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U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
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' Eplilemlo Probably Not Spanlih In
,' uriflin ucrm aim unKnown rco
; "v,J ,,plo Should Guard Against "Droplet
' ,' V Infection" Surgeon General Blue
P&-''.itAakta Authorltatlvo Statement.
' V',;;,, Washington, D. Q (Special.) AJ-
' ' thpu'gh King Alfonso of Spain wa
ono of tho victims of tho Influenza cpl-
. tlomlc in 1803 and again this summer,
'Spanish authorities rcpudlato any
claim to Influenza ns a "Spanish" dis-
ease. If tho pcoplo of this country do
' ,uot tnko caro tho epidemic will be-
come so widespread throughout the
. tjnited States that soon wc shall hear
"ti disease called "American" Influ-
v',enztu.
; In responso to a request for definite
" 'lnniTHi4lrTi TmTrlnrr Crtnntcfi Infill.
j,1' lenza, Surgeon General Rupert Bluo of
r''tho rj. S. Public Health Servlco has
-.authorized tho following ofllclnl inter-
. -J (view:
What Is Spanloh Influenza? Is It
something new? Does It com from
.Spain?
' , 'The disease now occurring In this
country and called 'Spanish Iufluen-
xa resembles a very contagious kind
of 'cold,' accompanied by fever, pIni
Coughs and Sneezes
spread Diseases
Aa Dangerous as Poison Gts Shells
inthe head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of tho body and a feeling of se-
' vcro sickness. In most of tho cases the
symptoms disappear after threo or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover-
ing. Some .of tho patients, howoVer,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
r these complicated cases die. Whether
'this' so-called 'Spanish' Influenza Is
Identical with the epidemics of lnflucn-
za of earlier years Is not yet known.
"Epidemics of Influenza, havo visited
this country since 1047. It Is Interest-
ing to know that tills first epidemic
was brought hero from Valencia,
Spain, Since that time there havo
been numerous epidemics of the dis-
ease. In 18S9 and 1800 an epidemic
1 of Influenza,' starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thenco oyer practically tho entire clv-
.lllzea world. Three years later there
was another flare-up of the disease.
Both, times tho epidemic spread wide-
ly over tho 'United States.
"Although the presont epidemic Is
' called 'Spanish Influenza,' there Is no
, reason to believe that It originated In
, Spain. Sorao writers who have studied
the question bolleve that tho epldemle
came from tho Orient and they call at-
tention to tho fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring alonr
tho custern front In the summer and
fajl of 1017."
How can "SpanUh Influenza" bo reo-
ognlzsd? i "There Is as yet no certain way In
l which a slnsro case of 'Spanish lnflu-
'enza' can be' recognized. On the oth-
er band, recognition Is easy whero
"Ihoro Is a group of cases. In contrast
"- to the , outbreaks of ordinary coughs
, find colds, which usually occur In the
' cold months, epidemics of influenza
' may occur at any season of the year.
, Thus the present epidemic rated most
Intensely In Europe in May, Juno and
July. Moreover, In tho caso of ordi-
nary colds, tho general symptoms
, (fever, pain, depression) aro by no
means as severe or as sudden In their
onset as they are In Influenza, Final-
ly, ordinary cold? do not spread
, through the community so rapidly or
so oxtenslvoly as does Influenza.
"In moat cases a person taken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud-
denly. IIo feels weak, has pains In the
Byes, ears, head or back, and may bo
Boro nil over. Many patients feel
dizzy, somo vomit Most of the pa-
tients complalu of feeling chilly, and
with tills comes a fever In which the
, temperature rises to 100 to 104. In
hiost cisea the pulso rcmalus relative-
ly slow.
HTn onAAnMntA Ann la rftwiml tw 1a
r5rFs? "fact -that the parent looks sick. His
oy.'M ami mo inner siuo oi ins eyonus
may bq slightly 'bloodshot,' or 'con-
' gosted,' as tho doctors say, Thero
may be running from tho nose, or
- - . there nmyJbo somo cough. Thcso signs
of a cold may not bo marked; never-
theless tho patient looks and feels very
pick.
"In addition to tho appearance imd
the symptoms as already described,
examination of the patient's blood may
aid tho physician In recognizing 'Span-
ish Influenza,' for It has beuu found
tlmt Irf tills dnsenxo tho number of
white corpuscles shows llttlo or no In'
creaso above the normal, tt Is possi-
ble that tho laboratory Investigations
now bolng made through tho National
Research Council and the United
Stales Hygienic Laboratory will fur-
nish a moro certain way In which Indi-
vidual cases of this disease can bo
recognized."
What Is the course of the disease?
Do people die1 of It?
"Ordinarily, the fovcr lasts from
threo to four days and tho patient re-
covers. Rut while the proportion of
deaths In tho present epidemic has
gcnorally'bcen low, In somo places tho
outbreak has been scvero and deaths
have been numerous. When death oc-
curs It Is usually tho result of a com-
plication." What causes the disease and how Is
It spread?
"Hncterlologlsts who havo studied In-
fluenza epidemics In tho past have
found In many of tho coses a very
Small rod-shaped germ colled, after Its
discoverer, Pfelffcr's bacillus. In other
cases of apparently tho samo kind of
disease there were found pneumococcl,
tho germs of lobar pneumonia. Still
othors havo been caused by strepto-
cocci, and by others germs with long
names.
"No matter what particular kind of
germ causes tho epidemic, It Is now
believed that influenza is always
spread from person to person, tho
germs belrig cnrrled with tho nlr along
with the very small droplets of mucus,
expelled by coughing or sneezing,
forceful talking, and the like by one
who already has tho germs of tho dis-
ease. They may also bo carried about
, in tho air In tho form of dust coming
' from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezing, or from careless peoplo who
spit on tho floor and on the sidewalk.
As In most other catching diseases, a
person who has only a mild attack of
the disease himself may glvo a very
severo attack to others."
What should be done by those wh
catch the disease?
"It Is very important that every per-
son who becomes sick with influenza
should go bottle at onco and go to bed.
This will help keep away dangerous
complications ami,, will, at the same
time, kpep tho patient from scatterlnr
the disease far and wide. It is highly
desirable that no ono bo allowed to
sleep In tho same room with tho pa-
tient. In fact, no one but tho nurse
should be allowed in tho room.
"If thero Is cough and sputum or
running of tho eyes and nose, care
should bo taken that all such dis-
charges are collected on bits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burned.
If the patlont complains of fever and
headache, he should be given water to
drink, a cold compress to tho forehead
and a light sponge. Only sucli medi-
cine should be given as Is prescribed
by the doctor. It Is foolish to ask tho
druggist to' prescribe and may bo dan-
gerous to tako the so-called 'safe, suro
and harmless remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"If the patient is so situated that he
can be attended only by somo ono who
must also look after others In the fam-
ily, It Is advisable that sucli attendant
wear a wrapper, apron or gown over
tho ordinary house clothes while In the
sick room and slip tlds off when leav-
ing to look after the others.
"Nurses and attendants will do well
to guard against breathing In danger-
ous disease germs by wearing a slmplo
fold of gauze or mask while near, tho
patient."
Will a person who has had Influsnza
before catch the disease again?
"It is well known that an attack of
measles or scarlet fever or smallpox
usually protects a person against an-
other attack of the samo disease. This
appears not to bo truo of 'Spanish In-
Iiucnza. Accoruiu); iu iiuwaiiutn-r rtgy
ports tho King of Spain sufferea an
attack of Influenza during the epi-
demic thirty years ago, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak In
Spain."
How can one guard against Influ-
enza? "In guarding against disease of all
kinds, It Is Important that tho body b
,kept strong and ablo to fight off dis-
ease germs. This can bo done by hav-
ing a proper proportion of work, play
and rest, by keeping the body well
clothed, and by eating sufficient whole-
some and properly selected food. In
connection with diet, It Is well to re-
member that milk Is ono of tho best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as a dls-
caso like Influenza Is concerned, health
authorities everywhere recognize tho
very close relation between Its spread
and overcrowded homes. While It Is
not always possible, especially In
times like the present, to avoid such
overcrowding, peoplo should consider
tho health danger and make every
effort to rcduco tho home overcrowd-
ing to a minimum. The value of fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized.
"When crowding Is unavoidable, as
in street cars,- care should be taken to
keep tho face so turned as not to In-
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
"It Is especially Important to be-
ware of tho person who coughs or
sneezes without covering his mouth
and nose. It also follows that ono
should keep out of crowds and stuffy,
places as much as possible, keep
homes, offices and workshops well
aired, spend somo tlmo out of doors
each day, walk to work If at all prac-
ticable In short, mako every possible
on'ort to breathe as much pure air as
possible.
"In nil health majttors follow tho ad-
vlco of your doctor and oboy tho regu-
lations of your local and stato health
officers."
"Cover up each cough and sneeze,
If you don't you'll spread disease."
spanish. influenza
foiled at Travis:
Home folks need not worry about
soldier boys in Texas camp; epidemic
well In hand.
CAMP TRAVIS, Texas, October
Because epidemic influenza has ap-
peared in Camp Trnvis, "tho folks
back homo" need not worry for fear
their boys in this camp nro needlessly
exposed to danger or, can look for
caro. Every precaution is taken to
isolate influenza cases tthc instant they
ni, tn . mii D Lnffn.
care than they could got at home for
they nre in enro of the best special-
ists tho government can secure.
Two things hnvo contributed mater-
ially to the remurknble success of the
fight at Camp Travis. In tho first 1
plpce, Camp Travis is one of the
most sanitary camps in the entire
United States; -nnd sanitation is the(
first prerequisite in war on disease.
In tho soncond place, forewarned by
experiences of the eastern nrmy
camps and knowing that the nppear-
uncc of the epidemic hero was in-
evitable, tho camp ofTlciuls forearmed
themselves for the time when they
would be called upon to face the
muic. Days before a siinglc case of
Spanish Inflqenzn had apparcd, this
cantonment was ready for t. ' A
warning had been sounded to every
soldier in camp to keep himself in
the best possible physical condition,
clean inside and out, with special at-
tention to the nostrils. Everyone was
made acquainted with the nature of
the disease, how it is spread and how
best to combat it. At the same the
mammoth base at Gamp Travis was
being made ready and all kinds of
supplies, nurses and other attendants
mobilized. When the epidemic struck
they jumped on to it with both feet,
so to sjacak, and ns a result, while
deaths from the disease vere occur-
ing by the hundreds in the cast, not
a fatality was recorded at Camp
Travis' during the first week of the
fight nnd pneumonia development
have been held at a minium.
To forestall a repetition of the
enemy propaganda which Inst winter
was aimed at the discouragement of
Red Cross workers who supply sol-
diers with knitted sweaters and
other cold weather comforts, Brig.
Gen. Geo- E. Estes comanding oflicier
at Camp Travis, has issued orders
that wearing apparel sent to Camp
by the Red Cross and other chari-
table institutions should be distribut-
ed through the quartermaster 'and is-
sued like government clothing.
Last winter reports were spread
that the soldiers were selling for re-
diculously low prices the sweaters.
andy comforts knitted for them by
loving hands. An investigation prov
ed these stores to be absolutely un
true but were put out, by German
agents to discourage those who wert
toiling to keep the boys warm, com
fortable and healthy.
Growth of interest in the work of
the Y. M. C. A. nt Camp Travis is
strikingly illustrated by the report of
the secretary for the month of Sept-
ember. While only 203 meetings were,
held as compared to 305 for the month'
of August, the attendance was, 62,000
compared to 37,000 for the previous
month. Sixty-three bible classes
were organized with an average mem
bership of thirty. A corpse of ninety
teachers is employed in bible class
work in the cantonment. Bibles to
the number of 4,598 and 7,981 other
pieces of religious literature were
distributed. Visits to the sick num-
bered 15,099. More than one hun-
dred . speakers addressed soldier
gatherings, including six from a dis-
tance and twenty-five from the city of
Sat; Antonio.
Camp Travis, October 11, 1918.
Realizing that nlll work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy nnd knowing
that the army is no place for dull
boys Brig. Gen. Estes has recom-
mended that every unit in the Cactus
Division at Camp Travis adopt n
standard plan of entertainment. A
keen spirit of rivalry is expected to
be developed 'by the program suggest-
ed. Every Vednesdny afternoon will
be given over to various kinds of com-
petitions and amusements. Regimen-
tal field days, competition between
companies nnd batteries on the ap-
pearance of barracks nnd grounds nnd
regimental entertainments are sug-
gestions made by the comanding
general. Regimental clubs, Indies
night on Wednesdays nt the officers'
messes with entertainments are sug-
gested for the officers. Officers and
enlisted men nro urged, under normal
conditions, to leave camp Saturday
afternoon and Sunday and forget for
tho moment their work.
In keeping with tho slognn of
"atlotics for toll" which has beon
adopted at Camp Travis, an athletic
association incorporating ail units in
the cantonmont has beon perfected.
The purpose of this organisation is to
unite the various agencies which, have
been cultivating athletics at Camp
Travis and by union develop a system
of universal athletics which will give
every man In enmp something to do
in this line of work. By enlisting tha
interest of ovory man in camp in
athletics the association not only will
assist mutorinlly in upbuilding physi-
ques but' wil also ivo the men relaxa-
tion from tho routine of military drill-
ing, a relaxation so essential in mak-
ing good soldiers.
Baseball, basketball, football, push-
ball, swimming, track nnd field sports
will be conducted ns recreative team
games, and in addition', tennis hand-
ball, boxing and wrestling will be en-
couraged. Competitions in wall
baling, swWming in uniform, racosl
'".f"11, equipment and similiar events
Will UIBU UU tUIIUUtlVU
Plans for the first field meet of tho
Cactus Division nlready have been
perfected, tho bate has boon set nas
October 20. Regimental field meets
are to be held in the meantimo to
determine entrants in tho division
contests. Prizes for the division meet'
hnvo been donated by the New York
Athletic club. They consist of wrist
watches, comfort kits, razors and
rings. '
Two hundred musicians are needed
to fill up the various bands in the
CactusDivision. The division now has
five bands, bufnone of those already
organized huvc been completely filled.
Authority has been granted for the
recruiting of musicians from the civi-
lian ranks to complete the instrumen-
tation of the various bands.
Camp Travis, October, 18. He is
just plain Private Blankenship, but
the donning of the khaki the other
day by this veteran Baptist minister
from Higgins, Texas, created more
than a ripple at Camp Travis. He
he come into the service with a com
mission awaiting his coming, it would
not have been' such an event. But
he came looking for no soft spot to.
light upon, not anticipating personal
glories simply because he had giv-
en everything except himself -to the
cause of liberty and he would not
be satisfied until ho had laid his all
on the altar.
While Camp Travis perhaps has
inducted more men into ihe service
than any other camp in the United
States, having transformed thous-
ands of civilians into soldiers every
month, Rev. Marion L. Blankenship
tops them all for age and it is be
lieved that he is the oldest volunteer
private in the United States army to-
day. He wanted to get into the in-
fantry and shoulder 'a rifle, but they
told him he could not, that he was
too old. A robust body, six feet tall
and weighing 180 pounds could not
pass him into the ranks of combatant
troops, for there is only one branch
of the service that will accept a man
fjust ninety days , under 5G years of
age. That branch is the quartermas-
ters' department, and .while disap-
pointed that he himself could not take
up a rifle, he found consolation in
the knowledge that his admittance
to the quartermasters department
would release one more husky youth
who couFd take his place in the
firing line.
Tho Blankenship family is one hun-
dred per cent American patriots'. The
veteran lost his youngest son last
June, the boy being one of the hero-
ic bard- of the United States Marines
who made the supreme sacrifice at
.Chateau Thierry, that the mailed fist
of Germany might be warded off Par
is in its final phruent. His other son
is serving his country in a munition
factory. His daughter i3 just com
pleting a course in nursing whfch will
prepare her for service over seas. His
wife is a Red Cross leader nt Higgins
Texas. Six other near relatives have
been .killed in action and another is
held prisoner of war in a, German
prison camp.
Private Blankenship refuses to be
considered in any sense a hero.
"They made it impossible for me
to say, in the same sense as Hathan
Hale, 'I regret that I have but one
life to give to my country, he said,
"but I am doing the best lean; and
when I think of the sacrifices so
many have made to savo the world
from German slavery, it seems small.
This is a time when every true Amer
ican should not stop to count the cost.
Houses and lands have I none, all
my savings have been invested in
Liberty Bonds, and it is a great joy
to me to know that I can serve in this
great Army of Liberty."
GIRL MISTAKES STRYCHNINE
FOR QUININE; DOSE FATAL.
Taylor, Tex., Oct 17. Cecelia
Schloisen, tho 13-year-old daughter
of H. O. Schleisen, a well-known
farmer of tho Noack community,
near Taylor, died Saturday night
from the effects of accidently taking
strychnine mistnken for quinine.
' The girl was ill of influonza nnd in-
tended taking a dose of quinine and
accidentally got a bottlo of strychnine
instead of quinine. The mistake
'was quickly discovered and medical
! aid summoned, but the girl died after
a few Iioups.
Do You rMhk There is
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No 'Competition?
.
If anyone thinks there is no competition amongst
the big packers he ought to go through a day's
work with Swift & Company. ' ' ';- ,
Let him begin at the pens when the liylck
comes in; let him try to buy a nice bunjsh'gtgat, -"'
steers quietly and at his own price withqutme-
body's bidding against him. Til
Let him realize the scrupulous cafe taken at tfie" -plant
that not one thing is lost or wasted in order
that costs may be held to a minimum.
Let him go up into the office where market
reports are coming in, and reports of what other
concerns are doing.
Let him watch the director of the Swift Refrig-
erator fleet, maneuvering it over the face of the
country like a fleet of battleships at sea.
Let him take a trip with a Swift & Company
salesman and try to sell a few orders of meat.
Let him stay at a branch house for an hour
or two and see the retail meat dealers drive their
bargains to the last penny as they shop around
among the packers' branch houses, the wholesale
dealers, and the local packing plants.
And then, when the day is overj Jet bim have
tir nn tin,,,. Jo Vk nrvniintini?' denartment:vwhere
he can see for himself
business i3 done. (Less
of sales.-)
If he still thinks there
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
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I am still in position to make farm loans at the same"
cheap rate of interest and with better terms and
more liberal privileges than formerly. With the
strenuous times the government has in financing
the war I do not know when these rates, will be
increased so it
Behooves You, If You Coo-
template a Loan at All
Any Time Soon,
to see me and get it on foot before the increase
comes as come it must, and it may be quite soon.
JAS. C. IAUGHUN
BARTLETT, TEXAS
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DON'T FORGET
DILLARD'S SHOP
When you need first class work. Can accommodate
you in any kind of Blacksmith and Wood work.
Bring ub your auto work. Prices reasonable.
JOSH D1LLARD, Prop,
OLDEST BLACKSMITH SHOP (N TOWN.
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