The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
LOOK OUT FOR THE GRIP.
mn TIE WEITHER CONDITION
FiJOR THE DISEASE non.
fnvai.ions of Influenza Preceded by High
Temperature and Excessive Humidity,
Followed by Drop of Thermometer.

Look out for the grip. The weather
] conditions preceding an attack OF the grip
/ IN this city have invariably been the pre-
| sent conditions. They are unreasonable
| high temperature, extraordinarily high
| humidity, followed by a sudden drop IN
| temperature OF fifteen or twenty degrees
| GRIP mas not always come with these con-
! ullOns but IL has never come without
| them, and the thing to do Is 10 be on the
| sdfe side. BE careful and don't catch
I cold. II you DO catch cold take care Of
| 10 at once.
This remark opens the way for the
assertion that has been frequently made
Inc last three days, that the weather we
nave had has been the most pestiferOus.
the most cantankerous, ana the most
eNdSperating weather tnat we have had
IN years time Think OF ito degrees
an the shade and 100 per cent: of humidity
that Is every bit OF humidity that the
atmosphere will hold. There has been
more Of IL than that even, for the at
mosphere hasn't been able 10 hold II. and
~ has settled on the earth in the shape
of fog, and wet things SO tnat the ground
had every appearance Of having enjoyed
a long rain storm. There has been 100
per cent. Of humidity for three days IL
is this. with the extremely high tempera-
turo that has made the weather more
oppressive and more unpleasant than the
hottest day of the hottest spell Of weather
last summer.
I'm the month o. October. it will be re-
mcmbered. there were two or three spells
Of winter weather. The thermometer
dallic1 around freezing point and there
was one snow storm. II happened late
al night and great many people didn't
see il. but II was there II was weather
that opened NO the Ceder chests and
brought out the winter Wooliens and the
oNcrcoats. The people sald winter has
come, and they put these things on. There
is a popular objection 10 taking Off winter
things once yOn get them on, and so.
while the thermometer the last few days
has averaged at least ~ degrees below the
ffA Of Df
the people mas averaged about tlat many
degrees above the suncrings of the sum-
MGR. because the clothing worn now is
A. per cent heavier than the summer
clothing.
But it is not only from the heat that
tie people have suffered. They have suf-
fercd from the fog Take b. on Thursday
night for instance. An innocent young
man from Jersey had friend who knew
how to make Welsh ra.-its. lie went
mp town with this friend az 10 o'clock In
the evening The friend made the IA. its.
Al o'clock the innocent Young man start
ci home. Tie got 10 the DESIRE sses street
ferry I'm time 20 get the O'Clock boat
There Wasnt amy. Inc log was so thlck
that the pilot couldn't End the pier The
young man went out and drank hot scotch
until 2.3D O'Clock Then he came back
and tried 10 find tine 2.5j boat. There
wasn't any The pilot was stiil wander
ing around in the fog. The young man
went back and drank more hot scotch.
lie came back at o'clock. Sun there
was no boat The pilot hadn't yet found
tho slip. The young man went back once
more for hot Scotch. ard the result was
that he didn't get home until Friday night
all on account Of that fox This b. only
"A sample case Doubtless there are thou
sands Of others
The situation has been greatly aggra-
vafcI by the necessity of carrying an
umbrella 10 rained before the hot wave
came. ana ~ has threatened rain every
dav since. so that no wise man thought
OF leaving his home without an umbrella.
This. en- addition to heavy winter under
wear and heavy winter coats (the october
cold spells drove in an fall cOatsl h1s
been almost more than the ordinary cit-
zen could get along with without cussing
up and down. = very large per cent Of
the population likes 10 appear well dress
"a. I'm the summer time "a wltcd collar
can boz forgiven. Some OF the best dress
al mon in town have TO go home In the
early evening with starchless collars
Nobody paws any attention 10 II. But
n wiltcd collar in the winter is as bad
as is dress suit at noon NOu have pro-
baby been guilty of 10 yourself I'm the
last few days. Now sir down calmly and |
think OF iti \ man with beaver over |
coat and Wiltcd collar. could any COM
hination Doe more homogeneous; Broadway |
yesterday was full Of men with beaver |
and wilte1 collars-mon who |
swung their overCoats open and mopped |
the pcrsDiration frOfl their faces 10 an |
accompaniment Of adjcctives expressive |
of the feeling about the weather cOndi- |
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