Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
LA GRIPPE.
Extracts From Dr.. Hartman's Fa-
nous Lecture on That Subject.
History of Four Epidemics.
l647, 1860, 1870 and 1890.
La Grippe, Epidemic Influenza. Acute
Malignant Catarrh--DiIerentN Names
for One Disease.
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have been acquainted with IL grippe.
also called epidemic influenza anu acute
malignant Catarrh, many years III" 1irSt
time ! ever had any personal knowledge Of
this disease was in 1871. while Vet = boy
studying medicine. Ny study of /, n thar
time Was 50 thorough and careful that
thirteen wears afterward $50, when =
terrible epidemic Of ii Sygep, over the cOuu-
try, At once recognized i, and was able %
successfully cope with it, II was ten years
before it nude its appearance asA.n-the
famous epidemic of lNtU. II was al This
time it was first called Russian influenza, &c
because OF the fact that ii originated ii
Russia and spread rapidly over the ASiatlc
and European countries before il was
noticed in this country Twenty wears had
elapsed before the present epidemic orig
mating i'll Russia - before suddenly APP
peared among Us again, his time bringing
its French name across The Atlantic with i.
SYMPTOMS.
Each epidemic present exactly the same
symptoms. First, tired OUT feeling,
general lasSitude. cold feet and hands.
Second, aching Of the bones, transient,
heeting pains throughout the whole body.
Third, chilly sensations. from iUdlstinct,
creeping rigors in slight cases - pro
nounced Chills in more severe ones. Four Il.
fever, with temperature ranging from lp.
to lU4 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifth, congestion
OF the eyes, lining membrane OF the nose,
sometimes throat and bronchial tubes.
Sixth, profuse sweating occurs IN some
cases, especially after the disease has run
few days. Seventh, sneezinc, and less fra
quently coughing, ere among the earliest
symptoms. Eighth, Usually al intense
frontal headache, which continues more
or less during the whole course Of the
disease. Ninth, aching and soreness Of
the muscles OF the whole body. Each
case presents slight variations, dependent
on age, condition Of health, etc. During
such an epidemic as this one the slightest
indisposition should be Z. once attended 10,
Is L few doses of the proper remedy in the
start will do more than weeks of treatment
after it fastens itself on the system.
DANGERS.
La Grippe is becoming a very fatal dis
ease many die of it during the course of
each epidemic. In addition TO the fatality
OF this disease, is to be feared the low and
weakened state i produces. giving
chance for ether diseases to set IL and
finish the work Pneumonia, Consumption,
congestion of "a lungs aBasbrain, acute
rheumatism Mold feyasasd typhoid ma
laria are all freq4 hi fossyFers OF La Grippe.
However, differeA oMFvers may account
for it, the fact REM ~ that every epidemic
brings with il i III death rate.
Ihave long Ee ssed through what
may be called e expSAment stage Of the
doctors HISTORIC In lie beginning Of my
medical careerI, like ny other physi-
clans, used many drugsAbut experience
gradually taught me which tilc reliable lew
were Since the epidemic OF La Grippe of
1850 l have used invariably IL the treat
ment of thisS scourge, Pe-ru-na. This rem-
edy so exactly meets all of the symptoms Of
La Grippe that it is folly to lose any time i'll
il experimenting with other remedies.
At the appearance Of the first symptoms
treatment should be begun 1t once, and
keep strictly to the house for few DAYS.
No treatment, however efectual it may be,
VIII always prevent quite long siege with
the disease, but no other medical treatment
is necessary than Pe-ru-na. The directions,
as they are given on the bottle, are more
applicable to chronic diseases, and it is ad-
visablc, during the acute stage Of the
disease, TO take q tablespoonful of Pe-ru-na
every hour for adults, and Il correspond
ingly less dose for children. During the
night, il the patients are quietly sleeping.
it is not my custom 20 wake them 10 take
medicine, but if restless Pe-ru-na should be
given regularly the whole twenty-fOur
hours. The recovery Is generally slow,
even in slight cases. For many days the
patient Will complain OF weakness, slight
headache, want of appetite, etc Pe-rU-na
but after the fever is subsidized
and the acute stage IS past it is better to
take it according to directions on the bottle.
Beef tea, mutton broth and milk should be
freely given according to the preference of
the patient.
People who have La Grippe, the acute |
stage, have passed and their recovery has |
come TO a stand-still as is frequently the |
case, will find Pe-ru-na exactly the remedy |
that is suited TO their case. Il inviSorates |
the whole system, restores the appetite and |
produces natural sleep
Even after pneumonia or consumption |
has begun to develop it is not too late to ex- |
pect q perfect cure from Pe-ru-na without |
any other treatment whatever. Many ply |
sicians are using it extensively in their |
practice; at the same time vast number of |
people are buying it at the drug stores and |
treating themselves, and the result is, If |
there is another remedy the equal of |
Pe-ru-na for La Grippe it Is unknown to me. |
A treatise on catarrhal diseases mailed |
free TO any address by the Peruna Nledi- |
C Ne Company, Columbus, Ohio.