Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05

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4 food and plenty of fresh air. 4
4 Don't waste money on patent 4
4 medicines advertised to cure tu- 4
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Washington. d. C.--(Special.)- --Ac-
cording to q report made to the United
States Public Health Service. the cpl
demlc Of Influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an increase In the preva-
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 officer Of the
English public health service, In his
analysis Of the tuberculosis death rate
In England
In order that the people of the Unit
ell States may profit 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-
ciaI precautions at the present time
Experience seems to Indicate" says
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack of Influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions of Its people recently affected
with Influenza this country now Of
ters conditions favOring the spread Of
tuberculosis"
One Million consumptives In the
United States.
"Then you consider this a serious
menace2" was asked. I'm my opinion
| 1t Ia, though hasten to add II Is dis.
tinctly one against which the people
can guard So far as one can estimate
there are Mt present about one million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex.
actly the number of tuberculosis per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have made the dis
ease rep0rtable. In New York city.
where reporting has been In force for
many years, over $4,000 cases Of tn
berculosis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad-
dltion OF unrecognixed and unreported
cases 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 a popula-
ton Of approximately $4,000. II these
proportions hold true for the United
States rs a whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per-
sons Is Tuberculosis. Each OF these
| constitutes a source Of danger To be
| guarded against"
What to %.
| In his statement to the public Sur
geon General Blue points out how
| those who have had Influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo
| sis. "Ail who have recovered from In
| fuenza." says the Surgeon General
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex
| amined by competent physician. In
| fact, It Is desirable to have several ex
| amlnations made month apart Such
| examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
lungs are found to be free from tuber
culosis every effort should be- made t.
keep them SO. This can be done by
right living. good food and plenty OF
fresh air"
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe
cially against certain danger signs
such rs decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These, he explained, were often thu
beginning Of tuberculosis III you dc
not get well promptly. II your cole
seems to hang on or your health anG
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs Of tuberculo
sis, Place yourself Ut once under the
care Of . competent physician. Tuber
culOsis IL durable In the early stages.
Patent Incidence Dangerous In Tuber
eulosia
above oil do not trust In the mis-
leading statements Of unscrupulOus
patent medicine takers. There is "a.
specific medicine for the cure OF tuber
culosis. The money spent on suci
medicines 10 thrown away; 1t shout,
be spent instead tor good food and de
l IT,