St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-19
Influenza Is Reported AS
Gradually Decreasing
In Covington.
TOWN ORDERS ALL
TO USE MASKS
Citizens Look Like They
Were Waylaying Flu
On the Highway.

| Under ordinance OF the town OF
Covington all were compelled to wear
masks Of cause colth with four folds
| as a precaution against influenza.
Mackie's pine oil was generously used
as astermicide The people of quiet,
peaceable Covington were turned
overnight into a ku klux clan. unit
| ing in orderly obedience to the COM
mands of wisdom the most honorable
white and the humblest black, be-
cause neither felt like parting with
thirty bucks that might be assessed
for disobedience.
This law went into effect Tuesday
at IL m, but owing to the fact that
| the Red Cross could not turn out the
masks fast enough to meet demand
on such short notice, occasionally a
man or woman might be seen with
out a mask, but an officer was sure
to halt the delinquent with an in
quiry as to why the mask was not
worn. By evening the tired women
| of the Red Cross we're able to retire
to their homes TO seek night of
we'll earned rest, with a supply of
extra masks on hand.
Strict watch at the post Office was
maintained to see that the building
was not crowded, only four or five
being allowed to enter at time.
Travellers on incoming trains were
also notified that they must comply
with the law, and were directed to
Red Cross quarters to get a mask.
There was no charge made, but most
LIpeOple gave something for the Red
Cross fund. .ls
Miss Birdie McLemore and Miss
Vermelle King, at Schonberg's Phar-
macy, made masks while they at
tended to their duties at the cigar
stand or were interrupted by drug
customers. Their work aided con-
siderably in supplying the demand
for masks and also added something
to the jar into which Red Cross do
nations were dropped.
There seemed to be considerable
increase in the disease Wednesday,
but by Thursday morning it was re-
ported that there were but few new
cases. Since the beginning of the
epidemic Covington has had about
two hundred cases. Many Of these
were from the ,shipyards at Madi-
sonville. !
Madisonville adopted the same or
dinance as the town of Covington,
Thursday. 1t is hoped thereby to
keep the disease in check. The
masks will also be used in the ship
yards, where the force has been con-
siderably reduced. {.
Abita Springs also will use the
masks.
Telephone girls all over the parish
have been having a hard time of it,
all Offices outside of Covington being
sh0rthanded. Operators were sent
from here to Madisonville, and Sill
dell has had but one operator most
of the time. That town has been
working bravely against very try
ing situation. Nearly every house
hold, 1t is reported, is either aff1ict-
ed or assisting the afflicted, and all
are worn out and in need of rest.
There are quite number Of cases
in the rural districts, bnt on the
whole the people of the country are
taking good care of themselves end
those coming into town wear masks,
attend to their business and go home.
Barrooms are not selling drinks
over the counter. You can buy
liquor by the bottle, however.
The United States Health Service
has taken charge of the influenza
situation in Louisiana. DR.. G.. NJ.
Corput is in charge. Report of the
State Board of Heath showed total
cases in Louisiana up to October II
to be 45,802. Cases in all camps
since beginning, 262,1S6: pneumonia,
1926; deaths, 1890. There is a
falling of of cases in the East. S8
deaths in Ne Orleans to Oct. Is.
Covington streets look quite lone
some. Only those out who are on
business. Mr.. Frederick is the only
one left in the Clerk of Courts Of
fee. All the rest down with the~f1u.
Barber shops have been, closed.