The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-08
Spanish Lnfluenza" VI" "Three-Day FeUer"
 "The FLu''
Issued by United states Public Health Service

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 dis eases, person who has only mild attack of the disease himself may give a very severe attack to others.
 What Should Be Done By Those
 Who Catch the Diseases
 It Is very important that every person who becomes sick with in fluenza should go home at once and go to bed. This will help keep away dangerous complications and will, at the same time, keep the patient from scattering the dis ease far and wide. It is highly desirable that no one be allowed tv sleep in the same room with the patient. In fact, no one but the nurse should be allowed in the room.
 If there is cough and sputum or running of the eyes and nose, care should be taken that all such discharges are collected on bits of gauge or rag or paper napkins and burned. If the patient com plains of fever and headache, he should be given water to drink, cold compress to the forehead. and a light sponge. Only such medi- cine should be given as is pre- scribed b-ythe doctor. It is foolish to ask the druggist to prescribe and may be dangerous to take the so-called "safe, sure, and harm less" remedy advertised by patent medicine manufacturers.
 If the patient is so situated that be can be attended only by some one who must also look after oth- CTS in the family, it is advisable that such attendant wear wrap per. apron, or gown over the ordi- nary house clothes while in the sick room, and slip this off when leaving to look after the others.
 Nurses and attendants will do well to guard against breathing in dangerous disease germs by wear ing a simple fold of gauge or mask while near the patient.
 Will a Person Who Has Had In-
 fluenza Before Catch the Disease
 Againg
 It is well known that an at- tack of measles or scarlet fever or smallpox usually protects a per- son against another attack of the same disease. This appears not to be true of Spanish influenza According to newspaper reports the King Of Spain suffered an at- tack of influenza during the epi- demic 30 years ago, and was again stricken during the recent out break in Spain.
 How Can One Guard Against In-
 fluenzas
 In guarding against disease of all kinds, it is important that the body be kept strong and able to fight off disease germs This can be done by having a proper pro- portion of work. play and rest, by keeping the body well clothed, and by eating sufficient, whole some and properly selected food Tn connection with diet. it is well to remember that milk is one of the best of all-round foods ob- tainable for adults as well as chill dren. So far as a disease like in- fluenza is concerned health au- thorities everywhere recognize the very close relation between its spread and overcrowding homes. While it is not always possible, especially in times like the pres ent, to avoid such overcrowding, people should consider the health danger and make every effort to reduce the home overcrowding to a minimum. The value of fresh air through open windows cannot be overemphasized
 Where crowding is unavoidable, as in street cars, care should be taken to keep the face so turned as not to inhale directly the air breathed out by another person.
 It is especially important to be- ware of the person who coughs or sneezes without covering his mouth and nose. It also follows that one should keep out of crowds and stuffy places as much as pos- sibie. keep homes, offices, and workshops well aired, spend some time out of doors each day, walk to work if at all practicable--in short, make every possible effort to breathe as much pure air as possible.
 Cover up eaf cough and sneeze. If you don't you'll spread disease"