| Show IS IT 1 THE FLU people continue to be concerned and not without cause over tha the prevalence of influenza by which name all forms of respiratory dia ease are at present loosely called says the deseret news this hikell hood in most localities Is however that while there are still much sick ness and numerous deaths from these causes the record excites at not so much because it Is higher than during some recent 5 ears but because it Is higher than last year when it was particularly low among the medical fraternity the opinion Is quite general that what has been trans trang during the past few months lj ii not at all a recrudescence of the real and serious influenza epidemic of three years ago but Is rather an out break similar to what happens every winter with the increase in severe colds bronchial troubles and mary pneumonia As an indication of the correctness of this theory at Is called to the difference la age distribution of fatal cases aa compared with the invasion of 1918 19 at that time a notable feature of the pandemic everywhere was that its victims were largely taken from those of the age between 20 and 40 years in the recent and present epi demic it Is to noteworthy that tho the deaths have been concentrated la in early life and more particularly in old age however what matters Is not vo much any tine fine distinction as to th tin name ot of the malady the important thing Is the solemn fact that the grim heaper reaper Is unusually busy among the very young as well as among those who are on the shady side ol 01 life more busy perhaps than the mass of the community realizes with the coming of settled seasonal weather health conditions may be expected to improve meantime no precaution that can be taken by way of sate safe guarding children and grand parents or anybody else tor for that matter from colds and exposure should be neglected |
