The Carlisle independent., 1920-02-12
STOP THL FLU What You Ought to Know
 About It TODAY BY ARKANSAS PUBLIC HEALTH
 ASSOCIATION.

sent out last fall by the doctors all over the land, but BOW that the | plague is with us, how many of us know ta) how the germ is carried, | (bl how to avoid getting it. Gel how to cope with it if we do get it, and | (d1 how to keep it to ourselves? Influenza is a germ disease, there 1 fore contagious, just as smallpox Is contagious Il may be carried by well people as well as by the sick, and is found in the discharges of the eyes. mouth and nose. It may be carried 1 in
 (a) Face to face conversa- tions.
 (b) Coughing and sneezing. Co Common drinking ves- seIs.
 (d) Articles which have been coughed or sneezed on, or handled by infected persons, door knobs, etc.
 (e) Food which has been ex- posed to the germs and not sub- sequently cooked. Therefore, to avoid contract ing it.
 (a) Beware of crowds where others cough and sneeze.
 (b) Avoid drinking and eat ing utensiie of others, even we'll persons and members of your own family.
 Co Always wash the hands just before eating.
 (d) In nursing it, be sure to wear a mask over the nose and mouth, and keep the hands dis infected with a solution of one part bichloride of mercury to two thousand parts of water.
 How do you know you are taking it! The disease develops in from one to four days after exposure, beginning with fever and headache and some. times chill, dizziness. pains in diff. ferent parts of the body, often with sore throat and other symptoms of cold in the head or chest Therefore if you find yourself with the above symptoms, GO TO BED AND CALL THE DOCTOR. If Sou can't get the doctor the following suggestions will be helpful until he arrives:
 (a) GO TO BED AT ONCE.
 (b) Have the room thorough ly ventilated, but free from drafts.
 (c) Drink liquids freely, es- peciafiy lemonade, the more the better, as this dilutes the poison which the germs are throwing off.
 (d) Keep the bowels open.
 (e) Avoid patent medicines.
 The real danger in influenza lies not so much in it's own fatality. for 1t is not often fatal when working alone, but in the arrival of its terrible ally, pneumonia. Therefore, the ne- cesstty of great care for ourselves and others when we have contracted 1t. How can we keep it to ourselves?
 (a) Cover the mouth and nose in sneezing and coughing.
 (b) Avoid using the drinking and eating vessels of others.
 Co Do not attempt to break quarantine, even in your own home, until the doctor says it is safe to do. so.
 (d) Be sure you are fully able to work before returning to your duties. Take the doctors judgment on this, not your own.
 If the "ccld" or other unfavorable symptoms hang on, lose no time in having thorough examination for tuberculosis. Hundreds of flu" cases last year subsequently, flared up into that deadly malady which murders more people than any other disease It is easier to head off tuberculosis than to cure it. Hence
 AFTER YOU HAVE RECOVERED
 l. Have your doctors examine you thoroughly to see if any signs of tu- berculosis are present You can not tell without an expert examination 2. If free from any trace of tuber- culosis, keep so by sufficient rest dur