St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-21

to act g agent for the FARMER at
Madisonville.
ABOUT LA GRIPPE.
In the January number of that
very interesting periodical, THE
Dietic and Hygienic Gazette"
there is a we'll informed and enter
taing article from the pen Of DR..
John Ashburton Cutter, of New
York, on the subject of s'la grippe.'
And not only is the author honored
name guarantee of the merit OF
the article; but the fact that, in the
course of his practice, he has cured
hundreds of cases-himself in
cluded-by the use Of an exceeding
~ simple treatment, gives to his
prescription more than ordinary
value.
There is an sold wife nostrum
Of a remedy for Ia grippe or infiu-
enza. 1t is the insertion and wear
ing of some powdered sulphur in
the heel Of the shoe or the stocking.
What the virtue of the sulphur ap-
piled in this particular region Of
The anatomy may be, we donot pro-
fess to know; we do not even know
whether it has any virtue or not,
although, as the disease does not
specially attack and is not located
in the heel, we are inclined to
doubt the efficacy of the nostrum.
We mention it merely because it
is DR.. Cutters remedy applied At
the wrong end. Instead Of put
ting sulphur into the heel of the
shoe or stocking Us the local
nostrum prescribes, DR.. Cutters
prescription merely bids the sui
ferer from la grippe burn some sui
phur in his room and lnhalc the
perfumes. That is all; and surely
nobody will assert that is either a
difficult or an expensive remedy.
We quote from DR.. Cutters &C
count of his treatment of himself
when he had an attack last month.
On the Sunday night he had all the
symptoms of an attack; on Monday
morning he was worse, but be had
his round Of visits and his Office
work to attend to, and he attended
to them, terrifying himself for thell
performance with hearty lunch
at noon. He continues with ms
after-lunch narrative:
II felt better aud bided my time
when l could burn some sulphur IN
the Office when it should be clear
OF patients. This / did about
haif-past 4, was somewhat renewed,
and at 6 O clock | went to Jersey
l saw some patients; found my
throat to be raw and harsh, the feel
ing Of weakness and prostra-ion te
increase, and / again ate . full
meal of STEAK, potatoes. etc. My
nostess 'nsn' :. ~ I1iues., w.. :.
snoVei anu VIZ. W. NY 49, ,.s,..-
tne snosel' -. n IN. - so.. :.L su s..,as
ne room was "''1 A.. WI W. s.anr
nnaleu ,les. .s.o3 u.s. - f.r ;n7,
anu 'oe lunos 'asssa -, - h.o..h
my lungs .na. !. ~a "a a'' .bs s s.ei;n,
iess rom spse, 49, I.s -. s,h;oh h.
OF lansuol a,lu ".a ';.;~a,.S ~ ~
oeeh some"na. .u.I .ssa,
fuii meat, in'nea e IA 80
away, 'l.u g. - : ;aaaad a. on
powerful 'on,o, W -, . .rs.,l,
ieels on cle"' s'
wen.
With slight threat OF the &c
carrence Of the attack At midnigh
rho same day. DR.. Cutter repeate,
tho ;nb,;,t.,m-process: and agai
next mo. ing; and that was the en-
g tho ot,.ck' The fumes of th
hurning sulphur had apparently
deadly effect on the germs Of
or;n,ss winch after 4 few applica
ions Of the treatment. passed on
&c tho system whether by dissolu
ton mr. in disuust. The remedy
snrely worth irving
"a TO ! regimen while 4 paticn
.,ffars from Il or;pne. DR.. Cutie
advises merely the occasional swal
Iow;no &c ! ..Doyer.s powdcr;'' b
recommend. s,avino abed if posi-
lie and eating hearty meals
Feed your grip cases well,' b