie victim should
swallow copious draushts Of hot drinks, and
20 10 bed with mustard plaster on the chest
II the throat is sore, the stocking should be
bound around IT,"
Perhaps our most Interesting correspondent on
the influenza subject is a Mr Hanks. who writes
from War-ick County, Ind, but gives no clcw 10
his posioficc address. He says that the disease
has just made lis appearance in Southern Indiana.
Nr Hanks first takes a general view Of Disease
and lis Relation To the Human Body Among
other things ne touches on - thc eHfa'N OF
charms in warding off disease On the whole, he
thinks but little Of them, though he admits car
ryng a small potato for the rheumatism. lie
makes consideration Of the wcll-known left hind
foot OF a graveyard rabbit killed IL the dark of
the moon supposed. not only 70 keep away
disease bat to bring good luck generally. lie
rejects the rabbit foot uncondtlonaly. He cites
the cas4 Of a man in his county who has carried
onr since boyhood. and though he has been pretty
generally healthy, hc was sentenced last week 10
ten years in the pentcntiary. Coming 10 the
influenza, he believes there Is nothing SO good for
it aN a black catskin poutice laid on the breast
The cat" says our valued corr,Sp pondcnt, should
be very black. that ~hc IS killed I'M the dark OF
the moon a cloudy night As the fur contains more
electricity then. Make ordinary bread pOultl,e
and put % the hide side \ little spanish nv VIII
improve II. Apply hot. the electricity which l. life.
vll pa-, into the body, driving the good influence Of
the poucc before II. \ little old wh>kcy takel in
crnally will do harm BE that the cat is
black aud the night very dark"
With this array of valuable receipts 10 choose
from We cannot why any one should be
seriously i'll with the influenza. Since all must
have il We wish our readers Individually and
collectively merry case of the grippe Slay
YOU be- able 10 slt up the second day. and, III the
words Of our Maine correspondent. cry. llcrrau
for Tom Reed.