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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Dr.. Frank B. Carpenter.

7 SEE no evidences for saying that
the disease which is prevalent is
! grippe or influenza. Every year
I after a continuance of fine weather
as at present, there is the same
prevalence of the same affection as
at present. People forget about II. II
is like the cold weather. When an unu-
sually cold day comes people say: II
is the coolest day I ever experienced,
when in reality they have lived through
many colder days, but have forgotten
them.
The distinguishing feature of infiu-
enza is a catarrhal condition OF either
the respiratory or the digestive tracts.
It is a specific disease, but every time
it appears it is different in its type.
We have had a good many epidemlcs
of grippe. There was one in 1887, which
was the first. There was one in 1868,
one in 1875 and one in 1895; but l DO
not think there is one in 1898.
The cases which have come under my
notice have been of a bronchial nature.
There has been some pneumonia, very
much sore throat and one or two cases
of diphtheria-
Not one case could 1 say was really
influenza.
cannot say what it is, but can say
that one good rain will wash 1t all
away. 1t is not that the sewers need
washing out, but that the atmosphere
and the streets have accumulated I'M
purities. One good, hard rain Will wash
them into the sewers and out of reach.
The cases of this malady which nave
come under my notice nave peen IN
every case caused by carelessness and
might have been avoided. myself
have been having it, but it was my
own fault. 1t was very warm and l put
on lighter clothing than l was accus-
toned to wear. l was starting on
long drive and before l returned 1t was
cold. The next day l was i'll.
In treating the trouble one must OBJ
serve the particular case, so there can
be no law laid down as to general treat
ment. Where the disease attacks the
throat principally, as has been very
often the case, a gargle of chlorate of
potash is advisable. A saline cathartic
taken at night may be all the medicine
required unless there is much fever.
The sore throat is undoubtedly con-
tagious, but this other affection is not
so in the least. l have seen the malady
go through family and even through
a neighborhood. This was not because
it was contagious or infectious, but be-
cause the different patients exposed
themselves to the same conditions.
l have examined very carefully in
the laboratory sputum from the throat
and lungs Of my patients to see II there
were any specific germ and have found
none whatever.
The germ of influenza is of pecu-
liar appearance, easily recognized by
it's shape. 1t does not readily take the
aniline coloring, but can be positively
determined nevertheless by the, aniline
test. I have been more on the look
out for diphtheria than for influenza
and have found it quite recently in two
cases, one of which was fatal.
1 do not believe there is any influenza
about in San Francisco, and I look for
the complete disappearance of this
prevalent disease when one good rain
comes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

the time He does this In order that
degenerating
is to his
science of life
individual
it by becoming
system he the bubble
of he bursts his
is consciousness
bet ter fellows.
Man oudN 10 for ALL If
a hater.
the history but granting all this
disguise would
anythng But for her he would be perfectly
willing live in hui breechcout The
simplest would be just agreeable to him
champagne to-day
time want down in
thar includes financial world We
Did
containing his wife
Notice
the carriage wife Pretty nice
anybody with
that
rlonds Guess that's worth working
isn't ito"
looks He may be stout and jolly looking but
which
time refill
been aining after luxurtes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

was found near Melos in 1877, bearing
an inscription to Poseidon. Both stat
ues, he thinks, were probably made for
a temple in Melos, which was the seat
of worship of Poseidon and Amphitrite:
The fact that Venus was found buried
near Poseidon should not, however, be
taken as an indication that the statue
of the lady must necessarily represent
the wife of old Nep. Conjugal felicity
was not the strong point of the Greek
gods and goddesses of mythology, and
both Venus and Neptune may have
had their little affairs unknown to
either Vulcan or Amphitrite. So it
should not be taken for granted that
the lady was Neptune's wife just be-
cause her statue was found near his.
Only the most vague references to
Professor Reinachs theory have reach
ed this side Of the Atlantic. About all
that is really known is that the French
Archaeological demands that beauty
shall step down from her pedestal; that
the goddess who has held the palm for
all that is lovely in femininity must
yield her sceptre to the wife Of Nep
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Dr., George Williams.

" HERE is beyond doubt a peculiar
disease prevalent just at the pres
ent time. I am not satisfied that
it is or is not influenza. have
had two cases which I am safe IN
saying We're both grippe. l was mucn
in doubt at the first diagnosis, but pc
fore the patients had. recovered found
unmistakable symptoms of grippe.
Grippe or influenza, which is another
name for the same thing, is speclhc
disease. DR.. Pfeiffer in 1891 discovered
the bacillus He is student under Or.
Koch and succeeded in breeding ana
isolating the germ. 1t was for Tune
believed that cholera would follow an
epidemic of grippe as an after result
but this has been disproved
The disease affects the nervous, re-
s~iratorv or digestive tract and Is Sc
rious only because Of its complications
In treating it the only way is to allow
the influenza itself to take its course
and watch the complications. one or
the most usual as we'll as the most Sc
rious after effects is paralysis or the
heart. 1t is unsafe to use any antlpy-
retic without at the same time using a
stinulant For instance, l would not
give nuinine or anything else to reduce
fever without giving alcohol in some
form as champagne, which is. perhaps,
the bes form, or whisky or brandy or
cognac.
Pneumonia, according to statistics.
occurs in 10 per cent OF all influenza
cases. 1t occurs, of course, only with
a patient who is predisposed TO pull
monary affections. The older the pa
tient and the greater hold the disease
has taken upon the nervous system the
more serious and the longer the con-
yaleScence will be. It should not last
longer than from two to eight weeks.
| do not think the sewers have any
thing to do with it, nor yet the lack Oh
rim. 1t is a condition and disease
which goes about just as measles or
! Whooping cough or smallpox does Ii
! is POSSIBLE to make the attack lighter
by keeping the system in good general
| tone. Having had it once does not
prevent one taking it again. One may
stay at home and so keep away from
it. but that is the only way, and even
then the influenza is quite haple 10
make its appearance.
The soldiers who were camped In
large numbers near our city developed
diseases which we have never known
before. Herding great many men TO-
gether taken from different surround
ings and different climates, giving them
different food and different occupations
from those they had always been &C
customed to, caused complication OF
diseases.
While 1 do not say that it is fact,
vet I am sure 1t is not unreasonable
to say that these diseases among the
soldiers may be the cause Of the Illness.
which certainly is very prevalent just
at the present time.
The soldiers were in all parts OF the
city and the citizens were in every part
of the Preside. If any contagious dis
eases were produced and I think it
more than likely that this is the fact,
the disease had ample opportunity to
affect the entire city in the precise
manner that it is affected.
The disease has not been frequently
fatal nor serious, but it is ubiquitous.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Dr.. Albert Crosse.

!" HERE is some sort or peculiar
disease which is very prevalent
just at present. 1 believe it is
grippe and that it is caused by
the condition of the sewers. There
is a scarcity of water in the sewers
which need a good washing out. The
city might have it at all times by ut1l1z-
ing the salt water. This would keep
the sewers clean and make the city lar
healthier.
1 have had cases which presented ev-
cry symptom of grippe. 1t usually
starts with chill and soreness in the
entire body. Then fever and headache,
sIeeplessness, dizziness and disturbance
of the respiratory or digestive tracts,
Each year when grippe appears II
comes in a new form and with particu-
lar phases. This year there is sore
throat in almost every case, but not
particularly serious. l have had no
fatalities from the disease so far, and
do not expect to have.
There is no means of really avoiding
this influenza. 1t is contagious. Its
effects can be lessened by preventing
complications. With weak or old peo-
pie, or those suffering from nervous
diseases it is much more serious, as is
any disease, than with stronger peo-
pie.
The only way to keep clear of it is
by keeping the system up to par.
Good exercise in the open air and good
food properly eaten and good clothing
properly worn are the best preven-
tives. When the system is run down
by any cause it is the best possible
ground for the influenza germ to de-
velop in.
In treating the malady one must con-
slider the particular patient, because the
serious nature of grippe lies partlcu-
larly in it's after effects. 1t takes
strong hold upon the system, causing
great weakness and DEPRESSION or eV-
cry organ in the body. one of the
frequent causes of grippe becoming IA
tai is on account of its action upon the
heart. 1t first accelerates the beating
of the heart and then Weakens II. When
the heart is already weak 1t Is most
liable to cause paralysis.
In a general way it is safe to give
any antipyretic. Whether or not whisky
or rum is advisable is an open question.
I had two patients, man and his
wife. When l was called l found them
both suffering from influenza Both had
fever and the usual soreness OF all the
muscles and other accompanying symp-
toms.
l prescribed first a saline cathartic,
to be followed by quinine and whisky.
1 did not see the patients again till
I was called in four days later. found
the man no better than when l had seen
him before but rather worse and very
nervous. The woman seemed to have
quite recovered. l asked if they had
taken my prescriptions. Yes, the
man said.
THAT is,'' his wife explained, my
husband took the whisky and l took
the quinine."
Where the system is quite unaccus-
toned to spirits 1t is effective. Where
a man or woman has been in the habit
of drinking alcohol in any form 1t is
of no medicinal value.
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cendo, starting with calm sarcasm.
graded according to the enormity of
the offense.
The men all took this in good part.
Dewey had a peculiarly happy knack
of making it appear that it was the
service" that was doing the growing.
he being merely the spokesman.
Isn't that dreadful" he would cry,
loud enough for half of the main watch
on deck to hear as soiled inebriate
tumbled over the side from shore leave.
Here we are, agents of great ma
ton, sent by the Government to repre-
sent the intelligence of a free people,
and yet look at this specimen of Amer
lean humanity. Go below, you wreck.
and hide your head on the berth deck"
and the stupefied fellow would stink
away, followed by the threatening
looks Of the crew, who suddenly re-
membered that they too, were free
born citizens, and dignified represent
atives of the great American republic.
1 remember that as soon as Dewey
took charge of the old Colorado he
commenced series of practice drills
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

that would have driven the men to des-
peration under a less appreciative ex-
ecutive.
Every day in port the ship was
stripped to the tops; masts and yards
coming down on the run.
At sea, on calm days, raft, hastily
constructed, would be turned adrift and
when far enough a-lea, the boatswain's
pipe would summon all hands to quar-
tiers for target drill; then guns would
pop and shells would fly, until the tar
get was destroyed or the allowance Of
ammunition exhausted.
Under this severe discipline the crew
soon became remarkably proficient;
they took pride in their work, and the
Colorado became known as the best
drilled ship of war in European waters,
barring neither rate nor nationality.
That is why we beat the Bellerophon.
Copyrighted 1898 by w. w. Stone.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

tune, a lady whom we have never haev
led to suppose possessed any striking
amount Of beauty.
But Professor Reinach says she was
holding up her skirts, so she must
have worn a Grecian bathing suit.
/ went uD TO the Metropolitan Mu-
scum and asked Mr.. Cesnola about it.
He seemed surprised. He said he had
never heard the theory advanced ~
fore.
THE Venus of Milo said Mr.. Ces,
nola, "has been the subject of muc!'
controversy. This is not the first tim
the authenticity of the statue has beer
questioned But I have never befol
heard it said that she was Amphitrite.
What do you think about Professor
Reinachs assertion" I asked.
1.-THE opinion of one man." replied Mr..
Cesnola. HE is welcome to it. Who
cares? It has never been definitely
proved that the statue represents
Venus. That is true. But what differ
ence does 1t make? The fact remains
that the statue is the finest piece Of
sculpture extant."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

While
N painted black
IIE If left what
purely would be of
= naturally that
orer hold
and live life that
implanted them in him.
1.-The Science of Science of
the pleasing Women all degrees love luxury
consists
Individual Manhattan Beach
in fellows
be with the he
occasionally
his sweetheart.
Women Can N LonGe Called the Weaker Vessel
Woman be
really the pivotal
theory Of weakness She not be
0
him rejoice in twisting
alone his
extreme far beyond the bounds
of Saning After Luxuries
to-day sranng after uxures
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Dr.. Henry Kest.

T HAVE found a number Of cases OF
\ genuine influenza in the last fort
night. have made careful analy-
| ses in the laboratory and I believe
l am not mistaken. Grippe, or in
ffuenza, as it may be called, is a dis
ease which is not by any means so ire
quent in it's occurrence as 1t has the
credit of being. When patient is Ill
and does not know what else to call
his malady he says he has the grippe
Owing to the presence of large num-
bers Of soldiers in San Francisco 1t has
been said that the prevalent disease,
which most physicians are encounter
ing just now, is due to the disease de-
veloped at the Preside. While l know
that there were diseases at the Pre-
sidio which it was impossible to posi-
lively diagnose, 1 see no reason for be-
lievfng to this source can be traced the
present epidemic.
Whenever influenza appears it takes
on form quite different in some re-
spects from its last appearance. There
is a specific grippe bacillus which DR..
Peiffer discovered in Berlin few years
ago. To isolate and identify the bacil
lus is not an easy matter. One cannot
be certain of having ACCOMPLISHED 1t
except he inoculates from his cultures.
If he produces influenza in the subject
inoculated then he knows he has the
bacillus,
1 believe the endemic to be due en-
tirely to the long drought. 1t appears
every year just at this time, when we
have no rain.
THE illness is not a cold, though often
having only the appearance of a Sc
we're cold and sore throat. They have
the same disease in England, where
they call it bilious cold I believe
it is influenza pure and simple, and
treat it as such.
1t is most certainly contagious. Hav-
ing suffered with it once is no reason
for expecting to be exempt for the fu-
ture, but quite the reverse.
The first symptom is usually a chill
followed by fever, with pain in all the
muscles and head. 1t is always &C
companied by great lassitude and
weakness, and usually depression Of
spirits as well.
This year the respiratory tract and
particularly the throat is affected.
A good purgative and day in bed
may be all the medicine required. Rest
should be the first thing attended to,
because the disease affects the nerv-
Gus centers, and the only good medicine
for nervousness is rest
For the fever quinine is the best rem
edy if given in small doses of not to
exceed two grains every four hours.
More frequent or larger doses tend to
weaken the action of the heart.
If the pain in the back or muscles is
severe, and it usually is, I give anti
kamina and iodine together.
However, every patient has special
complications of his own and there can
be no general panacea unless it be to
keep up the general tone ofHhe system
and inherit a good constitution.
My advice to any one who has aches
in his bones and thinks he is about to
be attacked with grippe is that he take
L IL e
thartic and get to bed Under ordinary
conditions / do not think that much
medicine is required. Rest and quiet
are much more efficacious. One day Of
quiet rest in the beginning may save
long complicated illness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

During the g"eat tulip mania in Hol-
land a sum equal to $4,000 was offered
LIZ one NvnU could produce a black
.ulip. But though shades of purple so
leep as to be almost black were at
tained the reward was never claimed
The fact is, nature won't allow it, A
lack flower would never reproduce It's
Iind.
In the case of every flower that grows
something must bring the pollen from
one blossom to another, and this is done
by insects of one sort or another,
beetles, bees, moths or butterflies.
Now it's a queer fact that every insect
has a liking for some color or another,
but all combine in hating black Not
one of them will go near a black object
Why does the average woman prefer be-
ing localized to being understood?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
VENUS OF MILO
NOT n VENUS
.HE Venus of Milo is not Venus

" HE Venus of Milo is not Venus
after ALL" So says Professor
Reinach, a French archaeologist.
i 1.-THE opinion Of one man whose
opinions do not carry much
weight in the art world" So says Louis
P. di Cesnola, director of our own Met
ropolitan Museum. And there you are
The statue, which was found by a
poor peasant in the Island of Melos,
and which was sold by him to the
French Government for 500 piastres and
a suit of clothes, has probably been the
subject of more controversy than any
other work of art in the worlds history.
There isn't an artist who does not have
his own views as to how the armless
statute should be most advantageously
restored.
Professor Reinach bases his theory
upon the fact that similar pedestal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13


duenza. It is undoubtedly the
same as that which prevails in
our Eastern cities and in Europe in the
fall of the year.
The disease commences with mia
fever. There accompanies it a catarrhal
condition of the mucous membrane OF
the respiratory tract, and In some cases
of the digestive tract.
There is general debility and nervous
svnDtoms are prominent. There is al
.T,yovs strong tendency to infiamma-
tory conditions, especially of the lungs
The nature of the epidemic infiu-
ence" which gives rise to the conditions
is still unknown.
The question of contagiousness or in
Righteousness of influenza is one Oh grave
interest and has been the subject OF
much controversy. Many physicians
claim that the disease is transmitted
by contagion only. Epidemics OF lnIlu-
enza have overrun vast areas with
great.srapidity, oftentlmes naklhg Ils
appearance in cities and ATTACKING
great numbers simultaneously, as IN
San Francisco at the present time.
Hence one should look for othef
sources than contagion. Inc long
sDace of time without rain and the
unusually warm weather produce veg
etable decay in the artif1clally oullt
lakes and reservoirs from which san
Francisco obtains it's water supply.
This is undoubtedly a great factor IN
the cause of the present epidemic.
would strongly recommend that all
drinking water be boiled for at least ten
minutes and bottled in well corked bot
ties.
While this influenza is not in itself
Tfo oh 10
to at the start, for your family physl-
clan can then correct condition which
may result in unnecessary sickness.
The disease itself is not serious, but
it carries in it's train so many compli-
cations which may become serious. one
patient is different from another and
no rule can be laid down to cover every
case.
Quinine is the remedy usually given.
It must not be taken in large doses, as
it tends to further depreSs the heart,
which influenza invariably weakens.
There is a remarkable prevalence OF
sore throat in connection with the IN
luenza this fall. 1t is very painful and
is contagious. Any of the usual gar
giles will be effective, and should be
used as soon as a sore throat first ap-
pears.
There is a disease which is verv pre-
yalent, not influenza in any form, but
a disease by itself. Ihere is the emil
with fever following, soreness and pain
in all the bones and joints, and nervous
symptoms. This is not grippe, though
it is frequently mistaken for it.
To avoid the prevailing epidemics one
can only give the same advice one
would give for avoiding any illness. The
man who keeps his system in good
working order is not liable to take any
prevailing disease. To do this he
c6p,1Id 70 lxa aYarpizp nlanfV of if and
get out of doors as much as possible.
Wear sufficient clothing; this is another
thing which women particularly do not
pay enough attention to.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

Japan is a corruption of the Chinese
word Shipen-kue, which means root of
day." or sunrise Kingdom" because
Japan is directly east Of China
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
JIENCE OF PLEASING WOMEN J
BY Dr.. Georqe F. Shrddy.
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Why does the average woman prefer be-
ing idealized to being understood?
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Dr.. Charles E. Parent.

TIME epidemic prevailing in the
city at the present time presents
many of the symptoms of in
fuenza. It is undoubtedly the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-03

m.rss % elected I really bes{eve that
with the proper effort. with only the uss.
men being selected n each district for the
legislative tickets. an5 with Republicans
standing Up for the nominees OK the party.
Independent, CO personal bias or factions al
contests. not only win the afsy-fcar mark
ed reasonably certain Re elected. but
;ha. 81 ieas, .sn 81 tie fifteen in .he
aouatsu, column Will succeed. The Re-
publican managers ars on The right path
at present, fcr In nearly every county ia
the s.a.e I recently visited the dstarnina-
ton Is expressed 10 select only strong men
carried out, Is certain TO lead the carty 10
success. J. HOWARD WATSON.