Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-09
A spErIrlC FOR GRlprr.


disease In the New York World. over
the signature Of Carl Seller, physi.
clan OF learning and repu,e. We are
Informed by well'known citizen u
salt Lake that a gentleman from the
East. now IN this city, states positive
~ that he knows personally OF large
numter OF cases OF the malady which
have been cured by the specific
recommended by Df. Seller. In tho
hope that II may 10 Of rvlce TO suffer
ers from the disease In this locality,
we reproduce the article referred 10:
"As a rulc do not believe In giving
medical matters to the press, but in this
case, Involving as II does tho interest and
welfare of the community At large, do
not hcsitalo 10 give the desired iniorma-
tioni In fact, consider 1t my duty to do
40.
"rho disease which was so epidemic In
the Eastern elite. last winter, and has 80
much Increased the death rate Ia Chicago
and pittsbufg In particularly this year,
IL not what Ia described and known as In
iluonsa' or ia grippe but Is u disease of
tho nervous system which affects that
part Of the human organism primarily
and quickly spreads TO other organs, par
ticularly tho mucous membranes through
out the body.
~ have observed the peculiaritios Of
this hitherto unknown affection for over
iivo years, aud have noted its widespread
geographical distribution In this country.
having received answers to inquiries
made ~ to Its presence simultaneously
from the most eastern part Of Mainci
from Brownsville, Texas from Tampa,
Fla, aud from Seattle, Wash.
"Tho first publication Of the pecullarl-
ties Of this malaly was made by me
through al interview published April I,
1850. Not knowing tho causation aud
character of the disease, I called 1t ~
and still prefer this appclla,iou To the
misleading names grippe and 'infu-
enza.'
81 ihon read paper before tho Amori-
can Medical Association Mt Newport, on
June "a, lss9. giving all tho symptoms,
poculiaritios aud vag aries II tho disease,
Us well as the specific treatment which
still Is not surpassed by any other At the
present time.
"The paper was published In tho Medic
cal aud SH,gicai Reporter, August .. iSs0.
Another paper published In the same
medical journal In January, 1850 gives
tho symptoms Of "ir' As compared with
the different diseases for which 1t might
be, and frequently has been, mistaken.
I IN that paper again roiterato the specihc
action OF "benzoatc Of soda" In allcylat-
ing promptly all the symptoms bc,tcr
than any other drug that has been admin.
| istcred.
"The symptoms as outlined In the ar
tlcle In the Medical and Surgical Reporter
and its vagarics are: That ~ may
closely resemble typhoid fever, pneu-
mona, diphihoria, aggravated dyspepsia,
/ spinal meaningless, inflammation OF tho
brain, measles, scarlet fever, various skin
/ diseases lsuch ~ oczoma, hives, liohon,
etc., nervous prostration, aurioular rhcu-
matism and number Of other Affections
too numerous to mention,
al Is, however, easily recognized by
the fact that no matter what tho other
symptoms may be, the symptoms
l have described, namely, low
pulse rate, high temperature between
. aud 8 a. m, lightly coated
but moist tongue, absence Of thirst,
and more or less profiso Precipitation
called forth by tho slightest mcnial or
physical oxertion, are present. Further
more, the specific remedy above men.
toned. that Is, bonzoato Of soda, will, II
III Is the cause OF the symptoms. prompt.
~ lowor tho temperature and relieve the
pain, while II other diseases aro the cause
OF tho trouble the bonzoale Of soda, al.
though perfectly harmless, will have no
object whatever.
"The disease is not self.llmited, tina, IL,
tho patient does not get we'll II lot alone
or enormously treated. hut tho disease
become chronic aud may last Tor years.
III closely resembles state OF the
system commonly called malaria,
for want Of eradication on tho part
OF the phy,lcian or from prejudice
or through superstition Of the laity, inas-
much us the symptoms arc chillinoss,
alternating with flashes Of heat, nervous.
ness, loss OF appetite, indefinite pains
generally described a. headache but of.
ten In tho limb, and back, loss Of NOM
ory, dulluoss Of intellect aud, what il
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