New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
FLATTTIS A NEW DISEASE
Physician Says 1t Is Becoming
Precedent in This City.

DR.. Graves, who has office uptown, has ply
sicians constitutional objection to appearing as
advertising himself He would, therefore, allow the
printing OF his discovery only after promises to keep
his identity secret had been made.
"F1attfs is prevalent and its effects so appar-
ent that wonder that has discovered it
before" said DR.. Graves to a Tribune representa-
tive yesterday. II sit in this window and point
out twenty persons in as many minutes who have
the disease
so far as have been able TO discover the disease
is not communicable. It's prevalence in the city is
due TO the conditions of life here It's most common
manifestation is fatface.
This is uptilted nose chin held high in the
air and peculiar twtChing Of the nostrils and a
nervous puckering of the mouth, much the same as
accompanies expressions of disgust In the most
advanced stages of the disease its victims are given
to low murmurings on the street, and in repose
there is a constant under the breath jabbertng so
that one would think the afflicted person were
nothing more nor less than insane
Indeed. I have no reason to say that the af-
fiction does not develop into form of insanity.
Now when I tell you what the disease comes
from you will think that am endeavorng to foist
upon the public Of those disease fakes which
have been sprung from time to time.
Nothing Of the kind, sir nothing of the kind
You have FAITHS I see in you some of the
strongest symptoms. but be it said for your peace
Of mind, they not well developed yet and If you
are careful in your mode OF life you may escape
a severe attack"
Now see here. doctor The Tribune reporter in
terposed- you can't make me believe that have
any fagttis fabfts. fangutis whatever you may
call IL am well you and never was afflicted
with anything Injurious than the desire for
money enough for three squares and two drinks a
day"
Young man" said the doctor. inpressiveIy alb
sently mindedly testing the edge OF a scaIpel he
was honing, you grieve me. You not only rep
resent the type most likely TO be afflicted by this
dread maIady. but in denying that you have it you
give the strongest evidence that you have
The doctor paid no attention to his ntervieWer's
disguised ejaculation, but placed the knife he had
been sharpening in a closet. adjusted the head of
skeleton in passing, and seated himself opposite
the newspaper
No one ever has FAITHS and knows IT," he began
again But nearly every case I have observed
begins in the way. There is first noticeable
slight tendency to exaggerate the Inconvenience
of the place is living in The janitor's oppres
sons. instead Of being submitted TO without
muir, become sources Of complaint at the break
fast board. When the case-I believe it Shake
speare who said that all the worlds barren waste
and the people therein are tanks, but people who
are sick are cases-when the case goes downstairs
and objects to not having enough heat 10 thaw out
the darkness in the corners OF the rooms in the
morning he is well within the first stages.
Women are usually the first in the family to