The Jasper news., 1919-01-02

II nuenIa. No need to worry X 4
4 you take precautions In time. 4
A Don't diagnose your own con- 4
"a dition. Have your doctor exam 4
"a ins your lungs several times at 4
~ monthly intervals. Build up your 4
a strength with right living, good 4
- feod and plenty Of fresh air. 4
~ Don't waste money on patent 4
"A medicines advertised to cure I'd 4
Il berculosis II
A Become fresh-air crank and 4
4 enjoy life. 4
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washiHgton, D. @. tspeciaL)-Ac-
eording to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the cpl
deSsic of innucnza, IN Spain has al
ready caused I'm increase In the preva-
ience aIP deaths from pulmonary tu-
bercufosis. A similar association be-
tween Influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical ofiicer Of the
English public health service, III his
analysiS Of the tuberculosis death rate
IN England
IN order that thispeeple Of the Unit
- Gtstea may pront By the experience
Of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert BlUs OF tho United States Pub
lie Health Service has just issued q
warning emphasizing the need Of spe-
ifai precautions nt' the present time
,~Axpeyiencs seefns to ihdicste,r.' says
tAs surgeon General shat persons
VhsAe' resistance has been weakened
~ an attach Of iinansnxa are peculiar.
iy susceptible to tuberculosis. With
mfipcns Of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now Of
fers conditions .favoring the spread OF
tuberculosis"
One Mllilsn censumptlvse N the
United etates.
"Then you consider this a. serious
menacoT was asked. an my opinion
It IA, though I hasten to add It is dis
tinctiy one against which the people
; can guard. SO far as enc can estimate
there are ut present about one million
cases Of tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunately no
complete census available to show ex-
.aetly the number Of tnbercuious per
sons in each state despite the fact that
most Of the states have made the. dis
ease repoitabia.. In New York city,
where reportiRsshns Deem IN force for
many years, over $4,000 cases of tu-
bercuiosis are registered with the De-
partment Of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe TINT the I'D.
dition OF unrecognized and unreported
cnses would make the number nearer
$4,000. The very, careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years In birmingham, Mass. revealed
200 cases Of tuberculosis I'M a popula-
tion Of approximately $4,000. II these
proportions hold true for. tho United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one In every hundred per
IONS 10 tuberculouR Each of these
constitutes a source Of danger TO be
guarded against"
What to Do
In his statement to the pubic Sur
Geon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tubesculo.
sis. "All who have recovered from In
tiuenxa." says the Surgeon General.
SHOULD hdss their lungs carefully ex-
aniined by1a competent physician. In
fact, II is desirable to have several ex-
aminations made a month apart Such
examinations cannot be made through
tiie clOthing nor can they be carried
out in two or three minutes II the
lungs are found TO be free from tubep-
culosls every effort should DO made to
keep them 70. This can be done by
right living, good food and plenty Of
Spish siS''