The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-10
CLOSE SCHOOLS
TO HEAD OFF
THE INFLUENZA
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being carried with the air along with
the very small droplets of mucus, ex-
PEELED by coughing, sneezing, force
full talking, and the like, by one who
already has the disease. 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 other
catching disease, person who has
only mild attack of the diseae n
self may give a very sew
lothers. ~
It is very importan,
son who becomes sick
should go home and go '''- Is
will help keep away dai
plications and will, at the dis
keep the patient from sea, =,
disease far and wide. 1t is
sirable that no one be allowed lie,
in the same room with the i 'ent..
In fact, no one but the nurse sho =,
allowed in the room.
If there is cough and sputum
running of the eyes and nose, c;
should be taken that all such dis
charges should be collected on bits of
gauze or rag or paper napkins and
burned. If the patient complains of
fever and headache, he should be Civ
en- water to drink, cold compress to
the forehead and light sponge. Only
such medicine should be given as is
prescribed by doctor. 1t is foolish
to ask the druggist to prescribe and
may be dangerous to take the social
/ ed "safe, sure and harmless" remedies
advertised by patent-medicine manu-
facturers.
/ If the patient is so situated that he
can be attended only by some one who
must also look after others in the
family, it is advisable that such at
tendant wear wrapper, apron or a
gown over the ordinary house clothes
while in the sick room, and slip this
off when leaving to look after the
others. -,
Nurses and attendants would do well
to guard against breathing in dam
gerous disease germs by wearing a
simple fold of gauze or mask while
near the patient.
It is well known that an attack. of
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects person against
another attack Of the same disease.
] This appears not to be true Of "Span-
ish influenza" According to newspa-
per reports the King Of Spain suffered
an attack of influenza during the cpl
demic thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak in
Spain.
In guarding against disease of all
kinds, it is important that the body be
kept strong and able to fight off dis
ease germs. This can be done by hav-
ing proper proportion Of work, play,
and rest, by keeping the body well
clothed, and by eating sufficient,
wholesome and properly selected food.
In connection with diet, it is well to
remember that milk is one of the best
all-round foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as dis
ease like influenza is concerned health
authorities everywhere recognize the
VERY close relation between its spread
and overcrowded homes. While it is
not always possible, especially in times
like the present, to avoid such over
crowding, people should consider the
health danger and make every effort
to reduce the home overcrowding to a
minimum. The value of fresh air thru
open windows can not be over en-
phasized.
Where crowding is unavoidable, as
lin street cars, care should be taken to
keep the face turned so as to not in
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
It is especially important to beware
of the person who coughs or sneezes
without covering his mouth and nose:
It also follows that one should keep