"In my opinion the Asiatic cholera, 1850-1851, took more lives and caused more anxiety than the flu. In Spanish Town, with a population of 5,000, 7,800 died."—Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica).
We agree that the 'flu mortality can hardly have been greater than this.
"Flageolets soaked or parboiled previously and placed in alternate layers in a fireproof dish with sliced tomato or potato sprinkled with onion also make a valuable dish." —Evening Paper.
We have fortunately not yet been reduced to eating our wood-wind instruments; but we think we should need a double-bass to wash them down.
