The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-12-06
u. 5. riEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
increase in All Respiratory Dis
eases After the influenza
Epidemic Probable.
'n"uenrs Expected to Lurk for Month.
row to Guard Against Pceumon,,
common Colds Highly cstchino--lm-
portance Of Suitable cIothlno-cou,d
Save 100000 Lives

washington. ID. C-With the sph.,.
ehce OF the epidemic of infiuenx. ~
a'tehfion Of health officers il directa
!" pneumonia, bronchitis and othe
u,seases or the respiratory syste,
"hlcii regularly cause large numhe
vi deaths, especially during the w,nte
4 season. According 10 Rup4rt p,us
surgeon General of the Jrni,ad S..t,
pmbllc Health Service, these di.ease,
VII pc especially prevalent this win
Ter unless tile people are partiopl.r,,
careful 10 obey health instructions
ile present epidemic" said S,,~
Se'" General Blue, has taught by bit.
ler experience how readily con,litio,
pee'i'i'lhg apparently as a slight ca,s
! nm! 20 ON to pneumonia and desth
| Aifho'ish The worst Of the epidemic I.
over, there will continue to he a l.r..
nu'i'her of scattered cases many az
'hefh mild and unrecoynized. which
VIII he danger spots to lie ruara.d
Nsaii,s'. The Surgeon General Itkened
the- present situation to that art.r
great f,re, saving, mo Are, chief who
understands his business stops pIaying
'he nose on the charred debris Ms soo.
as me flames and visible fire have AZ
uPpei'reh. On the contrary. he con-
l'iihes the water for hours and evan
DAYS, for he knows Tint there g. A..
ger OF the hre rekindllng from smo,-
dering embers."
men you fear another outbreak of
Wnnenzar he was asked. mot naca..
sariis another large epidemic. .s,d
'he surgeon General, "but unless the
people learn to realize the seriousness.
MIA and other respiratory diseas.s
Common Colds Highly Catching
at Is encouraging 10 observe that
people are beginning to learn that or
binary coughs and colds are highly
ca tching and are spread from person
to person by means OF droplets of
germ laden mucns. Such droplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. 1t
Is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value Of
fresh mir. In summer, when people
are largely out Of doors, the respira-
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneuno-
Mia. etc.) are infreqnent; In the fall,
MS people begin to remain indoors. tho
respiratory diseases increase; in the
IN badly ventilated. overheated ronx,
tie respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.
Suitable Clothing Important
"Stlll another factor in the produe-
tnn of colds pneumonia and other re-
spiratory diseases is carelessness OF IN
norance Of the people regarding suit
able clothAg during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
In warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what ls eten more common. especially
among women, dressing So lightly that
windows are kept closed In order 10 bs
comfortably warm. This IL q very In
turieus practice.
Could Save 100000 Lives
"I believe we could easily save one
hundred thousand lives Annually in
phe United States IL all tbe people
would adopt the system OF fresh mir
living followed. for example IN tuher~
cuosis sanatoria. There is nothing
mysterious about it--no specific medL
cine, no vaccine, The important thing
10 right living, good food and plenty Of
fresh air.
Droplet Infection Explained In Pictures.
THE Bureau Of Public Health.
Treasury Department, has just issued
a striking poster drawn by Bergman,
the wel-known Washington cartoonist.
The poster exempllfies the modern
method Of health education. A few
the health authorities would have II
sued nn official dry but scientifically
accurate bulletin teaching the role Of
droplet infection in the spread Of re.
spiratory diseases. The only ones whs
would have understood the bulletin
would have been those who already
knew all about the subject. The man
In the street, the PLAIN citizen and the
MANY millions who toll for their living
would have had NO time and no desire