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Show H NOT CAREFUL KNOUGH PJPV ROM the fact that a number of new cases of influenza have de- PJPH eloped here this week it is obvious H, lat there is looseness in the observ pk nee of the iuaraitme or the rules PH doptod and IsttMd. by the local iHiard PH f health are not sufliciently strict PH m rigid. It is a great disappoinl- PJk lent, indeed, after the tov.n has be. PH losed up for over a month to tind that PH ttle or nothing has been tCCOl I PH lishi-d and that the disease is still PH holding its own," if not actually t'v preading. PPJ Business of every kind, our schools PB nd every activity is suffering from H he present regulations, and it would pi I much better to make the iivula- PpV '.ions stricter and itavs raflcionl of- BPJ ceis to see that the are nforead PH ur a few duys and tin n return to a BJPJ onnal status than to con'.inue mileti- PJH dtely as we PJBB The celebrations that Wrt hid in PH ecognition of the signing of the ar PP nistue, were undoubtedly n PJH le to a very large degre to tin ,;ain PJPB nade by the influenza here, but I PjPH i a lot of looseness and carele. PV lilepelident of this PH In many towns of the state it PPJL made a misdemeanor to appear upon i the streets or in any of the public-places public-places without a proper mask. The strict enforcement of such a rule i said to give excellent results, and we believe it would pay to adopt, it here. Another thing that should be given more attention is the congregating upon the street night and day of young people and older ones, too, unnecessarily, un-necessarily, and the practice of visit ing about in the evenings, practically amounting to house parties. Several outbreak- of the disease have been di rectly traced to these practices? and parents should use their influence for its suppression. Influenza is no trifling matter and while we have been very fortunate, In respect to our death rate so far, having hav-ing lost only two persons through it. yet if it is allowed to go on it will undoubtedly become more virulent and exact a heavy toll of life as it has done in practically every part of the country. |