Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
DUST SPREADS" flu.
SAYS GERM EXPERT
DR.. Pepper, Medical Dean, u. Of
p. Advises Flushing Streets;
Use Water Freely, Urged.

Philadelphla Oct. p Dust As
nearly all physicians believe, directly
carries and directly spreads the germs
Of Influenza, although we cannot prove
it," said Dean William Pepper, OF the
medical department of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA, addressing Chief Rob
rrt C. Hicks and the street cleaning
contractors of nine districts at City
Hall day or two ago.
"D,st mt any rate by irritating the
throat and nasal passages surely makes
n person more susceptible to influenza
and thereby spreads the disease.
Therefore, great point OF attack
upon tue epidemic will oe the suppress
sion of dust, the flushing OF all streets
M much as possible, or sprlnkllns as
much as possible where flushing Is I'M
possible.
The epidemic was not brought on lis
hy inefficient street cleaning. tlnzens
have failed to keep their own proper
ties clean.
The doctors arc to blame for not
educating the people better TO know the
necessity of cleanliness in homes and
streets Now that the epidemic IS upon ms
everybody IS doing all he can. he
University has suspended classes, and
today | visited hospital where the
students are doing all the work OF order
lies and scrubs Some doctors do too
much talking. Some of the talk about
street cleaning possibly has been SIN
cerc some NAV have had n political
bias. hut let us forget all that and do
altogether that which will most quickly
get the best returns
II cannot see that the influenza IL
favored in the least by bad odors, dc
caying vegetable matter waste TODD.
dead animals
'Thc large and unqucstIoncd means
&c spreading influenza IS dust We can
not prove II, but VIC all believe It There
fore. concentrate all your forces on
flushing with water Where YOU cannot
flush. sprinkle Sprlnkling has the same
effect temporarily as flushing Talk
of disinfccting streets IS inpractlcabie
When We try 70 disinfcct single room
We cannot hc sure Of having killed the
ta,illi
when this epidemic i gone whom the
war Is over when the boys return good
uill come of II all Popular intelligence
aS ia the need Of cleanliness N homes
and public will rise to higher levels
| spent nine months in camp myscli
| picked IN cigar Stumps and other
mccce III dirt | learned a new lessor
II thc necessity of keeping my premises
cleaner than ever before The trouble
II the past has been that everybody ha'
| lcft Il to somebody else to do. The queS
tlon is now that the epidemic ! upor
,ls are We going to make bluff 70 saw,
faces or have genuine cooperation ane
/ achieve some real good
Bring AL those hose and watennf
carts YOU c,,n possibly hring into Sor
wee. 4 lew days Of dry windy weather
without flushing and sprinkiing may
GIVE enormous aid t. the epidemic. Dns
i far more important than garbage
I Look under the hospital beds every day
Keep them rs clean as you will YOU cal
write your name in dust with Your finger
| The same dust i constantly gathering
~ the streets II Is there when We q
not &c IL Concentrate on flushing
away or sprinkhng It to prevent tn
winds from spreading It and the germ
probably carried IN i,