The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-31
j. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
Increase In All Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.
influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How - Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catehlng-'n-
pertanes Of Suitable clearinghouse
save 10000 LiveA

Washington, d. C-with the subsid-
ence Of the epidemic Of influenza the
attention of health officers Is directed
to pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause large number
Of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue.
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health instructions.
1.-THE present epidemic" said Sur
geon General Blue, 'thas taught by bit
ter experience how readily condition
beginning apparently as slight cold
may 60 on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst Of the epidemic Is
over, there will continue to be large
number of scattered cases, many OF
them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after a
great fire, saying, "No fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there is dan
ger Of the fire reminding from smol-
dering embers"
"Then you fear another outbreak OF
Influenza he was asked. "Not neces-
sarily another large epidemic" said
the Surgeon General, shut unless the
people learn to realize the seriousness
Of the danger they will be compelled to
pay a heavy death toll from pneumo
mia and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
"It is encouraging to observe thai
people ara beginning to learn that or
binary coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
to person by means Of droplets OF
germ laden mucus Such droplets ar,
sprayed into the air when careless OF
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose II
is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value O.
fresh air. In summer. when people
are largely out Of doors, the respira
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneumo
mia, etc.) are infrequent; in the fall
as people begin to remain indoors, thu
respiratory diseases increase; In thu
winter, when people are prone to sta,
in badly ventilated. overheated rooms
the respiratory diseases become yer.
prevalent
Suitable Clothing Important
"Stiil another factor In the produc
ton of colds, pneumonia and other re
spiratory diseases Is careiessness or ig
norancs OF the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons whel
the weather suddenly changes. sittinl
In warm rooms too heavily dressed OF
what, IL even more common. especial,
among women, dressing 50 lightly tina
windows are kept closed In order to b,
comfortably warm. This is a very in
furious practice.
c.uid Save 100000 Live.
Fl beliexe we, could easily save on
hundred sthousand lives annually Il
the United States II all the peopl
would adopt i hs =eIytem OF fresh al
living followed, for example, In tubez
culosis sanatoria- There Is nothing
mysterious about tho specific med
cine, no vaccine. The important thin
Ia right living, good food and plenty G
fresh air.
oropie. infection Explained in Pictures
"The Bureau OF Public Health
Treasury Department, has just issues
q striking poster drawn by Bergman
the well-known Washington cartoonist
The poster exemplires the moderl
method Of health education. A few
years ago. under similar circumstances
the health authorities would have is
sued an official dry but scientiflcall,
accurate bulletin teaching ths role o
droplet infection In the spread of re
spiratory diseases. The only ones VIII,
would have understood the bulletil
would have been those who alread,
knew all about the subject. The mai
In the street, the plain citizen and tn
many millions who toll for. their livin
would have had no time and no desir
to wade through the technical phrase
ology."