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Show how utah men .are protected; SALT LAKE, Dec. 2 Something of the experiences of the sanitary dotach-ment dotach-ment of the 145th field artillery (First Utah) In dealing with tho influenza Is contained in a letter received yes-tcrdav yes-tcrdav hv Mr. and Mrs. V. IT. Wilkinson, Wilkin-son, 'mi South Tenth East street, from their son. Mark C. Wilkinson, a j member of that organization. A rec ord for the handling of the disease was made by the regiment, there hav--ing been only fourteen deaths out of a total of 1G00 cases. The methods used by the sanitary detachment in the care of the boys and the prescriptions prescrip-tions of the army doctors are contained contain-ed in the letter. In part the letter reads : "If you only knew what a time wo havo had with it (Influenza) you will all be on tho lookout for It, Take lots of laxative and keep tho nose and throat washed out with hot salt water. wat-er. Do it five or six times a day. "If any of you get the symptoms of it start taking calomel In one-half grain doses every half hour for five doses and then two hours after the last dose take epsom salts. Later bo-gin bo-gin taking five grains of asperin and five grains of quinine as one dose. Take this every three hours until five doses havo been taken and in tho meantime keep in tho open as much as possible and away from a hot room. Go to bed outside if possiblo. tho main thing being to keep dry and warm, with lots of fresh air. "Look out for the setback. That is what gets 'em. They feel fine for two or three days and then the fever jumps to 102 or 103 degrees. "To buiid up after an attack take some tonic after each meal In water. I Nine cases out of ten suffer from 8hh I cough and a lame back after having mm had an attack. Take asperin for three wfi or four days and It usully relieves it. HB "We have been in quarantine ever mjjjj since we hit tho camp, but It will not I bo long now before we are out. Only three cases in the regiment today (Oc- M tober 30.) QJ "Tell all the mothers not to worry, nH as the little old sanitary detachment mm is taking tho best of care of their boys fflu and that they will be all right from Jlf now on. We still hold the wonderful rnHj record of fourteen cases lost out o jlflil 1600. IJJIJ "Am writing this with my gas mask jfjfiO on, as we have just had a gas alarm. ml The damn things are sure a nuisance, j but they are our best friends' WJ |