THE INFLUENZA.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 68, 22 March 1890, Page 2

THE INFLUENZA.

When the influenza epidemic was at its height in London, the Pall Mall Gazette got a lady correspondent to go round to soveral leading physicians, and pretend she was seizod with the oomplaint. Then tho several prescriptions given were duly published in the paper. The publication, however, brought upon the Gazette a perfect storm of reproach. It was pointed out that probably the doctors were not at all deceived by their patient— that in any case it was unfair to the physicians consulted, to mako their adyice common property. The moat serious objection, however, was that the miblioation was likely to mislead persons suffering from tho malady, and prove a source of danger, as, instead of seeking medical advice for themselves, they might pick out one of the throe prescriptions, and go on doctoring themselves with medicines unauited to their particular cases until tbe disease obtained a firm, and perhaps fatal, hold upon their systems. The influenza is essentially a oomplaint which requires prompt treatment in its initial stages, and as the symptoms differ greatly in different patients, no one remody can possibly provo effective_ in all. We regret to notice that onr morning contemporary has reproduced tho Pall Mall Gazette's article, and wo strongly advise any of our readers who may be unfortunate enough to be neized by La Grippe not to attempt to cure themselves by any of the prescriptions given, but to at onco seek medical advice suited to their cose.