The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-03-23
SHOWS HOW TO
AVOID DREAD
MENINGITIS
DIR. CRUMBlNE SAYS ANTI
SPLITTING LAW SHOULD
BE ENFORCED

I'm view OF lhe epidemic ot crrehro.
spinal meningitis that is on IN the
nlidaIe west aud the scattering cases
IN Kansas Or 5 ! Grumhle, secre.
tary of the state board el health
agan calls attention 10 tte DANCER
al cXptctoratmg in public places. on
sidewalks, Ia stores aud oiliee rooms.
in school rooms or churches or even
in the private homes. Dt Ctuf-
binc SAYS this is always dangerous,
but that under the present condition
the state law against 1t should Ae
igidly enforced The disease Is
trmsmit1ed through the nose ami
+Mouth and tor t0a reason Or Grahl.
linc is my lng eXuaordinart atten-
tion to thp common drinking cur.
He ealis upon all business men to
renl0yc the common drinking cups
from their places of business
THE epidemic form Of cereb,o-
spnal meningitis Is due to specific
micro-organism," said Dr Crumbinc.
In the epidemic form OF the disease
the germ is found in the spinal auid
aud he nose and throat sceretions.
this giVe3 us a hiut Of Two things;
irst. Why the spinal cord and brain
and their coverings are affected, and
second. suggests that one OF The
Methods OF transmission OF the dis.
i,asc Is through the nose and throat
Splitting in public places
ITS dangerous. and the state law
prohibiting splitting on the street, in
'ars or in public places should be
most rieidly enforced Then, again
le use OF common cup for drink
ng should he discontinued in all
public and semi-public places, as il
l1as been in the public schools and
railroad trains
The state department Of health
l.alls upon all good citizens to re.
moYc all common drinking cups from
their places of business in order
dhaa the spread Of this fatal dis
ease may be INSTRUCTED and prevent
ID, and we also request that the city
authorities Of tac state instruct
their police officers and marshals to
ENFORCE the auti-spitting law.
Thus far there have been 42
.ases reported TO the state board 0i
health. with a mortality of Sc per
cent From the statistics Of other
.epidemics in this country and on the
continent il appears that 50 per cent
of the cases occurred in the winter
and spring months, uurmg the time
when people were housed in close
contact. and where house or place
OF infection would be at a miXimum
naturally. this leads to the sugges-
tion that better ventilation should be
practced in our Shops, stores,
schools. churches, theatres and
homes People should know that
Dlenty Of Gods pure. fresh air nev
er hurt anyone, but on the contrary,
that high bodily resistance TO dis.
ease or efficiency in work or study
can not be maintained in hot. stlGy
illyentilatcd places
Investigation seems 70 disclose
tae fact that during epidemics a
large number Of people act as car
ricrs. that is, they have the infect!us
organism III their throat although
they are apparently we'll this makes
the disease extremely difficult to
control
"The law requires that all cases
Shall he quarantined, and the De
paitmcnt requests that physicians
report cases Immediately upon thei
knowledge Of them, in order tha
appropriate measures may be in3ti
tutcd to prevent the spread Of thu
disease