The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-01-01
]. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING

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eases After the Influenza.
Epidemic Probable.
influenza Expected to Turk Tor Months.
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly catehino-lm.
portance Of suttable clothinu-couls.
Save 100000 Lives.
Washington, D. C-With. the suhsld.
ence Of the epidemic OF influenza the
attention Of health officers Is directed
10 pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases Of the respiratory system
which regularly cause a large number
Of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue
Surgeon General Of the United States
Public Health Service. these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win.
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey neutrality-suspicious..
1.-THE present epidemic" said Sur.
seon General Blue, '.has taugh, by hi,.
ter experience how readily a condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold
may 60 on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst Of the. epidemic is
over, there will continue to be. a large
number Of scattered cases, many Of
them mild and unrecognized, which
Will be danger spots to he guarded
against" The Surgeon General likeneG
the present situation to that. after a
great fire, saying, mo fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
The hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
:;nues the water, for hours and eyen
lays, for he knows that there is dan.
ger Of the fire rekindling from slnol.
.lering embers."'.r !,
'"Then you fear another outbreak Of
in%tluenza?" he was asked. mot ne,.es-
sarily another large epidemic said
'he Surgeon General, "but unless til.
neople learn to, realize. the seriousness
,H the danger they-will. be compelled to
Say Il heavy dealt, toll. from pneumo-
MIA and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds. Highly Catching.
ut Is encouraging to observe that
,;eople are beginning to learn that or.
'i!pry coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
Ia person by means of droplets Of
germ laden mucus. Such droplets ar.
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sleeze with
nut covering their mouth and nose. 1t
Is also good to, know that people have
learned something about the value Of
fresh air. III shmmef, when people
are largely ont 81 doors, the respira-
tory diseases Coughs, colds, pneumo.
mia, etc., are %infrequent in the fall
as people begin to remain indoors, the
respiratory diseases increase; in the
winter, when people are prone to stay
in badly ventilated. %overheated rooms
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.
Suitable Clothing Important
"Still another factor In the produc
ton Of colds, pneumonia and other re
spiratory diseases is ~carelessness or ta
horance of the people regarding suit
able clothing during the aso whel
The weather suddenly changes, sitting
n warm rOOms too heavily dressed OF
what Is even more common, especial,
.,l,ong wtInen. dressing so lightly tina
Hindows are kept closed in order to b
~Jmfortas,ly warm. This is a very In
.:riOus practice.
Could Save 100, 600 Lives.
II believe we could easily save on
hundred thousand lives annually 4
he United States II all the peopl
would adopt the system of fresh al
living followed. for example, In tubel
u!n:iis s,l'ntoria. There Is nothin
Mysterious abou! h--no specific med
inc, no vaccine. The important thin
: right living, good food and plenty q
',psh air. -..
',opIet Infection Explained in Pictures
The Bureau Of Public Health
treasury Department., has just issue
striking poster drawn by Bergman
he w%ell-kn0wn Washington cartOonis
lie poster exelnpIities the moder
nethod Of health %education. "A fe,
ears ago, under similar circumstance,
lie health authorities would have Il
G All official dry but scientiicall
rcurate bulletin teaching the role q
!!npset infection in the spread Of T.,
i..intory diseases. The only Ones VIII
:ould have understood the bullet
ould have been those who alread
new all about the subject. The ma
a he street, the plain citizen and tn
amy millions who toll for their Twin
Tbuld have had no time and no ,desir
:, wade through the technical phras,
.iogy."
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