Show INFLUENZA W HIAT I 1 Is AND HOW IT SHOULD Bt TREATED nothing new simply the old grip or la grippe that was waa epidemic in 1889 90 only then it care canie car e from russia by way of france and this time 7 ime by way of spain f go to bed and stay quiet take a laxative eat ale plenty nty of nourishing food keep up your strength nature agur la th the e only cure ALWAYS CALL A DOCTOR NO OCCASION FOR PANIC i spanish influenza which appeared I 1 in C spain in Ala may has all the appearances or of grip or la a grippe which has swept over the world in numerous epidemics ris cs far back as history runs rates refers to an epidemic in B C which Is regarded by many to have been influenza every century has lind had its attacks beginning with 1831 this country hns had five epidemics the last in 1880 90 there Is no occasion for panic influenza itself has a very low percentage of fatalities not over one death out ot every crises cases according to the N 0 board of health the chief danger lies in complications arising attacking principally patients in a rundown run down those who dont go to b bed ed soon enough or those who get up too early THE SYMPTOMS grip or influenza as it Is now called usually begins with a chill followed by g feverishness and sometimes nausea and dizziness and a general feeling of weakness and depression the temperature is from to and the fever usually lasts from three to five days the germs attack the mucous membrane or lining of the air passages nose throat and bronchial tubes there Is usually a hard cough especially bad tit at night oftentimes a sore throat or tonsillitis and frequently all the appearances of a severe head cold THE TREATMENT go to bed at the first symptoms not only for your own sake but to avoid spreading the disease to others take ti i purgative cat plenty of nourishing food remain perfectly quiet and dont worry quinine aspirin or dovers powders etc may be nd administered ministered by the physicians directions to relieve the aching but there Is no cure or specific for influenza the disease must run its course nature herself will throw off the attack if only you keep up tip your strength the chief danger aie lies in the complications which may arise influenza so weakens the bodily resistance that there Is danger of pneumonia or bronchitis developing and inflammation of the middle ear or heart affections for these reasons it Is very important that the patient remain in bed until hl his strength returns stay in bed at least two days or more after the fever has left you or if you are over 60 50 or not strong stay in bed four days or more according to the severity of the attack Eki EXTERNAL ERNAL applications in order to stimulate the lining of 0 the air passages to throw off the grippo germs to did aid in loosening the phlegm a and rid keeping the air passages open thus waking the breathing easier vicks will be found effective hots hot wet towels should be applied over the throat chest and back between the sl blades to open the port pores then should be rubbed am over the parts until the skin isred Is ls red spread on thickly and cover with of hot fl flannel a nn e I 1 C claths cloths lot bs le lenvi a ve the clothing loose around the neck as the heat of the body liberates the ingredients gred lents in the form of vapors these vapors inhaled with each jtb corry carry the medication directly to the parts affected at the same time Is 19 absorbed orbed through and stimulates alie skin attracting the blood to the surface and thus aids in relieving the congestion within HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE evidence seems to prove that this ts Is a germ disease spread principally I 1 by y human contact chiefly through coughing sneezing or spitting so go avold avoid persons having colds which means avoiding crowds common drinking cups roller towels etc keep up your bodily bodily strength by plenty of 0 exercise in the open air and good food above nil all avoid colds as colds irritate the lining of the air passages and ronder render them much better breeding places for the germs KEEP FREE FROM COLDS use vicks at the very first sign of if a cold for a head cold melt a little in a spoon and inhale the vapors or better still use anpo rub in a benzoin steam kettle if this Is 19 not available use an ordinary teakettle Ic fill half full of bolfing boiling wa vater put in half a teaspoon of vapor ab nb front from time to time keep the kettle just slowly boiling tand land inhale tho the steam arising note vicks Is the discovery of a north carolina druggist drugg who found how to combine in salve form menthol and camphor with such volatile oils as eucalyptus thyme cu bebb etc so that when the silve silvers Is applied to the body heat these ingredients are liberated in the form of vapors Is comparatively new in new york state find and new england and a few western states where it Is just now being introduced but in other sections of the country it Is the stan standard daril home remedy in more than a million homes for all forms of cold trouble i over six million jars jara were sold last yen year r can he had in three sizes at all druggists it Is particular particularly recommended for childrens croup end and colds since it Is externally applied and therefore can be used is freely as aa desired without the slightest harmful effects |