The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-30
BUT IS NOT QUITE so SEVERE.
PHYSICIANS GENERALLY HAVE NOT
SUCCEEDED IN CLASSIFYING
THIS NEW AILMENT.
1T IS ATTRIBUTED LARGELY TO
The Very Unusual Climatic Condi.
lions Which Have Prevailed
Locally This Winter,

are unable to recognize under the head
OF any of the divisions of modern prac
tlce. 1t is very prevalent in the city, in
ract, 1t seems to be local disorder or
malady which has been going the
rounds during the winter months If
is similar to the grippe, but attacks
the patient in more modified form,
ana up to date no fatalities have been
reported.
Local doctors are quite exercised
over the matter, as in diagnosing the
cases they are unable to recognize it
as grippe, and there is no class in which
they can place it,
Inc prevailing opinion seems to be
that 1t is modified form of la grippe.
having lost its identity through the at
mospheric conditions which have exist
ed during the last two months. At
present there Is no epidemic. hut
should the weather continue warm for
snort time longer the malady would
assume large proportions, as already
many are sick. Although not near as
severe In Its attack it is none the less
annoying and lasts from two to ten
DAYS. 1t is recognized by tired feel
ing, and periodical headaches. often
coming regularly every other day until
the patient RECEIVERS. 1t is ACCOMPANIED
by many Of the side issues of the
grippe, but after it leaves a person II
leaves no bad effects Instead of at
lacking the lungs, as does la grippe. if
Is Trst located in the gastric tract. and
often the first indication of the trouble
is q Keeling of a severe cold. and that
tired feeling, followed by headaches
The malady is doubly aggravating from
the fact that 1t resists most all of the
oio remedies for la grippe, and physi-
clans are at loss to cope with the
tiouple. Inc matter as yet has not
peen brought up in the medical society
as IL is OF rather recent origin, as the
nrst cases were reported about forty
DAYS ago. 1t is understood, if the ma
laoy continues, the. Ramsey County
medical society will hold a clinic on tho
subject, and try to analyze the new
affection. Many of the symptoms of
grippe, pneumonia and diphtheria are
evident in the progress of the disease
as 1T is disease. There is a difference
/ OF opinion as to whether the trouble is
lnIectlous. From the fact that local
doctors are unable to recognize the dis
ordef, they are also unable to deter
mine whether it Is infectious or not
!. one physician said yesterday he
thought the subject should be taken up
by the Ramsey County Medical assoc
cation and considered from a bacter-
biological standpoint. BY proving the
infectious nature of the disease if
would not be so difficult to combat.
DOCTORS have been greatly ANNOYED
by Its existence, as it was almost i'm
possible to use with effect any of the
known grippe remedies.
theoretically the past month has
peen hne grippe weather. The dust
which has been flying in the streets
according to theory, has in it an ac
emulation of microbes. That is the
manner in which the malady first gets
us mold in the city. But locally the
conditions seemed to have gone against
the Old theory, as never before has
there been as much dust in the public
streets flying in all directions than at
present, and yet there has been scarce
ly any cases of the real thing in the
grippe line reported. Nearly all of the
cases seem to be of a nature quite
foreign to grippe, and yet retaining
some of it's identity, but not enough to
be recognized
With the exception of the cases of
LiOdlHeu grippe, IOr the want or
better name, there has been little sick
ness in st. Paul during the winter. AS
rule during the winter months, the
largest number of cases of la grippe
are reported to be among ladies and
children, who wait for a nice day to go
out and spend most of the time in the
house. This year the weather has been
pleasant and physicians generally re-
port that there has been comparatively
little sickness among the women and
children. Many of those subject to at
tacks of the grippe, are suffering from
the new malady, which from the SINH
larity of the symptoms, has led the To-
cal profession to believe that it is sim
ply form of la grippe, which has be-
come modified by the peculiar climatic
conditions this season.
A number of physicians were seen rel
ative to the new malady yesterday by
representative of the G BE-
DR.. A. F. Goodrich said: IT think the
general climatic condition this winter.
has a good deal to do with the preva-
lence of the affection. I have had a few
cases this winter, of the old-fashioned
grippe, but the number is comparatively
few. The dust that flies around the
streets has much to do with the spread
of grippe. l don't think the affection
could be properly be called grippe The
cases which have come to my notice
nave Hol ldSleQ longer IMAM ten DAYS.
The localities of attack of la grippe
and the present sickness which is quite
prevalent in the city are entirely diff
ferent in their progress"
DR.. A. j. Lancaster thought there
was little of the identity of the grippe.
in the cases which he had observed.
There were many cases throughout the
city, but an absolute epidemic was not
evident. The progress of the two NAL
aides were entirely different in their
attack, yet exhibiting many kindred
symptoms DR.. Lancaster said this was
about the only sickness in st. Paul this
winter, as the weather had been pro-
motive of good health all winter He
said st. Paul was the healthiest city In
the world, having a death rate of only
Z per 1000.
DR.. Park Richie said a number of
cases of grippe had come under his no
tice this winter. People were inclined
to call most any tired feeling grippe
Many of the ailments from which peo-
pie suffered were styled grippe when
entirely foreign to the French disease.
All the cases of grippe coming under
his observation this winter, had been
in mild form. There had not been as
many cases as heretofore
DR.. John f. Baker thought the pres
ent malady was quite unlike the grippe
in many respects. In fact the grippe
had almost entirely lost it's identity this
winter. The parts affected were differ
ent, and, although retaining many of
the same symptoms, they were quite
foreign to each other. He thought with
out a doubt the present trouble was an