The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-06

\ Peware tuberculosis after In !
4 fiuen T.. M need to worry II 4
r voc take precautions In tine. 4
4 Don diagnose your own con- !
r ditto. Have your doctor exam \
K J.. ~fur lungs several times a. 4
4 nOI.ily intervals. Build up your
N strength with right living, good 4
e food and plenty of fresh air.
+ Don't waste money on patent 4
4 medicines advertised 20 cure tu- 4
4 berculosis. 4
4 Become a fresh-air crank and
4 enjoy life. 4
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Washington, d. c. Especial )--Ac
cording TO q report made to the United
States Public Health Service. the cpl.
demic OF influenza In Spain has al.
ready caused an increase In the prsvs,
ieDce and deaths from pulmonary tu.
berculosis. A similar ass0cistioa BE-.
tween influenza and tuberculosis wa
recently made by Sir Arthur News.
holme. the chief medical ef1csr q the
English public health service, In thiu
analysis OF the tuberculosis death saoa
In England.
In order that the people Of the Unit.
ed States may pront by the experiences
OF other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
Ha hn. l,x~k .
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
Experience seems 10 Indicate" snys
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack OF influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible TO tuberculosis With
millions of Its people recently affected
with Influenza this country now Of
fers conditions favoring the spread OF
tuberculosis"
One Million consunptlves In shs
United States.
"rhen you consider this a serious
mennce3" was asked. "ln my opinion
II is. though hasten TO add it Is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are az present about one million
cases OF tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
actly the number OF tuberculous per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most OF the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been In force for
many years, over $4,000 cases OF tn
berculosis are registered with the Tse-
partment OF Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the adj
dltion OF unrecognlzed and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
10000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past Two
years In birmingham, Mass. revenl ed
200 cases OF tuberculosis In q popuIa.
tion Of approximately 1900. IL these
proportions hold true for the United
States as q whole they would Indicate
that about one In every hundred per-
sons Is tuberculous. Each OF these
constitutes a source OF danger 10 be
guarded against"
What to Do.
In his statement 10 the public Sur
geon General Blue points out how
those who have had Influenza should
protect themselves against tuh,- -culs-
sis. AL ~ao have recovered from ia-
fiuen2a," SAYS the Surgeon Geaeral,
"should haze their lungs carefully ex-
nmined by II cordpetent physician. In
fact. IL liz desirable 10 have So eral ex
aminations made month spar. such
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor ean they be earried
or IN lgo nr 'hree minutes. II the
lul : are foersl u be free frorn ;uber-
culu &c every Effort should be .alde 10
Seep .Aem So This can be ,iu..e by
right living. good food and plra;y OF
fresh air"
Danger Sigma.
The Surgeon General warned esrs4
cially against certain danger signs.
such as decline" and .colds uilfch
hang on" - -
These. he explained. were often ehe
bsginpIng OF tuberculosis. ~ yov IL
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