Telegram-herald., 1891-12-17
GRIP Is PROBABLY here
But IL Has Not Manifested Itself
In Q virulens Form
osE DOCTOR REPORTS fIfrI CASES
while Others Ksincs sams De~bs - -
the Gsasinsssss ef sAs eyapssAs
GAiisa ~ Popular csassst Pre.
nenitiens Of the Isnss.sA

The prevalence Of Ia grippe in many
portions of the country has gwen rlss
10 many misgivings thai Grand RApics
night be the next prey Of the menster-
People don't laugh a. they did two
years ago when told that their friends
had la grippe. Expanencs has taught
that while IL - very s'sneesye d lsesse,
IL q not disease to he sneexed a. /"
Upon inquiry among some of the lead
ing physicians of the city, II vac ascer-
tanned that while there are many per
son. slck with form of II, the trouble
thus tar is not OF vsrulent character.
Dr. DrCamp. 1T Is reported that
there are several cases IN tie city, bnt |
haven't stumbled on very many OF
them. So far as my experiences has
been. the cases have not been attended
by throat aud lung trouble. A few
cases have eliminated in typhoid
fever"
A. Manv ss Fifty Gala
Or. Bsrth--"iss about ali We doctors
are doing-isking care Of patients ssck
With the IL grippe aud rheumatism.
Most Of the children and some OF tao
sisters at -. Johns orphan asyluaa are
down with II. and I've had as many ss
fifty other calls from people siek with
IL IN the last two days. But rs form -
not vifnient t0Gs year. Probably We
wouldn't cau 70 "a grippe II we hadn !
had 30 much OF that disease "A year or
two ago. Children who are SICK with Il
this year are taken with vomiting. ard
their trouble IS stomachlc. while with
adults il taxes q bronchial form. or
affects the respiratory organs"
Dr. Taiisr fs sksptieai
DR.. Wm. Fuller. 81 think there
are Just the same diseases prevalent now
that were year ago, or tUo yeaTs age.
or any number Of years ago, aud /
don't believe there wss sns new GA
ease, la grippe, then. Ii wss q ns-1s
gwen 10 tile old-fsshioned influenza, OF
cold ia the head. IL got 10 he the
fashion at one time 70 cali everything
by the generic nsmo 10 grippe. no mat
ter If the disease WAS consumption, or
plurl y. or tonsilltls or toothsehs. and
it O aid do just as we'll To call them all
by that name now. / don't know bOt
aurora borealis would be as good
name rs Ia grippe. but aimee the ether
was chosen We might 30 we'll let Il 90"
Not . Prevailing Epidemic.
DR.. Catlin: II don't think there is
enough of the trouble 10 warrant the
statement that u IL a prevailing cpl
demic. The most OF the trouble we
are having ~ the variety that affects
the bronchial tuhes, although there is
coash erahie of the variety that .fects
the digestion. II this weather keeps
on, will be surprised II we dent have
more OF IT.. ] hope We won't. however.
for there are 80 many people who can't
afford 10 be SICK, and when this dis
ease once gets into . family, 1t 10 apt
10 go the rounds"
Not Ai.rmsnsiy severe.
DR.. Shurtz: "Ycs. there are 8 num-
her OF cases in the city, bat fortunate
| ly. they are not aisrmsngly severe.
Cases have been developing last in the
last few days. The trouble "a mainly
bronchial. but in eon,e cases l find
bowel complications. In such cases.
the pains are like typhoid psins. A
great danger of the disease is at IL IL
apt to thlcken the membranes about
the ear, and lesve n boring. buzzlns
sensation IN the head. A &c nuine case
of la grippe often leaves the patient
depleted for months"
lastly Controiiabie.
Or. Greene. MANY of my patients
are sick with a trouble that resent bles
In grippe, but ] coa't think there 10
| genuine case of u IN the city vet. The
cases spoken of are form OF catarrhal
bronchitis. which differ from la grippe
IN the severity Of its fymptoms, and
also that IL affects the mucous mem.
brsne mostly. while IN Ia grippe the
nervous system suficrs 10 greater ee-
gree. Again. the after effects OF the
preeept trouble are not Of 90 grave =
| nature as the after eficcts of In grippe
1 However. think we will have more OF
the real disesse before long. The fact
that 10 Is again prevalent IN the old
World would be sufficient reason for
believing that We uliI gei variation.
| | believe IL is q disease conroiiabie.