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PAGE SIX
SO YOU’LL ESCAPE PNEUMONIA
Charles H. Lerrigo, M. D., writing
in "Home and Fireside, sets tells of
the dangers of pneumonia, a disease
more or less (prevalent in this section
annually at this season. He says:
I never heard a funeral sermon
preached from the text ‘‘lt Ran Into,
Pneumonia.” but many might well be,'
and especially at this season of the
year. If such a sermon were preach- j
ed, and the preaching done by a man ■
who knew whereof he spoke he would
be obliged jn honesty to say: “This
funeral service means that someone
was careless or ignorant, or both. Per
haps it was the subject himself, per
haps he steadily refused to give heed,
to the warning cough, perhaps, he in-|
ststed on resuming his work too soon
after grippe or measles, perhaps j
he swathed himself in warm clothing. •
<slept in close rooms, neglected bath-!
ing his skin, and then went forth into
a biting cold atmosphere that easily
conquered him. I know not who did
it. I know not how it was done; but
some where someone was guilty of care
lessness.”
Yes, pneumonia of the type known |
as broncho-pneumonia is one serious,
disease that slight ailments may “run
into" if neglected. This type docs not
come forth full fledged as a. dangerous:
disease, but begins as a cold, an at- i
tack of bronchitis, grippe, measles, or.
some similar catarrhal disturbance. If
properly cared for in the initial at-;
tack the p.neuomnia does not develop,
so we are obliged to say of almost ev
ery attack of broncho-pneumonia that
somewhere someone was careless.
There is another type, recognized by,
doctors as specific, in which contag-,
ion is a marked causative factor. It is
“catching."
“Pneumonia catching? What absurd
idea is this? Do you mean to tell us
that this also is a germ disease?”
That is exatcly what the medical ■
profession means to tell you, and we
hope to tell it so emphatically that you •
■will avoid exposing yourself unneces
sarily to its contagion; that you will
not come into close personal contact
with a patient .will avoid the use of
the same dishes, towels or sheets, and
will insist that! the sputum be receiv
ea into a sputum cup or old cloths that!
can be burned. eLt this one item of
information strike home and you will;
not have read this article in vain.
It is not easy always for a physic-;
ian to diagnose pneumonia and is ft:
hard matter, indeed, for a layman.:
Most significant is rapid and difficult:
breathing, accompanied by fever, the,
symptoms not intermitting but being
sustained steadily or increasing in in
tensity. If preceded by a chill it is
all the more significant.
The rate of breathing should be
counted when the patient is lying
quietly in bed, and without his know
ledge. Count the rise and fall of the
bedding over the chest, the up and
down movement counting one respira
tion. In health the adult rate is 14
to 18. If the rate is above 25, it
means real troubfle, though it must I
be borne in mind that young children!
breathe more quickly, and may have
a respiration rate around 30 without
being very ill. In case of doubt keep
the patient in bed, for pneumonia I*
our most deadly disease, and the best
early treatment is rest.
There is less difficulty about diag
nosia of the contagious type, that
known as lober pneumonia, because It
usually begins suddenly, probably with
a hard chill, and is markedly danger
ous from the beginning. It is in this
variety that there is so much pain and
the sputum as the case progresses, is
palled “rusty” because discolored with
blood streaks. Another feature is |
the sudden crisis that often marks a
favorable ending, the temperature
dropping to normal in a few hours.
In pneumonia the element of phy
sical resistance is a great factor in I
preventtion. Our best defense lies in
ourselves, our blood corpuscles, and
the natural antitoxins we develop.
Against bronchitis and broncho
pneumonia, the bugaboq of the per
son who “takps cold easily/’ p.n tape-'
ciaiiy god line of resistance is de- 1
veloped by educating the skin. Try it'
the next cold day that comes to make■
you feel shivery Don’t yield to the!
shiver. Command your blood supply.
to heat up ttah shivering skin. Give
the command both mentally and by
vigorous muscular movements. Very >
soon the blood will come and the skin
will be warm. Good circulation is a'
fine sentinel against colds.
The skin and the loose tissue be
neath can hold one-fibth of the blood
of the body. Educate your skin to
make this blood flush the arteries at
command. Every morning, preferably
in a warm room, go the whole body
with cold water. A bath tub is a
convenience, but not a necessity , a
sponge or w-ash cloth and a bowl of
water will do. Have two large, warm
towels to rub dry. Then rub briskly
with the hands until the skin is in
a glow. Warmth in moderate degree
; is aways an agree able sensation, but
there is no way of producing it equal
to this. You are filling the vessels,
not my relaving, as you do when you
stand before a fire, but by stimulating
The arteries become ready for their
.’ work and will answer your call at
' any time. Practice this faithfully and
you will have reduced your pneumonia
j risk to 80 'per cent
Do not overdress. Add to your
, clothing in severe weather, but do not ’
■ go muffled and swathed at all seasons.
Remember that wet clothing is -hot
dangerous so long as you are in action,
but it should be removed as soon as
action ceases. Better a dry rub and
. lighter clothes than to continue wear
ing wet garments. Change the un
i derclothing frequently, and never sleep
in the same suit that you wear in the
i day. You cannot expect healthy, re
-1 sistant skin if you do not give it
■ proper respect.
At the first sign of a chill or cold,
get into a warm bed, with hot applica
tions to your feet, drink hot drinks,
and cerate an immediate, forced ac
tixity of the skin. It is not neces
sary to produce a sweat. Stay in bed
j until you feel improved. It takes a
few hours’ time, but it is an easy,
. life-saving method of prevention.
. Pneumonia is emphatically a dis
' ease for home treatment under the
direction of a doctor. Bear in mind
■' that it kills more victims than any
other known disease, and that when
f you begin the fight if it goes on to a
finish; either you knock it out or —
; Get a doctor if you have to send
' twenty miles. I positively refuse to
' suggest medicines. But I will tell
you some important measures that
I you, can add to the medical treatment,
and I will also suggest that no medi-
I cine at all is vastly better than the
: wrong kind.
Give absolute rest. Remove the
i patient from the traffic of the house
j hold to the nicest, buietes, sunniest
I room of the house. Do not bother him
with a single disturbing problem.
This is very important.
Keep the room warm, but fresh.
The patient is gasping for oxygen.
Let him have all he can use. Scheen
the bed from drafe. Be very sure
1 that the body is warm, and remember
that hot applications to the feet may
Ibe necessary even though the fever
•is high. It is especially important,
to (prevent a relapse, to maintain body
: heat during convalescence.
I Give a cleansing bath every day. If
: fever is high, bathe with plain, cool
! water every two or three hours. Be
sure not to exipose or tire the patient
in doing this, but don’t neglect it.
During fever, liquid diet is proper,
and an abundance of water. In con
valescence tempt the appetite with
daintiea prepared from milk and eggs.
Make the meals small and often.
When in doubt ask the doctor.
In lobar pneumonia be especially
careful to burn all discharges, boil
dishes and linen, and have the at
! tendant cleanse her hands thoroughly
! after waiting on patient. This pre
vents contagion.
Don’t forget that you may lessen
greatly your risk of pneumonia in
four ways: 1. Keep skin active. 2-
Cultivate body resistance. 8. Take
early measures against it. 4. Avoid
contagion.
WHY WOMEN SUFFER.
Many Americus Women Are Learning
The Cause.
Women often suffer, not knowing the
I cause.
Backache, headache, dizziness, ner
vousness.
Irregular urinary passages, weak
ness, languor—
Each a torture of itself.
I Together hint at weakened kidneys.
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need it
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Mrs. C. 0. Bales, 212 Fourth street,
! Albany, Ga., says: “I suffered for a
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i the small of my back. I had head-
■ ache s and dizzy spells and was bother,
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, quick relief, and I haven’t had any
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Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t sim-
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■ j Mftrs, Buffalo, N. Y. adv
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During a recent British advance on the west front this Highlander was
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he was compelling them to carry in their own machine gun.
ENGLISH LABOR PARTY
URGED TO SUPPORT WAR
LONDON, February 6. —G. N. Barnes,
labor member of the war cabinet, in a
message to his “fellow workers in the
cause of labor” begs them to continue
their steady support in the prosecu
tion off the war for democracy.
“Democracy," he says, “is at one
and the same time on its trial and
in the crucible. If this war is lost
by the allies the cause of democracy
is unedr eclipse for generation to
come, and we leave to our children
a heritage of trouble.
“Might I ask labor throughout the
country to be steady for the final
phases of the war? I ask it not to be
confused by lying statements. It was
said for instance that there had been
meetings of financiers abroad wihle
the government were refusing to al
low labor to confer with enemy sub
jects workmen. The statement was
absolutely false. Another equally
false statement was that we had re
fused to define our aims with our
allies and particularly with the revo
utionary government of Russia.
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WIH Positively Relieve Pain tn Few
Mlnntes.
Try it right now for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, stiff and
swollen joints, pains in the head, back
and limbs, corns bunions, etc. After
one applicati p pain disappears al
most as if by magic.
A new remedy used internally and
externally for Coughs, Colds, Croup,
Sore Throat, Diptheria and Tonsilitis.
This oil is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its
prompt and immediate effect in re
lieviing pain is due to the fact that
it penetrates to the affected parts at
once: As an illustration pour ten
drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and it will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is golden red color only. Every
bottle guaranteed; 25c, 50c and fI.CO
a bottle, or moeny refunded; at
Howell’s Pharmacy, Windsor Phar
macy, Howell-Prather Drug Co adv
SAXON SIX
$ 1050 DELIVERED 1
Full of gas and oil, and learn > I
you to run it. V
See lhe Leslie Auto Co., 209 Forsyth St.
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I EACH DAY IS PLAN
WASHINGTON, February 6.—Pro
duction plans for the navy’s new anti
! submarine craft contemplates the de
| livery of a finished boat every day.
> The first vessel has already been
, started in the fabricating shops at the
' Ford plant at Detroit
1 Materials that go into construction
are fed into the end of the plant as
rapidly as it is planned to produce
the completed product at the other.
The whole number of boats contract
ed for will be under porduction cimul
taneously at one stage.
The boats will all be launched in
Lake Michigan and brought to sea
via the canal system and inland witer
ways. They will measure 200 feet and
displace .about 500' tons.
While the boats do not represent
anything strikingly new in submarine
warfare, they will be armed and equip
ped in such away as to effect a decid
ed improvement in the patrol service.
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Only One “BROMO QUININE”
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LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
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r pHE undersigned has pur- •
chased the entire capital J
fll stock of the Americus Home J
• Mixtare Guano Co., and in fu- a
••••••••• hire this plant will be operated as f
T>_ __ _ L. G. Council’s «
ll|| y Fertilizer Works J
The manufacturing and mixing
department will be under the su- ®
t H I pervision of Mr. E. F. Wilder, J
■ w h° h as had 25 years experi- g
ence in manufacturing Fertilizers. $
Planters and dealers are assured •
W"W _ fl| nothing but the best grade •
W* Soods will be manufactured. •
[ Only raw materials of the high- S
w eS { quality w jH be used. •
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J Your patronage is respectfully •
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• L. G. COUNCIL *
ft ffl, SORE THROAT
' Eases Quickly When You Apply
a Little Musterole.
And Musterole won’t blister like the
old-fashioned mustard plaster. Just
' spread it on with your fingers. It pene
■ trates to the sore spot with a gentle
! tingle, loosens the congestion and draws
out the soreness and pain.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment
made with oil of mustard. It is fine for j
quick relief from sore throat, bronchitis,!
tonsilitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma,, neu- i
ralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, I
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds on :
the chest (it often prevents pneumonia).
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chil
dren. Keep it handy for instant use.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50.
Tax Notice
The tax books will open
February 1, 1918, for the pur-
I *
pose of receiving state and
•county tax returns and will
close May 1 st, as the law re
quires. You will be required
to give numbers of your land ;
s lots of country property and 1
street and number of your city
property, each house and lot
separate. I will be in my of
, fice each Friday and Saturday ;
until my rounds are completed, !
and then I will be in my office
| each day until my books close, i
the first day of May, as stated
above. Please come in and
return your property. Yows
respectfully,
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Receiver of Sumter
County.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY *, IMfc
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Our Steam Vulcanizing
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Every job we turn out is
completed by an expert
workman.
Time will demonstrate
the wisdom of bringing
your vulcanizing to us.
G. A. & W. G.
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