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Show HOW TO GUARD HGKfNEUMOI In tho Better Babies department In tho February Woman's Home Companion Com-panion thero appears a now service offered to mothers, mothors-to be nnd, social workers. It is filled with practical suggestions of great value and Interest. From this sorvlio, appearing ap-pearing In tho February Issue, is taken tak-en tho following advlco as to how parents nnd others can guard against pneumonia, both for thpmsolves and for their children: "Febiunry Is tho month when pneu monln is busiest nnd deadliest: In Chicago nnd New York Inst Fobruary more than cno thousand persons died of pcnumonla. "Pneumonia Is now classed by physicians phy-sicians ns a preventable disease. It Is an Infectious dust dlseaso, duo to germs which can bo fought with pure air. 4 "Pneumonia germs thrive and multiply mul-tiply In unvontllated school room's, stores, factories, homes and moving picture theaters. "Dry aweoplng and dusting put germs in circulation. MolBten your broom and dust cloth when cleaning. Wash and dry both when your task Is done. "Dry air dries out tho mucuoua membrane or lining of tho noso and nlr passages, leaving them susceptl-bio susceptl-bio to infettion and colds. If - you havo steam heat or a hard coal burn er In your home, always keep a pun of wato on tho. radiator or tho back of the stovo. "Pneumonia Is sometimes tho io suit of a neglected cold. Treat a cold promptly. "When your children havo colds, do not doso them with soothing syrup, sy-rup, cough Byrup or pntcnt medlclno of uny sort. Glvo castor oil, koop tho child In tho hou8o and It tho cold does not get better send for your doctor. doc-tor. "Colds can bo caught from a k'ss, a common drinking cup, or a hand kerihlet or towel which has been used b ysomeone suffering with a cold. "Adenoids rJV enlarged or dlsoasoc' tonsl's furnish n lodging placo fo-gorms. fo-gorms. Children who nro subject colds should bo oxamlned by n physician phy-sician if posslblo by a throat &lo clallBt. "If you havo a cold, do not kiss otir children. When nursing, bath Ing nnd dressing your baby, protect It from Infection by tying a soft handkerchief or ploco of old liner ovo" your mouth. "Tench your children to protect thomsolveB from cold jontnglon by avoiding their llttlo playmates who cough, sneeze, have n rash, or a sore throat." |