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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
ple Should Guard Against "Droplet
Infection"—Surgeon General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement
* Washington, D. C.—(Special.) Al
though King Alphonso of Spain was
one o( the victims of the Influenza epi
demic In IS!:i and again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim to Influenza ns a "Spanish” dis
ease. If the people of this country do
not talc*' core the epidemic will be
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called “American” Influ
enza,
In response to a request for definite
Information concerning Spanish In 11 ti
enza, Surgeon General Rupert ltlue of
the U. S. Public Health Service tins
authorized the following official inter
view :
What Is Spanish Influenza? Is It
something new? Does it come from
Spain 7
"The disease now occurring in this
country nnd called ‘Spanish Influen
za' resembles a very contagious kind
of ‘cold’ accompanied by fever, pains
Coughs and Snee2es
Spread Diseases
As Dangerous as l\>ison Gas Shells
In the bend, eyes, ears, back -or otlier
parts of the boily ami n 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
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 ISS9 and 1890 an epidemic
of Influenzn, starting somewhere In the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence over practically the entira 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
called ‘Spanish Influenza,’ there Is no
reason to believe that it originated In j
Spain. Some writers who have studied j
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient anil they call at
tention to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along j
the eastern front In the summer and j
fall of 1917.”
How can "Spanish influenza” be rec
ognized?
"There Is ns yet no certain wa ( v In
which n single cnse of ‘Spanish in 11 u
enzn’ can be recognized. On the oth
er hand, recognition Is easy where
there Is n 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, June and
July. Moreover, in tho caso of ordi
nary colds, tho general symptoms
(fever, pain, depression) are by no
means ns severe or as sudd.eu In their
onset as they are In Influenza. Final
ly, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community so rapidly or
so extensively ns does Influenza.
“In most cases a person taken sick
with Influenza feels sick rather sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains In the
eyes, ears, head or hack, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most of the pa
tients complain of feeling chilly, and
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
eyes and the Inner side of his eyelids
may he slightly ‘bloodshot,' or ‘con
gested,' ns the doctors say. There
may he running from tho nose, or
there may he some cough. These signs
of a cold may not he 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
ish influenza,' for it has been found
tout in mis otsense trie number e.
white corpuscles shows little or no In
crease above the normal. It Is possi
ble that the laboratory Investigation*
now being made through the Notional
! Research Council nnd the United
I States Hygienic Laboratory will fur
| nlsh a more certain way in which Indi
vidual cases of this disease can he
recognized.”
What is the course of the disease?
Do people die of It 7
“Ordinarily, (he fever lusts from
three to four days and the patient re
covers. Rut while the proportion of
(baths In the present epidemic has
generally been low, In some places the
outbreak lots 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?
“Racterlologlsls 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 there were found pneumococci,
the germs of lobar pneumonia. Still
others have been caused by strepto
cocci, and by others germs with long
names.
"No matter what particular kind of
germ causes the epidemic, It Is 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 careless people who
spit on the floor and on the sidewalk.
As In most other catching diseases, a
person 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 nway 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 burned.
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 Is prescribed
by the doctqr. 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 be attended only by someone who
must also look after others in the fam
ily, it is advisable that such attendant
wear a wrapper, apron or gown over
tlie ordinary house clothes while in the.
sick room and slip this 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 simple
fold of gauze or mask while near the
patient.”
Will a person who has had influenza
before catch the disease again?
“It is jwell known that an ntlack 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 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 the body lie
kept strong and able to tight off dis
i 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 ns 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
effort to reduce the home overcrowd
ing to n 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 the face so turned as not to in
hale directly the air breathed out by
another person.
“It Is especially important to be
ware 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 ns much as possible, keep
homes, offices and workshops well air
ed, spend some time out of doors each |
day, walk to work if at all practicable
—ln short, make every possible effort i
to breathe ns much pure air as pos- I
sible.
“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.”
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STATEMENT OE THE CONDITION OF THE
Farmers & Merchants Bank,
Located at Cumming, Ga. at the Close of Business Sept. 28th, 1918
Resources. i
Demand Loans 18 000 00 J
Time Loans --’4 442 02;
Overdrafts, secured 1 521 00
Overdrafts, unsecured 4 975 16
Rond A stocks owned by Bank 7 700 00
Banking House 6 500 00
Furniture and Fixtures 2 902 2‘j
Other Real Estate 2 632 63
Due from Banks and Bankers
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Due from Banks and Bankers
in oilier states - 418 no
Currency t 341 Oil
Gold , 5 °9
I Silver. Nic.kels, etc.
(’ash items ~ 125 H_
Advance on Cotton - Itl yj
[other Resources, Reve Stamps 68 76
Total 1292 505 57
STATE OF GEORGIA—FORSYTH COUNTY.
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i Surplus Fund 12 000 00
Undivided Profits, less Cur
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Due to Banks and Bankers in
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Due to Banks and Bankers in
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Individual Deposits subject
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Time Certificates 92 378 92
Notes and bills Rediscounted 23 084 45
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