Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-02
ALL AMUSEMENT PLACES


necessary.
IL was reported today, that cemetery
arrangements were having difficulty III
obtaining enough help to dig the graves
in which tn bury the victims 81 the
grip and those who have died IN the
past few days from other causes but
this statement does not bear out the
reports of deaths filed with the Board
of Health, where but ten deaths from
the grip have beeo reported IN the frst
two days of the week.
There are now II patients at the
Country Club. and Miss Eva - Hayes,
who is in charge of arranging the nursing
service for the Red Cross, reported
today. that the organization ut The
Country Club had met the needs ot
the present.
The use Of the practically completed
Mulin annex nj Sixth and King streets
and also the Hammond laundry, VS.
discussed by the health officials III case
it might he necessary TO use them
Superintendent of Schools scott was
notified at II 30 o'clock, that school
sessions should close NJ once, until further
notice
Patients have been installed 1T the
New Century Club, where sick ship
builders are being treated
Whole streets are afflicted Son the
East side and the disease has developed
into vrulent type Wherever one
IN family has been afflicted, u usually
has spread to all the other members
! of the same family
The New Cenrurv Club has been fitted
M with 20 beds and full equipment and
| will he used rs An emergency hospital for
| employees Of the Harlan plant al the Beth
lehem Shiphunlding Corporation and the
| Pusey and Ionea Shipbuilding Company
| Thirteen patients werc IN the building
| last night The 30 beds occupy The parlors
| on the second floor and the dressing rooms
on The third floor
Mrs arthur u Rayner president 81
the New Century Club, last night issued
the following appeal
In view of the fact that there may be
great need 81 nurse asslstants 1T the
emergency hospital of the New Century
| Club building, The president, Mrs Arthur
| II Ravner. aaks all women of tho club who
arc willing to act IN the capacity 10 register
nj tho building Particularly the service
| il desired of women who have taken the
| course in home nursing
Furtv-fivc az The nurses and Officers Of
| the Delaware Hospital were lnnHulated
last night with vaccine ~ protect them
| againRt tho cpldcui whch has/ nlrFN-lv
| brought down 10 II the nurses Two 81
the nurses are snid 10 be ~ = serious con
dltlon II Is hoped i,y the hospital author
tiles that tho tisc 81 tho vaccine will Pre-
vent further spread If the disease
among tho nurses
Toe vaccine was administer hy I1r
Fmh Na1orhurg. who himself h9A been
| lnnocuIntct with the vaccine several 81
the mrdical staff 81 the Delaware lie
! II . ls
vaccine With considerable succrsa upon a
number ~ thclr patients suffering from
influenza within the Inst few DAYS The
most evidently succrHsful results. they
sav. have been obtained with patients IN
the mutual stages ~ the dlscase
other han members u thc hospital
staff only two persons applied for treat
mcnt n II LYONS superintendent II
he hospital sad that hc Thought the
reason more people had not applied was
because he public rs Sct did not realize
that prsSll,lr immunity from The disease
could be secured ~ the Delaware Hos
ptal and because the value Of vaccine
was not vet generally understood
The hactCrlologists Who hive prepared
the vaccine being used II the Delaware
Hospital cNpaln It's use as follows
Indications ProphvlaNis and treat
|
Of the respiratory mucous hembranee
acute and chronic catarrhal conditions OF
the nose. throat and respiratory passages
which are caused by these bacteria
Explanation Of Action TIE action al
the vaccine may be described as follows
The tissue cells n the point OF injection
respond by celebrating antlft,dles an
tagoniStIc 10 the various germs represent
ed IN the mixture These antlbodlcS ART
taken up by the blood and lymph and
carried To the respiratory organs where
thew aid the body cells m these orgsns IT
their fight against TIE bacteria nhaled
from the AR or received from other Sourc-
Cs The respiratory organs hcconc pro
tected by the presence of antlbodles II
their tissues and are n lie To resist In,
invading bacteria 90 which the acute
respiratory affections are due. and I'M
munitV to the same becomes established
Ii rs important to bear IN mind the fact
hat bacterins are specific \ pacterlolog
zeal diagnosis Is advisable III every cast
presented for treatment 1t Is known that
rhlnItls il sometimes caused bV tht
dIphtheria bacillus; sore throat may ais,
be an early symptom of scarlet fever OIL
pohomyelitis obviously only those con
ditlcns are benefited which are due to tn,
species of bacteria contained IN the bae
term
The object is to cause an increased re
sistance TO the organisms contained in tn,
, vaccine
| While the supply Of the vaccine. which
I is very small lasts. daily clinics will h,
held at the Delaware Hospital for the ben,
fit of those who wish To receive tins treat
ment The hours will be from to @ in tn
morning and from 10 in the afternoon
; The vaccine will be sold at s. 80 which
merely covers the cost of the vaccine auI
. Of administration
President OF the Chamber OF Commerce
William b Megear, is confined to hi
home with influenza
The suggestion IS made thN at al
houses where there are patients the from
doors be kept uni eked, 50 as not to della,
physicians III entering.
! There have been so many deaths il
! the past few days that II is becoming
, problem 10 get sufficient cemetery hell
TO bury the bodies
Suggestion has been made thai during
the period public places are closed rhurcl
buildings be used II hospitals tIaviuy
kitchens and sanitary arrangements. /
is said they arr adapted ion that purpose
The phySlcIans If Wilmington cal