Show FLU NOTES NOTES' May we remind you again that the he doctors have discovered vered only tw two things about the flu 1 that it is caused by the Pfeiffer bacillus 2 that hat it is not caused by the tho Pfeiffer bacillus Otherwise they know no nomore nomore nomore more about it than you do You have havea a cold Voila Volla forget torget it There Thore is a simple test It you turn blue You have tho flu How to keep sick Read about diseases memorize the health hints and call a doctor it if you sneeze It lilt Is entirely possible to take a situation too seriously There Thore was a time ime when this county worried Itself sick because of ot the fear tear theta theia might be alum in baking lIet Health tb Officer Issues Bulletin A summary of preventive measures that may be taken In the Influenza epidemic which now prevails was Issued is issued issued Is- Is sued a few days day a ago to health officers throughout the state by Dr T. T B. B Beatty state health commissioner The circulars place importance on the he prompt reporting of ot cas cans of at the flu which may be found in the state tate It is as follows To health officers In view atthe of at the he recurrence of at influenza in epidemic epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic form torm in various of the he state it is urged that all health officers shall strictly enforce the tho official of ot- iclal rules relating to the report and quarantine of ot cues cases and adopt such other measures as may be required to o restrict the spread of ot tho disease The prevailing type is mild mUd and there here Is reason to believe that the disease disease will continuo continue to be less sovere sovere sovere so- so vere than during the epidemic of at 1918 but these facts should not cause causo tho the neglect of reasonable and public and individual precautions The present situation does not demand such luch drastic restrictive measures mea mea- uros as al those tholo which were promulgated kited gated in 1918 but citizens should be bo Instructed to avoid crowds also alio to remain emain at homo home if they themselves become affected with any ny symptoms symptom of I a cold or Influenza Experience unfortunately does not seem to Justify confidence in vac dine cine an as a preventive of influenza It is known however that the disease results from tram contact with per per- Sons ons having it or with articles such as drinking cups towels etc which are used b by such luch persons Therefore as during tho the former epidemic emphasis em cm is placid placed d on the Importance of strict enforcement of ot the tho rulos rules re requiring re- re quiring tho the prompt report and lIld isolation laola isola- tion ion of et all aU CUll cases and avoidance o of at the use of ot common drinking cups towels etc Other recommendations ti will viii be found In t the e circulars on influenza issued by the state board cf ct health which will wUl be furnished on tion The circular does doe not make any recommendation that communities quarantine against the outside lo world and from the expo experience of last year the state health commissioner does not recommend such action Local boards of health he points out who take such action do so on their own responsibility Dr Beatty again pointed out that the true la ilia grippe was influenza and that the epidemic of at last year was so disastrous because of at complications complications with other diseases that came came with tho the influenza infection It is his opinion that many supposed recurrences recurrences recurrences re re- re- re of the grip wore simply severe colds and that in many cases at least one case of ot the grip conferred conferred conferred con con- a certain degree of at immunity from tram subsequent attacks Not In Influenza Doctor Says SUs OTT OTTAWA kV Illinois Chicago Chicago and anil New York have no influenza at all according to Dr W. W H. H Church one oneat of at Ottawa's foremost physicians Not only that but there thoro will bo be no re recurrence ye- ye currence of at tho the influenza epidemic in this Bone generation ration It ho he said Tho The cases reported so faithfully from day dayto to day in Now New York and Chicago in such Buch numbers are nothing more nor norlen lets less than grippe Tho The symptoms are areno areno no different and the death rate rata no higher than of at the old and more familiar familiar fa ta- fa- fa affliction In m my Ottawa practice I 1 do not know of a person who was attacked with the flu tIu who has had a recur recur- rence Tho The attack seems to kayo have immunized Immunized Im im- those thosa who fell tell victims and survived while those not attacked were not susceptible to tho the disease at all 11 |