The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-11
U. 5. HEALTH SERVICE
tSSu-S Warming
Increase n Az Respiratory Dis
eases After the influenza
Epidemic Probable.

influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catehino-im.
portance OF Suitable c,othins-couId
Save 100000 Lives.
Washington, d. C.-With the subsid-
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 a large number
of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General Of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
"ilI he especially prevalent this win.
ser unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health instructions.
"Tlp present epidemic" said Sur
~ General Blue, has taught by Bit
~ experience how readily IL condition
s,"-inninS apparently as a slight cold
Hay go on TO Pi!tlmunia and death.
i!:h"u=h he worst OF the epidemic is
'vpr. there will continue to be q, large
lllMbrr Of scattered cases, MANY of
hem mild and u~liirrn.niZrtl. which
will be danger spots to he guarded
;.:ainst." The Surgeon General likened
he present situation to that after q
lrAl, fire, saying. No fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
Ike rose on the clEnrrcl debris as soon
~ the flames and visible fire have dis
:iimarel. On the contrary. he con-
.nues the water for hours and even
lays, for he knows that there is dam
.cr Ut the fire rekindling from staol-
,lrring eml,erS."
Then you fear another outbreak OF
nilucEZu?" he walls asked. 30; neucs-
;;lrily another large .pidr,nic." said
,iie Surgeon General. ''bui unless The
.Hul,le learn to realize The seriousness
rr HE danger they will be compelled to
i,,y II heavy dealt, Toll from pnrumo-
iii: and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
M is encouraging to observe that
,.}:'!r are beginning to Learn that or
:ii!ary coughs and colds are highly
"t"l!in@ and are spread from person
- person by means Of drUrlets Of
-rrm '"Grn m;!rH>. Such druplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
i-.,in:!:;n; people cough or Sl,re:s with
out covering their mouth and nose. 1t
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learned something about the value of
fresh air. In summer, wher people
are largely Out Of doors. the respira-
tory diseases Coughs. colds. pneumO-
MIA, etc. are '%infrequent in the fall,
is people begin IT, remain indoors, the
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
spiratory diseases is carelessness or ig
norance Of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
In warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what is even more common, especially
among women, dressing so lightly that
windows are kept closed in order to be
comfortably warm. This is a very in.
furious practice.
Could Save 100000 Lives.
II believe we could 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.
culosis sanatoria. There is nothing
mysterious about it-no specific medi-
cine, no vaccine. The important thing
is right living, good food and plenty Of
fresh air.
DropIet Infection Explained in Pictures.
1.-The Bureau of Public Health,
Treasury Department. has just issued
a striking poster drawn by Bergman,
the well-known Washington %cartoonist.
The poster exemplities the modern
method Of health education. 4 few
years ago, under similar circumstances,
the health authorities would have is
sued an official dry but scientifically
accurate bulletin teaching the role of
drOplet infection in the spread of re-
spiratory diseases. The only ones who
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
to wade through the technical phrase
Ology." ;
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