The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-12-12

portance Of Suitable clothIng-could
Save 100000 Lives.
Washington, u. C.--WIth the subsid.
enee 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, has taught by hit
ter experience how readily n condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold
may so 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
great fire, saying. 80 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-
tlnues the water for hours and even
days. for he knows that there Is dam
ger OF the fire reminding from smol-
dering embers."
Then you fear another outbreak OF
infiuenza?" he was asked. mot neces-
sarily another large epidemic" said
the Surgeon General, but unless the
people learn to realize the seriousness
of the danger they will be compelled to
pay n heavy death toll from pneumo-
mia and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
ut is encouraging TO observe that
people are 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 are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. It
Is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value of
fresh air In summer, when people
are largely out of doors. the respira-
2 tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneumo-
MIA, etc.) are infrequent: in the fall.
as people begin to remain indoors, tho
respiratory diseases increase; In the
winter. when people are prone to stay
In badly ventilated, overheated rooms.
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.
Suitable Clothing important
"Still another factor In the produc-
ton of colds, pneumonia and other re-
spratory diseases is carelessness or ig
e norance of the people regarding suit
I able clothing during the seasons when
r the weather suddenly changes, sitting
t In warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
y what is even more common, especially
n among women, dressing so lightly that
e windows are kept closed In order to be
y comfortably warm. This is a very In
!. furious practice.
Could Save 100000 Lives.
DelleNc we COulu easily save one
= hundred thousand lives annually In
!, the United States If all the people
would adopt the system of fresh air
= living followed. for example, In tuber-
It culosls sanatora. There Is nothing
% mysterious about lt-no specific medl-
= cine. no vaccine. The important thing
/ is right living, good food and plenty of
II fresh air.
Droplet Infection Explained In Plctures
Ie The Bureau of Public Health.
II Treasury Department has just issued
y striking poster drawn by Bergman,
: the well-known Washington cartoonist
:, The poster exemplifies the modern
e method of health education. few
years ago, under similar circumstances,
- the health authorities would have Is
IN sued an official dry but scientifically
N accurate bulletin teaching the role OF
r. droplet infection In the spread of re-
IN spiratory diseases. The only ones who
Ill would have understood the bulletin
'r 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
- to wade through the technical phrase
ology."
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