The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-11-16
NO. 46
TAKING COLD AND LA
GRIPPE.

This is the commencement of the
season which will last for ut least six
months when colds, catarrhal fevcrs,
inhuenzas or grip will abound. At
this time when one has been feeling
uniformly in most excellent condi-
tion, there may suddenly appear feel
ing of lassitude followed 10y decided
chill or chillncss, sudden and rapid
rise of temperature, quick tense pulse,
moderately dry skin, great thirst,
coated tongue, constipated bowels, an
unpleasant taste in the mouth, general
evidence of checked or perverted Sc
cretions, and last, but not least, scan
ty high colored urine.
A not infrequcnt syetom will be
general aching in all the mussles, joints
and bones, suggesting the old fashion
ed "breakboEe" fever The above
group of symptoms may be explained
of ''only coll,' as it is frequently
expressed, or it may be the announce
ment of well-defned attack of grip,
which now is well known to everybody.
1t may be interesting to recall the
grip or old time "influenza," is due to
a specific poison, the bacillus of Pfeif-
fer, which, while it is claimed by some
to be uninfuenced by soil, climate, sea-
son or atmospheric changes, yet these
conditions do materially affect the in
divdual as related to susceptibility.
There is much yet to be learned re-
garding the manner of development of
these remarkable outbreaks of infu-
eHza. 1t has been definitely estab-
lished that with this infection one at
tack does not carry with it immunity
against another as in most other infec-
tions, but rather invites or predisposes
to repeated attacks.
Careful physicians who have studied
this disease and allied conditions, are
uniformly of the opionion that it is one
of the severest tests of the equipment
of the individual, particularly one who
has reached forty years of age. These
so-called colds, catarrhal fevers and in
fuenzas are not only in themselves Of
ten of serious import, but doubly so in
that they put the individual nervous
system below par, fguratively speak
ing, reduce the power of resistance,
render the air passages sensitive and
susceptible to other infections, in 9TH
er words their victim is in a condition
to yield readily to all forms of disease.
The all important thing then is for
the invlded person to at once institute
a treatment favorable to prompt relief
and cure. Fortunately synthetic
chemistry has given us remedy in
Phelalgin, which can be absolutely re-
lied upon. In adult doses of ten grains
washed down by good hot toddy at
night (to be repeated in an hour if ne
cessary). prompt relief to all discom-
forts will be secured. The action of
the phenalgin is not only to relieve
pain and distress, but to open up the
excretory organs and to correct the
general perversion Of 'secretions as in
dicated by the bad taste in the mouth,
| ETC. In the morning unless the bow
| els have sufficiently moved, a tea
spoonful or two of susphate Of soda
may be given in glass of hot water
to flush them more thoroughly. 1t
may be we'll to continue the phenal-
gin in five grain doses every three or
four hour for several days, to be fol-
lowed later by a tonic composed as
follows: Capsicum | grain, quinine 2
grains, and strychnine one-fiftieth of a
grain, in a pill Or capsule three times
day.-Popular Science JM'nthy.