The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-22

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The Preventaon - tAe Disease ana
Re1eafes Ger II.
Chicago TYmes-Herald
Chicago has the grip. One-hzK OF the
people IA the city are suffering from the
disease and the other half are fearful that
they win get H. For the past month the
snpmher Of safSerex1 has been increasing.
Antl nov itswoul4 seem that nearly every
body had fallen victim 90 the disease
Guilds tn the head are common. pretty eyes
are Redeemed. and the drug stores are do
ting lively business.
That the grip Is here no one doubts. The
problem IL how TO escape from its Clutch
e. There are thousands of people each
with sovereign remedies hut It would seem
that Health Commissioner Reynolds ought
to know more about II than anybody else
Just now he is devoting moot Of his time
to warning citizens of the presence Of the
grip The mortality lists give ample
evidence that the dangers are not exag-
gerated.
The grip is herer' exclaimed Health
Commissioner Reynolds, when the subject
was mentioned to him. Indeed ii i. The
best way TO prevent it, Well, first In i'm
portance is proper clothing. proper shoe
ing and, OF course. proper housing. We
have been repeatedly telling people to
avoid exposure, 10 guard in every possible
manner against colds, and TO give them
prompt attention when contracted. When
one fe:is premonitory symptoms of grip
he should remain at home in bed. In the
majority OF slight indispositions, though
one may feel tendency TO illness and a
disinclination TO work in the morning. he
may without harmful results fight of the
feeling, and almost invariably Will i'm
prove as the day wears away.
Not Like other Colds
This Is true OF ordinary colds. slight
ailments Of the digestive apparatus. and
q thousand and one everyday health trou-
bles. Grip. on the contrary, fastens itself
upon It's victims weakest point and saps
his vitality, and there Is grave danger In
trying to work ii OF. This danger lies not
so much in the grip primarily as In its
tendency to combine itself with other dis
eaSes-diseaseS OF the digestive organs. OF
the bronchial system, and OF the heart.
1t Is most dangerous in the extremes OF
Hfe-among the very young and the very
old where the vitality is low. acting often
times in these instances as last straw.
Again, 1t Is very likely to bring into ac-
tfv.ry many diseases which one is heir to,
but which otherwise would have remained
dormant.
"As q second preventive avoid a.
much as possible contact with those at
fected. Grip Is contagious; 1t is conveyed
from one person to another through
breathing the same air. using the same
bowls and toilet articles. or. as 1t exists IN
the bronchial tubes and air passages, by
means Of kiss.
81 have been talking grip constantly dur
Ing the past four weeks. and can do no
more than to emphasize the warning. Too
much stress cannot be laid upon the neces-
sity for attention to ones health during
the remainder OF the winter. People should
be careful and temperate.
What to do.
What? Treatment for the srip2" he
continued quizzicaliy. 20. the public Is Al
ways looking cor a pill, .sn ~. oo..le-
thing to swallow. Now the Office OF this
commission is not to cure. but to prevent
disease. It's mission to the peopie Is edu-
cational, Just come over here and let me
show you how this is being accomplished.
And Dr. Reynolds led thssNay to a large
chart hanging on the wall OF his ONCE.
and proceeded TO explain Its mysteries. To
urinttiated eyes ii resernbled the charts
showing the ups and downs of the stock
markets. but the erratic lines crossing it's
checkered surface were ir realty repre-
sentative of diseases, which nave been di-
vided into two groups-those which sani-
tary care can control and prevent, such
as typhoid fever and impure water dis
eases, and those which are beyond con-
troll by these means, as heart and nervous
troubles. Br.ght's disease and cancer. And
he showed how the trend of the line rep
resenting the first group for years past
had been downward, or toward lower
rate of mortality.
Doesn't that tell q pretty story?' he
said, enthusiastically. And that is what
education can dor for the people If they
will bat accept the warnings which are
given.
This has not much bearing on the grip.
but nevertheless ! am sure there Is nothing
in which people are more deeply interested
than their own lives-in learning how 70
lengthen them and how TO increase their
vitality. The millions Of dollars which they
spend yearly upon remedies that are
brought to their notice are an evidence OF
this believe men nave stronger inter-
est In their welfare in this world than In
that 10 which they are going later.
Thousands of people are weakened and
injured by running from one remedy to
another and pouring down their threats
an amount OF trash nnumerable in yarie-
~ and unknown In quantity. If they would
but consent 10 be taught that prevention
is better than cure-if they would dress
properly. regulate their diet, and be tenn
perate. 1t would go long way toward
the SATISFACTION Ok uiaHAi0o iNhhS h~9-
sion-the desire for life and the desire TO
prolong IT.
That DIR. Reynolds Is not far afield In his
statement regarding peoples desire for
something to swallow is evident TO the
man with ears. One hears on every hand
.infsuib!e' cures for grip, and some OF
them are conspicuous for their very ab-
surdity.
A trained nurse says that one OF the best
cures Il pure lemon juice. taken upon re-
firing. in conjunction with ho, mustard
foo, baths. This has the virtue at least
of simplicity, and Is likely to be less HARM
full.
On the whole. If yot have grip and do
not feel sufficiently i'll TO afford physi-
clans care. the safest plan Is to confine
yourself to simple. old-fashioned nome
remedies, giving wide berth 10 the whirn-
steal and erratic suggestions of the indi-
yidual-and his name is legion-who "can
cure YOU Just as Well as a doctor
UNIQUE PACK OF CARDS.