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Show ' . . , Uncle Sam. M. D. I j , .mi systems of heating cause me air movement. Oncn windowr. ope.. and grate flrea alao promote air move- I inent. Air movement is extremely Im- , pertain. , The most effective system of v.n'lln- ,4tt.n consists of opening IndowM Oosn ventilation bj means nf two windows, or a window and a door in oppo!te lllca f ih roorti, is particularly if..th.-"lenliii; if..th.-"lenliii; snougV.tp cause a current is all I , mat Is required. The evtent to which w lnd.- vs ar t, be I opened In our sleeping aoartrn :it. m :st ' dep,.r,. . ri oiif lde atmosph rl. lomlltlons j Lvc. .. . should sleep In i v ..,;., whh open hlntlows. in this way ar. ample I supply of :re:.li air can be r-i ired 'm- eight houru of the 21 u: ; ae ' A sinr.le nv-thod of securing fresh rtlr I from a window is to r&N the. window two or thro Inches and place 3 neatly-I fitting board under t i Thf;i will prevent :i direct draft audi permit -r a free current of air romlnc ; In between the n ,., and i.,.v -.,h.. Another excellent method of ventlla-1 Kon i-" to place la sn open window an I ordinary window screen covered with I secloth. Two r thre- layers mav bo; used Tiibi arrangement breaks the wind and keeps uut the snow Tb.- heat leva , r. vary little greater than the lou li radiation from the surface of pans is If one depends on simply opening the window, frt.n, a half Inch to an inch may ; be f.uffl lent on very cold night--, if ...a hold your iHmi opposite a ItaXf-Ineh opening, open-ing, ou win find the urrent of air coming com-ing In Is much greater than tha: whi i one or two persons ould t?lbly mbalc and half constantly. There Is nothing uauied i.v throw -ii: ihe window 'h:i to a degr.es beyond iba! already aiggested. providing there I is sufflelrnl iHffereace in ihe temperature tempera-ture outside ar.d in. ANEMIA I What is anemia? Is It curable? Anemia after all, is or.ly a svnv-tom. ! in the treatment, It is important to " i 'ermine the eai:- f 'lie condition, Ther ; are many different causes and only j Physician on arrie at a satisfactory ; diagnosis. The purllc health service has no hoi- ! Ietln. dealing with anemia. Merely to I Indicate to yon how Important it Is to! i find the cause of the anemia, if possible, j let m tell you some of tne common I causes of thut condition: Malaria, lead poisoning, i k vi, rm. Brlgtit's dun ' ropeated hemorrhages, auto-tntoatlcatlon, i j tuberculosis anil cancer. Do not le this list cause you nv unnecessary un-necessary alarm. I have mentioned this to show how hnor.sslr.lc It Is to rive vnu satisfactory advice in the shape of a' re. , ply through the '.011111111. INFLUENZA. I Is there a vaccine to prevent hifluett-ta? ' I had the disease In IMS a.id am afraid I of a recurrence Many l ave asked this ouestlon. ITo o the present time no vaccine has beer, discovered for which we can claim ahv-I ahv-I thing definite so far as the prevention Of epidemic Influenza is concern 1. I Until wo discover the germ that Is rc-I rc-I sponsible for the disease, we cannot pro-; pro-; pare a vaccine to ward off attacks. Bet you may be glad to know there 's reason to believe that a precious attack of Influenza In-fluenza apparently confers a certain di-gree di-gree of Immunity to another atta-1 .iti-1 .iti-1 how lonu this Immunity ic.ts is not I known. |