Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-12-06

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wsshiugton. d. C--with the subsid
encs Of the epidemic Of influenza the
attention q health oflcers u directed
TO pnsumonia. bronchitis and ether
| diseases Of the respiratory systeu
which regularly cause . large numbcr
] Of deaths. especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue.
Surgeon General Of the United States
Public Health Service. these diseases
win b. 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 ~ . slight cold
may 30 on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst Of the epidemic 10
over, there will continue to BE- Z large
upmber Of scattered cases, many Of
them mild and unrecozntzed, which
will be danger spots TO be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after .
great IRE. saying. mo nrS chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charrcd debris az soon
as the flames and visible nre have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there Is dan
ger OF the fire reminding from smol-
derIng embers"
Then you fear another outbreak Of
infuenza?" 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 heavy death toll from pneumo-
MIA and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
ut is encouraging to 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
leaned something aboat the value Of
fresh air. In summer, when people
iory diseases Coughs. colds, pneumo-
TIA. etc. are infreQuent; In the fall,
IS people begin to remain Indoors, the
diseases increase; In the
winter. when people are prone to stay
n badly Ventilated, overheated roomsy
he respiratory diseases become very
PREVALENT.
Suitable Clothing Important
"Stilf another factor In the produc- /
lon OF colds, pneumonia and OTHER re-
piratory diseases is carelessness'or ig-
ORANGE of the people regarding. suit
BILE clothing during the seasons when [
he weather suddenly changes, sit5ing ,
, warm rooms too heavily dressed or, 5
hat Is even more common, especially !
mong women, dressing so lightly that ,
'indows are kept closed In order TO Be ,
,mfortably warm. This is very In Z
irious practice.
Could Save 100000 Lives.
81 believe we could easily save one'
undred thousand lives annually In
Ne United States II all the people :
ould adopt the system of fresh arl
Wing followed, for example, in tuber-
Hosts sanatoria There is nothing
ysterlous about it--no specific medi-
ne, no vaccine. The important thing v
right living. good food and plentycf1 >
esh air h
roplet FafeetIon Explained In Pictures. n
'The Bureau Of Public Health,
Department, has just issued h
striking poster drawn by Bergman. d
q welFknown Washington cartoonist.
he poster exemplfes the modern
ethod OF health education. A few
ars ago, under similar circumstances, Il
q health authorities would have Is b,
led an official dry but scientifically n
curste bulletin teaching the role q n
oplet infection In the spread of re- o
iutcry diseases The only ones who, =,
oalt have understood the bulletm A
ouid have been those who already :,
lsw all about the subject. The man 4
the street. the pinin citizen and the =
any millions who toll for their living !.
suid have had no time and no tiesIre :,
wade through the technical phrase :