St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-19

sneezing, Or from careless people Who
spit on the floor and on the ddswalk
Az In most other catching diseases. .
person who has only Z mild attack Of
the disease himself may give . veEy
severe attack to otherA"
What should b doae BY theoe VIE
catch the dlsease1
N 1T IL very important that every 20.
son who becomes sick with induo00
should 60 home at once and 90 to bed
This will help keep away dangsaouG
complications and win, at the same
time, keep the patient from scattering
the disease far and wide. It 10 highly
desirable that NO ono b allowed to
sleep In the same room With the pa
tent In fact, NO one but the nnrso
should be allowed In the room.
III there y cough and sputum Of
should be taken that Ill such dis
charges are collected On bits Of gaaso
or rag or paper napkins and buz1ed
II tho patient complains oe 1evee and
headache, he should b gwen Wate to
drink, . cold compress to the 1orehoad
and 4 light sponge. Only such modl-
cine should be given % - peeoo1Dod
BY the doctor. Il u foolish TO al he
druggist to prescribe and may b dam
gerous to take the so-called 4sataI Guro
and harmless remedies advertised b.
patent medicine manufacturer
"n the patient = - situated tha1 10
can be attended only By some one Who
must also look after others In The nm
lily; It II advisable that such atte0dant
wear q wrapper, apron or gown 0ver
the ordinary house clothes while = the
hck room and slip this o6 when 1eav.
ing to look after the otherA
"Nurses and attendants WIN Do Won
to guard against breathing In danger.
ous disease germs By wearing simple
fold Of gau1e q mask while near The
patient"
7 viii person wire hoe ha1 lnAuoaxa.
before catch tho disease a0aln1
TT II wen known that On attack Of
measles or sclrlet fever or SMALLPOX
usually protects Z person against m.
ether attack Of the same disease. This
appears not 70 b hue a. Spanish IN
duenxa.' According b newspapee -.
ports the King Of Spain suffered N
attack Of Influenza during the Nspi-
demic thirty years ago. and was again
stricken during tho gocent outbreak II
Spain" =
hess can o0o guard aealnee lallas.
enxa7
"1n guarding against disease e an
kinda It h important that the body b.
kept strong cad abb 70 light o9 dis.
ease germs This can b done By hav-
ing proper proportion Of worn, play
ana rest b keeping the body we'll
clothed, and by eating sufficient whole.
some and properly selected food In
connection WITH diet. It y well - r.
member that milk = ono Of the sbest
an-around foods obtainable for adults
- well a. children. 20 far a. q dis
case like Influenza n concerned, health
authorities everywhsEo recognise the
very close relation between tn spread
and overcrowded homeA While + -
not always possible, especially In
times like the present, to avoid such
overcrowding, people should coo11dse
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce the home overcroWd-
ing to q minimum. The value Of fresh
air through open windows cannot b.
over emphastsed
"When crowding II Unavoidable -
In street cars, care should b taksa TO-
keep the face 20 turned - not 70 In
hale directly the cir beeathsd out b,
another person.
TT II especially Important TO- -
ware Of the person who coughs Or
snee1es without covering his mouth
and nose. It also follows that one
should keep out Of crowds and stu6y
places a. much a. possible lisp
homes, Offices and workshops wen air
ed, spend some time out Of doors each
day. walk to work II 1t Ill practicable
I'm short, make every possible effort
to breathe a. much pure air % po0,
sible.
I'm Ill health matters follow Tho ID.
vice Of your doctor and obey the regu-,
lations Of your local and state heolt1
o6cers."
"cevsr Up sseh cough and snsssA j
o. yeu 1ea.t yeu'M apeea6 dleea0A"