Arizona republican., 1918-09-25
SPANISH INFLUENZA SYMPTOMS FOUND IN
 PHOENIX BY DOCTOR

Spanish influenza has struck Phoe- nix, if cases now under observation by Dr. O. H. Brown, state health officer, and Dr. Frederic T. Fahlne of the United States army, bear out the sus- picions of the physicians.
 Dr. Brown and Dr. Fahlen had a conference yesterday concerning the cases in question. The symptoms cor respond to those of cases in infected districts. The Spanish influenza is similar to the influenza that swept the country some years ago, said Dr. Brown. The symptoms developed in the cases under observation in Phoenix are chills. usually fever. and running l nose. The danger lies in the compli- cations that follow. These reduce the sufferers vitality and lay the system open to disease with possible fatal re- suits.
 | Dr. Brown advises anybody develop ing symptoms to get in bed, employ a physician and take every precaution in an effort to arrest the disease. He said it was the duty of everybody in the community to safeguard the com munity against the spread of this dis ease and urged every person develop ing symptoms to either report to him | direct or through a physician. Dr Brown, as means of a guide to the people in regards to Spanish influenza issued the following statement: ! There is no sure prevention to be used against influenza as against smallpox and typhoid. but there arc procedures which should have consid- erable effect in reducing the severity Of the disease, and perhaps in some in- stances may prevent it.
 Such measures should be given the greatest, publicity in this state, because of the large per cent of the population affected with asthma, bronchitis. tu- berculosis and other catarrhal affec- tions. The following rules should b' observed:
 Rule 1. Do not allow ordinary ol extraordinary business cares. wal work and family or other responsi bilities to weigh too tiresomely upoI the mind. A tired. worried minC means a tired, worried body. Such !; state means a poor fight against ab normal onditions-disease or any thing else that should not be.
 Rule 2. Drink at least 12 glasse of water per day; more is better. On or two should be taken immediatel. on rising, with lemon juice in it. Tn toxins of the body must be eliminates regularly and freely if the body forces are to be in the best of con dition.
 Rule 8. Do not eat unwisely. A a general proposition this means fo all those who arc above normal weigh to allow vegetables to preponderase i the diet. Those who are below weigh should increase the amount of fats an carbohydrates. Drink water wit meals. Eat regularly. Do not ski meals. A body poorly nourished o one overloaded with unused, partiall tigested food makes a poor figh against disease.
 Rule 4. Bathe regularly. An un clean skin prevents elimination of poi son by the skin.
 , Rule 5. An evacuation of the bow : els once in "A hours is necessary fo health in all individuals. One shouI not have to rely upon drugs, excer ! temporarily.
 Rule 6. Some regular recreation needed by everybody. For those who's
 work is largely mental the recreatio should have mixed with it some physi cal exercise. For those whose work largely muscular the recreation shoul
 be little or none of physical exercis and much of mental exercise.
 Rule :. Brush the teeth thorough
 ly. vigorously, around, up and dowl
 onto the gums, two or three times
 day. Bacteria pockets readily accu
 mulate between the teeth and undo the gums and are coming to mea more and more to us as causes of poo health. Loose teeth and abscesse teeth are. usually to be pulled. Py
 orrhea should be treated Get the ad
 vice of the best dentist you can affor
 Rule s. Keep the throat and nos !, clean. A gargle of salt water used ht 7 will accomplish much in most person t In case the nose is obstructed or thel , are adenoids, or diseased tonsils, SUI r gery is to be recommended. Rule 9. In influenza or sever l cold" starts do not continue workin c Go to bed at once: do not wait unt n you have to go to bed. Get the be- . physician you can afford at the fir e sign of the disease.
 I Rule 10. No two persons are alik, n hence treatments must vary Eve 0 the hygienic common sense rules give |. above may need to be varied somewh; . for each.
 e Rule II. Don't forget to ask yol r busy doctor to report your case whe = you have influenza"
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