The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-16
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
urnnons OF New York Physicians "a TO
Cause aud Cure.
rAroo Joy1 Erchanre.1

There is probably no family in the city Of
which some member is not laid up, or at lea t
attacked by the grip
while grip is the same old enemy, it
seems TO be very different this season from
other years Ou the streets and street cars
and in the churches one meets with people
violently sncezing, with running eyes.
coughing and with woc-bcgone expression
ou their faces Like all epidemcs Of this
kind, few are exempt 1t attacks the rich
and poor alike and physicians are being
worked night and day"
To obtain reliable information on this
most important subject q reporter recently
called uuou some well known physicians to
learn from them what he could do in rela-
tiou to IT,
"All agreed on the opinion that the
malady was rapidly increasing and that in
most cases it was of an extremely danger.
Gus nature"
zone medical man, who is said to have
treated no less than one hundred grip pa.
tients In "a single week, said to the reporter -
Serious results will always follow an
attack of the grip if it is not properly
treated Often it runs into pneumonia
and always it leaves unpleasant or danger.
ous complications. 1t seems to be different
this year from ever before. My experience
has shown that the worst grip comes wher
the body is clogged up and when the secre
lions fail to have the right exit "
Have you ever seen sewer or drair
nlogged Well that is precisely the condi
ion of the body that invites grip. Th'
lluids have no means of escape aud so they
back up aud flood everything, just as
clogged sewer floods the street. Is thi
not natural? 1t is certainly true"
when person is attacked by grip" th
doctor continued. "he should not try to figh
off the sensations of cold, aching limbs AM
extreme weariuess under the impression tina
he has simply an ordinary cold, but shoul
stay indoors, avoid excess of eating an,
drinking and above all take timely rem
edy."
The reporter being anxious to discoye
what the public considered a timely remed
and was taking most visited the leadin
drug stores and interviewed the proprietors
/ The general opinion was well expressed b.
the manager of a prominent Fifth Avenu
pharmacy, who said Grip Yes, it
raging. But it seems to come in a dilferen
way from any former years. People com
into our store all clogged up. Not necessaril
in the head, but ali over the body. The
have headaches, it is true but then the
bo,-o bsoly.oha t,, q, nd Maine oil tbrougb tb
system You know the body is like a city
All the waste matter must be carried away
When the sewers do not work there
trouble People are beginning to understan
that they must keep the sewers. especial
the kidneys, in good condition, or they car
not hope to escape or regain health. Whs
is the remedy? Well, we have store fu
Of so-called remedies, but we have only on
which our customers find produces the effec
desired. We do not recommend anything
but can tell you what the people use. 1t
something reliable, something which is ce
tain to unclog the system, something whiC
is recommended by physicians and is vel
popular with the people-Warner's Safe Cur
We look upon it as the safest and the be
remedy that anyone can take when su1t
ing from the many, many serious ailments
common at this season of the year"
This information is certainly of the highC
importance in view of the increasing nul
, Der Of people who are suffering from cole
chills, grip and the ills of the season. We
often the serious results which follow the
, attacks might have been avoided if t
proper remedy had been taken in tin
Health is a serious matter and especially
this season of the year, when so ma
things are fighting bitterly against it.