UNCLE SAM'S
ADVICE ON FLU
U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
Origin—Germ Still Unknown — Peo
pie Should Guard Against "Droplet
Infection”—Surgeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.
Washington. P. tJ.— (Special.)—Al
though King Alfonso ot Spain was
one of the vietiiiis of the Influenza epi
demic in lSlt.'t ami iiguln this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate anj
claim to Influenza as a "Spanish" ills
ease. If the people of this country do
not lake cate the epidemic will tie
come so widespread throughout the
United Slates tlml soon we shall hear
the disease railed "American’' Influ
enza.
In response to a request for definite
Information concerning Spanish Influ
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the U. S Public Health Service has
authorized the following official Inter
view :
What la Spanish Influenza? Is It
something new? Does It come from
Spain?
“The disease now occurring In this
■country and culled ‘Spanish Influen
za’ resembles a very contagious kind
•of ‘cold,’ accompanied by fever, pains
Coughs and Sneezes
Spread Diseases
In the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and a feeling of se
vere sickness. In most of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called ‘Spanish' Influenza Is
Identical with the epidemics of Influen
za of earlier years Is not yet known.
“Epidemics of Influenza have visited
tills country since 1G47. It Is Interest
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that time there have
been numerous epidemics of the dis
ease. In 1889 and 1890 an epidemic
of influenza, starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entire civ
ilized world. Three years later there
was another flare-up of the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
"Although the present epidemic Is
culled ‘Spanish Influenza,’ there Is nTS
reason to believe that It originated li)
Spain. Some writers who huvo studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call at
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease us occurring along
the eastern front In the summer and
fall of 1917."
How can “Spanish influenza” be rec
ognized?
“There is as yet no certain way In
which a single case of ‘Spanish influ
enza’ con be recognized. On the oth
er hnnd, recognition Is easy where
there Is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur In the
cold months, epidemics of Influenza
may occur at any season of the year.
Thus the present epidemic raged most
Intensely in 10urope in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the fuse of ordi
nary colds, the general symptoms
<fever, pain, depression) nre by to
means as severe or as sudden In their
onset as they are In Influenza. Final
!y, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
so extensively ns does influenzn.
"In most cases a person tnken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or back, nnd may bo
sore nil over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain of feeling chilly, nnd
with this comes a fever In which the
temperature rises to 100 to 104. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
ly slow.
"In appearance one Is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. Ills
.■yes nnd the Inner side of his eyelids
may he slightly 'bloodshot,' or 'con
gested,' ns the doctors say. There
may be running front the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
of a cold may not be marked; never
theless the patient looks and feels very
sick.
“In addition to the appearance and
the symptoms as already described,
examination of the patient's blood may
aid the physician in recognizing ‘Span
lab Influenza,’ for It lias been found
fli.'it In this disease the numhe~ of
white corpuscles shows little or no In
crease above the normal. It Is possl- j
hie that the laboratory Investigations
now being made through the National
Iteseareh Council and the United I
States Hygienic Ijtboraiory will fur
nish a more certain way In which Indi
vidual cases of this disease can be ]
recognized. ”
What Is the course of the disease?
Do people die of It?
“Ordinarily, the fever lasts from 1
three to four days and the patient re
covers. But while the proportion of
deaths In the present epidemic has
generally been low, In some places the
outbreak has been severe and deaths
have been numerous. When death oc
curs It Is usually the result of a com
plication."
What causes the disease and how is
It spread?
"Bacteriologists who have studied In
fluenza epidemics In the past have
found In many of the cases a very
Small rod-shaped germ called, after Its
discoverer, Pfeiffer’s bacillus. In other
cases of apparently the same kind of
disease thare were found pneumococci,
the germs of lobar pneumonia. Still
others hava been caused by strepto
cocci. and by others germs with long
names.
“No matter what particular kind of
germ causes the epidemic, It la now
believed that Influenza Is always
spread from person to person, the
germs being carried with the air along
with the very small droplets of mucus,
expelled by coughing or sneezing,
forceful "talking, and the like by one
who already has the germs of the dis
ease. They may also be carried about
In the air In the form of dust coming
from dried mucus, from coughing and
sneezing, or from cureless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
As In most other catching diseases, a
person who has only u mild attack of
the disease himself may give a very
severe attack to others."
What should bs done by those who
catch the disease?
“It Is very Important that every per
son who becomes sick with Influenza
should go home at once and go to bed.
This will help keep away dangerous
complications uml will, at the same
time, keep the patient from scattering
the disease fnr and wide. It is highly
desirable that no one be allowed to
sleep In the same room with the pa
tient In fact, no one but the nurse
should be allowed In the room.
“If there Is cough and sputum or
running of the eves and nose, care
should be taken that all such dis
charges are collected on bits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burned
If the patient complains of fever and
headache, he should he given water to
drink, a cold compress to the forehead
and a light sponge. Only such medi
cine should be given ns Is prescribed
by the doctor. It Is foolish to ask the
druggist to prescribe and may be dan
gerous to take the so-called ‘safe, sure
and harmless' remedies advertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
‘‘If the patient Is so situated that he
can he attended only by some one wlu
must also look after others in tlie fam
ily, It Is advisable that such attendant
wear a wrapper, apron or gown over
the ordinary house clothes while In the
sick room and slip this off when lem
lng to look nfter the others.
"Nurses and attendants will do well
to guard ngalnst breathing In danger
ous disease germs by wearing a simple
fold of gauze or mask while near the
patient.”
Will a person who has had Influenza
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 same disease. This
nppenrs not to he true of ‘Spanish In
fluenza.’ According to newspaper re
ports the King of Spain suffered an
attack of Influenza during the epi
demic thirty years ugo, and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak In
Spain.”
How can one guard against influ
enza?
"In guarding against disease or an
kinds, It Is Important that the body be
kept strong and able to fight off dis
ease germs. This can be 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 one of the best
all-around foods obtainable for adults
as well as children. So far as a dis
ease like Influenza Is concerned, health
authorities everywhere recognize the
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, people should consider
the health danger and make every
elTort to reduce the home overcrowd
ing to a minimum. The value of fresh
air through open windows cannot be
over emphasized.
“When crowding Is unavoidable, us
In street cars, cure should be taken to
keep the face so turned as not to In
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
“It Js especially Important to he
wn re of the person who coughs or
sneezes without covering his mouth
and nose. It also follows that one
should keep out of crowds and stuffy
places as much as possible, keep
homes, offices and workshops well
aired, spend some time out of doors
each day, walk to work if at all prac
ticable—In short, make every possible
effort to breathe as much pure air us
possible.
“In all health matters follow the ad
vice of your doctor and obey the regu
lations of your local and state health
officers.”
“Cover up each cough and sneeze,
If you don’t you’ll spread disease.”
9 GAMP PIKE NOTES v
Camp Pike, Dec. 31.—Ark
ansas farmers and others in
need of draft animals will
have opportunity to buy cheap
ly on January 7, 14, 21 and 28,
when 6000 horses and mules
will be oftered for sale at re-,
mount depot No. 7, Camp Pike
by the army authorities. The
decision to offer the animals
for sale in this way was reach
ed in order to give farmers
and others opportunity to buy
direct rather than thru spec
ulators.
An extension has been built
to the Camp Pike post< ffice.
This is one of the busiest post
offices in the country, and is
equipped to handle two car
loads of mail daily. An aver
age of 30,000 outgoing letters
daily is handled and the stamp
sales average $30,000 monthly.
About 8,000 registered pieces
and 15,000 special deliveries
are received. Money orders
aggregate about $15,000 a
month. Many letters reaching
the camp postoffice are im
properly addressed. These are
sent to the personnel office for
correction, and then delivered.
This causes delay, which may
be avoided by correspondents
giving the soldiers correct ad
dress
Thousands of Arkansas, Ok
lahoma, Missouri and Louisana
men are reaching Camp P;ke
from other cantonments, and
are being discharged within 48
hours of arrival. Eight hun
dred men of the coast artill
ery arrived from Camp Kear
ney, Calif., Tuesday evening,
and 400 men of the tank corps
from Camp Green, S. C., on
Christmas day, and daily since
trains have been bringing in
h u ndfreds Demobilization
goes on rapidly, a record being
made here on Christmas eve,
when 2400 were discharged.
It is understood to be the gov
ernment plan to release all de
siring discharge as rapidly as
they can be spared.
The latest chevrons to be
seen are scarlet and indicate
that the wearer has received
an honorale discharge from
army service. One or more
gold chevrons on the right
sleeve indicate that the wearer
has been wcunded in action
one or more times. Other
marks of honor for soldiers are
gold chevrons on the left sleeve
for service overseas, and silver,
chevrons for service in the U.
S. each denoting six months
service with the colors. A blue
chevron on the left sleeve in
dicates the wearer has seen
three months service overseas.
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NEGRO KILLED NEWPORT
Mary Aiken, a negro wo- !
man about 28 years old, was1
shot and killed at her heme
in Newport last Thursday by
Ivy Parker, a negro man about
30 year of age. It is claimed
that tre shooting was accident
al.
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PRETTY HOME WEDDING
On Sunday, December 22, a
pretty home wedding was sol
emnized at the home of E. F.
Raker near Magness.
The contracting parties were
Mr. Henry Keating and Miss
Eula Baker.
Near relatives and very close
friends were only guests invit
ed. Those present being Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. McArthur, Mr.
and Mrs. H W. Fox, Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Keating, Rev. and
Mrs. R. W. Marlow, Misses
Leona McArthur, Winnie and
Lizzie Gibson, Tersey and Ca
therine Marlow and Thelma
Keating, and Messrs Neill Gib
son and Ralph Fox.
At 3 P. M. the bride and
groom marched into the room,
the bride leaning on the arm
of the groom. Following close
behind them came the best
man, Mr. Edgar Baker, a bro
ther of the bride, and the
bridesmaid, Miss Leona McAr
thur, a very dear friend. The
best man and bridesmaid took
their places beside the couple.
Then Rev. Marlow pronounced
them “man and wife.” The
guests extended their heartiest!
congratulations and best wish
es, after which all marched to
the dining room, which was
most appropriately decorated,
where refreshments were serv
ed to all.
This prominent young couple
will reside at Magness.
May many blessings be
theirs. A GUEST.
HOW TO BE HAPPY
IN DOUBLE 19.
Work harder.
Think straighten
Have a plan and stick.
Worry less and breath deep
er.
Be expectant of joy and suc
cess too.
Spend less than you earn and
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Subscribe for The Journal
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Sleep in a firesafe house,
keep it insured and don’t get
earless.
PROBABLY NOT
“I don’t know how the
Browns can afford an auto
“Well, rny dear, I wouldn’t
let that problem worry rne.
Probably they don’t knew
themselves”
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Tell ’em you naw it in The Newark Journal
WARNING ORDER
State of Arkansas,
County of Independence,
Rig Bottom Township,
Before A. H. Saylors, .J P.
Roe & Redman, Plaintiff
vs.
Grover McCoy, Defendant.
The defendant, Grover Mc
Coy is warned to appear in
this court within thirty days
and answer the complaint of
the plaintiffs, Roe & Rodman.
Given under my hand this
26th day of December, 1918.
A. H. SAYLORS, J. P.
S. C. Knight, Atty for plaintiffs
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