Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-01-03

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4 fluenza. No need to worry II =
4 you take precautions ID time.
4 Don't diagnose your own con- 4
A ditiOn. Have your doctor exam 4
A inc your lungs several times az n
4 monthly intervals. Build up your n
4 strength with right living. good 4
4 food and plenty of fresh air.
Don't waste money on patent
A medicines advertised 70 cure tu-
A bercul0sis.
4 Become a fresh-aiT crank and Z
4 enjoy life.
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washington, ID. G. (speCial.) --Ac-
cording TO a report made to the United
States Public Health Service. the cpl
deHnic of influenza In Spain has al
ready caused an increase IN the nreva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosis. A similar association be-
tween influenza and Tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News
holme, the chief medical officer OF the
English public health service, in his
analysis of the tuberculosis death rate
in England.
In order that the people OF the Unit
ed States may profit by the experience
Of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States Pub
| Tic Health Service has just issued q
warning emphasizing the need OF spe-
cial precautions at the present ume.
| Experience seems to Indicate" says
the Surgeon General, that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack of influenza are peculiar
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions of it's people recently affected
with influenza this country now Of
fers conditions tavoring the spread Of
| tuberculosis"
! One Million cOnsumptlves In the
United statss
Then you consider this q serious
menace7n was asked. sin my, opinion
it is, though hasten 70 I'D Il is dis
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of Tuberculosis In the United
States. There Is unfortunat eIy no
complete census available to show ex-
actIy the number Of tubercul0us per-
sons In each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis
ease repoftable. In New York city,
where reporting has been In force for
many years. over 5000 cases Of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar
/ with the situation believe that the adj
dition of unrecognlzed and unrepofted
cases would make the humber nearer
$4,000. The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years in birmingham, Mass, revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis In a popula-
ton of approximately 1900 If these
proportions hold true for the. United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one in every hundred per-
sons Is tuberculOus Each OF these
constitutes d source OF danger to be
guarded against"
What 10 De.
In his statement to the public Sur
geOn General Blue points out how
those who have had Influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo-
sis. "All who have recovered from in
fluenxa," says the Surgeon General.
SHOULD have their lungs carefully ex-
amined by competent physician. In
fact, it Is desirable to have several ex-
aminatkons made a month apart. Such
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out In two or three minutes II the
lungs are found to be free from tuber-
culosis every effort should be made to
keep them 20. This can be done by
right living. good food and plenty Of
fresh air"
Danger sigma
The Surgeon General warned espe-
cially against certain danger signs.
such as decline" and "colds which
hang on"
These, be explained. were often the
beginning Of tuberculosis. If you do
not get we'll promptly, II your cold
seems to hang on or your bealth and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs Of tubercuIo-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care Of competent physician. Tuber-
eulOsis il durable in the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber-
eulosls.
Above all do not trust in Sbe nisz
: leading statements OF unscrupulouq
patent medicine takers. There il No
: specific medicine for the cure OF tuber-
crllOsis The money spent ON sueh
medicines Ii thrown away: IL shosla
be spent instead for gosd food ana d.