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Show Scarlet Fever. Tho nuuaual prevalence of soarlet favor in various purtb of tho Stato calls for tbe utmost effort!) oo the part of health olQoera and eobooi uu-, uu-, tboritiea in order that ita spread may K be reatrlotod. Two facts ehonld bo a-jpeolally rameraborod : 1st thai the dlBeaso ia extremely contagious, remaining so aa long aa there 1b any scaling and that many oaaoa of tho disease are bo mild as to cause little aldkoeea, resulting frequently iu -failure to reaognlze or report It. Q tarantiae sbuald be striotly enforoed aa long rb there U any ap'pearanoe of scaling and tho person affected ehonld not be permitted to attond sohool in any case for a period of three weeks after quarantine ia removed, in aooordanae with tbe law. DIalnfeotloB should be thorough, and following it the doors and windows -should be kept open bb long bb possible to allow , an abundance of unliKht and fresh air to enter, wbloh is an important part of disinfection. People should be urged to carefully watob for tbe first symptomaof tbe ' disease, and however mild It may be, the same btrlot prebautloua should be takon in all oaaos. Vomiting and aoro throat should always be looked upon wltti suspicion; and obildron ehonld b detained from attendauoo at sohool whenovor thoy ooour. : Fotluro to report tun dlsoaso or k attempts to oouooal its proaonce i should bo pimhhod to tho full extent provided ny lav. Ton-hera should bo instruotod to bo on tho nlort to roooguize tho first ( aymptoma of siokneBs or eruption und i to promptly oxoludo children so '.' affected. THE COMMON DRINKING OUP. ,-, One of the froquent souroeB of $ soarlet fever, dinhtherla and othor ; ' oontsgitius diseases is the ubo of tho 5r ji..... a. oorauiou uiiimiuK oup. in mo f Bohoolfl this should not ho permitted. Whero it is Impossible to provide the ,, overflow' tap, children should be ". requirodto uso individual cups whloh k" ehonld bo numbered. This rnlo flh'otild bb etrlotly enforced by tench- X. em. h: IMPURE AIR. ': Attontlou is again called to the '5 ; importanoo of fighting against tho 1 ' bad air conditions overywhoro so f, - prevnlont. No othor agency is so ' i dirootly ronoonsiblo for 111 heulth ?,'-' and oontaaious diseaans, both in the ftf ,, homo Hnd sohool room. Brnnthing :f' impnro air loworn tho vitality and ;y.f- resiBtanootodiaoaBO aerms and prapor f ventilation should be insistoa upon nB tho most - important of health mnnanrnn. Tho alarming death rate from pnenmonln at this time ia due almost entirelv to negloot of providing fresh " air in tho homes. Windows and v doora are kept tightly oloaod beoausn .-', of tho cold weathorand tho breathing ;'' of tbo impure air results in tbe dlreot r eusoeptiblllty to the iufootion of !,'- pneumonia, Tbe best preventative of pneumonia is pure air night and - day. & It is hoped that health ollicera will K spread tho gospel of fresh air uud Tfh , thna cheat death of many of its ,i 1 victims. lli - . -' While it Is often impostrtuio to pro- " j, vent an accident, it is novor impossible to lo prepared it Is not hoyond any- ono' purse- Invest 25 cents in n bottle bot-tle of Chamberlain's Liniment and you are prepared for sprains, bruises and liko injuries. For safe by all Dealer. |