The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-21

been given it, and the virulency of 1t Is
such as to make its introduction into this
country of serious moment Under faYcr-
able circumstances it's victims may be
one IN ten, and where the disease Is Tn
checked half of those attacked may die,
United States soldiers in the Philippines
nave been attacked by il, and the long
lived germ may be brought to the Pacific
coast In transports. 1t is considered to
be as serious as is leprosy
In beriberi patient is pale ana bag
eard. hakke, as 1t has developed in the
philippines. has a directly opposite ef-
1ect on the patient, leaving him flushed
but often with no fever.
hakke attacks any one between the
ages Oh " and 40, irrespective Of physical
conditions, just as measles and smallpox.
and inGifferently persons of /, constjtr'
lions and temperaments.
Make does not originate spon.aneous-
W II can be acquired only in localities
Where 1t exists habituaIly It Is a com.
mon disease in prisons, asylums. schools
ana among soldiers in the army. and is
known to break out on vessels among tha
crews who sail from or touch at a Katke
port. NoNAe
IS considetcd non-febrile disease.
the temperature frequently being sinh,
normal; however where fever does occur
II is generally during or Just after tbe
initial stage. The blood is not often fo,,r5
changed, but the heart reveals moro az.
| Tess pronounced alterations there Is ,,s,,-
any paIpltation, percussion and heart
murmurs. The pulse varies and &c al
ways IN harmony with.the heart actions
III many cases the digestive organs are
IioU lmpalred'the appetite is good and
sometimes craving at the beginning of
the disease; occasionally there is a Joe.
OF appetite. The
times there is nausea, vomiting and al
rhea' or constipation. The liver and tba
spleen generally normal: in a middIe-a ga5
patient the liver is found to he incraaso5
III volume, and slightly painful on nress-
ure. The lungs manifest raenira 49,,
troubles sometimes accompanying parox.
ysms OF severe pain, and in many tho M
uent Is taken during the night and even
turing the day with violent fits Of suffo-
Gatlon' similar to asthma. The skin is
dry rough and corky; it has also been
observed that perspirations may occur in
certain regions of the body.
Inc patient complains of formica lion
prlcking and tinsling; some say that the
| ground often seems elastic, as II Il were
covered with thick layers Of com. and
some say, when walking their feet Zee,
as II they were being pricked with nee
dies; others, when they touch the roof OF
- mum WIN the tongue, fe9l a sensa-
ton like that produced by hairs or
threads. Some experience sharp rain in
the muscles, especially In the calves OF
the legs in the thighs and forearms. TIE
patient often complains of heavy feel
ing. rigid muscles-in fact. cramps i'm all
the muscles. Ocular disorders are also ne
quent.
Sometimes patients suffer continuous
eruptions OF various kinds. The diselse
may as. long time and - Dw'v progress
toward chronic state, subjectei 10 acute
paroNysLis, many % which are fetni
mated ~ foath. sometimes Il Is RAPIDLY
cured when the patient changes climate.
AZ "'h'T times % rewnlns Itationtry sor a
long p' 100, 0i grows worse fl0w y. The
durlu1l az ihc disease may b. Ave weeks
ana may bc two years. Helapses are FREE
qnent nna may occur from three 90 tix
iimnl
lLe s'r0r Ions are varied ana COMPLEX.