Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-13


DR.. Rosenows report upea the anti
influenza and pneumonia vaccine con-
ciudes that - per oest Of the deaths
from Influenza and pneumonia are
preventabie when q properly prepared
vaccine Is used lie had fgures on
the results obtained by the use OF the
vaccine which corruborate his asser-
ton. Those figures arc well worth
reprinting here though most OF US
have read them:
After the third inoculation there
were nine cases Of influenza per l,ovo
against go per 1000 among the unin-
occuiated. and one and eight-tenths
cases per 1000 against fourteen per
1000 among those not inocculated.
over 10000 persons were given the
three NEGOTIATIONS and their case
were compared with $1,000 not given
the treatment. The deaths from in
fluenza and pneumonia among thos"
inocculated were tenth those
among the uninocculated."
OF course The vaccine under discus
sion is new thing and its eficacy
as a specific preventive Is not fully
established: but DR.. Rosenow's figures
are OF convincing character. DR..
Rosenow, himself is one Of the few
men in the world whose assertions are
taken authoritatively in his profession
and hts figures are to be trusted as
the result of careful observation by a
great investigator and scientist. So
that the conclusion is that vaccination
for "au' is a sensible and effective
step in prevention Of serious sickness
and death.
The Dubuque Times Times journal
has the following item:
LAS a preventive measure against
influenza. several firms of the city are
having their employees inocculated
with the Rosenow serum. The Cen
trail Lumber and Coal Company ana
the SPAIN Rose Company are among
the firms to take the precaution with
in the past few days One doctors
assistant stated she had administered
the serum TO 40 people, and Of that
number only few had contracted tho
disease. Those who did had it in a
very light form
Another very effective preventive Of
influenza and its complications Is
simple. plain common sense which
tends to personal precaution.
The attitude Of altogether too many
people toward an epidemic reminds OF
a little girl Of acquaintance who would
sit sleepily in her chair and say.
Mamma make US go to bed She
wanted to be told and ordered. And
very considerable number of people
seem 10 await orders They want
authority TO make them stay out OF
crowds, take common personal pre-
caution and shift responsibility
upon authority. And with a fatalism
that would do credit to a Hindoo they
expose themselves to infection throw
ing all responsibility upon the autho-
rites or God Almighty.
\ aSiC - q 1CSpO4S&oAilSs CNSIs pS&
son owes the community. He should
not become q disease carrier, he
Should not take unnecessary chances
Of Infection II his family has the dis
ease his duty is to keep them In and
others out until the danger has ceased.
it is the duty Of the uninfected to
stay out-not entirely because OF the
rules established by the health boards
but from 4 sense OF decent citizen
ship. Health boards make rules with
penalties attached because no com.
immunity is fool proof.
The vaccination appears to be an
excellent thing. Common sense and
personal acknowledgment OF response
bility are proved preventives. Try
them.