The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-11
DRASTIC RULES
AGAINST FLU
GO HOME AND GO TO BED AND
KEEP OTHERS OUT OF THE
ROOM, ADVISES PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICE.

hEEF OlhEKS OUl vi HE
ROOM, ADVISES PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICE.
Emergency regulations providing
for, among other things, the closing
of schools, theaters and places OF
public amusement and prohibiting
public gatherings upon the outbreak
of influenza in any Montana commu-
nifty, were promulgated Monday af-
ternoon by Secretary w. F. Cogswel
of the state board of health. Govern
or Stewart and Attorney General
Ford approved of the regulations and
when a quorum of the state board
of health is available, the board will
approve the new rules, which are as
follows:
Spanish influenza is hereby de-
clared to be infectious, contagious and
communicable and dangerous to pub
lie health.
Patients suffering from Spanish in
fiuenza shall be isolated as complete
ly as possible until recovery. They
shall we prohibited from any public
gathering and from travelling on any
common carrier.
When treated in hospital wards
patients suffering from Spanish In
fuenza should be screened from 9TH
Ell patients.
"All discharges from nose and
mouth of patients should be disinfect-
ed at once.
con recovery Or death, room or
rooms in which patient lived while
sick must be thoroughly cleaned and
clothing and bedding used by pa
tient must be hung in the open air
for at least two hours
Symptoms of Disease.
According to a pamphlet issued by
the public health service, person
stricken with Spanish influenza feels
sick rather suddenly. He feels weak,
has pains in the eyes, ears, head OF
back and may be sore all over. Many
patients feel dizzy, some vomit. Most
of them complain of feeling chilly
and with this comes fever in which
| the temperature rises from 90 to
104. The pulse usually remains low
The patient looks sick and his eyes
and the inner side of his eyelids may
be slightly bloodshot. There may be
discharge from the nose and d
cough.
The fever ordinarily last three te
four days and the patient RECEIVERS
While the proportion of deaths in the
present epidemic has generally beer
low, in some places deaths have beer
numerous, usually the result of q
complication.
Influenza is spread from person tt
person, the germs being expelled by
coughing or sneezing, forceful talk
ing and the like. They may be car
ried in the form of dust coming from
dried mucus, from coughing ant
sneezing, or from persons who spi
on the floor or sidewalk. A person
having a mild attack himself may
give a very severe attack to others.
What to Do.
| Persons afflicted should go home a
once and go to bed, advises the sur
geon generals Office. This will hell
keep dangerous complications ava,
and prevent the disease from being
scattered. No one should be allowed
in the same room with the patient.
eff there is cough or sputum o.
running of the eyes and nose," say
the leafet, scare should be taken tina
all such discharges are collected OF
bits of gauze or rag or paper nap
kins and burned. If the patient com
plains of fever and headache, h,
should be given water to drink, col,
compress to the forehead, and ligh
sponge. Only such medicine SHOULD
be given as is prescribed by the doc
tor. It is foolish to ask the druggis
to prescribe and may be dangerou
to take the so-called safe, sure, am
harmless remedies advertised by pat
ent medicine manufacturers.
eff the patient is so situated tina
he can be attended only by some ON
who must also look after others il
the family, it is advisable that sue
attendant wear a wrapper, apron, o
gown over the ordinary house clothe
while in the sick room, and slip thi
off when leaving to look after others
Nurses and attendants will d
well to guard against breathing 1
dangerous disease germs by wearinj