Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-24
ALARMING MORTAL
STATISTICS
a Destroying Fpldsmic Abroad
an Our Land.
La Grippe and Its Consequences
More Destructive Than War
ana Famine Combined.
oynopels Of . Lecture st the eurgi-
cal Hotel by DR.. Q. b
Hartman.
Reported for the Press


Ii Was stated by the great recordes Of
Jewish history, speaking of the land 81
Egypt after the seventh plague had
teen sent upon them; And there vas
. great cry IN Egypt for there wss nsi
= house where there w2s Hoi sons oEe
dead"
Not quite 10 tragic sn utterance ls
true OF our own country At the present
time, but certainly u 10 true tnai
great p.esgue is abroad IA The land.
that the flTst born aud iasi boris has
been slam ~ countless house h0it ;.
llat parents and infants. without le-
gard TO station or circumstances. have
fallen prey 10 the fell destroyed, Ia
Grippe. Never was there a plague 50
insiosous, 50 oInnlpTesent. io DEFY tue
sklll OF the physsclaB aud the slFInsta
ol the patient &c thls pesillenoe. 10
does not seem to spread Ike an ordl-
nary epidemic; n seems t. spring from
the ground spontaneously everywhere
al once. IL ilGds Its victims at IaiG-
day, or, like the destroying Angei "a
Egypt, Il unshealbs lie sword Ia sirske
the unwary asleep ia tie dark watches
Il The night. Ii enters the hoseis al
wfetcbedness aud ,sosefty. aud easily
crosses The threshold al wealth aud
luxury. Doctors seen Ia be wholly un-
able TO prevent IL onset. 10 stay IL
rayishes, or mitigate ils consequences.
IL there no balm IA Gilead. NJ s0ccor
for the oppressed
Without hesitation OF fear % success
fui contradiction ! answer. les. there
Is preventative for those who have
remained, AS yet. untouched with tois
disetse, q cure for those Who Ale
already in slctims. and a complete ~as
permanent restoration for those VINO
have lately escaped ils clutches with
weakened and deranged bod's from
which recovery seems Impossible. To
those who have thus Far escap' & TIA
| dreadful ailmcni. lnt are trembling
with constant fear OF D.. desire 10 ,ay
that n tesspoonfui of fe-TH-us. taken
before each meal, 10 absolutely reliable
ss preventative against Ia grippe;
and no one need have ANY fear oi an
attack OF this disease ro long as tins
| treatment is continued. Il ls absolute
| recklessness, for wnseh .hsrr - luis
| or 20 excuse, for any one, duune tne
unsettled weather al ieasi, 10 can't
| TO take this precsufion. To those who
would advise: Al the appearance of
the first symptoms treatment should be
.'egun at once. and keep strictly 81 the
Eouse for few DAYS No treatment.
however edectuai II may lsc, MI AL
ways prevent quito long ssege win
tass disease, but no other nlcdic nal
treatment IA necessary than Pe-ru-aa.
The directions, as they are gwen on the
bottle, are more applicable ~ chrome
diseases, and il Is adylsatie, during tae
acute stages OF the disease, 10 take
emailer dosss. but ofiener. ] would
direct a Tablespoonful o. fc-fu-na every
two hours for aduiIr, aud n coarcs-
pondingly less dose fer children, until
the acute stage IL ended.
There are great multidude OF peo-
PIE in all parts OF the land vito have
| entirely los, their health as rcsult 81
la Grippe; who have recovered
from 81 attack; hat find them
| selves with weakened nerves. dcranged
digestion, and with but very little OF
their former powers. There - no dis
ease known 20 man that leaves tie Sys-
tenn in such an Outrageous and exas-
pcrating condition as "A gr ppc- TIE
student finds IL imposSb ie 10 return 10
his books, the professional man - hIs
routine OF Office work. and the work ing
man 70 his labor. with anything ike
their old vlgor. IL IS even worse with
the housewife and the devotce OF fash-
ION. whose debiiitating cmpioymcuts
make Incorporation slower. Fer the
class OF sufferers Ps-ru-Bs n a spec &c !,
and do not hesitate 10 guarantee that
1 anyone will take Po-ru-na accnrc ne
TO the following directions that IN a
few wceke they will be entirely restored
TO their accustomed health: Add two
ounces Of rock candy 10 each bottle of
Pe-ru-na before using. Take a taple-
spoonful before each meal and at bed
time. Gradually increase thw dose
until, at the end of one month, you axe
taking two tablespoonfuis nj a dose.
This dose should he continued until
every vestigc OF the symptoms cissp-
pears.
Anyone desiring further particulars
should write Tho pe-ru-na Drug Manu-
featuring Co. OF Columbus. O., for a
free copy Of The Family Physcian No.
"a most admirable treatise OF la
Grippe, acute and chrome cataffh.
coughs, colds. and all other climatic
diseases OF winter.