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U.S. Public Health 5eiMweii
Official HealtrBuiletinaS
i on Influenza. v 7
LATEST WORD ON? SiJBJE
Epidemic Probably Not panl8Kf lit
Origin Germ StiirrUK-e.
pie Should Guard Against Droplet.
Infection" Su rgonGrallp
Makes Authoritative-" Statement. -
Wasliington, D. U.-rX Special.) Al
tbough King Alfonso "of Spain 5 was
one of the victims of the Influenza epl-
demic In 1893 arid iagaln this summer, f
Spanish authorities repudiate : any
claim to influenza as a "Spanish! dls-
ease. If the people of this.'country do
not take care the epidemic will be
conie so widespread throughout the
Uniied States that soon. we shall hear
the disease called MAmericanu'ilnflu-
enza. ' ? : 7 . .
In response to a request for definite
Informal ion concerning Spanish Influ
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the U. S. Public Health Service -has
authorized the following official inter-,
view: N , :.
What is Spanish Influenza? Is; it
tomethina new? Does it come from,
Spain? --
"The disease now occurring In this
country and called 'Spanish Influen
ta' resend.los a very contagious kind
of 'Qold,' accompanied by fever, pains
Coughs' and Sneezes
Spread Diseases
As Dangerous as Btfson Cms Shells
Jn the head, eyes, ears, back or other
parts of the body and a feeling of se
vere sickness. In mostof. the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia-or lnflammatloii.
f the ear, or meningitis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called ''Spanish Influenza Is
Identical with the epidemics of tnfluen
sa of earlier years Is not yet known. .
"Epidemics of Influenza have visited
this country since 1647. 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 6f the disease.
Both times the epidemic spread wide
ly over the United States.
"Although the present epidemic is
called 'Spanish influenza,' there is no
reason to believe that U originated In
Spain. Some writers who have 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 as occurring along
the eastern front In the summer and
fill of 1917." .. .
How can "Spanish influenza" be rec
ognized? . v
"There Is as yet no certain way in
which a single case of 'Spanish influ
enza' can be recognized. On the oth
er, hand, 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 Europe in May, Xune and
J"ly. Moreover, ; In the case of ordi
nary colds, the general symptoms
(fever, pain, depression) are by no
mans as severe or as sudden In their
O'iset as they are in influenza. Final
ly, ordinary colds - : do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
extensively as does Influenza. 7
"In most cases a person taken sick
wnh influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains in the
eyes, ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dl zy, some vomit Most of the pa
tients complain of f eellrig' chilly, a.nd..
'-th this comes a fever in which the
.temperature rises to 100 to 104. In
imist cases the pulse remains relative
iiy slow. . . ,
"In appearance one is struck by the
forif 4.1 '- ii x' i t :.t n1 : nta
eyes and the inner side of his eyelids'
;may be slightly 'bloodshot,' or ; 'con-
! !ed. as the doctors say. There
!ni;,v be running from the nose, or
u;" .ay oe some cogn. xnese i"b
;of :t cold may not be marked; eyer"
,n a-ss me pauent iooks ana ieeisvei j
r
u addition to the appearance and
h' symptoms as already described, -
::uuauon 01 tne pauent b Dioouiuujr
jh' ne physician in recoghlzIffr p
I for ttej
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that in fhi
urease nh- "lue or no In-
i ble-that th i V "W4Iuai it is possl-
" Research Z09 National
States' th' Unlted
llduai-kr? wnienjndl-t
nsease
'-ne COUrse nf th 'MtlLm
m- thepatient re
deaths i n t1 .. proportion - of
threat hl0 111 Place, the
J!SeeDr8 and deaths
oc-
a.com-;
Sm diwase and jiow l.
."P.d':-0 .7-'": "7:
Bacteriologists who have studied in
snzaTepldemics 5 tha u
Of theVcases a very
Small rod-shaped germ; called, after Its
:discoverer,Pfeiffer's bacillus. In other
8es of. apparently" the' same kind of
:;disease there were found pneumocoeci
,tne germs of . lobar pneumoniai Still
others have been caused by gtrepto
coecl, and by others germs with long'
names. : ", .7-7 .
"No matter what particular Tdnd of
germ causes the epidemic, It Is now
believed that Influenza, is always
'spread from person to person, the
. gerjns being carried with the air along
with the very small droplets of mucus,
.expelled - by coughing or sneezitig,
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 careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
As In most other catching diseases, a
perspn who has only a mild attack of
"the disease himself may give a very
'severe attack to others."
What should be 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 and will, at the same
time, keep the patient .from scattering
the disease far 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 eyes and nose, care
should be taken that all such dis
charges are collected on bits of gauze
or rag or paper napkins and burped-.
If the patient complains of fever and
headache, he should be given water to
drink, a cold compress to the forehead
and a light sponge. Only such medi
cine should be given as 1s prescribed
hy...t be. .doctor. It- is foolish to ask the
druggist to prescribe fand may be dan
gerous to take the' so-called -safe, sure
and harmless' remedies a'dvertised by
patent medicine manufacturers.
"If theamtient is so situated that he
can be attended only by some one who,
must alsp;lmk after others In' the, fam
ily, it is advisable that such attendant
.vcnr a wrapper,., apron lor gown over
he ordinary house clothes while In the
sick room and slip this off when' leav
ing to look after the others.
7' Nurses and attend ants will do well
to guard against' 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?
MItis 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
appears not to be 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 agb; and was again
stricken during the recent outbreak In
Spain!" -
How can one guard against Influ
enza? "In guaTdfng against disease of all
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 weil as children.. So far as a dis
ease like influenza Is concerned, health
authorities everywhere recognize - the
J verv close relation between its spread
and overcrowded homes, w nue ii a
not -always possible, especially' in
times like the present, to avoid such
overcrowding, people should consider
the health danger and make every
effort to reduce the home overcrowd
ing toa minimum. The value of iresb
air' through open windows cannot be
over emphasized. '
' "When crowding Is unavoidable, as4
in street cars, careshould be taken to
keep the face so turned as not to In
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person. - . -
"It Is - especially Important jto be
ware of the person who coughs or
sneezes without . covering his mouth
a nnse. It also follows that one
should ieep out of crowds and stuffy
rio.o ns much as possible, keep
fflpp tand workshops wen
:; gome : time out of doors
eacJl aay; walk to, work if at all prac-
tlcaWe ln ghort make every possioie
Effort to breath as much pure air as
- c.mp . . - : ; '
v7 mt ail hpnlth matters follow the ad
-,rtl7 mir doctor and obey the regu-
- iations of yur local and state; health.
"
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nift mu nnnnniMrMT'hiroi
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It
FEEL IT THEIR DUTY 10 TALK
:7!n
Com e Forward and Unhes
itatingly .lelTSufferirig H ta man
haiCelerdMed
- cin e Has Done for7thera.' I
It is seldom, indeed that mei
of prominence, .especially men
hold in g high pu blio office, . will
ingly express their indebtedness
publicly to a. proprietary; medi
cine. any prominent m e n,
however, including su p r erne
court-fudges, mayors of our lead
ing cities promiflenJjstatend
county offiealSj-bank'ersf lawyers,
doctors, editors, "leading, ed uca
torsr. government officials and
even ministers of the Gospel
have deemed it their ' duty to
come forward and tell. the people
what Tanlac has done for theras
These well-known men of af
fairs have' recognized in -t h i s
medicine a new discovery and a
scientific triumph in the medical
world. It is a well known fact
that these splendid indorsements
have beeu given Tanlac time and
time again and they wiii contin
ue to be given just as often as
new tests of its powrs are made;
and it also expains why num
bers of the big drug firms of the
country are ordering it exc)"-
ively in carload lots. -
Doctor Prescribes it. .7
Dr J. T. Edwards, of Fayette-
ville. GaM OLe of the best known
members of the medical profes-
sjon in tle state of Georgia.
makes a statement that will un
doubtedly produce a profound
impression through out the
South. -
'In my thirty years of actual
practice as a licensed physician
in the state of j3eorgiar"says- Ir
Edwards, "I have never seen any I
hing to equal Tanlac as medi
jine.toprodu.ee results. I have no
hesitancy ii recomm en d in g th i s
medicine and I am prescribing
t for my patients almost eyer
day' .-'..
fi-ofessor G T Clotfelter, prom
inont educator and principal of
the High School at Ben Hill, Ga,
says: k,I was in such bad physi
c il condition that I feared - I
Aould have to give up my duties.'
I suffered from rheumatism.
sluggish liver, nausea and terri
ble bilious headaches. I have
taken 3 bottles of Tanlac and I
feel better than . I have felt in
years."
Noted Texan Talks. -
Hon. Archie R. Anderson ex-
sheriff of Harris County, Texas,
is unquestionably not only one
of the best known, but one
of the most popular men that
ever held office in Texas. He
served thepeop'e in this impor
tant office for 15 consecutive
years.
,fI had the worst form of .in
digestion, suffered all the time
from gas on my stomach and
was continually belching up un
digested food," said Mr Ander
son. ' 'I suffered with neuralgic
pains of the worst sort and noth
ing seemed to help me except in
a temporary way. .
'I began to feel better after
taking my first bottle of Tanlac
and have just now started on my
third. I'm a different man al
ready." .,
H W Hill, president of one of
the leading bankipg institutions
of So u t h Pittsburgh Tenn.,
and one of the most successful
Use the exquisitely
: fragrant cream 0$; the
beauty flower of ; ndia
and be complimted
ton yoiir complexf a. '
Tdur dealer Has Ivjaya
ormli eet
iv - ivi m 7 :-,-a
t) QT FO R TA WCA C I
JKOTED EtBIYDRJEClOHDS IT;
. Eyans sf Binnisiliaui
J0pdf;i)01ate
te la r?e and rapidly growing:
,if or prom menx men wno nave
p? bl ichjr indorsed Tanlac for; the
&id it7has doDe th6m; is" the
nme of Hon. -Frank W Evaas,
farmer - Mayor -of Birmingham
AJf Evans is one of the , best
kj5 w n men in pu blie life i n Ala -bfNi
todays being at vipnejiime:
e?Jor of one of the South's great
e if newspapers? tlie Biruiingham
Afe-tierald . He was ;also exa
jrlpiViOf public; accounts; of- Ala-
b.yia: In tel ling of the benefits 1
hhad derived from Tanlac, Mr
n&'sai:d:'' ' " ' '. . ..- .r:r"
.fFor- years I suffered withi
ga ftritis and indigestion in the
wst form. I was .habitually
cstipated and had pains-in my
slalders and headache continu
all. viy appetite left me al
t entirely and every thing I
wail Id eat hurt, me. Final I u T
-
g$ to having awful attacks of
arfte indigestion, i alpitation of
th&, heart and smothering spells.
r Fi a lonsr time I would havone
ortjooro ihese spells every night
anf I would wake out of my rest
les, sleep gasping for breath.
bought a bottle of Tanlac
aitl to my great suprise and
gratification I began to feel re-
lit' fafter the first few doses. I
ke, taking the medieine and
not$i my recovery is simply the
talK of Birmingham.'
ers and business men in
Tpnesee, said:
fl suffered from rheumalisov
aV other .ailments fur many
yers and Tanlac has done me
mire good than any thing I ever
tn$;d. I now wake up in the
mfr ni ng; 'feeling fine.T.T
Vrm. telling ;all my friends
abut Tanlac and am recommend
inl it ; tthem, . regardless of
thlre'ahd trouble.' .
- lr Gl W' De LaPerriere, of
der pa I, is not only one ot
- tli'esjtknown physicians and
drgisj in the state of Geor
giabufc js also amatT of exten
sivg property aud widainfluence,
raiing .as one of the leading
citjjensJpf 4hat entire section.
Heftias been in the drug business
jn Winder for 25 years.
lpcenily Dr De Lar?erriere
wiM.e:
..jKj)ur people are much enthus
ed jqver the beneficial effects of
Tanjac and I desire to say that it
is tjie most wonderful seller 1
eye had in this store."
0iher prominent inen who
ha indorsed Tanlac are:
llofessor Elmer Morris, of
Dovjer, Tenn.; Professor W A
Wofid, of the Central Graded
Scliboisj Winder, Ga.: C O Coop
err president of the Georgia
Hofej6 Cotton Oil Co,, Lawrence
villg, Ga. Hon S $. Bhepard,
member of, the Atlantic City
coupcil; Hon George Samuel
j Ril Cliief ( f Police in Macon,
(ja.tlori l b Lavender, register
of "VSlliamson County, Tennessee
DrH Brown, 4822 Charlotte
Avev Nashville, Tenn; founder
andpresident of the Tennessee
Propstant Home for Girls; John
F dfrroll, cotton mill supe"rin
tendon t, of Chattahoochee and
Atltal :". '''' v-y'1' -.
Tiiilac is now. sold exclusively
in 'Sjj&isWry. by. the Smith Drug
Co .igh Cleveland by J A Ly erly ,
in Granite Quarry by the Brown
Drnit Co and in .Spencer by the
Kown Druguo.3 ; Adv.
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it zw
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a
. M ax .Wniia nlCipbjBLl
nffi5rfWiiMii
Aehevilie, and igrand son of
home in Eu.xvj I ihiiul at
pneri monfafol JwtnlJiifli?
euza Tb rernnius ; were
brongh t7 ?tn Aheville. Vhip
Jo tin tr; l)crh efori1ferine &
He i survived by his pareptp,
three si pt e re, ' . t wor brothers
a wif;.and three email child
ren. Liwren ce. JVrry rHrpf k??
10 yt ai s of a ge, d i ed of pri eii
rnonia Monday at' the home
of bi parents,.Mr and" Mrs
T M Brook of SpHncer. The
rerna in s were taken to Silver
City, their old home, for
burial. 7 -
Artiuir William Lippard,
9 yea r f an. d wi t at ,tht?
bbmrt i f .ii 1? pareiii?. Mr auS
Mrs E A L vi a i d riti Salis
bury, Tnf nay. October 22u(i
of pueuiiiouia tollowitg iuflu
enza 'J He fini'eral was held
at the refcideuce Wednesday-
conducted by .Rev. Byron
Clark of Uih .Kjrst Fresbyte
rian church and the funeral
and intermeuf was n Ghest
nut Hill cemetery, Mr Lip
pard a poj ular cy mail
carrier 78 cruite sick with mv
" -1 - :.
fluenza
Mr Lillie- MyrHe i?arksr
27 y-ars of age, wifw of J A
Park?, did at her home o?
aat ' nomas street. -Salie
bury, aet Wtdiied;ty. o
pneumnrii i following i.fl v
enza . The fdneTal was bH
rhurrday. at. the -hoaiw- jim
ducted by KeV J L Kik:?f
the B put chuVch. and .Mi
n terttie u t was in ( bWfu u
Hiircemetery f 7 ' -";;-:-:;
Mrs fill n Nifong i30 yean
of age, died at her . hqm i 1
East S pen cer 1 apt "Wed u e
day of pu e u moid a fo'l jwiu
inflre z t. Stir yiri g is; 4bv
husband and sever lt bildren
' i -
The funeral was held at the
home and the interment wt
in Chestnut Bill cemetery.
Ha r old a sh, tl ree year
of age, son W P Nash, die
on the 22ud of October at
Maryville, Tenn . The - re
mains were broughl to Sa l is.
burv and intered Tnujsday. i
Mrs., Esther Crainshaw,
years of age, wife of Charlie
Crainshaw, died October 23,
at her home near K anna polls
of pneumonia follwiiig iii
rtnza. Tl he f utieral service
and interment -v- ere held at
Center .. Grove K L chunih
T h u red ay , con d i ic t ed by R v
C A Brown.'; T h h usbau'i
aud ten children survive and
e ght cf - these now have in
fluenz 1. "
- Mis E M Torrpnc'e, 40 years
of age, died at jerhome, at
the Kesler M i 1.1: j u Salisbury,
Friday afternoon f pheu rno
nia fcllowiug'ii fluenza The
funeral was held at tlje resi
dene- Saturday. aftrnon
conducted by Rev C VI Short
ot Paik A ven u-j Mehodit
churt'b and ile.- tnterment
was in Chstnuf Mill (' m -tery
. i .
Mir VI aria Bard a fottn
er pn-i .vei i k wu t rrialde'
tadv t f x ; lis h rt ' . f f i t-d h
. , - 1 ' ' -
A Seantif'il Woman.
I D vm k nw iliat a beantful
7 wbiiiH.- .it vv-t.ys liksrg(od digea
ti J? ' 1 1 ,y u r digesti m is faulty
t'jejapgbitv of. m U. and take an
$oc(ihai d Vi-of turmher-
4lgUuii.' Pricr2o,
her Jiome aCHiUsboro',ifouvj ;
uay ;iuo remains Jrw:erj; - ,
brought to :Sali8bnry an3tbe4 -
i L All7 -T"A1
i u 3t uioTik was m tuo jjuioer
a d. cemetery . -TThlr. servicea'
Wftr A ln h r! it ottn htri" VtavM 1 tvA&Wzf.
S5
felalive ofJKaiSTMeslI
ir.iu.n uu u ters 7.oi ;v
Miss JEi winna White; 21'
years of agevrdaugbteB of Mp'
and Mrs H 2
iieirB6meJnFuJ
yearly rFrid
yutjuuituw 101 10 win g . .1 un Uf
enza'MiiBi
sp'endid young woman and
was known a ud loved:: by a
large circt o f a rquai ntan ceR
and friends. She is euryivecT
by ; her parents five sisters'
and oue brother. The fuhev
ral was held at the rresidbneo
Satnrday afternoon conduct
ed by Rev C A Owens of the
Hirst Baptist church and the"
interment was iu Chestnut
riill" cemetery, 7
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Old people who ate' feeble and younger people
ho are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of summer by tak- .
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ery niirestiag.
Bnt most interesting is
his fact. This wonderful
medy (quiuine) fr fever,
oue ot the tew absolute
specifics that man prssepp s,
he world owes to Catholic
jriests And because Catlfo
lies discovered it, bigotrd
' They b gin their suppoit
wi h a brick hild in the. right
ha id looking for the first chance ,
Protetajjte In Great Britain
refused to give it a trial, says
ing thaJri t m ustrbef jSldiJt
Tli a t we M 1 very interest! ng;
Vahington (D. C.) Times,
Sunday, Aug. 12. ;1917. 7
Remarkable have been the
transformations wrought in
jnman Todies by modern
surgery. Faces slr-ittered by
shells have beeu restored to
I most former, perfection, a
nose has "been replacd, ears
restored, etc.
or Indigestion, Constipation or
Biliousness
Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FO1
WITH PEPSIN. A liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. 7 Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi
cine Ca, manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine and Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic.
President Graham of the University Dead..
President Edward Kidder Gra ,
ham. of the state University,
died Satnrday of pneumonia f ol- N
I o wi ng" influenza. President
raham, a' leading educator of
the State, was 42 years of age
and is survived by one child his
wife having died several, months
ago.- He was a native of Ghar
lotie, son of Professor Alex Gra
ham; The funeral services.were.
marked w i t h simplicity and -beaut
, i n ' complete harmony
wi U-the life of Presideni Gra
Mamr was conducted by Rev ' W
D os.s of the local Presby terian
church.
v Grove's Tastelew chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy bjr porifyhxg and en
riching the blood. You can soon feel its Strength
enhig. Invigorating Effect. Price 60c.
Les Hart cf Weediest Loses Leg, -.
Lee Hart .ji pomiuent
nid w-l! known farmer of
V od leaf, ; was seriously iu
j tred aturday . afternoon
vhetK the aufom bil whi h
in wa dr.i Mng. was -struck
hy1 a t f a i u at 1 he grade cross
"nar Th1 machine was part
ly de'molihed and ; a boy in
t Hre car , was unhurt. Mt-
J i nri wa r. brunch t to Sa 1
Thnry' on be : western 4raTn
: u d U ken ti th hospHal. Tt
oiihde a
Drasts refttnd ney H PAZO OIOTKlmjta
iocarcItchmg;BlindVBlee6otFtotradtogPUes.
InsLsntly relieves Itching Piles, and yon can get
nsuqI sleep after the first apptoWa, PticaQei
1-
mu tuauenza,'
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