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Show DREADED PNEUMONIA. At this season of the jcar pneumonia pneu-monia is moie than usually prevalent and, as It Is the most deadly disease with which medical science is called upon to combat, people cannot be too caieful In the avoidance of those In-discietions In-discietions that arc likely to bring on an attack of the malady. Everybody is liable to pneumonia. Men with the broadest of chests, the stiongest and healthiest of lungs aic attacked with it and die. IS'auow -chested men arc alsooveicomc. There Is no physical condition that Is a successful safo-guaid safo-guaid against pneumonia unless reasonable re-asonable caie Is observed. A well known phi slcian Isautnoiity for the statement that from seventy-live seventy-live to iilneu Individuals out or every hundred carry the germs of tuberculosis, tubercu-losis, pneumonia and klndicd diseases In their tlnoats and nasal passages. They do not develop unless the conditions con-ditions are favorable, but when the Ideal condition exist they do develop with hKiedlble lapidlly. Pneumonia Is iccognied as an Infectious disease, and for some time the question of quarantining against it lias been seil-ously seil-ously considered. Pneumonia Is Infectious In the sense that it can be communicated to a well person by one who Is ill with it. It would haidly be possible lor It to be communicated to a thhd paity. The lirst rule laid down by physicians now for tlicaoldanceof pneumonia is that contact with the sputum of pneumonia patients must be avoided. With this rule those who aie called upon to nurse pneumonia patients must familial ic themselves. Avoid exposure after exeiclse. That Is, do not, when you aic overheated, go suddenly into a cooler tempcratuic, a temperature that would bring on a chill. Sudden chilling pioduccs congestion con-gestion of the lungs, cither congestion as a spelle disease or pneumonia. Hut pneumonia Is a foim of lung congestion. conges-tion. .An ordinary cold Is lungconges-tion lungconges-tion to a certain cvtcnt. Weai warm clothing. This does not mean heavy clothing, ncccssailly. It emphatically docs not mean clothing of suillclcnt weight to Induce pctsplra-tlon pctsplra-tlon icadily. It does mean clothing heavy enough to keep out external cold. 15y all means avoid drafts. The FjciicIi have a piovcib that ays: "Ho who sits with Ills bJtU 'f ' draft sits witli his face to a coil.. - n older proNerb that means eiy much the same thing has been given to us by the Chinese. It Is, lotighly translated: trans-lated: "If cold wind stiikc jou tlnough a hole, go make jour praycis and save join soul." Drafts are the most prolillc sources of colds, and consequently, con-sequently, of pneumonia. Avoid standing on cold, damp side walks when you arc wearing shoes that aic thin. Stand in a warm place If you can. At least stand In a dry place. These aie rules which any wayfarer may follow, and If they are followed many an attack of pneumonia may be prevented. |