"The Flu": a brief history of influenza in U.S. America, Europe, HawaiiMouritz, A. A. St. M. (Arthur Albert St. M.)
History
"The Flu": a brief history of influenza in U.S. America, Europe, Hawaii
Mouritz, A. A. St. M. (Arthur Albert St. M.)
Influenza
Se Wulf. Se (the), Wulf, wolf. Probably so named from the cough of the
Flu victim resembling the growl of the wolf; or from the sudden seizure
by the outlaw wolf of its victim.
Heafd Flowan. Heafd, head; Flowan, to flow; hence Head Catarrh.
Italiae Febris. Fever of Italy.
Le Tac. The Rot; slow recovery, persistent cough, like T.B.
Le Horion. The thump or blow; suddenness of the attack of the Flu.
Ladendo. This word is puzzling; it is slang Latin or Italian or is
misspelt. If Latendo, it means, the Hidden One, the Flu. If it is
Ludendo, then it may mean, the Tickler or Laugher, the tickling cough
spasms, resembling a person laughing. In the Epidemic of 1427, the
manner of greeting was “As-tu eu Ladendo?” Have you had Ladendo?
Cephale Catarrhale. Head Catarrh.
Coqueluche; from coq, the male bird; hence crested like the comb of a
cock. Luche means a cap or hood. The wearing of a cap, cocked or crest
shaped, by the victim of the Flu, gave the name to the disease, hence,
“Coqueluche.”
Coccoluche. Is the above word Coqueluche, Anglicised. Coc or cocc is
Anglo-Saxon for the French word, coq.
La Grippe. La, the, and the verb, agripper, to grip or cling to or
choke.
_Influenza._ The world-wide designation by which the disease is known
today; is of Italian origin from the word Influente; a malign Influence
or Influenza from the stars being the cause. Latin: in, into or upon,
and fluo to flow; hence a flowing in, into or upon; caused by an unseen
power or Influence or Influenza, like the profuse nasal discharge,
flowing from an invisible source.
THE PERFECT LANGUAGE.
Sanskrit literally means “the perfect language,” from san or sam, with,
and krita, perfected or done. It is a mother language, the ancient
language of the Hindus, and called the Infallible language, because it
is based on infallible rules; and also the language of the Gods.
The language contains the root Plu; to flow, to rain, to swim. Now,
whether it is the Anglo-Saxon word, flowan to flow; or the Latin words
pluo, to rain, and fluo to flow; or the German fliessen, to flow; or the
Greek word phleo, to flow; and the Italian word, influente, influo, and
hence Influenza; every one of these words is drafted from this Sanskrit
root Plu; from 1800 B.C. downwards is the time that the Sanskrit was in
use.
Plu or Flu is an ancient disease, so the Author of this Booklet
believes, and in confirmation thereof, cites the views of native Indian
Sanskrit scholars who have found the records of a pestilence, resembling
the Flu away back in the mists of antiquity, 1200 B.C.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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