The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-09

~.srssw ~ new Orleans.
Of the Post,
tcnss, january THE en-
on the symptoms Of 10
i means OF lcssening the bad
disease | clipped from the
Times- Democrat Of Sunday.
this complaint is attaching
~ here and In neariy every
,bis country, / thought you
snr 20 publish IL IN yeur own
ks,shinard Is a well known
ssw orleans and his remed. es
nrryentives and to amclioreie
an attack seem quite srlnp.e.
B. c. Cushman.
TAI meeting Of the city board
uight before last. when the
grippe, or, as it used 10 be
ANA" came up, DIR. 'Michi-
pme useful hints as to whit
40 n we'll 10 avoid an attack
q = TO minimize the effects
sers are aware, the disease
rrydux on large numbers Of
.rsral Of the Northern cities,
phiiadelphia, etc.. and there
uses OF II among ourselves,
sr Il has been OF a mid type.
rfnern Europe. also, ere SUI
similar visitation, the NOR
IN st. Petersburg being un.
ttnown to be "a germ disease.
~ been discovered by Pfeif-
slt. beyond the mere knowing
We have no further acquaint-
1--WE know the microbe OF
rssd the famous Prof. Roux
|eral days ago, as reported In
TX Herald, but do not know
yate It. The great difficulty
M that you can not transmit
kto animals. II we knew some
m. like the monkey. for In.
[would take the disease In the
n a man Is liable to. our work
z much easier and our studies
|ry fruitful in result. but you
amit influenza surely and car-
|mals, and that lis a great. OBJ
solution OF the problem OF
hi. Until we. discover some
will take the disease our work
Init say impossible, but very
DR.. Roux admits that we do
uch about the propagation OF
a equally modest as to our
I It's origin. The origin Of
e says, sis not known. We
z disease from one place to
gertrude. but science has
vered how 1t springs into ex-
Instance. ia 1890 the influ-
Ia Asia, then spread to Russia
London and Europe. But how
Ma Asia? We know that cold,
H favors the spread of the
krve ! do not lay emphasis on.
er, nor on cold. 1t is when
etures are combined that the
iuenza is favored so much"
B doctors who have been MAX
study of la grippe do not up
progresseu much further than
Ind for the same reason as
Dr. Roux-the i,npossibillty
cultivating the infiuelzl
u DR.. Robin. one of the most
the medical practitioners OF
capital, suggests precautions
be taken with a view to pre-
Ittack LAS preventive meas
\ys, II should recommend as
eportant means TO avoid COT
auenEa that those who are
prevalent shall be careful to
ery strict system OF hygiene,
All occasions for catching o.
morning the throat should be
some ant!eeptic solution Of
Or solution Of phenic acid,
Dn Of Z strength Of to 100
Picnic acid, and s to 100 il
TIER As used"
TO DR.. Michinard, whose treat
|dssesse lies pretty much along
vested Dy Robin: After point
Ia grippe becomes more viru-
re established it becomes, or
Stars, in q place; that it en-
lem through the abr passages,
the mouth. and attacks the
pes, and that the expectorated
ehuenna patients is the most
al things for causing con-
aichinard advises above every-
people should avoid being out
ecially those who are suffering
light cough"
10 preventive treatment. and
the early stage of the attack. |
The individual might take
suuohs at iome," says DR.. |
such as nightly spraying the
menthol solution or campIhor
me first symptom of the |
hlsnt be shown by sneezing, a
OF the nose or a slight chill, |
FEVER and pain beneath the |
fisnt should swab the nostrd's |
q the solutions just named |
Piution Of 10 drops of carbolic |
q water. thoroughly stirred. |
sent be cut short. A good |
MADE with a dossil of alb.
"a securely applied to an or
en toothplck." |
We may add. is a disease that
,ooIea with, and strong p.er-
!, tner strength by trying to
y are generally either laid |
inherit from 1T some ,igly
y lakes years to get rid of. |
~ me SLIGHTEST suspicion OF |
nose or throat should make |
scled stay carefully indoors |
~ ANN such raw weather as |
sy saturday. for examnIe