Show DS ua S HEALTH HE MTH SERVICE IS UES WARNING increase nerease I 1 ir all respiratory diseases A ter the influenza Epi epidemic dimio probable influenza exacted expected to lurk luk for months how to gard kibird against pneumonia common code highly catching importance of suitable clothing could save lives I 1 W D C Q alth the subsidence nce of the 11 e of influenza the lie attention of 1 alth officers Is directed to pneumonia bronchitis rind nad other diseases of he e respiratory system which regular cause a large number of deaths esp dally during the winter season acci ding to rupert nine blue surgeon gene ill al of the united states public health service these diseases will be espell illy prevalent this winter whiter unless thi th tin i people are particularly careful to 04 obe health instructions the present epidemic said sl si geon general title liis has taught b bilter biller ex perlene how readily a condition beginning aal bently as a slight coll cold may go on t ti pneumonia find and drat 0 although the mst ot of the epi epidemic deml 1 Is over there w wl I 1 continue to be a large number ber of s q cd cases many of them mild a d unrecognized walh will be dang f spots to be gua guarda gri arric rdv against th the surgeon general 1 the present s nation to that after great fire sn an ing ng no fire ch climet lef who understands li s business stops playing the hie hose on oil 0 the charred debris as soon as the flames flame nd visible fire have di appeared aj OH the contrary he continues the adler for hours and even days for he pows bows that there Is danger of the IS arf rekindling from smoldering emmersi em bersi f then you tear par p ar another outbreak of influenza bi helas was asked not necessarily another large epidemic sn il the surgeon Oe beneral but unless the people learn 14 to realize the seriousness of the danger hey will be compelled to pay a heavy benth death toll from pneumonia and diseases common balds colds highly catching it is to observe thant people arel are be beginning inning to learn that ordinary coughi find and colds are arc highly catching and tire inre spread from person to persona person b by A means of droplets or ir germ laden ta maicus cus such droplets are sprayed rito nto iho he air when careless relesa ca or ignorant peo people 1 e cough or sneeze without covering piear belr mouth and nose it Is also good tp to know that people lla learned something about the value fresh air jk di summer bummer when people are largely out olit of doors the respiratory diseases dise oses coughs colds pneumonia etc aret are infrequent in the fall as people botn to femali reni alfi indoors the respiratory increase in the file winter when people fire arc prone to stay in badly ventilated rooms the respiratory dl diseases ceases become ve very ry I 1 prevalent Sulta suitable bip Clot clothing important still another another factor in the production of colds coldi pneumonic and other respiratory spir atory deases ls carelessness or ignorance otlie people regarding suitable clothing during the seasons when the suddenly changes sitting in warm rooms loo heavily dressed or what Is eva avei more common espe ciny among women dressing so lightly that windows ari ari kept closed in order tobe to be co comfortably fort abl warm this Is a very injurious pi arn a ice could save lives 1 I bellev believe we could easily save one hundred th usand lives annually in the united states if all the people would woul I 1 adopt the system of fresh air living fo followed lloWd for example in tuberculosis sanatoria san sana orla torla there Is nothing mysterious ti out it fio no specific medicine no vac if inc ne the important think thin Is right livi llulu good food and plenty of fresh air droplet infer ion explained in pictures the bui au all of public health treasury de DC artmont art Part ment has just issued a striking pu pt ter drawn by berryman the well knok 0 washington cartoonist the poster the modern method of illde health alth A few years ago un knoer er similar circumstances es the health authorities would have issued an offie fal dry but scientifically accurate bulli bull tin teaching the role of droplet infect on an in the spread of respiratory spir atory disc dis ses the only ones who would have understood the bulletin would have een those who already knew all ail abo t the subject the man in the streets street lie e plain citizen and the many million who toll tor for their living would have h b d no time and no desire to wa wado 0 through gh the technical chras phraseology I 1 USE 7 age WI P al AN PC 00 YOU BIT PR IM I 1 COLDS INn tENZA ENZA PNEUMONIA AND ARE SPREAD THIS WAY acs of poster can be ob alir 4 1 I free of charge arac by writing to the argi on gellena Urn Gelle erwi nw U S public I 1 health aenice sen ice toll D C |