Show HEALTH BOARD SENDS BULLETIN tells of methods of preventing the spread of contagious diseases gospel of fresh air the state board of health has just issued its latest latent bulletin which is a for the month of december of last year just why the bulletin la is so late 11 in issuing does not appear only four deaths ire are reported for sevier county for that month and there is but little disease of a contagious nature reported the following supplemental Hipple mental information is added to the printed bulletin SCARLET FEVER the unusual prevalence of scarlet fever in various parts of the state calls for the utmost efforts on the part of health officers and school authora authon ties in order that its spread may be restricted two facts should be especially ally remembered 1st ast that the disease is extremely contagious remaining so long as there is any scaling and 2nd and that many cases ot of the disease are so mild as to cause little sickness reul resulting ting frequently in f AUL 10 10 leiu aze or report it Quin ntine intine should be strictly enforced as long as there is ani appearance pe of seal scaling me and the person affected should riot not be permitted to attend school chool in any case for a period of three weeks after quarantine is 11 removed 1 in accor accordance danLe with the law should be thorough and following it the doors and windows should be kept open as lung as possible pos to allow an abundance of sunlight and fresh air to enter which is an important part of fec tion people should be urged to carefully for the first symptom of the di disease and however mild it may be the same strict precautions should be taken in all eases cases vomiting and sore throat should always be looked upon with suspicion and I 1 children should be detained from attending at school whenever they occur failure to report the disease dis ase or attempts to conceal its presence should be punished to the full extent provided by law teachers should be instructed to be on the alert to recognize the first sum of sickness or eruption and to promptly exclude children so affected THE COMMON DRINKING CUP one of the frequent sources of scarlet fever diphtheria dip thena theria and other contag contagious icus diseases is the use of the common drinking cup in the schools this should not be permitted wine it 1 la unG fioLIc LU provide the overflow tap children should be required reau ired to use individual cups which should be numbered this rule bould be strictly enforced by teachers AIR attention is s again called to tle the importance ortance of fighting against the bad air conditions everywhere so ao prevalent no other agency is so directly responsible for ill health and contagious diseases both in the home adrid nd school roomi breathing impure air lowers the vitality and resistance to disease germs and proper ventilation should he be insisted ution upon as the most important of health measures the alarming death rate from |