Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-19
PRECAUTIONS
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remedies published short time ago
for the prevention Of the disease.
People must keep from gathering
In crowds. Only by following the
stated rules of PHYSICIANS. and TAX
ing all precautionary measures
against the disease, will we able to
successfully wipe out the plague"
Light at First.
II is officially stated by physicians
and nurses in charge that a great
percent Of all cases OF influenza are
light at first. After the first flush
OF the malady there is quick turn
for the better, and in many cases the
patients fell well enough to battle
and dress, and in many instances,
considering their illness hut a slight
attack NJ la grippe, go outdoors; at
this stage double pneumonia is the
usual result. the two diseases going
hand in hand, and authentic records
show that 50 per cent Of these pneu-
monia cases prove fatal. Patients
must remain In bed at least IS hours
after all signs OF fever or abnormal
temperature have passed, avoid
drafts, especially after hot baths,
take purgativcs regularly and take
light liquid diet.
a meeting is to be held at the
council of defense building at 10
O'Clock this morning for the purpose
OF discussing and making plans to
combat the epidemic.
Despite the regular discharges be-
cause of being cured. and the new
cases brought in daily, the number
of influenza patients at the emerg-
ency Red Gross hospital remains at
seventy. Eight new patients were
la 1t, l..,r 4 4.
was reported, that OF Hazel May
Lolis. 2-months- old infant OF Mr..
and Mrs. Dovey Lollis OF West Tulsa
The Child's mother is also critical
ly i'll with influenza at the hospital,
and asks continually to have the
little one with her. but is too i'll to
be told of its death. Mr.. LollIs works
for the Cosden company.
Citizens Responding.
Tulsa citizens are still responding
nobly TO tho calls for Clothin0, bed
ding, etc, sent out by this great in
stitution The only need reported
yesterday was for several pairs of
shoes and hootecs for babies two or
threo years of age. The number Of
children in the emergency wards is
surprising. Mrs. w. w. White is Of
fiCial Mother" for the eight tinicst
bhblNN III WV AiAldllN0 " al u Nlllt
Mrs. j, Carl Smith and Mrs. Adams
divide the care of eight more babies.
all very small and very i'll. Lovely
little Virginia and Donald Alexander,
whose mother passed away at this
hospital saturday, were discharged
yesterday and taken to the home of
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander, at Kansas City Mo, who
will care for and educate them.
The little unknown baby, delivered
to the emergency hospital on Tues
day, is convalcsCinE, and has been
named Billy Scott, pretty compli-
ment TO Mrs. Kate r. Scott, the
sweet and sClf-sacrificing superin-
tendent OF the Rcd Cross hospital
Little BILLY will probably find a good
home and a mother who will love
the tiny mite back to health and
baby happiness, again when he Is
released from tho hospital. He has
enormous clear brown eyes set in
tiny pinched face and soft brown
hair but the look of sorrow and pain
on his tiny features can only be
erased by long months of real moth
ering.
Yesterdays account of the little