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Show SPANISH INFLUENZA It IN UNITED STATES II WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. Surgeon Kff General Blue of the public health sen'- w ice, has made a telegraphic survey lo fflh mj determine the extent of Spanish in- H; 9 fluenza in the United Stales.. General Kjlll Bluo has found there was a sharp out- KlS break at Fort Morgan, near Mobile, wis Ala., in August and at about the same m m time a tramp steamer arrived at New- wl'ls port News with almost the entire crow oK luf prostrated. Philadelphia reported a H'n few cases, some four weeks ago, and a Kj m few have been reported from Nov t York. The Boston outbreak was re- K'E ported September 11 since whon the Ml S pandemic has appeared at New Lon- W'wt don. while Now Orleans has not whol- m m ly escaped. "Tho disease is character- ML jy ized by sudden onset," said Dr. Blue lo Bit jn the Associated Press. "People are B ui stricken on the streets, while at work RfP in factories, shipyards, offices, or olse- Bis where. First thero is a chill, than is fever, with temperature from 101 to fjtm 103, headache, backache, rcddeniDg HI and running of the eyes, pains and ffil! aches all over the body, and general Hll prostration. Persons so attacked BIB should go to their homes at once, get to bed without delay and immediately MM call a physician. U "Treatment under direction of the I physician is simple and unimportant, Bffl consisting principally of rest In bed, WjW fresh air, abundant food, with Dover's ll powder for the relief of pain. Every Rju case with fever should be regarded as jEli serious and kept in bed at least until Wi temperature becomes normal. Conva- gllS lescencc requires careful management tyM to avoid serious complications, such as jr,ji bronchial pneumonia which not infre-quently infre-quently may havo fatul termination. it 13 During tho present outbroak in foreign Wi countries the salts of quinino and as- Jj plriu have been most generally used SMS during the acuto attack, the aspirin MW apparently with much success in tho ijw. relief of symptoms." m j 00 m j Sometimes a man loses his job be- t cause he doesn't know enough and j sometimes because he knows too , 5- 1 much |