But having the influenza, had sneezed, and that had been the means of his capture.

*** The inconveniences that attend influenza reached their climax a few days ago when an occupant of a crowded tube train blew the nose of the man next to him in mistake for his own.

For the rejoinder of Pawkins was to catch influenza, proceed to pneumonia, and die.

Feb. 7.M.O. diagnosed influenza.

In the first place it will be owing to their low diet and want of proper nourishment that father has got influenza, or Tommy mumps or measlesbeef-fed persons never have these affections(which shows what an enormous proportion of vegetarians there must be)and in the second place, now that there is illness, you must fall back on beef-tea, port-wine, and other "generous diet," to get up and sustain the patient's strength.

And since Providence has seen fit to send us a visitor rather than a visitationthough, personally, I should infinitely prefer the influenza, as interfering in less degree with my comfort,I have, of course, neglected no opportunity of finding out what we may reasonably look forward to.