Show U U. U Si S HEALTH SERVICE S ISSUES WARNING I Increase In All Respiratory Diseases Dis Dis- Diseases I eases cases After the Influenza Epidemic Probable Influenza Expected Expected to Lurk for Months Month How to Guard Against Pneumonia Common Colds Cold Highly Im Im Importance of Suitable Clothing Could Clothing Could Save Lives I U. U Willi C. C. C IIII even Inlo of tho epidemic of the Hie attention of health Is ix directed to tn pneumonia bronchitis soil and other diseases diseases' of the Iho system which regularly cause H ft II large number of deaths especially during the winter Inter Benson Honson According to Rupert Hur Surgeon lon General of nf the United Slates Public Ift Health Service these 1 disease will mil be bt especially prevalent pre this win win- winter winter ter unless the flU people are particularly careful to obey heal health met Inns The present epidemic wild sold Sur Surgeon geon glon General III Blue UP has might bright hy by hitler hit tilt ler ter experience how readily n a condition beginning apparently ms n slight cold may g go on to pneumonia and death Although the worst of Ih the epidemic Is over there will continue to 10 be n a large number of scattered canes cases ninny of them mild and unrecognized which will be danger spots to 10 be hI guarded against The Surgeon On General likened Ithe the to th that t utter n great l f It saying g. g No j re Ir-f Ir understands his hie business stops the hose on the charred soon lIOon as ae the and visible fire have hine dis dl- appeared On th the contrary he be continues con the water water- for hours find even dare dura f ferLe kA knows kaow that ls dan danger gel ger of the fire rekindling from lInol smoldering smoldering dering embers Then you fear snottier another outbreak of Influenza 1 he was asked Not necessarily eerily snottier another ano her large epidemic wild said the Sur Surgeon eon General but unless Un people learn to realize the seriousness of the danger they will be he compelled to 10 toay pay ay a hn heavy vy den death th toll from pneumonia pneumonia nia and other respiratory lory diseases Common Colds Cold Highly Catching It is encouraging to observe that people are beginning to learn lear that ordinary ordinary or or- r. r coughs and colds colds are arc highly catching c and are arl spread from frum person to person by means of of droplets of f germ laden mucus Such droplets are spray sprayed d Into the air when i ur Ignorant people cough ough or sneeze wIthout without with out co covering their mouth and nose ItIs It ItIs Itis Is also good to know that people have teamed learned something about the value hl of fresh air In summer when people are ore lar largely ely out of doors the respiratory respiratory tory diseases coughs colds roMs pneumonia nia etc are Infrequent In the fall tall tas Oll as people begin to remain Indoors the respiratory diseases Increase in the Ule winter when whon pe people are prone to stay In badly ventilated overheated rooms the respiratory diseases become very ery prevalent Suitable Clothing g Important Still anal another her factor In the production lion tion of M colds pneumonia and other re reo respiratory diseases Is carelessness or Ignorance Ig Ig- norance of ot the lino people Ople regarding suitable suit able ahl clothing during th the seasons on when he the n fn father suddenly changes n g In warm warm lInn rooms too heavily dressed or Is even moro more common especially specially women dressing so lightly that windows s am urn kept closed In order to be he comfortably warm rill This Thill Is u II very In Injurious In jurious practice e. Could Save Lives Ive I 1 belU hell believe u we WI could easily save one onehundred hundred thousand lives annually Inthe In Inthe the United Slates If all a the people would adopt the system of fresh air living followed tullo tor for example In tuber tuber- sanatoria There here U Is nothing mysterious about no It-no it it no fie medicine medi dine cine no vaccine The Important thing thin Is right living good food tood and plenty of fresh air Droplet Infection Explained In Picture Pictures The Th Nun ail of Public h Treasury Tre Department I has hall Just Issued Issued 1 a striking poster drawn h by Berr the tho well known Washington cartoonist tl The poster postel exemplifies the the i modern method of education A fear feu- years ago ogo under l similar the health authorities II would have o Issued Is Is- sued an ul dry but scientifically accurate bulletin teaching the Vole Vole-pf rol pt pf droplet Infection In lu tho tine spread of re re- tory il diseases The 1110 only ones onE'S who would have understood the bulletin would have havo been those thos who already knew nil all about the subject The man manIn III In I the tho street tile the plain citizen and the many millions who toll for tor their living would hove have lunt no time and no desire tie to III Wade lul through the tho technical phrase ohoy |