St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-02
la GRIPPE HOLDS ON.
SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE
DEATH RATE.
Records Of the EseaIth Department
-EeoGic Are Careless, Catch
Colo and Die With Pneu-
neutrality-suspicious. of
Physicians.

The grip is with us. What was said
editorially in the issue of April lit
locks as if this disease, having run
around the globe from east to west, has
turned about, and is now running from
west TO east" seems to be confirmed by
the progress Of this dread disease.
While the epidemic seems to be pres
ent in milder form, and has more the
symptoms of an ordinary cold, the after
effects are as bad as in the former visi
tation. Referring again to the editorial
of April l. we quote: Past experience
has shown that in itself the grip is not
so bad as the evil effects it leaves be-
hind in the constitutions of its victims.
Among the worst of these are chronic
debility and a predisposition to melan-
chOla."
One of our most eminent medical men
in discussing the grippe said: There
are two classes OF patients i'll whom it
is hard to combat. The first are those
who look upon it simply as cold, and
begin 10 dose themselves with whisky
and Qmnine. That's the worst thing
they can do, and they never get over it
until they quit that treatment or die.
The other class are those who have
a feeble hold on life, either through aye
or weakness in any of the vital organs.
Kidney troubles, lung troubles. and
heart troubles become apparent at
once, if they exist, when grip attacks
man. The effect of grip is to depres5
the vitality. This shows up the weak
spots in Il mans system.
There are orthodox ways of treating
the grip. But | prefer 10 prevent it,
and l believe this is possible in ma
iorty of cases. During the previous
epidemic, while | worked as hard as
any doctor in the city, escaped, though
nearly all OF my professional brothers
were sick. How did l do it? Well. |
took care of myself, dressed warmly,
kept my feet dry, did not over-eat, and
whenever | felt tired or played out, L
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
medical"
y most valuable contribution to the
volumes written about the grip is found
in an article by Robert s. Styles, Bur
Iington, Vt, and published in the Press
of that city. For the benefit or our
readers, we reprint this most interest
ing and instructive record. ION Mon
day morning the latter part of March,
there was nothing to me but pain and
weakness. l had no appetite, and
could not have eaten anything if L
wanted to. How my head did ache
that week, l grew worse rapidly, SO
that by " ednesday L felt as if L was
going to die.
Friday morning / would not have
given a snap of my finger for my chance
of life, but that afternoon | thought of
Paine'S Celery Compound, which had
cured me once before, when sick and
suffering. | sent to the drug store for
two bottles, and, as soon !as they came,
| took half a wine glassful. In two
hours felt better, and hope returned.
Every dose | took made me feel stronger,
and to-day am in better health than |
have been before in a long time. | at
tribute 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"
DENTS" says the Press editor, ''having
been in business here for over a quarter
of century," AS such. his 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 vital
ity of the patient that hidden and dan
gerouS weaknesses are almost certain to
be developed. One physician said: No
country visited by the grip before has
yet recovered Its nervous lone. Alco-
hOlc beverages, bitters and ordinary
tonics are useless. The nerves need
food. the brain demands nouriShment,
the blood must be enriched. | found
nothing that equals Paine's Celery Com
pound in this serious condition. 1t con-
quers that prostration which is so often
fatal, and the weakened sufferer grows
strong, robust and vigorous under its
terrifying influence"
There is a solemn lesson in this arti-
Gle. lis advice, if followed, will do
much to prevent and relieve suffering
and lessen the fatalities following an
epidemic of the grip.