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Show I The Wearing j of the Mask - , Thero seems to bo different opln- ? ' ions rolntlvo to that uncomfortable, idisagrooablo mask that wo nro coitf- pclled to wear these days and It Is a question whether the mask Is n U benefit or n detriment In the minds of , many. Nono of the masks wo have .1 seen so Jar arc up to tho standard ' 10 thicknesses of gauze and wo very r , much doubt that any of them receive ftV - a waHninK nnl boiling every two hours " as rccommcndcjl. Hero are somo of w the opinions expressed which will, no S.. doubt, be of Interest to our readers: - f- With regard to the wearing of tho mask, Dr. Beatty said tho mask is a j ..splendid means of combnttlrig tho dis- Jot it whdh jiRhtly used. Don't wear L in the open nir., Warm sunshine, it" clean, fresh nir are better for the . if. .lungs than anything In God's wide ' world. But when you wait on tho sick, r jf' . or"when you como out'aftcr nn attack ; - A F of the sickness Into closed places, !woar tho mask! change It every two t hdurs, sterilize tho worn mask by ' ! boiling It. See that you wear It right side out .and keep it clean and it is , undoubtedly an aid. Dr. Beatty advocated ten days convalescence con-valescence for all patients who had t . suffered of the disease. (J That there is n decided difference of i, opinion betwocn Mayor Rolph of San x I Francisco and W. H. Kellog, secretary L. of the stato board of health of Call- fuAiL, fornU, respecting theinfluences which LjWCJW. -mMA state, jvHent from-a tele- T gram received by Dr. Landenbergcr ( of this city Saturday night. It will be recalled that Mr. Kellog advised Dr. Beatty, secretary of tho stato board of health of this state, that the compulsory wearing of masks had had little, if any, Influence in combatting tho dlscaso in that state. To this Mayor Rolph, in reply to a question propounded, by Dr. Londenberger, takes exception, as will bo seen from the telegrams horo given, and which were refused publication by the morning morn-ing papers: Salt Lako City, Nov. 2.1. To tho Mayor of San Francisco. Will you be kind enough to inform mo whethor'or not you consider that the abatement of tho epidemic of Influenza In-fluenza in Snn Francisco was duo largely or at' all to the wearing of masks? I will thank you for an im-' im-' mcdiato reply by telegram. J. C. LANDENBERGER. San .Francisco, Nov, 23. Dr. J. 'C. Landenbergcr, ; . Salt Lake. Ii Universal wearing of masks almost wholly responsible for San Francisco's ' beating tho usual course of Influenza by several weeks; prevented one thou-a thou-a sand five hundred or more possible ' deaths and thousands of cases of in- fluonza and pneumonia with great ro- , ,. ductlon of consequent suffering. We used Lcary vacclno as far as possible f and this undoubtedly helped much. If Y you liavo epidemic, I strongly advise ' strict enforcement of universal mask ing. Our people did this gladly and are devoutly thankful for good results. re-sults. JAMES ROLPH, JR., s Mayor. Held In Abeyance. It is hoped that tho new opening j " and closing and quarantine orders may In tho meantime bring about the ' desired result, thus obviating the ne? f cessity of experimenting with masks, f ' the utility of which has been strongly questioned by health authorities in many cities whero they havo been used. "Opinions on the subject of masking mask-ing ore widely nt variance," said Dr. Beatty, "and first-hand Information, coming to me through Drs. W. H, Harrison and Clarence E. Edwards of ft ' the United States public health sor- vice, lead me to think that, while the mask can profitably be used in tho sick room, its genoral use in public Is not advisable. " Doctors' Work Praised, if "Drs. Harrison and Edwards were sent here from Snn Frnncisco somo time ago and liavo done excellent work. Thoy wore" In the .-oast city when masking was mado compulsory there and consequently had overy opportunity op-portunity to watch the experiment. Their opinion appears to be that the mask Is effective only whop changed eight or ten times n day, and 'that when It Is not so. changed It becombs o menace to the health of tho wearer, rather than a protection. San Francisco's Experience. "For Instance, It Is well known thnt In Snn Frnncisco tho average man wearing n mask to comply with tho low removed It from his face and hung it on tho back of his neck as soon as ho got out' of sight of n policeman. po-liceman. It is nlsd well knoW that most men wenring moBks had holes cut Into them to stick their cigars and cigarettes through, so that, whtlu they wero technically complying with tho law, they wero yet defeating its purposes. "In my judgment, it will be best to watch tho result of tho regulations put into effect yesterday wo can still experiment ex-periment with masks later on." Thnt tho influenza epidemic is far from being under control in Salt Lako became evident last night when tho daily report, of tho city health offlco disclosed the fact that 213 icwi eases of the -malady had been reported during dur-ing tho day. This number, howevor, was said to Include pcrhnps a dozen cases which should havo been reported several days -ago. Dr. W. M. Crngun says: "A mask helps combating Spanish Influenza If used in tho sick room around patients. It should bo sterilized often if used at all Nearly every nurse and doctor who havo worn tho mask have contracted tho Influenza and I believe tho germs have entered tho air passages through tho tear duct of tho eye. Then why not screen tho eyes. If used at all? In the fresh air tho mask Is a detriment to both well and sick, as sunshine and pure air keeps us well and kilV. tho germs." |