Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-02
THE RUSSIAN PLAGUE.

gress and Treatment of the Prevailing
Epidemic-The Influenza Reaches This
Country.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-The Medi-
cal News of this city publishes an arti-
Gle ON influenza, ''la grippe" by Prof.
Roberts Bartholomew, of jefferson
Medical College. After giving an his
torlcal sketch of the disease, its pathol-
ogy and morbid anatomy, the author
says:
influenza comes suddenly; goes as
quickly. The least robust, at any age.
and women seem to be the first victims.
1t Is here question of bodily condition
and not of the sex. The large num-
berS simultaneously attacked attract
general attention, and thus the most
impressionable are seized, the onset be-
ing facilitated by any depressing emo
ton, such as fear or illness.
There is no rigor, properly to be
thus designated, but rather a series of
light chillS and feeling of heat there
with. Sometimes malaise of general
kind is experienced, but, like the at
tack itself, is short in duration lasting
but few hours.
with the first access of the nasal
irritation comes the chillineSS, which is
followed by some feverishness with
more pronounced malaiSe, and in gen.
eral the headache, weakness and sore
ness of the members, especially of the
larger joints. With the progress of the
case in some epidemics there is con-
siderable weakness, even marked de-
preston of the vital powers. The
pulse becomes small and weak, the
mind gloomy and restlessneSs ensues.
when a fatal termination is to oc-
cur, as rule, an extension downward
into the trachea and bronchi takes
place.
Although catarrhal and croupous
pneumonia are said to be complications
they should be regarded as occasional
considerations and when present are,
properly speaking, constituted parts of
the malady.
The chief Importance of crOupOus
and catarrhal pneumonia is that the
development of these, out of an exist
ing catarrh of the bronchi, is frequent
~ a cause or death.
THE Tapidity with which the disease
supervenes, its preliminary develop
ment being hours and its whole care
but matter of three or four days, is
remarkable. Relapses are common,
usually each succeeding seizure being
milder, but not few pass by easy
transition into chronic bronchitis, en-
phySema, asthma, etc.
obviously catarrhal process so
extensive and severe, may contribute
immensely to chronic disease of the
middle ear, eustachian tube, nose and
tEToat, and thus permanently damage
the parts.
1.-THE best manner of securing i'm
munity is by the inhalation of sui
phuric acid gas daily when the APP
prOach of the epidemic renders it nee
and by taking five grains of
Salicytate of cinchonidine three times
a day and by so living us to avoid tax
ing cold.
when the attack has begun it !
seems to me desirable to give one or
two grains of calOmel at night, inhale |
some sulphuric acid gas, and have the
patient sit in room where steam con-
tanning eucalyptol can be inhaled in
large quantity. The installation of |
by busting over the entire
area of affected parts as far as prac-
teal is also recommended.
1.-The internal remedy most desirable
is atrOphine in solution-one grain to
one ounce of water-the dose being
from one to five drops, the minimum
being for little children. The tincture
of belladOnna may be uSed-from one
to ten drops twice a day. As this
medicant is both prompt and prolonged
in action, it should be given not more
than twice a day, unless the dose be
much smaller than is advised above.
of cinchonidine and quinine
should be given as a prophylactic rem
edy, if there be reasons to suppose that
such power is really exerted by it.
MY own conviction is that as a
the combination of Gin
chOnidine with salicyIic acid is prefer
lble to quinine. For the depression
md melancholy it is probable that
would be better. For the
distressing headache, joint pains and
antipyrin, acetanitid,
phenacetin and other ger
nicides and antiseptics will, no doubt,
)e found useful"
THE OUTBREAK AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.--The number
# persons in New York and Brooklyn
from influenza is very large
nd constantly increasing. In most
asses the patient is subjected to severe
muscular pains, catarrh, great debility,
to-, with numerous cOncOmitant
iscomfits varying in different cases,
ONE cases running into affections of
h6 bowels and others those of the
ungs. While no instances of death due
directly to influenza have been re
JOrted the number of deaths from
has increased so rapidly as
o indicate some connection between
he epidemic of sO-called in1ue MA and
DIED OF THE DISEASE.
CANTON, Mass, Dec. 2S.-Thomas
NTH, aged twenty-five, of this town,
led yesterday morning. lie had been
] with la grippe and ventured out be-
pre- he had entirely recovered. His +,
IneSS developed into pneumonia with
ne stated result.
MANY PATIENTS.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. %. "A prOmi-
ent physician told representative OF =
lie United Press yesterday that there :
ere probably not less than 1000 well {
afned cases of "a griDDe in this city. :