The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-11
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
Opinions of New York Physicians as 10
Cause aud Cure.
(Now York Exchange)

There is probably no family In inc ei'S
Of which some member is not iald 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 the streets and street
cars and in the churches one meets with
people violently sneezing. with running
eyes. coughing and with a woe-pesohe
expression on their faces Like an eP'-
denies Of this kind. few are exempt. 1t
attacks the rich and poor alike ana p"S-
slcians are being worked night and day.
To obtain reliable information on 'n'S
most important subject reporter r'
Gently called upon some well-known phy-
.slclans to learn from them "ha' "'
could do in relation TO IT,
"All agreed on the opinion that the
malady was rapidly increasing ana '"''
in most cases it was Of an extremely
dangerous nature"
zone medical man. who is said to have
treated no less than one hundred grip
patients in a single week, said to the re-
porter:
Serious results will always follow an
attack Of the grip if it is not properly
treated. onen it run into pneumonia
and always # leaves unpleasant or dan
gerous complications. It seems TO be diff
ferent this year from ever before. My
experience has shown that the worst
grip comes when tho body is ciogged
up and when the secretions fan to nave
the right exit
Have you ever seen sewer or
drain clogged. Well. that IS precisely the
condition OF the body that invites grip
The fluids have no means Of escape ana
so they back up and flood everything
just as a clogged >ewer floods the street
IS this not natural? Il is certainly true.
when a person IS attacked by grip
the doctor continued. "he should not try
10 fight off the sensations Of cold aching
limbs and extreme WEAKNESS under the
impression that he has simply an ordi-
nary cold. but should stay indoors avoid
excess Of eating and drinking and above
all take a timely remedy
The reporter being anxious 10 discover
what the public considered timely
remedy and was taking most, visited the
leading drug-stores and interviewed the
proprieturs The general opinion was
well expressed by the manager Of a prom
inent Fifth Avenue pharmacy. who said
Grip? Yes. it Is raging. But it seems
to come I'm a different way from any
former years. People come into our store
all clogged mp. Not necessarily in the
head. but an over the body. They have
headaches. it is true. but then they
have backache too and pains an through
the system. You know the body Is IKE
city. All the waste matter must be-
carried away. When the sewers do nor
work there Is trouble. People are begin
ming TO understand that they must keep
the sewers. especially the kidneys, in
good condition or they cannot hope 20
escape or regain health. What is the
remedy? Well. we have o. store fun OF
so-called remedies, but we have only one
which our customers find produces the
effects desired. We do not recommend
anything. but I can tell YOU what the
people use. Il is something reliable. some
thing which is certain 10 unclog the
system, something which is recommend
ed by physicians and is very popular with
the people-Warner's Safe Cure. We look
upon it as the safest and the best remedy
that anyone can take when suffering from
the many. many serious ailments so
common at this season OF the year"
This information is certainly Of the
highest Importance in view OF the in
creasing number OF people who are suf-
fering from colds, chills, grip and the
ills Of the season. Very often the serious
results which follow these attacks might
have been avoided II the proper remedy
had been taken In time. Health is a
serious matter and especially at this sea-
SON Of the year. when so many things
are lighting bitterly against il.