The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-17

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No natter what particular kind OF
germ causes the epidemic, it is now
beli"Tad than Influenza is always
spread from person To person. the
go'1Da being carried with The air along
"ith The very snail dropets of nucus,
e%ua'ca by coughing or sneazing.
f0leefu ta'Ein%. and he like by one
wi9 already 1@s tie germs of the dis
enS2, they moy aiSo be carried about
ia the mir in the form of dust com:nSi
flor! dried ,aueus, from coughing and
snceai@&, or, from 2Yeless people who
sait Oh the lloor ana on the sidewalk
- in most other catching diseases, q
f"!son who has only At mild attack of
the disease himself may give a very
severe attack to nlNers"
W:1st shouie' be done by these who
eaten the disease?
"lt is very Important tHtt every per-
son who becomes sick with influenza
should 60 bone at once and go to bed
! lis viii help keep away dangerous
complications and Will, at the same
tial2, Keep Tho raticN! from scattering
tl.e disease far anG wide 1t is highly
desirable that No one be allowed to
s.2@p i'll the same room with the pa
tieGi In fact. no one hnt the u,;rse
Should be allowed in the room.
If there is cough and sputuip or
running Of the eyes and nose. care
Should be taken tlai NalI such dis
charges are collected Oh h;ts of g,u2e
or rag or paper napkins ard burned.
Il tho patient complains Of fever and
henaacle, he should be xiv en- water 10
Ga.nk, q cold com. reSs t. the forehead
~. u light sponge only such nedi
ciNc stiNuld be given as is prescribed
by The doctor. It is foolish to ask ths
druggist to prescribe ana may be IL
gerorS to take the so-ca!leN safe, su.
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
'yf the patient is so situated that ne
can bd attended only ny some one who
!0,.s; also look after others in the fam
lily, il is advisable that such attendant
wear 4 wrapper, anron or gown over
the ordinary house clothes While in the
sick room and slip this Off when eav-
ing to look after the Others.
NURSES and attendants will do well
sto guard against breathing in d, ger
.nus disease gerasS by weai ag a $ Anle
fold of cauae or mask while nc;ig the =
patient
VIII 4 person w,lo has had Influenza
before catcil the ciiseaae again?
ut is well known that an ;ttacE of i
measies or scarlet fever or s. 3,x .
usually protects q person against an
other attack of the same disease This .
anpeai's not TO be true OF Spanish in
:iuenHa,' According TO newspaper re- /
ports the King of Spain suffered an
attack Of Influenza during the cpl
demc thirty Years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak in
Spain"
How can ore guard against infu-
enza?
I'm guarding against disease of all
kinds, it is important that the body be
kept strong and able to fight off dis
ease germs. This can be done by hav-
ing q proper proportion of work, play
and rest, by keeping the body we'll
clothed, ard by eating sufficient whole
some and properly selected food. In
connection with diet, it is well to re-
member that milk is one of the best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. SO far as dis
ease like influenza is concerned, health
authorities everywhere recognize the
very close relation between its spread
and overcrowded homes While it is
not always possible, especially in
times like the present, to avoid such
orercToWding, people should consider
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce the home overcrowd-
ing to Il minimum. The value OF. fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized
:" hen cr"Wdlng is unavoidable, as
in street cars, care should be taken to
keep The face so turned as NOT to in
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
1T is especially important TO be-
ware OF the person who coughs or
s.eeles without covering his mouth
ard nose. II also follows that one
si'o'!d keep out of crowds and stuify
places as much rs possible, keep
homes, Offices and workshops well
aired, spend some time out of doors
eafh day, walk 10 work if at all prac-
tidable--in sh".1, make every possible
effort to breathe ais much pure air as
possible.
"In all health natters follow the ad-
vice Of, your doctor and obey the regu-
lations Of your local and state health