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Show THIS MASK BUNK. jjH 'MUhuH THE wearing of masks consisting of three or four layers of. EUJ as a preventative for influenza is sheer nonsense not to mention the fact that the practice is insanitary, if not absolutely dangerous. Jk$ Influenza is miasmatic, and when a gauze mask becomes moistit , is more dangerous to the wearer than if it were not worn, because of capillary attraction. M One need not be technical, it is only necessary to use a little conjs' mon sense to see the danger in the flu mask. Nature intended that the air taken into the lungs should be warmed in passing, but withw mask on, it is impossible to take in enough air through the ndsjjKjjUw and one must breathe through the mouth as well. The Jungs are' noty prepared for the resultant shock of cold air. , f M j There are several reasons why masks should not be worn. Doesrj it stand to reason that the mask is bound to rapidly become a dirt5j thing with the filth om without, and the effluvia from withintjlj spread over the face and the inner surface of the mask? ,,I There's something else to consider. In measles the physician dil covers that the patient has what is called a measly eye. Whenajng! one is afflicted with influenza it often sh s in the eyes, andtlr JmX germs entering there get into the lachrymal glands, go to the nose iSr ' I and cause it to run as is the case when one is crying ; enter the 'mi' J mouth and throat, and next the hillside of eternity. MS I There can't be any question about the futility of the flu mask, m according to the best authorities locally, and on the contrary they are lip J held to be a menace to those who affect them. From the common Wfi sense viewpoint there should be a law compelling people to go without fjjrv them rather than one making the wearing of them compulsory. |
