New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-28
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
OPINIONS or NEW YORK PHYSICIANS A. no
CAUSE AND CURE.

There is probably no family in the city OF
which some member II not laid up or at least
attacked by the grip"
While grip is the same old enemy, !, seems
to be very different this season from other
years On tn. streets and street cars ana IN
the churches one meets with people violently
sneezing with running eyes coughing and with
a wool egone expression on their faces. Like
all epdemics Of this kind few are exempt IL
attacks the rich and poor alike and physicians
being worked night and day.
To obtain reliable Information on this most
important subject reporter recently called
upon some we'll known physicians 70 learn rom
them what ne could do in relation 70 IL.
An agreed on the opinion that the malay
rapidly increasing and that In most cases
II was Of an extremely dangerous nature
"One medical man who Is said 20 have
treated no less than one hundred grip patients
In A single week. said {" the reporter -.
Serious results viii always follow an attack
- the grip n IL h. not properly treated. pi'eh
n runs into pneumonia and always n leaves
unpleasant or DANCE Gus complications IL seems
To be- different this year from ever before. My
experience has shown that m" worst grip comes
when the body b. cl0gged up and when the Sc
cretons fail o. have tho right exit
Have you ever seen "a sewer or drain
clcL ged2 Well that rs precisely tho condltloh
OF the body that invites grip. The nuids nave
no means OF escape and go they back up ana
flood everything. just as a cloeSed sewer noods
the street Is this not natural u If certainty
true"
When person is attacked Dos grip the
doctor continued he should not try 90 fight on
the sensations OF cold. aching limbs and extreme
WEAKNESS under On" impression that u" nAS
simply an ordinary cold. nut should stay IN.
doors. avoid excess ~ eating and irinkins anu
above all take timely rem dy
The reporter being anxious 20 discover "hat
The public considered a timely remedy ana was
taking most visited the leading drug stores
and interviewed the proprie ors The general
opinion was well expressed ny the manager OK
a prominent Fifth Avenue pharmacy VINO said'
Grip; Yes. 10 j. raging. But u seems 10 come
IN a different way from any former years. REQ.
pie come into our store an ciOggcd mp. Not
necessarily IN the head. but an over the BODY.
They have headac hes. IL Is true, hut men they
have backache. too and pains an through me
system. You know tie body is Ike city All
the waste matter must be carried away when
the sewers do nos work there Is trouble. Peo-
pie are beginning 10 understand thaf ihcy mIst
keep the sewers. especially the kidney. IN good
condition or they cannot hope % escape or re-
gain health What is the remedy Well. We
have store Full Of so-called remedies but 80
have only one which our customers ma pro-
duces the effects desired We DO not recon-
mend ANYTHING but | can tell YOU what the
people use Il Is something reliable, something
which is certain 10 uncl0g the system. some
thing which is recommended by physicians ana
II very popular with The peopl"-Warners safe
cure W. look upon n the safest and the
best remedy that anyone can take when suffer-
ing from the many. many serious ailments so
common AZ this season ~ tho year.
This information is certainly ~ the highest
inlportanoe In view ~ the increasing number ~
people who are suffering from colds. chills.
grip and the Ills - the season. Very Often INC
serious results which follow these attacks might
have been avoided II the proper remedy had
hean taken In time Heslth is serious matter
and especiallv az this season ~ the year when
50 many things are fighting bitterly against IT,