The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-27
ANNIVERSARY OF
u" RESPITE

On this date in 1918 most communities
considered that they were about through
with influenza. In practically every in
stance the first waveshad swept over them
ana the disease was subsiding. The rec
ords show that, at least so far as one
city is concerned, conditions did not be-
come normal until the following summer.
Inc probability is that the same history
Will appear to be countrywide when the
records of the census office become avail
able.
Many persons are arguing that there
VIII be no influenza this winter because
the disease is not in evidence at a date two
months later than its onset in 1918. The
epidemic of 1881 did not begin until two
months of after the date OF beginning
OF the epidemic of 1880.
Dr.. I. D. Tuttle, in the bulletin of the
Kansas department of health, says;
During the summer there has been only
one week that we have not had Influenza
reported from some part of the state and
very few weeks during which we "
not had cases reported from all parts of
the state. Many widely separated sections
OF the country have reported epidemics
of what has been termed summer influ-
enZa.
The Kansas board will endeavor to
control the disease by advising against
crowds, especially advising people with
colds to stay away from lodges, churches,
theaters and even to stay out of stores
The Massachusetts, DEPARTMENT advises:
Walk to work. Avoid the person who
coughs and sneezes. Wash the hands be-
fore eating. Stay in the sunshine. Do not
use common towels. Cover the nose and
mouth in sneezing. Keep out of crowded
places. Get an abundance of sleep. Keep
away from Influenza. If The disease at
tacks a person he is advised to go to bed
and send for a physician"
We NAV hayn an apira,,;o thtS wtn+ar
which will be as much severer than
that of 1918 as the epidemic of 1891 was
more severe than that of 1890. But that
is quite improbable. Immunity stopped
the disease in 1918 and the statistical
evidence indicates that there are not
very many susceptible people left in the
country. Reasoning along this line the
indications are that this winter will be
far less sickly than last. that while there
will be influenza it will not upset US as
1t did last year and that the advice as
to how to prevent influenza will win sup
porters.
The life insurance companies and fra
ternal societies are apprehensive as to
what the winter holds. Mr.. F. w. Pot
ter says in the Western Review that 10
Illinois companies in 1918 had a NOR.
tally expense 40 per cent above the ex-
pected and so per cent over the actual
ratio of 1917. His attitude is one of ap-
prehension.
DR.. Lerrigo says in the Country Gentle
man:
Influenza has a faculty of developing
a latent disease into an active one and
mailing a slight organic trouble serious"
That statement holds true of most Sc
we're infections. However, the indica-
tons are that there are fewer after eff
fects of this kind h followed d:phtheria,
typhoid and other severe infections. The
consumption rate of the country did not
go up greatly after the epidemic of 1890.
The increased insurance business which
grew out of the epidemic will more than
offset the great losses in 1918 within a
year or two. The great panGemic of 1918
will leave us a more acute pneumonia
problem, but to offset that it has stimu-
lated research in pneumonia and created
a widespread popular interest in the dis.
ease.