The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-16

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For one week tho writer has been laid
up with what 10 termed by almost every
body, influenza,
With every hone Ia the body aching in'
| tensely, and with as great q reluclaney u
retire 20 a he'd aa 70 take a heavy dnse oi
rock aud rye for the purpose of extract,
| Ing In u degree the cold That had settled
In my franc, spent tho hours IN perua'
| Inc over score Of newspapers, Lhrh
one contained long articles on the rhvngeH
being made by VIA GrlppeN and q possible
cure iur tho diaeuse'
It's not worth while 70 attempt de,
| scrlpllOn of what "ln Grppon originated
the score, hot two articles colnoldod ln tho
least aa 70 the origin Of tho dleeaae on 40
10 the manner hy which \ could bo cured
This was not encouraging
Having oil along crave doubts 40 "
Russian influenza ulllictng this county
aud eapeoinlly this part OF tho country,
| the advice Ol one writer was carefully
read, considered aud strictly followed,
II was that victim Of tho H0-oalled VIA
Grippcn should treat tho trouble nH q So
we're cold, keep warm ANA quot nnd use q
little coinm0n sense instead Of the eoiint
less unslrnms thrown up0n the mnrke' 40
"iust the treatment FOR la Grippe
The result WAS That ~ q ioW days mo
severe palne In the body ami the ruelilng
headache disappcafcd, Then physician
was called win Wow a. acting inlolli'
gently la the matter Of returning 20 work,
His advice may prove interesting 10 hun-
dred8 who are aulterlng, lie also ndyanc'
ed theory NOT previously ndYWeod IN
reference 10 lust what was tho trouble
from which 10 Ihany were hulfering, The
substance Of his remarks were 40 iullnwai
~ h not tho ao.rnlled 'LA Grippe itself
that h 80 dangerous, II 10 the exposure
following recovery from the trouble,
Tho trouble 10 no mild, compared with
other diseases, that the patient thought
lesaly casts aside aueh safeguards ~ should
aurround him while suffering with cold
lilo returns 20 work, Me cold in llln system
returns and h0 h sent back 70 his home
with pneumonia, cOngehllon Of the lungs,
or some other equally critical trouble
from the cold, II the exposure u great
tho chance Of recovery II greatly lehhened'
"My experience backs me In the NRAef-
tlon that the trouble ih not the Russian IN
lluenZa, In which almost every case re-
gulta fatally, but that h tho woll-known
'bronk bone foyCr,' met by physicians
yearly for years past. The symptoms are
Identical with that OF Russian influenza
and my treatment OF hrcnk-bone toyerln
the present cases acts Just na II has m the
past aud with ns much anccoah' ! am OPP
posed 10 the manner In which physleianh
throughout the country arc assisting IN
frelqhtening the people. Naturally the
public looka towards the medical world IN
this time OF need, They ask for bread
and aomo NEEDLES give them q stone. Some
vile pntcnt medicines put ON the market
are enough 10 Kill instead of cure, Let
the patients use common gonac, Should
thOy bo In doubt Just how 10 oct lot thcm
call IN thoir family phyaclan"
MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
In connection Il can bo stated that Aus.
tin Flint, the standard medical authority,
describoa brenk-bono fever aud ita treat.
mont In tho Principles and Practice OF
Mcdlcluc, II gyoa with atrll,lngaccuracy
the aymptome OF La Grlppo.N
Among other things ho aaysi Tho do-
ycopmcnt Of the affection h oithor alb
rupt or slow, more frequently the former,
Tho eymtons attending la develop
mcnt are nnOroxlo, chilly Bensationa,
but rarely pronounced ohlll,
lassltidc and general mnloiac. These
aymptoms exist In aomO eases only twCn'
ty.four hours, but IN other cnscs for eev'
Cral days, before the affection " fully de-
yolopcd. After the access or forming
period follows fchrllc stage or pnroxyHm |
OF foyer. Tho duration Of tho phyroxin
varies between nino houra and three or
four days, the average duration being
about thirty-six hours. During this stage, |
end sometimes during thotaccQsa, ncuto'
often oxcrucatlng palma In the head, Dyes,
muscles OF the neck, loins aud cNiromi-
ties nrc prominent traits OF the affection
honco tho nAmo brcNkbono fCvor. Tho
Joints nrO frequently somewhat swollen,
those of the hands and feet being usually
first affected The affection may then
have much resemblance 20 acute ariloulnr
Tho pains diminish or dis
appear with the cessation of the foyer
and the pnii0nt, who had taken TO the bed
at the onset OF the foyor ~ now able 20
Blt up, and complains only OF debility
perhaps he returns TO his accustomed vo'
cation. Ia four or five days, however, the
pain ofton returns, with frequently n rc.
curcnco of the pyroxin, debility and
malniso, compelling return TO the bed
This affection, although extremely dis
trceaing and presenting nos inircquontly
severe symptoms, ~ very rarely, II over
fatal. IBnpparont intongity IL In striking
contrast TO the absence OF danger The
is limited and there ia no known
means by which u can be arrested or
abridged. Tho treatment, therefore, CON
a.. Az H.