Show About Spanish Influenza The following is what the Surgeon Gen General Ip of t the e United States Public Health Service says of The Flu Fin The disease now occurring in is this country and called Spanish Influenza Influenza resembles a a. very contagious kind o of cold acc accompanied by fever palmin pains palm in tile the head eyes ears back or other parts of the body and a feeling of of f severe sickness In most of the cases the the symptoms disappear after alter three or four days the patient then rapidly rapid rapid- ly recovering some of the patients however develop pneumonia or Inflammation in inflammation In- In of at th the ear or meningitis and many of thel these e complicated cases die dle Whether this so-called so Spanish influenza is identical with the epidemics of at of earlier years Is not yet k known own Epidemics of lr influenza have visited visited visited visit visit- ed this country since 1647 1047 It is Inter in interesting interesting In- In ter io to know that this first epi epi- demlo was brought here from Valencia Valen Valen- cia Spain Since that time there have been numerous epidemics of the disease In 1889 and 1890 an epi epidemic epidemic epi- epi demic of Influenza starting someWhere somewhere some some- where In Jn the Orient spread first to Russia and thence over practically the entire civilized world Three years year later there was another flare flaro- up uD of the tho disease Both Doth times the epidemic spread widely I over O the United States Although the present epidemic Is called Spanish influenza there Is no reason to believe that It originated ed In Spain Some writers who have studied the Question believe that the epidemic came from the Orient and they call attention to the fact tact that the f Germans mention the tho dhe disease se as occurring along the eastern front In Inthe Inthe Inthe the summer and fall tall of ot 1917 How lIow Cull Con One Olio Guard Guar Against i Influenza In guarding against disease of all 11 kinds kind It U Is Important that the bod body be kept strong and able to fight off oft disease germs This cau can be done 11 by having the proper proportion of work play and rest by keeping the the body well clothed and by eating sufficient sufficient suf suf- wholesome and properly selected selected selected se se- se- se food tood In connection with diet it is well to remember that milk isone Isone is isone one of the best all around all around foods obtainable obtainable obtainable ob ob- for ad adults as well as as children child child child- dr d- d ren r ren n. n So far tar as a disease like influenza influenza influenza enza is concerned health authorities everywhere recognize the very close relations between its spread and over overcrowded overcrowded overcrowded crowded homes While It is not always al always al- al ways possible especially In times like the present to avoid such over overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding crowding people should consider the health danger and make every effort to reduce the home overcrowding to toa toa a minimum The value of fresh tresh air through open windows can not be over emphasized Where crowding Is unavoidable as asin asin in In street cars carl care should be taken to keep the face tace so turned as not to Inhale directly the tile air breathed out by another person It Is especially important to beware beware be be- be ware of the person who coughs or sneezes without covering his mouth and amI nose It also follows that thit one should keep out of crowds and stuffy stuffy fy ty places as much as possible keep homes offices and workshops well aired spend some time out of doors each day walk to work If at all practicable In in short make every possible effort to breathe as much pure airas airas air airas as possible Cover up each cough and sneeze If It you fOU dont don't you'll spread disease State Health Officer Dr Beatty Ina Ina in ina a bulletin recently Issued the follow Ing lag facts regarding the and lAud Treatment On appearance of the first symptoms toms which consists of ot chilliness and general discomfort quickly followed by fever and severe aching the person person per per- son Bon affected should Immediately go goto goto goto to bed By Dy so doing he will very much lessen the dangerous tion of pneumonia which Is otherwise otherwise other wise liable to toll follow ow and also will avoid communicating the disease to o others For treatment a physician should be consulted or If It the advice of a Ii physician Is not available a large d dose se of physic and hot drinks drinks' may mayto may maybe y ype to pe be taken with benefit To alleviate the pain and fever a ten grain dose of Dovers powder or several five- five grain rain doses of aspirin two are useful All discharges from the nose and mouth should be destroyed and the mouth covered when sneezing or coughing To prevent taking the disease public gatherings should be avoided on account of the added liability of contact a person person havIng having having hav hav- ing the disease To increase the resistance resistance resistance re re- re- re of the body to the invasion of the germs of the disease with which it may come In contact living rooms should be well ventilated overeating overeating overeating ov ov- ov- ov er-eating er should be avoided and the general h health alth promoted in every evert way way possible |