Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-02
LAGRIPPE HOLDS ON
SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE
DEATH RATE.
Records OF the Health Department
People are Careless, Catch Cold
and Dis " 18th fseanonia-
Opinions 81 fhs sie laas-

AC ftp - VIII Us w AAAL " as -
edltorially ia the issue or April /, at
looks as II this disease having run
around the globe from east u west has
turned about aud IS DON running
from west To east, seems 20 &c con-
firmed by Tie progress OF tins dread
disease.
present IN mllder form, aud has more
the sym 3toms OF an ordinary cold, the
alter effects are as bad as IN the for
mer visitation. Referring again 10 the
editorial vi April /. We quote; Past
experience has shown thal Ia Itself the
grip Is not so bad as the evil effects II
leaves behind IN the constitutions Of Is
victims. Among the worst OF these are
Chronic debility and predIsposluon 10
meiancholia.
One OF our most eminent medical
men IN discussing the grippe sald:
There are two classes OF patients IN
whom II is hard 10 eQa,bat. The tirst
are those who look upon Il simply as A
hard cold, and begin 10 dose themselves
with wn.skey and quinine. That's the
worst thing they can do, and they
never get over IL until they quit that
treatment or die.
Otiltl NiAc> uit tlOcN VIII iAbt
feeble hold on life, either through age
or weakness IN any OF the vital organs.
Kidney troubles, lung troubles, and
heart troubles become apparent at
once. II they exist, when grip attacks a
man. The effect of grip is to depress
the vitality. This shows up the weak
spots III mans system.
"There are orthodox ways of treating
the grip. But prefer TO prevent it,
and | believe this is possible IN major
ity of cases. During the previous epi-
demic, while ! worked AS hard rs any
doctor IN the city. / escaped, though
nearly all my professional brothers
were sick. How did ! do 1t? Well.
took care of myself. | dressed warmly,
kept my feet dry, did not over-eat, and
whenever felt tired or played out.
took little Paine's Celery Compound.
| used that medicine, for found that
grip was most likely to attack people
when weak and run down, and this
compound is the best tonic or strength
giver | know of in all the materia med
Ica."
A most valuable contribution to the
volumes written about the grip is found
IN an article by Robert :. Styles, Bur
lington, VT, and published in the
Press OF that city. For the benefit of
our readers, We reprint this most inter-
esting and instructive record. zone
Monday morning the latter part of
March, there was nothing to me but
pain and weakness. / had no appe-
tite, and could,not have eaten anything
If | wanted to. How my head did ache
that week. | grew worse rapidly, so
that by Wednesday felt as If | was 60
ing to die.
FRIDAY morning ! would not have
| given snap of my finger for my
chance of life, but that afternoon l
thought of Paine's Celery Compound
which had cured me once before when
sick and suffering. l sent to the drug
store for two bottles, and as soon as
| they came. | took half a VINE glasstul.
In two hours / felt better and hope re-
turned. Every dose / took made me
| feel stronger, and today am Ia better
health than l have been before in a
long time. attribute my recovery
entirely to Paine's Celery Compound,
and in the hope that others through my
experience may be led to use this means
Of relief, have requested the editor TO
| publish this statement"
| MI. StSleS is one Vi our Oiu re 81
dents" says the Press editor, "havine
been in business here for over a quarter
of century," AS such, has statement
carries great weight, for no one of his
standing could afford to publicly make
assertions of this nature unless they
were true in every particular.
Throughout the medical profession
the opinion prevails that the grip has
such depressing effect upon the vi.
tally Of the patient that hidden and
dangerous weaknesses are almos: Ger.
tain to ne developed. One physician
said: "No country visited by the grin
before has yet recovered its nervous
tone. Alcoholic beverages, bitters, and
ordinary tones are useless. The nerves
need food, the brain demands nourlsh.
| ment, the blood must be enriched.
found nothing that equals Paine
Celery Compound III this serious con
dltlon. 1t conquers that prostratio;
which is so often fatal, and the weak
ened sufferer grows strong. robust, anc
vigorous under It's fortIfying influence.
There is solemn lesson IN tins Ar
ticlc. Its advice. if followed, will Dc
much to prevent and relieve suffering
and lessen the fatalities following al
epidemic of the grip.