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Show BLANKETS AE1D COTS AT FORT DOUGLAS PLACED AT STATE'S DISPOSAL Emergency Hospitals May Now Be Established, in Any District Where Present Facilities Are Inadequate; In-adequate; Government Experts to Travel Over State and Instruct in Treatment of Sick AUTHORIZATION was received today by Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, from Major General P. t. Harris, adjutant general of the United States aTmy at Washington, to use any number of -beds and bedding at Ft. Douglas for the relief of Spanish influenza patients In the state. The order is general throughout the country and is sent in duplicate to commanders of all military camps and cantonments. I This action on the part of the war department, coupled with the suspension of troop movements during the epidemic, is. expected ex-pected to afford a big relief in afflicted districts. There are several hundrd extra beds and a Jarge amount of bedding at Ft. Douglas which will be available for use in emergency hospitals and private homes in the event the epidemic continues to spread. two spoonfuls of muetard have been added, plaster should he applied to chest and back, both well up near the nck. Cold cloths should b wrapped on wrist a and head and changed occasionally until fever Is reduced. Mrs. Welch claims that nnt one death has occurred during the epidemic where the treatment haa been ued. and ta especially effective as a home remedy and while the shortage of doctors is so acute. CALL NUnitt' RESERVE. The Red Croaa la now urging that all -thoaa mi-g women who enmlird on the student nurse reeerve and all now awaiting Inatructione to proceed to army hoapitale for training give their servlce la the raring for In-fiuenaa In-fiuenaa patients. According to Manager Man-ager Hhtrlda, many of thae are of the opinion that they ahoud not give their services while awaiting instructions, instruc-tions, but It la perfectly proper to do so, and he urgea all those regtstrante to get in touch with the loeal chapter at once. U. . SPECIALIST HE A I. Dr. U W. Ten nan t ot Spokane, Wash., one of tha doctors sent her by tha surgeon general at Washington to ssslst In combating ths epidemic, arrived ar-rived todsy and immedlstely took up his work at tha office of tha atats health commissioner. Dr. C. K. Myers is expected to arrive tomorrow. They will act aa field agenta of the health department and will be sent through tha stats aa Instructors In ths oars and treatment of Influensa patients. TWO MORE TOWNS. Two more towns of tha stats reported report-ed the prevalence of Influensa lata today. to-day. They ara Hiawatha and Jtfarys-vs Jtfarys-vs le. The epidemic of Spanish Influenca la holding fast In Halt iJitra, nut apparently ap-parently la subsiding In other districts of ths state. Dr. T. B. Beatty. ststs health commissioner, declares mat reports re-ports ahow a slight decrease In new cases with tha Indication that the malady mal-ady has spread over as wide an area aa It will. However. In towna and cities where the epldemlo Is severe, new cases continue to develop In about tha ssma proportion aa patlenta recover. Dr. Hamuel O. Paul, city health commissioner, com-missioner, stated that there la no vlal-ble vlal-ble algn of abatement In Bait Lake and that ha doea not expect a general decline for at laaat a week. NINE DEATHS HERE. Nine deatha occurred In Sl Ike yesterday and total of eighty new cases were reported. Tha city board of health received reports of thirty additional ad-ditional eaaea tip to noon today. In addition to the reports made Is health officials reports ara being received re-ceived at Hed Croes headquarters svery few minutes telling of families being suddenly stricken with the msl-sdy msl-sdy and an pealing for doctora and nurses. According to Manager Kobert J. Xhlelds, twelve fsmilies became prostrate with the dlaesse this morning morn-ing and there aa an urgent call for i nurses to attend them. Only one vol-i vol-i unteer, however, waa obtained to send to their aid. DAILY REPORTS TO U. S. Dsily reports on tha condition of the Influensa are to be made to the I'nlted States public health bureau at Washington Wash-ington by the etste board of health. Instructions to this effect have been received from Surgeon Oeneral Rupert Blue. Tha reports ara V be mads at government expense. Every city snd town In tha state of more than 1M population will bo required- to send a dally report to ths atate health board, charging the same to tha government. Manager Shielda haa again empna-alsed empna-alsed the Importance of patients going to ths emergency hoepltal where their home facllltlee are Insufficient to assure as-sure proper care. "It la not a matter to conalder on a. baeia of dollars snd cents," ha declared. "The hoepltal la being operated to help suppress ths epidemic snd la not run for profit. Thosa famltlea who rsnnot afford to pay for the service will be treated free of charge." AUTOS ARE WANTED. A call has been laaued for mea and boya with automobiles to regieter for emergency calla. It kt often neceeeary to send nurses hurriedly to all parte of the city and tha Red Croee la without with-out transportation facilities to meet the emergency requlrementa. Delta. Utah, haa reported twenty pneumonia cases and Is calling for nurses snd doctors. Brlghsm City hss reported ninety cases and two additional ad-ditional deatha. HOME CURE SUBMITTED. What la claimed as a sure home cure for Spanish .Influensa has been subl Hted by Mrs. Joeeuh S. Welch. 10 Fslrmont apartments. It ie claimed Uist the remedy haa been ueetf In aggravated cases of the malady mal-ady with certain affect. Take two pieces of Worn sheeting large enough to cover the chest- ft pre d thickly with lard and add twenty to thirty drope of turpentine. Sprinkle with sufficient Scotch snuff I not black anuffl to give plasters dark brown color. Mix lard, snuff and turpentine thoroughly with a cane knife. After patient has taken hot bath la water to which a cop of salt we |