The St. Joseph observer., 1918-10-19

hto tbat ,ha ioboret tory invastioo+iop.
no,r boJ,. r,odo ,bro,,,h ,to Eo,tot,I
pa.oa,.L Co,,.,t, 20 a. T,Itos
CO... uraIouio Iohara,o.n r,i 49,.
- 20 - -, -,
49,, ooso. 20 ,,ts It.o,.a oan 10
raoogn,zod" ~
"hst 70 tne course OF the dIsessef
20 people die OF ltF
"OrdnarIly, the fever lasts from
three TO four days and the patient re-
covers. But while the proportion OF
deaths In the present epidemic has
generally been low, In some places the
outbreak has been severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death oc-
ours II is usually the result OF com.
pllcation."
What e.vs.s IN. dIs.sss and how Ia
IL .pread2
"p.,o-,o,o.,.. .o .,
"a n,,p,n "m' ,na S. SsSu -
found In many ot the cases varv
small rod.sboped germ called. after its
discoyerer, Pfelffers bacillus. In other
cases Of apparently the same kind Of
disease there were found pneumococci,
the germs OF lobar pneumonia. Still
others have been caused by strepto-
cocci, and by others germs with long
names.
mo matter what particular kind OF
germ causes the epidemic, It Is now
believed that influenza is always
spread from person to person, the
with the very small droplets OF mucus,
expelled by coughing or sneezing,
forceful talking, and the like by one
who already has the germs OF the dis
ease. They may also be carried about
in the air In the form of dust coming
from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezing, or from careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
As in most other catching diseases. a
person who has only a mild attack OF
the disease himself nav give a very
severe attack 10 others"
wh.. .houid r.. do,. hv .hos. v,h.
catch N. disease?
AT,
- 'S'9 irIpOi laHl tIinS go poI
sVn "HO UeooIieS siUA WIN IHnuenHa
9nIu'u ~ A,oile i ~ ~ onee unu 50 " oeu
1Nis WI neip 1""s uuus-oua
.ouIpi,C"'i0ns anu ".,, al liie 9atne
.i'ne, Keep 'ne Pa'Ieht rom sVutleriHs
tne uisease Ial anu "lue' ~ % nishy
uesliaDle .hat 10 one DC u,lo"eu "
sieep III lhe sauie loolD win l'e pa
uent. Al Iact' no que Out ue hulSe
shouiu O,. oe a'lo"eu IN 'le room,
rrnn,ng ~ the ewes and noeo care
should he taken tbat all such Ais.
charges are collected on bits of gnuze
or rag or paper napkins and burned.
If the patient complains OF fever and
headache, he should be given water to
drink, q cold compress to the forehead
and a light sponge. Only such med-
cine should be given as Is prescribed
by the doctor 1t Is foolish TO ask the
druggist to prescribe and may be dan
gerOus TO take the so-called safe, sure
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers
III the patient Is so situated that ne
ean oe s, a.'1uJsu 1r an! ~ SUI que one "lo
~, 80 80 ~. - - .. .,'o -
Is' ~ :" -~.D'' .-.''. 'ue'' a-'e''I''l's
w. ,uppel, r., ~ -. 80" ~
suT sIo,, - 90 ~, .,',a aSs - -, - - "a.
49, - In Taa,. ",it 80 sIP ~ ol's nth o ''" ~"
As .N,,nsos 80 .nS - a.taudants @ 80 ~, nell
l.. -S 49,. 60 to.-Is L-on.s,5 ",'' So . Az
- s'--I9. ~ - go,
"a - - 80 .,. iIs nrtiIr 80 |" 10y -
,i.,s - " "''-'' '@"' '''N
p"''eN''
VIII person who has had Influenza
before catch the disease asa'n3
ut Is well known that an attack OF
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects a person against an
other attack OF the same disease. This
appears not TO be true Of Spanish in
f1uenza.' According TO newspaper re-
ports the King OF Spain suffered an
attack Of influenza during the epi.
iemlc thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak in
Spain"
How can enc guard against Innu.
enzs7
an ensrd,ng sss,rs, dIsense a, all
btnds tt a. Ir,nort.rt ,b,t ,ha hoSr ba