Show SPANISH II INFLUENZA IS F IN DELTA Schools Churches Th Theaters aters and All Places o of Amusement Closed Rigid Closed Rigid Quarantine Quarantine Quart t antine to Be Enforced W MN MN M MM W e. e wM PROCLAMATION MATION That dreaded malady dy Spanish Influenza has almost surely made its appearance i in Delta and andin andin in ill order that it may beheld in check it is necessary necessary necessary sary that every person operate co-operate in its quelling f For the pr present sent it is thought necessary to close the public schools the moving pictures the pool hall and all public gatherings and the same sanIe is procla proclaimed Signed J. J W. W r 7 THURSTON i October 10 1918 Pres res of Delta Town Board I wa w II ww M www- www w Owing to the probable exposure of ofa of ofa a number umber of our cItizens citizens to influenza last night after consultation with Drs Beatty State Health Commissioner Commissioner Mayor J. J W. W Thurston ordered al all places of public gatherings closed This action temporarily sU suspends tha the 11 schools churches theater theater dancing pavilion and pool room anc ami gatherings of ot any sort fort are requested to be postponed I Many 2 of tho the business houses re remained re- re 4 closed this morning thinking the order Included them then This however however however how how- ever was an error Mayor Thurston Thurston suggests that business houses do not permit their p patrons rons to congregate or linger upon the premises making their purchases promptly and amt depart depart- thereby mini minli minimizing mizing the chance of contagion al also also also al- al so that it is well welI for patrons of stores to keep apart from one another until developments indicate to what extent extent extent ex ex- ex- ex tent we have been exposed Recently a county official came from Fillmore to attend a Board meeting but before the meeting was called was taken seriously ill and upon investigation it was found that he was the victim of Influenza and was immediately rushed to his home for medical attention Before being attacked the official mixed freely with many of our townspeople un- un unaware that he was subjecting them ithem to the disease This being one of th tho reasons Mayor Thurston ordered public gatherings places closes to await developments This disease spreads like a prairie fire and is hard to get under control for the reason that by the time a patient is sick enough to go to bed bedle he le has spread it as much as he can While he is in bed he cannot spread the malady and by the time he lie is well enough to be bo up and about he heis heis het t is is unable to spread it ft Therefore all the damage he can do to the ge general eral public he does before he takes tales to his bed Everyone is warned to at once consult a doctor In case of the development development development devel devel- of oC symptoms of the disease which are those of ordinary lagrippe These include a n severe backache and general aches sneezing fever and chills I Caught at inception Spanish inI influenza influenza in in- Is declared not to be dangerous danger danger- I ous but Is highly contagious and Hnot if H not given quick attention develops J into pneumonia or other serious all ail al ailments ments which may prove fatal Preventive Measures If the advice of a physician is not available a large dose doso of physic and hot drinks ma may be taken with bene bene- fit To alleviate tho pain and fever a ten ten grain grain dose doso of Dovers powder or several grain five-grain doses of aspirin two hours apart are ore useful To prevent taking the tho disease and to increase the tho resistance of the body to the invasion of the tho germs of the disease with which It may come comein comein comein in contact living rooms should be bewell bewell bewell well ventilated over-eating over should be avoided and the general health promoted pro- pro mot ln n every way possible A Word ord from Our Health Officer Mrs C. C A. A Broaddus our health health officer at present In Salt Lake attending to important business states that she had an extended Interview interview interview inter Inter- view with Dr T. T B B. B Beatty regarding the Ithe situation hero in which he stated that carelessness on the par part of any individual who has the remotest remotest remotest re re- idea that they or others with wit whom they may be fail to report report such suspicions at once one tb the proper authorities is nothIng short of criminal negligence and wl will willbe willbe be bo dealt with accordingly The Tho following Is a part of ot a com com- received from Mrs Broaddus Broaddus Broad Broad- dus due bearing on the subject our As to quarantine It is ou patriotic duty to be quarantined i if we have b been en exposed to anything doubtful and to be most faithful i In obeying quarantine strictly It i is better for all of us its to be quarantined quarantine on suspicion for nothing at a al for one caso case of contagion to 10 iN un un- quarantined Ve We cannot all go to war we wo carnot cannot car can not all give large sums of or money Y bue we are all unselfish enough an- an urd patriotic enough enough to protect ear eath h hother other from possible sickness Let Lete do it friends loyally friends loyally and From lom Dr Broaddus The The following extract from a letter letter let let- ter tor written to Mrs Irs Broaddus by he her stationed at Camp Kearn Kearny tells tells of th the precautions pi coalitions that are being taken t to thwart the spread of this epidemic and how thoroughly it is being com com- batted at the Southern California camp All the Knights of Columbus ant and Y M. 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A halls are closed Th The canteens are open only on on stated hours and to each company separately separate separate- ly and we are allowed to go to San Diego on Liberty Days but not t to attend an any public gatherings or theaters theaters theaters thea thea- by the latest orders Every man that has the least cold Is sent a at once to the hospital and his entire company is quarantined for a week to see seo if anybody else comes down with one We Ve are making every ef ef- rt to prevent an epidemic Those train letters people gave m mat me meat meat at the station I left were great I want to read re-read them and answer them all all but Just haven't had time yet I just remembered a while ago that I had to have htwe nil all the articles o of war read by tomorrow afternoon so soI soI soI I went to regular headquarters where is the tho only copy COP I have been able to locate and I have read and outlined every everyone one up to tho There are only so I made pro pro- gress They manage to keep us pretty busy all the time Some of the tho work may seem unimportant but it certainly is necessary to learn all of those things to become a useful useful useful use use- ful piece of the enormous machinery Every Ever third da day I am Officer of the Oay and have full charge of ot tho the inspection inspection inspection in in- and sanitation etc of ot the entire regiment and hard hardly have time to write a letter |