The St. Johns herald., 1919-10-02
About Flu.

renee ot influenza this year, have ask ed the local papers to publish the follow ing extracts from the bulletin of U 5. P. H. s. which it will be well for every one to read:
 It seems the definite cause is not yet known, nor IS there any special treat ment, which everyone should remember, especially when reading the advertise mentS of quacks or nOstrum dealers
 The recognized best thing to do upon contracting the disease IS to go to bed, keep others away from you and get the best medical advise available.
 Cleanliness IS imperative, one division in the A. B. F. traced 80% of ''Flu" cases to imperfectly washed mess kits So orders were issued to at all times keep dish water at a boiling point: So we nope all may be sufficiently inter ested in influenza" to try and keep his person, premises, and other belongings ''cleanly".
 T. J. BouIdin.
 Go. Supt. of Health. Extracts from Bulletin U. S. P. H. S.
 Sept. 19, 1919.
 50 much has been said and written about the probability of the recurrence of the pandemic of influenza this winter, the Public Health Service has felt that it should make some comment on the subject Quite frankly no one can say with any certainty whether there will be a recurrence of last years exper- fence.
 The statements submitted below are about all that can be said with any measure of assurance. There is such widespread fear of influenza that the Public Health Service has suggested that the press publish these statements in full so that the public and even medi- cal profession may draw their own con clusions.
 It will be observed that no mention has been made of a cure, or specific. So { far as the most careful scientifieinvesti- gations have been able to determine, none has been discovered; the suggested remedies which give most encourage ment are even now in their experimen- tai stage.
 Evidence collected during last years pandemic points strongly to infected eating and drinking utensils, especially n places where food and drink are sold to the public, as being one of the modes 1f transmission of this disease. In some municipalities this matter has already been made the subject of re- yulation, but the enforcement of the often leaves much to be de- sired. The following are the statements which have been issued by the Service: Probably, but by no means certainly, here will be a recurrence of the in- iuenza epidemic this year. Indications are, that should 1t occur, t will not be as severe as the previous 0andemic. City officials, State and city boards of health, should be prepared in the event 2f a recurrence. The fact thata previous attack brings immunity in certain percentage of ,ases should allay fear on the part of those afflicted in the previous epidemic. Influenza is spread by direct and in- liEect contact.
 It is not yet certain that the germ las been isolated, or discovered, and as ! consequence tAere is yet no positive except enforcement of rigid jules of sanitation and the avoidance of contact. A close relation between the influenza oandemic and the constantly increasing mortality rate prior to the fall of 1918 is recognized. It is now believed that the disease was widely disseminated throughout the before it was recognized in its epidemic state. This failure to recog- = lize the early cases appears to have argely been due to the fact that every interest was then centered on the war.
 So far as avoidance of direct infection through inhalation is concerned, its i'm 0ortant to beware of the person who coughs or sneezes without covering his mouth and nose. It also follows that )ne should keep out of crowds and stuff ty places as much as possible; keep homes, offices, and workshops well aired; spend some time out of doors each day; walk to work if at all practicable; in short, make every effort to breathe as much pure air as possible. The indirect transmission of influenza, z-L;la r,,1,.o lifEn,,lt tn a1roid con yet he