Show M- M Mr W A r GENERAL BLUE i r STARTS PROBE I. I OF INFLUENZA E Educational Campaigns to toI Combat Disease Dise se Urged Upon Authorities I nY Uni Service II Washington Sept 19 Surgeon Surgeon Gen Gen- cral Rupert Blue of or the United States II r public health hl service ser has 1 asked ked thodi vision Islon of or medicine of the national re re 0 search council to determine the exact nature of or the microbe or microorganism organ micro ism ism which Is causing tho the called so-called Spanish influenza I C To get set prompt action on this subject sub sub- jest Surgeon General Blue has hns ad addressed alJ- alJ 1 1 dressed dressed- a letter to MaJ Richard M. M Pearce chairman of oC the national re research research re- re search arch council which Is represented In InU 1 II rM all U the states stales and has telegraphed all 1 Ulio nh Imo state slate health he officers to send to the public ic health service here all Information tion n as to the disease in their Jurisdiction jurisdiction Juris jurls- diction an and also tho the appearance of ot It Itin Itin Itt I in any new centers or foci I t Chairman Pearce i In his letter to Sur Surgeon eon General Blue said Id In view Jew of or the Importance which outbreaks of Influenza will wail have on oni i desires to I war wal production the thc bureau leave c nothing nothing- undone which will wilt contribute contribute con con- tribute to our understanding and eventual even o 7 lual control of or tlC tic infection i. i u Information is especially aa ns n to the time nature of or tho infecting organIsm organ- organ of Ism Ism Ism-I. I. I e. e whether It Is the I f bacillus orsome other organism micro and whether it Is Identical in the outbreaks out out- y breaks In different parts of ot the country coun coun- try 1 Health authorities throughout hout the 1 L country should at educational edu edu- i rational campaigns said tho the surgeon I general teaching by all the accepted tt methods the way In which respiratory h. h Infections are re spread and precautions prec jw to be Insisted upon to safeguard the tho i t rt well elJ the importance of ot building up w bodily resistance b by a a. nutritious diet u and by tho use of ot fresh tresh air O the evils Us f of ot overcrowding o and tho the like litre c cs As s an example of ot what can be done in this direction I recall the effective o H. H w Dont sneeze campaign carried on by bythe tr fr the New York City CIt health department dep lilt wr some somo years ears ago The slogan nn of ot that campaign was ns Cover up every c cough gh and sneeze If Ir you ou dont don't you'll spread disease This is sound Bound and cm- cm practicable advice |