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Ç L A R E N C E U. S. HEALTH SERVICE ISSUES WARNING Increate in AB Respiratory Di» ta te » After thè Influenza Epidemio Probable. Influons« Export*« to Eurfc for Month«. How to Guard Against Pneumonia. Common C o l«« Highly Catching— Im portane* of EulUblo Clothing— Coul« •avo 100,000 Live« Washlugum, O. O.- -With the aubsid- one« o f the epidemic o f tnfluenza the attention o f health officers la directed to pneumonia, bronchitis and other diseases o f tha respiratory system which regularly cause a large number o f deaths, especially during the w inter season. According to Rupert Bluo, Surgeon General o f the United State« Public Health Service, these disease« w ill bo especially prevalent this win ter unless the people are particularly careful to obey health Instruction«. gion General Blue, “ h a « taught by bit ter experience how readily a condition beginning apparently as a alight raid may go on to pneumonia and death. Althoagh the worst o f the epidemic to over, there w ill continue to be a large number o f scattered c a s e « many o f them mild and unrecognized, which w ill be danger «pats to be guarded against.’* Th e Surgeon GeneriflSlkaned the present situation to that a fte r a great fire, saying, "N o fire ch ief wh.* understands his business stop« playing tha hose on the charred debris as soon as tha flames and visible fir « have dis appeared. On the contrary, he con- ttnueo tho w ater tor hours snd even d a y « fo r h# knows that there Is dan ger o f the five rekindling from smol dering eobara." “Th en you fea r another outbreak o f Influenza f ” ho waa asked. “ Not neces sarily another largo epidemic,“ said the Burgeon General, "but unleaa the B U T T the writing of Increase in American Hogs WIN American WIÉngnets to Divo Up SPAIN AND EN G LA N D R EPO R T Help to Meet WorM Fa t Luxüfÿ Demonstrated Ra IN C R EA S E IN TU B ER C U LO SIS Shortage. tion’s War Conscience. A FT E R IN FLU E N ZA EPID EM IC . FAR M ER S SAVE S ITU A TIO N . STAND W ITH T H E A L L IE S . U . S. Public Health Service Warns • y Reducing Consumption People o f Public ' Against Tuberculosis, the U n ito« S tato« A v o rta « a One Million Cases Tubercu Pamino at Hama In Splta losis in United States—Each a Source of Danger. Through Increased production pod B ew are tuberculosis a fter in fluenza. N o need to w orry I f you take precautions la time. ' d it t o « H ava y e a r doctor w a rn tae your lungs sovoral times a t monthly in te rv a l« Build up your strength w ith right living, good food and plenty o f fresh air. Don’t w aste money oa patent medicines advertised to cure tu be r c u lo «!« Become a fresh-air crash and enjoy I l f « * * * * * * * * * * * * ♦ * ♦ ♦ conservation we w ill he ablo this year to export aoven times our pre-war average exports o f pork p rodu ct« With the heavy demands added In car ing fo r the millions w ho h iv e been freed from Qormaa oppreosion, the Department o f A gricu ltu re and tha Food Adm inistration a re Justified to day in our every action o f stimulation o f hog production, fa the coming year the greatest w orld shortage w ill be ta f a t « and pork w ill help to save this situation. Th e eA ca cy s t tha policy o f stimulated production has buUt up In this country supplies which w ill en able us to supply a vary lu g e p u t o f tha fa t deficiency o f the world. In beef there must bo a shortage in K o rop«, doe largely to lim ited re frig era tor ship capacity. A ll freeser ships available, however, w ill bo filled by America, Argentine a n d -A u s tra ll« Th e contribution made by the p ro ducers o f this country to the w a r pro gram as applying particularly to a n i mal food products Is Illustrated by the fo llo w in g : Reports compiled by tha U. B. D e partment o f Agriculture Indicate an increase in cattle o f 1(^238,000 bond and 12,441,000 h o g « Th eee figures were compiled to January 1 la s t In this period there waa a decrease la sheep o f 818,000 hood. Th e Indica tions are that this decrease w ill show an Increase, according to recent re p o r i« Since January 1 unofficial Inform a tion Indicates an increase In begs o f not less than 8 per c e n t and not more than 18 per c e n t as compered with one ye a r ago, with an Increase la the average w eig h t Follow ing the request o f the U. S. Food Adm inistration fo r an Increase In hog production tor m arketing in the fa it o f 1918 and the spring e f 1919 the Increase may yield not less than L80Q,- 000,000 pounds more o f pork products than w ere available last year. W itt- Washington, D. C — (S p ecia l.)— A c cording to a report made to tho U nited States Public Health Service, tho epi demic o f Influenza la Spain ban a l ready caused an Increase In tho preva lence and deaths from pulmonary tu berculosis. A sim ilar association b e tween influenza and tuberculosis was e f the danger they w ill he compelled te recently made by Sir A rthur Nowa- pay a heavy death toll from pneumo botme, the ch ief medical officer o f tho English public health service. In bin nia and other respiratory disease« analysis o f the tuberculosis death rate In England. Cammed Colds H ighly Catching. In order that the people o f tho U nit " I t la encouraging to observe that people are beginning to learn that or ed States may profit by the experience dinary coughs and colds are highly o f other countries Surgeon General catching and are spread from person Rupert Blue o f the United States Pu b t e person by menus 'e f droplets o f lic Health Service has Just Issued a germ laden mueua Such droplets are warning emphasizing tha need o f spe Sprayed Into tha a ir when careless o r cial precautions at the present time. Ignorant people cough or sneeze with "E xp erien ce seems to Indicate," says out covering their mouth and n o s « I t the Surgeon General, “ that psrsans Is also good to know that people have whoa«, resistance has been weakened le a n e d something about the value o f by an attack o f Influenza are peculiar ly susceptible to tu berru loal« W ith ■re largely eut e f doors, the respira m illions o f Its people recently affected tory dis ease« (coughs, c o ld « pneumo dressed hog products during tire nia, a t « ) a re infrequent ; la the toll, fera conditions favorin g the spread o f j tuberculosis.” - » three months ending September 80, as people begin to remain In d o o r« the 1 1917, amounted to 908,172,000 pou nd« respiratory diseases increase; la the One Mlltlen Consumptive# In the ; w hile fo r the corresponding months o f S e c r e ta r le « S ta t e Boards winter, when people e r e prone te stay United S ta te « i 1918 the dressed hog products totaled Peb&c Semes C esi..........Ed ¡ W right, Salem In badly ventilated, overheated ro o m « "T h en y e s consider this a serious 1,277,689,000, an Increase o f over 3 7 «- Medical Examiner Frank F. Wood. Portland the respiratory dises sea become very m enare?" waa asked. "In my opinion 000,000 pounds fa r the quarter. % HsaUt.............. Dr. R. E. L . Hok. Portland p reva len t It U, though I hasten te add It Is die- During tha same period fo r 1917 the tinctiy one against which the people records o f Inspected slaughter o f Slaw Fair........... ........ A . H . L a « Salem Suitable Clothing Important. can guard. So to r as one can estim ate dressed beef showed 1,283,000,000 Haitindtm.......... Heavy E. Deeck. Portland “ S till another factor in tho produc there are at present about oua million pounds aa against 1,454,000,000 pounds Land»............................G. G. Brows. Salem tion o f c o ld « pneumonia and other re case« o f tuberculosis In the United fo r the three month period ending spiratory diseases Is carelessness or Ig Tea Camminine......... Frank K. Lovell. Sslem norance o f tho people regarding suit Same Library............. Coracha Marvia, Salem able clothing during the seasons when Phansncy ...............Roy I f . Fiamma, Sslem the w eather suddenly ch a n ge« sitting Dismay.................... H. H . Otaga, Salem In warm rooms too heavily dressed or, Bmmt Land*...... Peecy A Cappa . Sslem what la even more common, especially most o f the states h ave m ad« the dis ease re p o rta b l« la N ew York city, FereOry......... ..............F. A . FJlinS. Salem among women, dressing so ligh tly that where reporting has been In force fo r windows are kept closed In order to be many y e a r « o ver 85,000 cases o f tu- H eada o f S ta te In s titu tio n s com fortably warm. This la a very In ’ berculosls are registered with the D e jurious practice. partment o f Health. Theee tam lllar , with the situation believe that the ad CauM Save 100,000 L i v e « dition o f unrecognized and an reported **I believe we could easily save one cases would make the number nearer I America's Pledge of Food hundred thousand Uvea annually In 80,000. Th e very careful health sur- the United States I f all the people i Gave Heart to the Allies ..........J. N. Santi), Sslem would adopt the system o f fresh Sir 1 vey conducted during the pest two In Their Darkest Hour ' years In Framingham, M a s «, revealed ..... R .E .L . Stona, Salan Uvlng followed, fo r example, la tuber ! 200 cases o f tuberculosis In a popula ...Cha. A. Murphy. Sslem culosis san atoria Th ere Is nothing tion o f approxim ately 15,000. I f these W hatever la necessary America will ........L. M Gilbert. Salem mysterious about it— no specific medi ! proportions bold trua fo r the United sand. Th at was Am erica's pledge to .. .R. C. Msitee. Romba« cine, no vaccine. Th e Important thing States as a whole they wonld Indicate the Interallied food council. And tie- .....K M. Parts. Portland Is right Uvlng, good food aad plenty o f that about one In every hundred per cause the American food army had fresh air. ..... G. C BeUioga. Sslem sons Is tuberruloue Each o f these hitherto made good they took heart W. D. McNsry, Pendleton Droplet Infection explained In Picture«. constitutes a source o f danger to be and went forward. guarded against.” L M m , Sslem CirV Is. School... Mi "T h e Bureau o f Public Health, Farm enterprise and much soft com W hat to Da. Treasury D epartm ent has just Issued Tw elfth Judicial District In his statement to the public Sur Increased pork supplies, food conser a striking poster drawn by Berryman, Judge............................ Harry H. Bek. Dalis. tha well-known Washington cartoonist geon General Blue points out how vation Increased exports— total ship Th e poster exemplifies the modern those who have had Influenza should ments doubled. method o f health education. A tew protect themaelvas against tuberculo- C o u n ty O ffic e rs y e a n ago, under sim ilar circum stance« l sis. “ A ll who bava recovered from In Cmray Judge........ W. W . Nrckle. McMmimlle tha health authorities would have le fluenza,” says tha Surgeon General, Gsmaduisow E. Carnata.. M*MtataJle ased an official dry but scientifically "should h av* thalr lungs carefully ex- it« bulletin teaching the rola o f «m ined by a competent physician. In droplet Infection la the spread o f re- fact. It la desirable to have several ex- I do not believe that drastic ♦ oplratory d isease« Th e only ones who amlnatlons made a month s p o r t Such • would have understood the bulletin examinations cannot be made through ♦ force need be applied to main- ♦ would have been these who already the clothing nor can they be carried g tain economic distribution and ♦ sane use o f supplies by the ♦ knew all about the su bject Th e men out fn tw o or three minutes. I f the la the s tre e t the plain citizen and tha lungs are found to bs free from tuber- p great m ajority o f Am erican peo- ♦ many millions whs toll fo r their living culosls every effort should be made to 0 p i « and I have loom ed a deep ♦ would have had no time and no desire keep them so. Th is can be done by 0 and abiding faith In the Intelll- ♦ to wade through tho technical phrase- j right living, good food aad plenty o f 0 geoce o f tiio average American ♦ • lo g y ." fresh air.” 0 p i — sea « . « , whose aid w e an- ♦ 0 ticlpots aad dapand on to rems- ♦ Th e Burgeon General warned espe 0 dy the evlla developed by the ♦ M em b ers e f L e g is la tu r e cia lly against certain danger signs, 0 'war.— H erbert H oover, August ♦ .............. W . T . Vintoti, M r M inorili. ♦ ouch aa "declin e” aad "colds which 0 10, 1917. hang en.” ................... .Its G Barter, Wifcmta » ♦ These, he explained, w ere often tho ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a ...................W . W. Lussa, LsFsysne beginning o f tuberculosis " I f you do not got well promptly. I f your cold seems to bang en or your health aad A N e w b erg L od ge Ñ o. 104 A . F. strength d e c tla « resMmber that theee v V A A . M. Regu lar m eeting ere often the ea rly signs at tuberculo / ▼ ' Second and Fourth Thursday sis. P la ce you rself at on e« under the evenin gs o f oneh month. care o f a competent physician. Tu ber V isitin g brothers alw ays welcome. culosis la curable la tha early s ta g e « d f ardor W . H. W oodw orth, W . M., Patent Medicines Dangereus In Tubsr. * eu la a i« "A b o v e a ll fie net trust la the mis fe w in cheer leading statements o f unscrupulous patent medicine fakers. There la ae specific medicine fo r tha cure o f tuber- culosls. T h e money spent en each medicines M thrown a w a y ; it should se « f charge by w ritin g to 8 » spent Instead fo r good toed sad do- General, Ü 8. Public Mm •ant livin g." Washington. D. a simple fart Be Proud to be LAW YER )f. H. C. Dixon DENTIST Th o fa ct that tha poo pie o f the U n it «« Btatoe wore ablo to reduce by more than « « « . h a l f million tans thalr July, August, September and October consumption o f sugar proves condu- alvoly that thalr w a r conscience was thpronghly awakened a n « that tha caontry as a whole atood ready to tot- low tho («Junctions o f the Government. Our normal consumption o f ougar la tha four-month period beginning with July has boon 400,000 tons per month, n total o f 1,000,000 tor tho «u n itor D É W T IS T — General roar. In July, whan our ougar stringency began to roach It » height, consumption was reduced to 200,000 t o o « In Au gust only 828,000 tons went Into dis tribution and In *Beptembor only 279,- 000 t o n « In October tho distribution toll to 280,000 to n « I f the general public had tolled to observo the Injunctions o f the Pood Administration this country would have been in the throe« o f a sugar famine before tha end o f A u gu st Our visible supplies w ere no low as to bring groat anxiety to those fam iliar with the ougar situation. Th ey feared that It would be absolutely Impossible to rodneo consumption to a point where sugar would do longer be a mere lux- Warn accomplishments o f the. Pood Admtnlet ration w ill stand forth so pre dominantly as this reduced censump- tton o f sugar. By It w e have been able to bridge o ver the period o f stringency until the new beet and Louisiana can« sugar crop« w«.re In sig h t N ow the nation la la a position so that I f w e choeee w e nmy return to ea r normal home use o f sugar, and Europe; with the release o f ships to go to r afield, can maintain Its recent re stricted rations. If, however, those nations a re to Increase tholr use o f sugar very considerably It must ho by our continued sharing with them through lim iting our own consump tion. Practico and X -R a y Diagnosis Over U. A HtataiCB.sb DR. A. M DAVIS i Offtee ever Ferguses’ « Drue S«*r* j. i : p m o n e P iA C K ja r £ . A . B O M IG , M . D . P H Y S IC IA N and B U R G EO N Office in Phono: F in a N n t’ l Bank bldg. Office Black 6; Rm Cray 8 t DR.THOS. W. HESTER Physician m o d Surgeon . P U » affla* Whit* SS, ■«•, Whits 11 In the light o f succeeding events It is Interesting to recall tha confidence with which the United States Food Adm inistrator view ed the gloomy out look In July o f 1917, when this coun try had been In the w ar tor Isos than four months and the Germans w ere steadily sending the western ftont nearer and nearer to P e r i « "E ven though the situation in Eu rope may be gloomy today," be de clared In a public statement, "n o American who baa knowledge o f the résulta already obtained In every di rection need bave one atom o f fea r that democracy w ill not defend Itself In these U n ited -S ta te«" LOYALTY IN LITTLE THINGS LAST PROOF OF PATRIOTISM UNDERTA] Methods Location HO N . School St. Phone Black 40 HODSON A ELUOTT Americans without murmuring cut their sugar allowance from four pounds a month to three and than as long aa need be to two pounds fo r loy alty's sake. America earned the gratitude o f al lied nations during w ar by sharing food. America uncLr peace may trta the world’s good w ill by saving to shara. N. P. NELSON EZRA HAYES NOTARY PUBLIC AND FIRE INSURANCE Office 902, Third St. Will answer with seal a t call and g o out Into the country i f called for. P e r fe c t work. Phone W h ite 17» 0 "Th era is ne royal road to 0 feed conservation. W e cas ealy accomplish this by the voluntary action o f our w b o l« p o o p l« each 0 element In proportion to As 0 n e e d « It Is a m atter o f «qu ality ♦ e f burden." . 0 T h e truth of this statement, 0 made by the United S tate« Feed 0 Adm inistrator soon a fte r w e an- ♦ torud the w »r , has b e m ham s ♦ ont by the history e f ea r on- 0 porta Autocratic food control + la the lands o f o a r «notâtes baa 0 broken down, white desMcratlc ♦ food sharing baa maintained the 0 health and strength o f this ceun- 0 try and at the A ille « $ D E N T I8 T » NEW BERG - . OREGON j B ip le s t -S e r a I t * C. R. C H A P I N ♦ ♦ Plumber
