Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-17
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FLU POSSIBLE
No Need for Hysteria
Health Unit Head
Declares

Declaring that the influenza out.
break need not cause hysteria in
reighborhoods where proper proven
tsuve steps are taken. DIR. Ernest ".
frothro. head Of the Cameron coun-
~ health unit has laid down simple
rules that should be followed to pre-
vent contracting OF the disease.
Following arc n few OF Dr.. Pro-
thro's suggestions:
This disease. like the other re-
spirstory diseases. is transmitted by
direct contact such rs kissing. shak-
ing hands, sleeping together. and by
indirect contact such rs using com
mon drinking devices. towels. pen
CHS. eating from improperly cleaned
dishes, rubbing hands over desks.
improperly cleaned theater seats. by
dust from floors and sidewalks soil
ed by spit from infected persons,
from letters licked By sick patients
and other similar ways.
knowing the manner Of transmits
sion viii usually suggest way Of pre-
Ncntion. Thee precautionary meas
ures have been carefully explained
70 teachers, pupils. t%liester managers
and food handlers. but despite this
- 1aEl1 VI EfOE2 AafElEEH~
ness. so that IL Is the duty of each
family TO see for themselves whether
81 not the recognized system or ster-
iliSstion Is being carried out III rla-
css which they contact. III the nurse
IN the hospital and the dairvman ! N
the country can be taught sterilizs-
ton. each housewife should be able
to learn enough TO prevent repeti-
ticn Of respiratory diseases in the
home.
Some people still cling to fumi.
cation as a cure.all. The health Of.
flcials warn agains. this. stating
that unless everything in a room is
damp. fumigstion is worthless. They
recommend sterilization instead. Anv
Of the oils or lye. the chlorine prep
srations n. h, .. K. Capitol chic
rinel or thorough boiling, etc, will
do the work.
1t was demonstrated in the over
sea section of the American army
chat properly regulated places of
amusement and other gatherings
need not be closed. 40 il II advised
that schools and other public gath
ering places should at this time be
extremely careful about spacing of
pupils, sterilization and promiscuous
splitting. II they do these, they
should not have 70 close their bed
room. All who have coughs or other
symptoms should. Of course. DC
barred from gathering for their own
sake. as we'll as for Others, since in
fluenza patients frequently die from
heart strain, 50 should be kept as
quiet as possible.
These experts state that ia milk
handling. in army p~rophylactic work
etc, that two hours time is the limit
before which sterilization must be
Condemned. Fer all practical pur-
poses germ life may be DESTROYED by
sterIlizing hands, throat and nose
and other exposed parts each two
hours with some non irritating sub
stance such as table salt end chic
riHe. liberating drugs. tho silver
preparations and other properly pre-
pared sntiseptic drugs.
They state that germs will sell
dom attack a body not irritated.
therefore. recommend that ell bad
teeth, tonsils and such receiving sta
tons be removed at once. aud that
other simple rules of health be fol
lowed out regularly. such a. proper
food three times a day. fresh air al
The time. sunshine, all ono can get.
pure water tnot an alcoholicl a.
least a half pint per hour during
the day. and such other simple pre-
cautions a. proper exercise, long
hours Of rest, etc