Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14

known people who are ILL.,. In Leicester 2
| members OF the police force are i'll, and b
| per cent of the teachers in the public schools
are unable to continue their avocation.
Another dispatch, dated London, May q
1891, says:
The report of the Register General for the
west End for the last week shows that tht
BILE ranks of life. The death rate for the las
Iour weeks is as follows: TO- 80. las, 266, tine
latter being double that reported for any
week during the scourge in 1890.
Preventing the Grip.
The foregoing facts should be sufficient to
convince the careful reader that the grip
only prevails when ar where the tempera-
ture is above that of the waters of the ocean.
To avoid the chilling of the blood, from
which the grip and other kindred diseases
arise, it is essential to keep as far as possible
all the heat within our bodies that the
action of the heart can produce. The best
mode of doing this is to wear plenty of
woolen clothing and to avoid exposure
when the weather is moderately warm, that
being the time when this incomprehensible
heat-draft from our bodies is greatest
Avoid exposure. Sleep in warm bed, and
II aged or infrm, keep within q warm
room, and you will be safe from the blight
OF this invisible foe.
As soon as convenient after the patient is
attacked with pains, or chills, bath or tub
of hot water should be procured, tempera-
ture about 130ot Use a cloth or large
sponge. Bring the water well over the
limbs and aid the circulation of the blood
by friction. When the proper circulation
is effected the pains will cease, generally in
10 to 80 minutes. Take q warm bed in o
warm room; drink plentifully of hot water
or hot weak tea, which will promote per-
spiration. with which the pain is sure to
cease.
Has Known of Cures.
The writer has known many cases treated
as above, and all were relieved of pain IN
short time and well in one totwo days with
out the use of any medicine whatever and
no lingering, annoying results followed.
Heat up the blood and its congestion in the
veins will be removed, but do not use
spirituous stimulants. They accelerate the
action of the heart before the blood is in
proper condition for circulation.
The foregoing paper has been written
with the hope of turning abler minds to
his line OF investigation. That more die
IN this disease from the use of drastic drugs
Ind the want of proper treatment than from
he malady itself there is no room for
loubt. Properly treated the disease is |
aSlly mastered, but the disease must be |
learly understood before 1t can be |
properly treated. In the light of all the |
,nown facts relating to the grip, to treat it
s result of microbes or baccilli or as an
Infectious epidemic seems to be nothing less
han dangerous scientife.nonsense.
APeculiar Fact About Corns.:
The effect of this heat-draft from our
odies is manifested to all who are subject
, rheumatism or neuralgia or have corns.
When there is cold wave up in the region
the lakes, 100 or 500 miles of, or when
lere is heavy snow fall in the lake region,
nd the temperature here in the Ohio
alley is warm and pleasant. all who are
lbject to rheumatism, neuralgia or corns
lffer intensely till the disparity of tenn
erature in the locations mentioned is more
early equalized. Then the heat-draft
hich so injuriously affects the blood, ceases
i'd the pains are gone.
This represents, upon miniature scale,
lie action of the same laws which astound
le world when the mighty ocean is brought
lder their effective force. d. T. /.