Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-03

for n few hours sleep. but my grip
patients won't let me do &C."
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN cur
AND COLDS.
DR.. Niics-"My practice &c mostly
surgical consequently ! am not thrown
10 any great extent IN contact with
medical cases. Iiut I have invcstigat-
ed this epidemic and ! must say. re-
luctantly. however. that We have un-
dcuiablc cases Of IN grippe In the city.
| must say that the reports Of this dis
ease both here and In the East, are
greatly exaggerated. | have Just re-
turned from meeting Of the Western
Surgical and Gynccological association.
held In Omaha, where I delivered an
address on the occasion ~ my taking
thu vice presidents chair. While there
l wns thrown In contact with medical
men from nh over the states. The In
grippe subject was well ventilated. and
the universal opinion was that the re-
ports regarding the spread OF the dis
onse have been greatly exaggerated.
''rho cnHca herr at the same time lrc
less numerically. and nilder IN form
than those OF the East. The symptoms.
complications and acquolac that follow
the disease are undoubtedly more Hc-
we're than In other acute diseases " the
respiratory tracts and when the attack
Il ANNOUNCED hy ordinary cold. II "
wise TO take uuuEunl precautions and
To- regard 10 In u serious light
~ cold ~ an irritnnt. Ia grippe D.
caused hy "a specific germ TINT Is plain
~ Visible beneath the microscope and
u strikes the Individual in the weak
spot of his respiratory Organization.
The man with cnnsumttlve rrucliviticr
ir attacked iu tho chest md Hp forth
10 IL aH vuii FOR nli uf ms 10 be careful
during the epidemic that ~ over this
city"
THIS DOCTOR HAD IT HIMSELF.
Dr. \. =. Bowers. Influenza In town.
should Hay ao. ! am Just getting over
Siege of II myself Yes. d u the gene
uiuc 1891 article IN slightly modified
degree and from an reports and person
al experience. " ~ mo- rcapectcr Of per-
sons. u strikes them an ANA whole
fumilirH arr down with ~. Il Il not loo
Called either. az both the benches ava
the lnwinnds are contributing thor
share Of patients. II varies according
To- the subjects; some casls develop
neuralgia while others have a tendency
to pneumonia ana bronchial an"c.
dion, There " ono coincidence that /
have noted. both m 1891 ana during %"
last tire" weeks. md that II immrdi-
ntciy nftor n fan of snow there Dr. g..
cidcd stimulus given o. the epidemic.
u " tho universal, typical grip and
with treatment lasts generally frnm
three 10 i've days AZ a. treatment.
stlmuiantH and scdntiyca form an Inn
purtant factor
LOTS OF BRONCHIAL TROUBLE.
Dr. Wrirht-"f have had run on
| t,pnchini troubles that during the last
| fe.' days has assumed big proportions.
| emit way. however, that ir iH grin.
in fact. II IN an easy matter to lump u
/ lot ui HymplumH under one diagnosis
and classify colds bronchial trouble
and kindred ailments under one cape
ton. and W. az on-han1 way call them
gr.i. The genuine article h M petty
uilmrnt to DO cured by "a couple "
doses 81 medicine II ~ much moro
serious case than the average person
srppurce GRIP u one ~ those con.
vruirnt terms. although I have several
eases. accompanied by neuralgia pains
| tat point to Influenza IN modified
/ form. the majority Of my new eases
/ point 10 bronchitis and kindred com.
| Tlnintn.
An AGGRAVATED COLD.
Dr. Wilcox--f can ray that during m,
| last thrive weeks since this Influenza
| epidemic broke out. 4 have had hund.
reds ~ eases brought to my notice. II
| n really an aggravated cold with
Hnoezing. FOYER. headache. rapid pulse
/ cough, loss OF appetite, furrcd tongue
and frequently attended by SORE throat
There II danger ~ It's developing int
pneumonia n neglected. II IL NOR