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Show II. S. HEALTH SERVICE ISSUES WARNING Increase in All Respiratory Diseases Dis-eases Ai'tcr the Influenza Epidemic Probable. influenza Expected to Lurk for Month. How to Guard Against Pneumonia. Common Ceids Highly Catching Importance Im-portance of Suitable Clothing Could Save 100,000 Lives. WiifdilnKfon, D. C With the subsidence subsid-ence of the epidemic of Influenza the attention of health officers Is directed to pneumonia, hronchitl and other discuses of the respiratory system which regularly cnuse a large number of denlhs, especially during the winter senson. According to llupert lllue, Surgeon tlenrral of the United States Public Health Service, these diseases will be especially prevalent this winter win-ter unless the people are particularly careful to obey health Instructions. "The present epidemic," said Surgeon Sur-geon General Itlue, "has taught by bitter bit-ter experience bow readily a condition beginning apparently as a slight cold may go on to pneumonia and death. Although the worst of the epidemic Is over, there will continue to be a large number of scattered coses, many of them mild and i nre'-ognlzisl, hieli will be dnnger spots to be guarded against." The Surgeon General likened the present situation to that after a greuf fire, saying, "No fire chief who understands his business stops playing the hose on the chnrred debris as soon as the flames and visible lire have disappeared. dis-appeared. On the contrary, he continues con-tinues the wnter for hours nod even days, for he knows that there Is danger dan-ger of the Are rekindling from smoldering smol-dering embers." "Then you fear another outbreak of Influenza 7" he was asked. "Not necessarily neces-sarily another large epidemic," said the Surgeon General, "but unless the people leurn to realize the seriousness of the danger they will he compelled to pay a heavy death toll from pneumonia pneumo-nia and other respiratory diseases. Common Colds Highly Catching. "It Is encouraging to observe that peoole are beginning to learn that ordinary or-dinary coughs and colds are highly catching and are spread from person I to person by means of droplets of ' germ laden mucus. Such droplets are sprayed Into the air when careless or Ignorant pvoplo cough or sneeze without with-out covering their mouth and nose. It I is also good to know that people have learned something about the value of fresh air. In summer, when people I are largely out of doors, the resplra-i resplra-i tory diseases (coughs, colds, pneumonia, pneumo-nia, etc.) are Infrequent; In the tall, ' as people begin to remain Indoors, the respiratory diseases increase; la the winter, when people are prone testay I In badly ventilated, overheated rooms, the respiratory diseases become very prevalent. Suitable Clothing Important. ""Still another factor la the production produc-tion of colds, pneumonia and other t -splmtory diseases Is carelessness or Ignorance Ig-norance of the people regarding suitable suit-able clothing dining the seasons wheui the weather suddenly changes, sitting: In warm rooms too heavily dressed or,, what Is even more common, especially uuuuig women, dressing so lightly that windows arc kept closed in ovder to he comfortably warm. This- Is a very Injurious In-jurious practice. Could Save 100,000 Lives. "I believe we could easily save one hundred thousand lives i.iiiiumHt in the United States f all the people would adopt the i'tn of tsesn air living followed, for example, !n tuberculosis tuber-culosis sanatoria. There i. nothing in.istcrlous uboiit It; -no speviHc medicine, medi-cine, no vacclue. The Impixrtani thing Is right living, gvod food n .! plenty of fresh air. Droplet Infection Explained In Pictures "The Huiviu of llihllr Health, Treasury Department, biu Just Issued a striking poster drawn by lterryiusn, the well known Washington cartoonist. The poster exemplifies the modern method of health education A few cat s ago, undvr similar circumstances, the lo-;, i,li authorities would haw issued is-sued .Mi Otllcilll dry bUt scientifically IMMMtl bulletin teaching the rule of dioplci Infection In the spread of respiratory re-spiratory diseases. The only ones who would have understood the bulletin would have been those who already knew all about the subject. The mau In the street, the plain citizen and the many millions who toll for their living would hue had no time and no desire to wade through the technical phrases ology." w USE TSJ The HAmmMpfjgr: COLDS. INFLUENZA, PNEUMONIA, AND TVBERCULOiM AM. SPREAD THIS WAY I Copies of this poster can be obtained ob-tained free of charge by writing to the Surgeon General, V. H. Public Health Bervlce. ashlngton. I), t' - |