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Show Infuenza Is Sweeping Through the Valley More Than 300 Cases Reported With Pneumonia Developing Schools Are Ordered Closed. With the first signs of ill- r ness, immediately go to bed y and report your sickness. K.v- J crcise the best care in pre-venting pre-venting colds and exposures-. Do not become alarmed and s hysterical. 15e discreet in foodj and habits. Get plenty of fresh? air and keep the body clean Z and warm. 1 Avoid public gatherings andgj above all do not associate with anyone who is coughing or J shows the least sign of influ- I enza. . If you feel as though you i wero slightly affected, use I judgment and do not expose (S others to the disease. t I serious stage. Centerfield has three families with the disease and most are said to be in a light form. In Gunnison the disease, thus far, is in a very mild form where it has developed. Less than a dozen cases have been reported and only three of .he families have been quarantined. As a precautionary measure the High school and the public schools .vere closed last Monday in Gunnison. Gunni-son. The same action has been taken it all the towns in the valley. While no official action has been aken as to the picture show, devo-ional devo-ional exercises, parties, dances and :ther public gatherings, it is urged y the health officials that all be ivoided as much as possible in order m prevent any further spread. "While it is likely the influen7: will be here for some time," said Dr. Hagan, "everyone should cooperate in holding it down to the minimum. This can only be done by exercising he utmost care in the prevention, as far as possible, in exposing each other." Local volunteer nurses are sadly leecled during the epidemic and if ..hose who are disposed to serve in the capacity will offer their services it will be greatly appreciated and will ',ti!y hurry the suppression of the disease. In many instances whole amilies are down and are unable to ecurc help and in the attempt to do touschold duties, in addition to car-ng car-ng for those who are sick, danger of serious results are greatly enhanced. Influenza, in a mild form, is sweeping the valley and late reports are to the effect that more than 300 cases have developed during the past ten days. Clarion, Centerfield, May-field, May-field, Axtell, Fayette and Gunnison are all being visited with the disease and every family, apparently, has been more or less affected with the disease. Clarion, where the malad first broke out, at one time had over 95 cases, some of which were quite serious. Conditions have greatly-improved greatly-improved in that section in the past few days, however, and it is believed the disease has reached its peak. Several of the patients had slight touches of pneumonia. Mayfield and Axtell, lying to the east and south, are in the throes ot the disease and practically evco family at Mayfield is more or less affected. af-fected. Only a few serious cases ar" reported from there, however. Fay- ! ette reports a few cases, none oi ' which have as yet developed info |