Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1906 — HAVE YOU GOT IT? [ARTICLE]

HAVE YOU GOT IT?

A new disease has appeared recently, says an exchange, and is known as Mortus Sabbathicua, or Sunday sickness, and is a disease peculiar to church members. The attack comes on suddenly every Sunday. No symptoms are felt Saturday night; the patient sleeps well and eats a hearty breakfast, but about churdh time the attack comes on and continues until the services are over for the morning. Then the patient eats a good dinner. In the afternoon he feels much better and is able to take a walk, talk polit cs and read the Sunday papers; he eats a hearty supper and about church time he has another attack and stays at home. He retires early, sleeps well and wakes up on Monday morning refreshed and able to go to work and does not have any further symptoms of the disease until the following Sunday morning.