The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated., October 17, 1918, Image 3

UNCLE SAM’S
ADVICE ON FLU
U. S. Public Health Service Issue*
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
CpIdemlc Probably Nat Bpanlah In
Origin—Germ Still Unknown—Peo­
ple Should Guard Against "Droplet
Infection"—Surgeon General Blue
Make» Authoritative Statement.
Washington, D. Q—(Special )—Al­
though King Alfonao of Spain was
one of the victima of the Influente epl
detnic In 1BU3 and again thia summer,
Spanish aulhoritiee repudiate any
claim to Influenza aa a "Spanish" dla­
ease. If th« poop!« of thia country do
not taka cara the epidemic will bw-
coma so widespread throughout the
I'nltad 8tatM that aoon we »ball bear
the dlaeaaa called “American” Influ­
enza.
In response to a request for definite
Information eoncwrnlng Spanish Influ­
enza. Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the ü. S Public Health Service ha»
authorized (be foUewtng official Intar
v lew:
What la Spanlah Inhuengaf la it
aomethlng new? Doaa It coma from
Spain!
“The disease no» occurring In thia
country and called ‘Spanish Influen­
za* resembles a very contagious kind
of ‘cold.* accompanied by fever, pains
Coughs and Sneezes
As Dangerous aa
Go Shell»
In the head. eyea. eara. back or other
parts of tbs body and a feeling of se­
vers sickness. In m<»t of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, tho patient then rapidly recover­
ing. Rome uf the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
those complicate«! case* dis. Whether
thia ao-called ‘Hpaniah' Influenza la
Identical with the epidemics of Influen­
za of earlier years Is not yet known.
"Epidemics of influenza have vlalted
this country al tic« 1647. It la Interest
Ing lu know that thia flrat epidemic
waa brought hers from Valencia,
Kpaln. Since that time there hav«
be«-n numerous epidemics of the dls-
<-a»e. In IhhU nnd 1W0 sn epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere to the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over pnictlcslly the entire civ­
ilized world. Three years later there
was another flare up of the disease
Both times the epidemic sprvad wide
ly over the ('lilted States.
“Although ths present epidemic la
calicit *S(Minlah lafluenaa.* there la no
reason to believe that It originated in
S|>ain. Some writers who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orieot and they call at­
tention to the fact that the Germane
mention the disease as occurring along
the eaatera front in the summer and
fall of 1917."
How can “Bpanlah Influenza" b« rec-
ognlzed!
“Tliere la aa yet no certain way In
which a slngls ease of 'Spanish Infiu
•nan* can be recognized. On th« oth
er hand, recognition la easy where
there la a group of ra»«-a In «ontraal
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and coi.ta, which usually occor to the
cold monlha, «-plifemhe of Influenza
ruay occur al any season of ths year
Thu» the present epidemic rsge.1 m<«t
Intensely In Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the cnee of ordl
nary coble, the general symptoms
(fever, |ialn. tiepresalon) are by na
nwana as severe or aa swhWn In their
onaet as they are In Influenza. Final
ly. ordinary colda do not aprrnd
through the community ao rapidly or
ao eztrnalvely as d.i-s Influenza
“In moet <■»•"» a person taken sick
with Influenza feel« sick rather end-
dimly He feela weak, has pains In the
eyea. ••nr», head or hark, and may be
Many patients feel
aore all over
dizzy, smite vondL Most of the ’ P*
tlenta complain of feeling chilly, and
with ihla cocw» a fever to which i thè
temperature rlae» to l<M> to 104
In
moet cium « the pula» rstnala« ratal tlvo-
ly alow.
tinte« like thè prewnl. to svold sm-h
•vorerowdlug, peo|4e ahouid cvualiler
thè benlth <hfig'-r and make rvvry
effort to reduce thè hotne overrrowd-
ing to à minimum The value of freeh
alr thraugh open «indo«» canno« t>»
over emph-Kited
“Wheo crowdlng ts nnatohtahi«. aa
In Street cara care sbotti«! he taken to
keep thè face so tnrned a» not to
thm
•n'1 baie dire««Iv th» alr breaihcd «ut
-In «»Mni
z ir» Ilin
thd*
ra
I•»<**!, saollier per «OS
“!t la e*|»e« iaHy lrn|«ortaM
tnlhia*
* f ih«»
**MJf
war» of «ite persoo alto cough»
aid th* ph>»i< lati hi i»**Aitìft impali
lab indue» ui.' tor it V.-is tic» t> to imi Mieexes wlthout cuverlng hla mouth
li al so follo«» that one
that tn thia dlnriiM the number of and n»>«e
white c»n iscles sliow» little or no to­ ahouid keop out of cmwds ami stuffy
crease above the mimtal
it I» powal- place» aa mm*h as poaatblr, k>—P
ble that the laboratory Investigations homea. ofllcvs and Workabopa well
now being ma<l« through the Natlimal aire»!, sftend some rime out of dotti
Renegrch Council and the ttorird each day. walh lo work If at all prue-
Blates Hygienic Imlioraiory will fur­ timide In short, make every pu o.ilt>le
nish a more cvrtalo way In which Imll effort to brvathe a» touch pur» alr aa
vtdnal riuwe of this dlscaae can be posalhle
“In all hralth matterà follow thè ad
recognized."
vice of your linciar and «bry Ihr r<-gn
What la th« cours« of ths diMaMt latloti» of your locai and state liewlth
Os people di« of It!
<>fll»-era " .
"Ordinarily, the fever lasts from
“Cavar up «ach cough and annose.
three to four days and the fuirient re­
If ysu doni you'll sp'tad disusa.
covers
But while the pm|M>rtlo<t of
deaths In the present epidemic has
generally been low In some plai-es th«
outbreak has bbeti severe and deaths
have been numerous When death oc­
curs It la usually th« result of a com­
plication."
What causes ths di»«*»« and how la
Dr. Mae Cardwell. Back From
It apread!
"Bacteriologists who have studied th-
Washington. Advises
fluenra epidemic» In the past ba*«
found In many of th« cases a vsry
Housewives.
flmall rod shaped germ called, after Its
dlwovcrcr. Pfeiffer a haclllua In other
Dr Min II Card «eli. of IMrtUM
cases of apparently the same kind of
disease there were fonud pnrutuoiwrl. »ho recently returned to Oregon from
the germs of lobar pneumonia. Still Gary. Ind. New York and Washington,
others have brrn caused by strepto­ where she waa engaged In medical re
cocci. and by other» germs with long search work for the Children » Bureau
naniew
of the Department of l^abor. said In
"No matter what particular kind of an interview
“The dairy Industries
germ can»«'» the epidemic. II Is naw must be encouraged Ths children of
belle Veil ibat liriluenza 1» always America must have milk They can
aprvnd from |n-r»»n to person, the not thrive without good clean milk
germs Iwlng carried with the air along Housewives must use more milk
tr
with the very small droplets of mucus, they demand It the dairyman will find
»spelled by coughing or anee (line, some solution Io his problems and will
forceful talking, and the like by one »no that hla cows get the feed and that
»tin already bae the germa of the dia he keeps them alive and In good
earn- They may ala» be carri«*! about l)ea!th
However. If the women don’t
In the air tn the form of dual coming order the milk, the dairymen len t go
from dried mucus, from coughing and Ing to keep hla cows around lust a»
■nei-gjng, or from carolami people who pets and ornaments
Feed Is tarn
»pit on the floor and on the sidewalk. scarce and labor too high for that II •
As In moat other cutclilng <!!»<•«•<■». a up to the housekeepers
(leraoo who ha» only a mild attack of
"Are you sending your breadwinners
the dlaeaar himself may give a very
to work with all Ike vigor and strength
never« attack to other»."
you can muster for them in th» way t>t
What should b« done by those who proper food! asks Hr Cardwell “If
catch the d-acaset
they don’t get the right food they can I
"If 1» very Important that every per- think or work well The same applies
son who becomes sick with Influenza to tho school children See that they
should go home al once nnd go to bed. have milk to drink, milk In puddings
Tbl» will help keep away dangvroua The kltrhen Is the power plant of tbr
complications and will, at the aama family and consequently, of the nation
time, keep the patient from ara t tart ng Don't waste a drop of milk or an
Ilia dltu-ase far and wide. It la highly ounce of butter, but use plenty The
desirable that no one be allowed to health of the nation la the kitchen
alcwp iti the Mine room with the pa­ question,
Milk Is on» uf ths main
tient In fact, no one but the nurse factors tn a diet."
should tie allowed In the room.
• ss»
“If there la cough and sputum or Baby Cipart Preach«» Grsatsr U m
running of the eyes and n«»e, care
Of Milk.
should be taken that all such dis­
A
milk
bill
and
healthy children ta
charges are collected on bit» of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and barued. cheaper than a doctor's bill and
If the patient complains of fever and underfed, under nourished child
headache, he »hould be given waler to would be cheaper to »tart right,
drink, a cold compress to the forehead •aye Mr» A llayley, of the I’arenta'
and a light sponge. Only such medl- Murat tonal Bureau. Oregon Coni re»»
ctne »tumid tie given as 1» prescribed of Mother», who baa preaided at the
by the doctor It 1» foolish to ask the tearing of thouaand» of liable»
She
druggist to prescrllw and may he dan­ find» the mllkfed youngster of three
gerous to take the aocalled 'safe, sure or four year» scores much higher than
and hunub-as* remi-li«*» advertised by the child who ha» had little milk In
patent medicine manufacturers
hla diet
Mr» llayley pr cache» a
“If the patient la so aUtualeil Ibat he greater use of talik fur young and old
can tie attended only by atone one who
must also kuik after other» In ibe fam­ Dairy Commissioner Boss Encouraging
ily. It is advisable that such attendaul
Signs.
wear a wrapprr, apron or gown over
J D Mickle. State Dairy and Fotid
the ordinary house clothe» while In Ibe
»b k room nnd »Up this off when leav­ I'ommisaioner. stated recently that th"
dairy situation. In spits of high prices |
ing to look after llie others
“Ntirae» and attendant» will do well of feed and scarcity of tabor, to not all
Reporta have come to him
to guard against breathing In danger­ gloom
ous disease gonna by wearing a simple from various parts of the state show
fold of gauzw or mask while near the tog that the housekeepera ar« begin
nfbg to e«e that they must pay more
patient."
for milk than they did a few years ago
Will a person who has had Influenza
Th« dairymen are beginning to taka
before catch ths diseasa again!
heart, too, to some Instances and ar«
"It la well known that an al lark of looking to the futcre when th« cow
me»»1«-» or scarlet fever or amallpoz of today will be worth much more
usually protects a person against an­ money alive than she would now.
other attack of the same disease. Thia
slaughtered And that future Isn't so
a|>pear» not to tie true of Spanish In­
far off If the dairymen only continue
fluenza.* According to new»|i«per rw
to have courage and patience
ports the King of Spain suffered an
The wise man and the one who to
attach of Influenza during tha epi­
demic thirty years ago, and was again far seeing, to keeping his herds intact
stricken during the rvecut outbreak in True, ho won't keep the old boarder
who would just eat the food and bring
Spain."
ao raturns, but he la bolding hla good
Mow can ana guard against laflu-
stock
Tha sensible housewife, too,
anta!
must know a mao can't feed and care
“In guarding against disease of all for cows, keep a first class dairy, and
kind*. It Is Imjuirtant that the body be provide cleao bottles and well paid
I
kept strong and able to light off dis­ deliverymen without some espenae
I
ease germs Tills can be done by hav­ t The Oregon Dairy Council to doing
ing a profier proportion of work, play much to gat the situation straightened
and rest, by keeping the body well out. Ths azhlblt at the stats fair, tha
clothe«!, and by earing sufllrlent whole­
splendid cooperation of the Food Ad
some and property selected food. In
ministration the public schools. Orw
connection with diet. It Is well to re
gon Agricultural College and the Bu
memlwr that milk Is one of the best
reau of Health, all help the educational
allaround foods obtainable for adults
work and are part of the great task of
as well as children. So far aa a <11»
rear like Influenza Is concerned, health "keeping the home flree burning.'*
authorities everywhere recognize the which tank Includes the praeervetion
very clone relation be tween l|s spread of «Meatlai home Indualriea and the
and overcrowded boiww While It Is r.ceiih of the MttotL
• • a
not always txootble. esporlatly In
In an- arsr • r on« 1» struck by the
fact that the |.« u nt !<»<■%« vl k
llis
eyes and the luitrr aide of bi« eyelids
may be slightly *blno<lsb<>t.* nr 'con­
gested,' »• the dr*-for» say
There
may be running fr»m the nose, or
there may !•« »»me enngh. Th«««e signs
of a cold may not be market! : never-
theless the pa Hen I look« and f.w'.s very
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Here I« a detachment of the American troop* that did auch brilliant
fighting on the went front, ronrerting the Hun offrtuilve Into n Hun dimeter
and retreat. They are rearing by the roadside. »making, Joking and light­
hearted. and ready to Jump Into the tight again.
BUILDER ADVOCATED
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Wants Your Business
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W ill buy Cream in any quantity for the
Oregon Cieamerv, Portland
Let ua get acquainted.
If you have a grievance
ma ke it known and we will endeavor to rectify it.
Bring Us Your Cascsra Bark
We will give you a Square Deal
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OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT
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