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UMCLE SAM'S" ADVICE Otl FLU jU. S. Public Health Service Issues Official Health Bulletin on Influenza. LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT, jpldemlo Probably Not Spanish In I Origin Germ Still Unknown -Peo-; i pie Should Guard Against "Droplet I Infection" Surgeon General Blue Makes Authoritative- Statement. Washington, D.

(SpcclaL) Al-thougb. King Alfonso of Spain was one of the victims of the Influenza epidemic In 1893 and again this summer, i Spanish authorities repudlato any kJalm to tnflaenza as a "Sinlsh" dls- not tako care tho epidemic will bo--como so widespread tliroughout the hjnited States that soon we shall hear 'tho dlsoaso colled "American" influ- In response to a request for definite Information concerning Spanish In flu cnxa, Surgeon General Itupert Blue of. U. S. Public Health Service has authorized tho following official Interview: What Spanish Influenza? Is It new? Does It come from Spain? The dlseaso now occurring In this -jcountry and called 'Spanish Influenza' resembles a very contagious kind of 'cold accompanied by fever, pains i Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases As Dangerous aa Poison Gas Sheila la the head, eye, ears, back or other parts of tho body and a feeling of severe sickness.

In most of tho cases tho symptoms disappear after throe or four dnys, tho patient then rapidly recovering. Somo of Umj patients, however, develop pneumonia, or inflammation -of tho car, or meningitis, and many of these complicated cases die. Whether tM Brwnllfxl fJnnnlMh la Identical with tho epidemics of influenza of earlier years Is not yet known. "Epidemics of Influenza have visited this country since 1017. It Is Interest' Ing to know that tills first cpldemlq psvas brought hero from Valencia, 'Spain.

Sin co that time there have 'been numerous epidemics of the dh Jenso. In 18S3 and 1800 an epidemic of Influenza, starting somewhere In the Orient, rprcad first to llussla and thence over practically tho entire civilized world. Three years later there another flare-up of tho disease. Both times tho epidemic spread wide. Jy over tho United States.

"Although tho present epidemic ll alled 'Spanish there Is uZ jreason to believe that It originated In Some writers who havo studied itho question believe that the epldeml camo from tho Orient and they coll at-jtentlon to the fact that tho Gcrmam rmentlon the disease as occurring alorifl tho eastern front In the summer and tall of 1017." How can "Spanish Influenza" be rec Agnized? "There Is ns yet no certoln way lq which a slnglo case of 'Spanish lnflu. Venzo' can bo recognized. On tho oth. Ur bond, recognition Is easy whers thero Is a group of cases. In contrast jto tho outbreaks of ordinary coughi land colds, which usually occur In the xld months, epidemics of Influenza, may occur at any season of tho year, Thus the present epidemic raged most In Europo In May, Juno and July.

Moreover, In tho case of ordb jnary colds, the general symptom (fever, pain, depression) aro by no means as severe or as sudden In theli ns 4hey are In Influenza. Final 'ly, ordinary colds do not spread 'through tho community so rapidly so extensively as does Influenza. "In most cases a person taken sick with Influenza feels sick rather suddenly. Hofeels weak, has pains In tho yes, ears, head or back, and may 1ms noro nil over. Many patients fevl llzr.y, somo vomit.

Most of the pa 'tlents complain of feeling chilly, and vlth this comes a fever In which the temperature rises to 100 to 10L In most cases tho puis remains relatively slow. "In appearance ono Is struck by the fact that tho patient looks sick. His eyes and the Inner side of his eyelids may bo sllghUy or ftJ the doctors say. Thero (may bo running from the nose, or Vhere may be somo cough. These signs of a cold may not be marked nevertheless tho patient looks and feels very lck.

"In addition to tho nppearanco and the symptoms ts already described, examination of tho patient's blood may aid the physician In recognizing 'Span Uh for It has been found that In this disease the number of white corpuscles shows little or no increase above the normal. It Is possible that tho laboratory Investigations now being made through tho National Research Council and tho United States Hygienic Laboratory will furnish a moro certain way in which Individual cases of this dlseaso can bo recognized." What Is the course of the disease? Do people die of It? "Ordinarily, the fever lasts from threo to four days and tho patient recovers. Hut while tho proportion of deaths In tho present epidemic has generally boon low, In some places tho outbreak has been severe and deaths have been numerous. When death occurs it Is usually tho result of a complication." What causes the disease and how Is It spread? "Ilacterlologlsts who have studied Influenza epidemics In the past have found in many of the crc a very Small rod-shaped germ called, after Its discoverer, I'felffer'a bacillus. In other cases of apparently tho same kind of dlseaso there were found pneumococcl, tho germs of lobar pneumonia.

Still others have been caused by streptococci, and by others germs with long names. "No matter what particular kind of germ causes the epidemic. It Is now believed that Influenza is always Bpread from person to person, the germs being carried with the air along with the very small droplets of mucus, expelled 'by coughing or sneezing, forceful talking, and tho like by one who already has tho germs of tho disease. They may also be carried about In the air In tho form of dust coming from dried mucus, from coughing and sneezing, or from careless people who spit on the floor and on the sidewalk. As In most other catching diseases, a person who has only a mild attack of the dlseaso himself may glvo a very severe attack to others." What should be done by those who catch the disease? "It is very Important that every person who becomes sick with influenza should go home at onco and go to bed.

This will help keep away dangerous complications and will, at the same tlmo, keep tho patient from scattering the disease fur and wide. It Is highly deslrablo that no ono be allowed to sleep in tho same room with tho patient In fact, no ono but tho nurso should bo allowed In the room. "If thero is cough and sputum or running of tho eyes and noso, care should bo taken that all 6uch discharges aro collected on bits of gauze or rag or paper napkins ami burned. If the patient complains of fever and headache, he should bo given water to drink, a cold compress to tho forehead and a light sponge. Only such medicine should 11 given as Is prescribed by tho doctor.

It Is foolish to ifvk tho druggist to prescrlbo and may be dangerous to tako the so-called 'safe, sure and harmless' remedied advertised by patent medicine manufacturers, "If tho patient Is so situated that ho can bo attended only by some ono who must also look after others In the family, It Is advisable that such attendant Wear a wrapper, apron or gown over the ordinary houso clothes whll In tho sick room and slip this off when leaving to IchJc nfter tho others. "Nurses and attendants will do well to guard against breathing In dangerous disease germs by wearing a simple fold of gauze or mask whllo near tho patient" Will a person who has had Influenza before catch the disease again? "It is well known that an nttack of measles or scarlet fever or smallpox usually pn4ecta a person against another attack of the same disease. Tills appears not to be true of 'Spanish According to newspaper reports tho King of Spain suffered an attack of Influenza during tho epl-flemlc thirty years ago, and was again stricken during the recent outbreak In Spuln." How can one guard against Influenza? "In guarding against disease of all kinds, It Is Important that tho body kept strong and able to fight off dlseaso germs. This enh bo done by having a proper proportion of work, play and rest, by keeping the body well clothed, and by eating sufllclent whole-somo nnd properly selected food. In connection with diet, It Is well to re-tnemter that milk Is ono of the let all-around foods obtalnaMo for ndults lis well ns children.

So far as a dlseaso like Influenza Is concerned, health tuthorltles everywhere recognize the very close relation between Its spread and overcrowded homes. Whllo It Is hot always possible, especially In times like tho present, to avoid such overcrowding, people should consider tho health danger nnd make overy rffort to reduce the homo overcrowd-big to a minimum. Tho value of fresh sir through ojKn windows cannot emphasized. "When crowding Is unavoidable, as tn street cars, care should bo taken to keep the fuce so turned ns not to In-iule directly tho nlr breathed out by mother TXTson. "It is especially Important to bos-are of tho person who coughs or ineczes without covering his mouth ind nose.

It also follows that one Ihould keep out of crowds and stuffy Maces as much as possible, keep homes, offices and workshops well llred, spend somo time out of doors aeh day, walk to work If at all practicable tn short make every poHslble effort to breathe as much pure air as possible. "In all health matters follow the ad-tico of your doctor and obey the regulations of your local And state health tifflcers." Cover up each cough and sneeze, If you don't you'll spread disease." THE WESTERN FRONT AT HOME Earn nnd give. For a year the people of America have been coached In thrift. Instead of the old problem In tho arithmetic book, "If Mary's mother gave her three apples, Jane gave her two, nnd the ato one, how ninny would she have?" the third grade girl is now seni to the blackboard to solve, "How many Thrift stamps at 2T cents apiece will Mary own at the end of 12 months If she saves 10 cents a week?" The girl In the grade above her Is learning In her arithmetic lesson how many Thrift stamps It takes to buy the yarn for 500 helmets for the soldiers In France. Still further on tho eighth grader Is told to figure in terms of War Savings stamps how much It costs to supply a regiment of Uncle Sam's men with shelter tents.

And now the Earn and Glvo club of tho younger girls of the Young Women's Christian association is organized to turn those Thrtft lessons, into giving. The children or America havo been turning in pennies and nlckles nnd pasting a green stamp on their Thrift card. Tho Earn and Glvo club can now use some of those cards and War Savings stamps In their cumpalgn among the younger people for tho united war fund. This fall when the war council of tho Y. W.

C. mado plans for the 1018 wur drive, It Included In Its program tho rule that no young girls under eighteen can do any soliciting, on the streets or otlierwise. They can give, but they can only give by earning. Consequently in order to co-ordinate tho efforts of the girls in all tho districts over tho country, the Earn and Give club is enrolling members and has given out an estlmato of $5 apiece to bo earned for tho war fund campulgn by the American girls who still count their age in 'teens. live dollars apiece from the younger gtrls of the country will mean thut the nation as a whole will fill its charltablo organizations' war client.

Some high school girl In New York city Is going to earn her $3 by shining her owu shoes Instead of stopping at the Greek stand on her way to school und by making her own sandwiches for her noon lunch. Out In Iowa tho girl who 1ms been spending 15 cents plu3 wur tux for a movlo threo nights a week Is going to draw a line through tho movie habit except when thero Is an especially good bill. More than ono girl plans to clean all her own gloves this winter nnd to salvage all the paper and collections of Junk about tho house which should be sold to tho Junk man to be worked over Into some productive Industry. The girls In their 'teens are going to earn Instead of ask others for the money. They aro to sacrifice and give In their own names nnd older women will make the public requests for money elsewhere.

Many of the girls who are wultlng to Jolu the Earn and Glvo club are already 1'utrlotlc leaguers, and they have learned several practical lessons In tho thrift that will make them effectlvo members of tho new club by their conservation of fruits and vegetables. They have canned and pickled. Now when tho end of summer brings, the beginning of school they will change their thrift Into winter thrift and begin saving their $5 for the Y. W. C.

war fund. "Wherever You Are Is the Western Front" is tho slogan which tho Earn and Give club has adopted. Anna, one wiry thirteen-year-old daughter of New York's East side, who was one of tho first and youngest members to Join the campaign at a New York settlement house, had to havo it explained to her that Instead of western front meaning fight and fight meaning fists, tho west-tern front means work and work means save In order to give. Tho girl who Joins tho Earn and Give club will discover that In con-Junction with her working and saving In order that her club will furnish Its quota of the money that Is going to Help trie girls like herseir in rance and Helglum, she will also find nuincr-1 ous ways In the community to help the war that she had never dreamed of. She will see that all the fruit pits nnd stones that can bo saved from her own dining table nnd from those of her neighbors, nre dropped Into the little red barrel at the corner, In order that the carbon which the seeds contain can be used In.

making charcoal for the American soldiers' gas masks. She will save.all the tin oil that she sees for the lied Cross. She will help collect clothing for the French and Itelglum orphans and perhaps send them some of her own. School girls In India, children from squalid, dingy homes, with absolutely no spending money, gave lat year to Ihiglan and Armenian relief when they themselves were not getting enough to eat. They gave up their meat once a week for tho Itclgtnns, though they only had It twleo a wexlt themselves, nnd for the Armenians they set nsldo the handful of fresh gniln that otherwise cadi girl would have ground In her own llttlo stone mill.

Iloth contributions, from all the girls In ono missionary's school, amounted only to $5 month. "Hut it was a tremendous sacrifice," their teacher writes, "although a Joyous one. It actually meant less bread each day, and once a week meal of dry bread and wntcr. This was done by 80 girls from the roennest homes In the world children between tho ages of five nnd fifteen." Four hundred thousand girls In 47 states havo becomo Patriotic Leaguers slnco America declared war. If os many school girls nnd working girls from all classes pledge to earn nnd give, tho united war fund cnmpnlgnen will have $2,000,000 of their $170,500,.

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Words of cheer are trains of powder that run straight and swift to tho enemy lines. When you talk about tho talk LT, not DOWN. When you think about tho war, think Victory! When you meet somebody on the street, be a bit moro genial. When you write letters, dip your pen in sunshine. NcTer mlas a chance to raise tho spirits of tho nation otcij one degree.

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