Show INFLUENZA AND THE MASK in former times of influenza visitations we never heard it ic suggested that the wearing of a gauze mask over the now nose and mouth would protect the wearer from the disease but during the preventing prevailing epidemic someone flome one started the idea of the preventative quality of the face mask and we like sheep came tumbling after to bow to the fetish it is certainly far fetched not to say my ridiculous to attack any strain etrain ing utility to the gume mask if dragon flies and lizards lizard would pro duce dace influenza it is easy to we see the gauze would keep them out of the mouth and nose but granting the wearing of the mask is not rank nonsense its use is far from being practical for it to is impossible to make it airtight around the nose and mouth and thus make all in air come through the gauze and unless the mask is worn damp or wet with a proper antiseptic sol ution atlon it is practically useless unless we all have to have occasional weems access tv the noe and mouth and to remove the mask for a single breath la is seffi chent for one to become infected then it ita use may be mischievous in that we may feel we are protected and consequently neglect the use of more efficient preventative measures meas rod arid too we must our own exhalations exha lations so we say keep your mouth and now in in an antica kne c condition by using good nose and nose washes and keep your masks dampened with antiseptic solution to destroy the term as aa it clings to the month mesh for mouth and nose use any 1 11 f the following by or other win oil of eucalyptus oil of vine pine beedles ne edlea oil mi of cinnamon and petro tatum Lat latterie Li terme Menthola tum turn A mixture of olive oil and menthol an crystals ery atala the druggist will be pleased to make and furnish these than simple preventives put them on your masks use aw the them and ad help an bato to top atop the epidemic make your masks of genuine ser ber vice to you by using pro preventives live on go them hern and ad keep them clean and sterile PAROWAN CITY HEALTH BOARD |