Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 13 | Cover Your Sneeze to Prevent Disease

I COVER YOUR SNEEZE I II TO PREVENT DISEASE SEASE I 1 I IW By Associated p Press W WASHINGTON Sept 20 Reports from some European countries indicate I that 20 per cent of the population has hag been affected this summer by Spanish In Influenza influenza influenza in- in Surgeon General Rupert Blue said today in in reminding the public that it It was well not to underrate th the disease se While the epidemic In some places has half been mild It was attended in n others he said by considerable mortality In this connection he added I r 1 wish to call caIl attention to tolie he report issued last I year by Surgeon General Gorgas with regard to the occurrence of respiratory infection In army camps Much emphasis I sis was placed In that report on the tho evil effect e of overcrowding i Cover up P each I f H cough and sneeze e if you ou dont don't n you'll spread disease was offered by the surgeon surgeon surgeon sur sur- sur- sur geon general as the best slogan for everybody everybody everybody every every- body while influenza is raging