Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-18

" DANGEROUS II that many su6erees
minimize the disease and insist upon
going to business and Keeping up So
cial activities when they should be al
home and caring for themselves. Medf.
cines Of course should be taken under
the direction OF q physician but such
home remedies AZ hot foot baths. hot
drinks and precautionary methods OF
avoiding cold and chilliness are i'm
perative to rapid and thoro recov-
cry. The patient should go to bed II
he can, at any rate he should stay Al
home, keep warm and quiet and in an
even temperature with plenty of good
ventilation The bowels should be
kept active and attention paid to diet
DR.. Keyser-Grip Is severer type
this time. 1t is always dangerous be-
cause of complications that affect Inn
portant organs. the brain and its mem :
pranes stomach, kidneys, lungs, etc
When grip lasts ten or twelve days the
resistance Is lowered and pneumon1a
or even more serious complications
may result. such as tuberculosis. COM
plications Of the castro intestinal trace
which may take on dangerous FORM
Head complications are common, IN
lection of the ears and sinuses, with
possibility OF resultant infection OF the
cells of the mastoid. Earache with
grip calls for the immediate attention
Of the specialist.
The best treatment know is to have
the throat swabbed with silver nj
trate solution, go home. take hot 100.
baths. an effective cathartic, drink hot
lemonade and use hot congresses on
the chest without medicine. Stay at
home and. better yet, in bed while the
attack lasts. After the cathartic is
used drink lots of water and limit the
diet to liquid one for three days.
Drs. Lierle and Especial
practice)-Grip this year is more pro-
life of meningeal complications and
infection of sinuses more common. The
disease itself is not apparently OF
more virulent type but complications
and infections OF various kinds are
more in evidence than In previous cpl
denies However, If the patient uses
great care and looks upon grip as what
II is, most dangerous disease, not in
itself but in its sequelae, 1t should
yield to treatment and care as usual
thing without serious results. Pre-
ventive treatment is to keep up the
resistance against disease by proper
louu soo0
OF course when a disease Is epidemic
anyone is likely to receive the infec-
ton. The best treatment which can
be applied by the sufferer IS to stay
within doors. avoid exposure. sustain
the resistance with concentrated foods
and keep well clothed. Medicinal treat
ment depends mainly on the salycilates
and II Is preventive of infection TO
use a silver nitrate solution on the
throat. Dangerous? Certainly Grip
Is a dangerous disease and should be
given immediate care.
DR. Hansen-The cases have had
during this epidemic lead me to be-
lieve that the disease Is OF a milder
type than that OF the last general cpl
demic a few years ago. The fact thar
in the east and In Chicago the grip
bacillus has not been located In the
sputum OF patients seems to indicate
that 1t is moister there. Excellent pre-
ventive precautions are to keep away
from those who have II. who are
coughing and sneezing. stay away
from crowds and from lily ventilated
gathering places. We all know that
quiet and rest and good caution against
sudden exposure, warmth and good
fresh air are the best things the pa
tient can do for himself
Yes there are many complications OF
course Each epidemic seems to have
its tendency toward special compiica-
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