The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-19

4 Beware Tuberculosis after In 4
4 nuenxa. No need to worry II 4
= you take precautions In time. 4
Don't diagnose your own con- 4
= dition- Have your doctor exam 4
4 Inc your lungs several times at =
4 monthly intervals. Build up your 4
4 strength with right living, good 4
4 food and plenty Of fresh air. 4
4 Don't waste money on patent 4
4 medicines advertised to cure tu- 4
= bercnlosis. 4
= Become fresh-air crank and 4
4 enjoy life 4
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Washington. d. C.-(SpecIal-) )-Ac-
eording to . report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
demic OF Influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an Increase In the prcva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosis- A similar association be-
tween Influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme. the chief medical oficer OF the
English public health service. In his
analysis Of the tuberculosis death rate
In England.
In order that the people Of the Unit
ed States may proAt By the experience
Of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has just Issued q
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
eiai precautions at the present time.
Experience seems to Indicate Gays
the Surgeon General, '.that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack of Influenza are peculiar
" susceptible to tuberculosis With
millions Of its people recently affected
with Influenza this country now Of
fers conditions favoring the spread OF
tuberculosis"
One MiiItsa censumptives in the
United states,
Then you consider this 4 serious
menaceF'' ~as asked -In my opinion
Il is. though hasten to add 1t is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
sctiy the number of tuberculosis per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease reportable. In New York city.
where reporting has been In force for
many years, over 5000 cases of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De
partment OF Health Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad-
aition Of unrecognIzed and unreported
cnses would make the number nearer
$1,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years In birmingham, Mass., revealed
200 cases Of tuberculosis In q popula-
tion af approximately 1900. II these
proportions hold true for the United
States as q whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per-
sons Is tubercuious Each of these
constitutes a source OF danger to be
guarded agaLnst.-
What to De.
In his statement 20 the public Sur
Eeon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tubercuio-
sis. "Al who have recovered from In
fiuenza." says the Surgeon General.
~should have their lungs carefully ex-
stnlned by competent physician. In
fsct. It Is desirable TO have severui ex-
aminations made a month apart. Such
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out In two or three minutes. II the
lungs nre found to be free from tuher-
culosis every effort should be made to
keep them 80. This can be done by
right living. good food aud plenty of
fresh air."
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe-
cinlly against certain danger Signs.
such as decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These. he explained. were often the
beginning OF tuberculosis. IF you do
not get weil promptly. Il your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline. remember that these
are often the early signs of tuberc,lio-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of y competent physician. Tuher-
culosls is curahle In the early stages
Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber.
eulesis.
sAbcve! all do NOT trust IN the mis-
leading statements Of unscrupuloln
patent medicine fakera There IL NO
specific medlcine fOr the cure Of tuber~
culuxIs. The money spent on such
medicines u thrown away: Il ala0uld
BE- spent instead for NOD feod and d:
cent iivlue. 81, a = MS