Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-10
FOR THIRTEEN CENTURIES.
In Grippe L. Al Hcir DOM How to
Avoid II, ANA How to Cur IL when
You Arc = ,Znii. s

This disease Is sometimes called Russian IN
HueuZa, bee use II is Supposed to have had It's
epidemic aud travels rapidly over the globe,
IL has received many names the most COM
mon 9ein influenza Hnd In grippe. The ltnl-
ians, In the seventeenth century. calicl IL IN
tluCnTd, SupppSint IT, owed It's origin To- some
occult Influence OF the stars. La grippe Is said
ny some TO come FROM the Polish cTU. kd.
Dreaming '%hOitrse; others recognize II In tho
French word 'gripper," which means TO
II has been known IN Europe since tho Rfth
Irntury, ana invariably, sw,ers ovcrthe cOun-
sr{y trpn %9st to west IN the recent %univcr-
TO New York In about six weeks, The d.scnso ,
Is beyond question infections, and spreads by
TO be found in the current medic liter ,turo
which cou d be cited To prove the assumptions;
the recent cpidemics alnong their patients
was in this direction. some invest igators
claim, however, that II is CONTAGIOUS. and re-
gard IT as u disease cHpabic OF being conveyed
from place to place and froh person To per-
son,
1t attacks persons OF all ages and conditions.
although children are more apt to be exempt.
The disease seems to attack, especially. tho
mucus membrane Of the respiratory tract
with winch ii comes IN contact.
humidity Of the atmosplere seems 70 have
hll II to do with It's Development. Altitude
seems to make little difference. 1t Is seen In
the valleys of large rivers and high up IN tho
mountain ranges; under the SHOWS oi sean
dlnaViu, under the suns OF the Equator. NJ
wei rs on the islands OF Polynesia: in tho
house ana IN the palace; In the busy mart md
- 70 lucy 81 Hs'H''
The pra ticc of Drs Copeland, shepard ana
Mansfield has given them abundant opportu-
nifty To study this Diseases In all its phases, as
IL comes under the Ii lad OF one of their spC-
Clnltics. From Its first appearance in tn's
country they have been thoroughly familiar
with IL from their practice and have master
ed its details and needs. They are capable
not only OF preventing it, but of curing It.
when 1t has once fastened Its clutches. Nearly
every cnse of In grippe leaves u systematic
catarrhnl condition, which, unless IL is thOr-
Oughly and completely cured, renders the pa
tient very liable TO chronic bronchitis, which
invariably leads to ~ptIOn. The fire.
qucncY with which dread pneumonia follows
IN attack of la grippe, and either terminates
fatally or permanently weakens the coustitu-
tion of the victim, has created general alarm,
and la grippe Is now looked upon as n very
serious matter, Among other complications
when may follow this disease may be men,
toned of the middle ear, caus-
Ing catarrhal deafness, bronchial pneumonia
and weakened condition of the eyes.
1t Is Il matter of qualification to Drs. Cope
land, Shepard and Mansfield that their pa
tients have lar Gcly resisted the attacks of this
disease. THIS Is due, no doubt, t. the superior
condition of the system brought about by fol-
lowing Il systematic ana rational course of
treatment Persons attacked by la grippe, or
those suffering from a catarrhal condition.
should place themselves at once In charge of
n thorough specialist.