The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-12-19
U. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING
Increase in All Respiratory Dis
eases After the influenza
Epidemic Probable.
Influenza Expected to lurk for Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly Catchlng-im-
portance Of Suitable cIothino-could
Save 100000 Lives.

Save 100000 Lives.
Washington, d. C.-With the subsid-
ence OF the epidemic of influenza the
attention Of health officers is directed
TO pneumonia. bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause a large number
Of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
| Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health Instructions.
THE present epidemic" said Sur
geon General Blue, has taught by bit
ter experience how readily condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold
may go on TO pneumonia and death.
| Although the worst Of the epidemic Is
over, there will continue to be a large
number of scattered cases, many of
| them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after a
great fire, saying, mo fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary. he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there is dam
ger OF the fire reminding from smol-
dering embers.'
Then you fear another outbreak OF
influenza ?" he was asked "Not neces-
sarily another large epidemic" said
the Surgeon General. but unless the |
people learn to realize the seriousness |
of the danger they Will be compelled TO
pay Il heavy death toll from pneumo-
mia and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
at is encouraging 70 observe that
people are beginning to learn that or
binary coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
TO person by means of droplets of
germ laden mucus. Such droplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. 1t
is also good TO know that people have
learned something about the value OF
fresh air. In summer, When people
are largely out of doors. the respira-
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneuno-
mia, etc. are infrequent; in the fall,
as people begin to remain indoors, the
respiratory diseases increase; IN the
winter, when people are prone 20 stay
in badly ventilated oyerheated rooms.
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.
Suitable Clothing Important I
"Stilr another factor In the produc-
ton of colds pneumonia and other re-
spiratOry diseases is carelessness or ig-
norance of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the seasons when ,
the weather suddenly changes. sitting ,
in warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what is even more common, especially
among women. dressing SO lightly that
are kept closed in order to be
warm. This is very ill., |,
furious practice.
Could Save 100000 Lives.
81 believe we could easily save one
hundred thousand lives annually in L
he United States il all the people t
would adopt the system Of fresh air Il
living followed. for example, in tuber- L
.ulosis sanatOria. There is nothing
mysterious about it-no specific medi- :
limo M Vaccine hn I'm, |
$ right living, good food and plenty Of
resh air
'ropIet Infection Explained in Pictures.
"The Bureau OF Public Health,
treasury Department, has just issued
striking poster drawn by Bergman,
he well-known Washington cartoonist
he poster exemplifies the modern
lethod OF health education A few
ears ago, under similar circumstances.
he health authorities would have is
led an official dry but scientifically
bulletin teaching the role of
roplet Infection in the spread of re- L
'iratory diseases. The only ones who
ould have understood the bulletin
ould have been those who already
new all about the subject The man
the street, the plain citizen and the |
any millions who toll for their living
ould have had no time and no desire !
wade through the technical phrase /
ogy."
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