The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-28
GRIP GERM'LL
GET YOU IF YOU
DON'T WATCH OUT
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then normally q great amount OF
waste matte. from the body is car.
ried out from our lungs by the air we
breathe. Dry air absorbs this waste
from the lungs and carries 1t out
when we expei our breath. But when
the air is nearly satuated with mois.
ture as in damp weather, very little
Of this waste is carried out and 1t re.
mains and cylogs up the other execre.
tory organs OF the body. such as the
kidneys. liver, etc. Thus the bodily
resistance Is lowered and the intlu-
enza bacillus Immediately begins to
take hold. Anything which chills Our
feet or heads will also stop secre.
tion to certain extent. The hands
and feet, being cold closes she capil-
1aries Of our skin alphabetically and
causes decrease In the bodily waste
}secretions. The idea a great many
people have that a cold or grip Is caus-
ed by wet feet and exposure is true
! In this case.
ID But preventative measures can ward
OF colds and grip much easier than
It can be cured. The Board Of Health
can do but little toward prevention
as the contagion Is not deadly, but
the public itself can prevent the
spread OF this disagreeble affection II
common sense methods are used. 1t
must be, remembered that person
whose bodily resistance is normal and
sufficient to resist his own influenza
bacillus is yet susceptible to the more
ayirulent bacteria OF person suffer.
ing from the disease. Therefore II is
the duty of everyone suffering from
the disease to avoid public places and
to prevent anyone else from being In.
fected.
Sneezing and coughing in street
cars, theatres, churches, or any pub.
lie place Is extremely dangerous for
all the other persons present. Moving
picture theatres in damp weather are
ideal places for the spread OF this
infection. Well persons should take
every precaution and rigidly fight ev.
cry slight infection OF the mouth, nose
and throat by means Of gargle and
sprays. The best gargle for this pur.
posesis Dobell's solution. obtainable at
any drug store, this should be used
as a mouth wash and gargle and dilut-
ed to one.quarter strength and used
as spray or nasal douche.
The teeth should be kept In as good
q condition as possible and clean
ed often. 0vereating and constipa.
; ton are often n contributing aid to
the contraction OF grip. These should
be carefully avoided, especially in
damp. weather.
The prevention Of grip, other nose
and throat injections by the use Of
vaccines Is not very satisfactory and
most physicians do not advise this
method OF treatment except in pecu.
liar cases. A typical case Of grip usu.
ally lasts three weeks and during this
time the patient should be very care.
full that members Of his own family
do not contract the disease from him.
THE advice Of good physician is
the best prevention of complications.
although there are not SO many
cases Of grip in Fairmont at pres.
ent. THE local physicians say that an
epidemic Is sure to come as the re.
suit of the recent damp weather, IN.
less every precaution is taken by the
community. Everyone should do their
part in the prevention Of this dis.
ease and help to keep Fairmont's
death list smaller this winter.