THE TIMES: OCTOBER 18,-1913
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New Haven Closes Many Additional Places Where
Crowds Assemble Waterbury Establishes Corps of
Volunteer Health Investigators Scourge Still Grow-
j ing Toward Peak in Connecticut.
ChicaSTO. Oct. 18 Further ?;were prepared for 25 families yester
, . . i i i i ii- j !'lay and after being placet'.1 in proper
drastic steps lo chock the spread ,oontalners were taken around t0 the
of Spanisli Influenzfi in Illinois houses,
worn fnkon last niffht, when a'
, , ... j ' "Washington, Oct. 17 The public
proclamation whs lssiit-u wiui
the consent of the ppvernor for
bidding ''all public gatherings
of a social nature not absolute
ly essential lo war work."
In making the proclamation
the commission announced that
there are 3fJ0,000
cases in Illinois.- " j
Al Influenza sweeps. its way into
all corners of the United States there
is a distinctly Increasing movement
toward crowd suppression. In Wa
terbury previous closing orders were
last night extended to saloons, drug
' stores, clubs and ice cream saloons
be closed in so far as dispensing ice
' oream or drinks of any kind is con-
cerned. Any person who violates this
order will be haled into court.
Waterbury has raised volunteer
! health Investigators, who will visit
' everey homo, to bring aid, or to as
, certain what conditions are.
Fuffield has had 115 cases with six
deaths, ten new cases were reported, J
I yesterday. I'p to last night 1.434 j
I deaths had been reported to the statoj
I board of health, anad 62,000 cases.!
About 48 per cent of the cases have'
been reported ana ta per cent or trie
' deaths.
New Haven to last night had 17
deaths of the disease, and th malady
; la Just passiug byond its. peak.
Acting in co-operation with the
Health authorities, Dwight Place
; church cancelled three of its import
ant meetings.
On account of the epidemic offic
ers of the stale teachers association
have decided to postpone the state
teacahers conventions scheduled for
Oct 25.
Community Kitchen.
' Manchester's latest assisiance in
lighting the epidemic is a community
kitchen. In her trips around town.
Miss Marion Tinker has found many
1 families where there have been so
. many ill that there was no one to
prepare meals. Miss Tinker has been
doing much of this kind of work, but
it was more than she could accomplish
lone, but with the opening of the
community kitchen esterdny in the
Franklin school building much of
'this trouble was overcome. Meals
health service now is actively direct
,ing the fight against Spanish influenza
fin 30 states In addition to the whole
iof Columbia. Particular attention
being given to providing nurses for
the sick and supplying physicians for
those communities where the doctors
are unable to meet all calls made on
them.
miiupiizu u
res taken by the public health ser
vice la co-operation with state arid
local authorities, the epidemic con
tinues to spread In many sections. . In
others, however, particularly In parts
of New England, It appears to have
reached Its crest. In a few states
the number , of new cases is showing
decreases.
Continued Improvements In condi
tions in army camps was shown by
reports reaching the office of the
surgeon-general of the army up to
noon yesterday. . New cases of In
fluenza in all camps during the 24
hour period up to that time totalled
4,454 as against 5,668 the day before.
Pneumonia cases decreased from 1,
895 to 1,800 and the deaths were 684.
a decrease from yesterday's total.
Calls of Draftees Undecided.
In discussing the Improved condi
tions in army camps today, Secretary
Baker said no time Had been decided
upon for beginning the Induction of
registrants into the camps. The mili
tary authorities now have the matter
under consideration, he said, but they
probably will fix no date until the epi
demic has further subsided.
Reports on the influenza situation
were received by the public health
service today from 3 states. Most of
these dealt with conditions as they
existed several days ago and added
little to new dispatches previously
sent out from the states affected.
To provide additional funds for
fighting the epidemic. Senator Lewis
of Illinois, yesterday introduced a bill
in the Senate to appropriate $10,000,
000 in addition to the 1, 000, 000 al-
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money would be expended through the
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nicipalities. Because of the increased serious
ness of the influenza epidemic in
Washington, the supreme court yes
terday announced that its recess,
which was to have terminated next
Monday, will be extended to Oct. 28.
Wealthy to Give Houses.
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several wealthy New Yorkers will be
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upctcu tomorrow aa convalescent
homes for Spanish influenza patients.
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health com
missioner, announced last night. Va
cant houses also have been obtained
for use as convalescent homes. Dr.
Copeland said, and these will be fitted
up and opened as fast as nurses and t
doctors can be -provided for them.
Near End In Bay State.
Boston, Oct. 18, All reports receiv
ed at the office of the state depart
ment of health up to last night indi
cated that the influenza epidemic in
this state was nearlng its end. Re
ports of many new cases were receiv
ed from western Massachusetts, but
Dr. Eugene R. Kelley. state health
commissioner, said this had been ex
pected because of the late start of the
disease in that section. In the state
as a whole there was a decrease of 80
in the deaths reported as compared
with Wednesday, and new cases de
creased by one-half.
Fewer Cases In Hartford.
Hartford, Oct. 17 Reports to the
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SPANISH INFLUENZA
What It Is and How Ii Shou'd Be Treated
This Disease, Authorities Xow Agree, Is Simply
the Old Fashioned Grip That Was Epidemic in 1889
90. Then It Came From Russia by Way or France
and Was Given the French Name La Grippe. This
Time It Conies by way of Spam.
Spanish Influenza, which appeared In Spain In May, has
over the world in numerous epidemics as far hack ns history "
runs. Hippocrates refers to an epidemic in 412 B.C., which is
regarded hy many 'to have been influenza. Every century has
had its attacks. Beginning with 1831, this country has had five
epidemics, the last in 188!) CO.
THE SYMPTOMS
Grip, or influenza"as it is now
called, usually begins with a ch'll
'followed by aching, feverishne?s
and sometimes nausea and dizzi
ness, and a general feeling of
weakness and depression. The
temperature is from 100 to 104,
and the fever usually last from
three to five days. Th? germs at
tack the mucous membrane, cr
lir.ing of the air passages nose,
throat 3nd bronchial tubes there
is usually a hard cough, especially
bad at night, often times a sore
throat or tonsilitis, and frequent
ly all the appearances of a severe
head cold.
THE TREATMENT
Go to bed at the first symptoms
take a purgative, eat plenty of
nourishing food, remain perfectly
quiet and don't worry. Nature
herself is the only "cure" for in
fluenza and will throw off the at
tack if only you conserve your
strength. 'A little Quinine, As
pirin or Dover's Powders may bo
given by the physician's directions
to allay the achins. Always call
a. doctor, since the chief danger
of grip is in its weakening effect
on the system, which allows com
plications to develop. These are
chiefly pneumonia and bronchitis,
sometimes inflammation of the
middle ear, or heart affections.
For these reasons, it is very im
portant that the patient remain
in bed until his strength returns
stay in bed at least two days or
more after the fever has left you,
or if you are over 50 or not
strong, stay in bed four days or
more, according to the severity cf
the attack.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
In crtjer to stimulate the lining
of the air passages to throw off
the grip g?rms, to aid in loosen
ing the phlegm and keeping the
air passages open, thus making
the brething easier. Vick's.Vapo
Rub will be found effective. Hot,
wet towels should be applied over
the throat, chest and back, be
tween the shoulder blades to opn
the pores. Then VapoRub should
be rubbed in over the parts until
the skin is red, spread on thickly
and covered with two thicknesses
of "hot flannel cloths. Leave the
clothing loose around the neck rs
the heat of the body liberates the
ingredients in the form of vapors.
These vapors, inhaled with each
breath, carry the medication di
rectly to the parts affected. At
the same time, VapoRub is ab
sorbed thru and stimulates the
skin, attracting the blood to the
surface, and thus airls in relieving
the congestion within.
XO OCCASION FOR PANIC
There is no occasion for panic
influenza or grip he.s a very low
percentage of fatalities not over
one death out of everv- 400 ciser.
according to the X. C. Eoard of
Health. The chief dargor lies in
complications arising, attacking
principally, patients in a run
down cor.dtion those who don't
go to bed soon enough, or thrs?
who get up to early.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
Evidence seems f prove that
this is a grm disease, soread
principally by human contact,
ckiefiy thru coughing. snee'.'nT tr
sp:ting. So avoid persons hc.v'ng
colds, which metns avoiding
crowd." common c'rinkinc cups,
roller towels, etc. Keep up your
bodily strength by plenty nf ex
ercise in the open air, and good
food.
Above all, avoid colds, as coH i
irritate the lining' of the air pas
sages and render th"m much bet
ter breeding nieces for th ceni'r.
Tse Tick's VapoRub at the ver
f rrt sign of a cold. Frr a head
eld. melt a little VapoRub in a.
spoon and inhale the vanorr. or
htter still, use VapoRub In a ben
zoin steam kettle. Tf this not
available, up nn ordinary ta-kt-tle.
Fill haif-full of hoilintf wa
trr. ymt in hnf a teaspoonful of
VapoRub from time to tirro
keep the kettle .iust slowly bo'li-g
and inhale the steam arising.
NOTE .
Viok's VapoRub is the d's-ov-ery
of a North Carolina drng?isis.
who found how to coniMne. in
salve form, Menthol and Camphor
with surh volatile oi's as "Eucal
yptus. Thyme, Cubebs. etc., p-
that when the salve is apnlied to
the body hefc. these ingredients
are liberated in the form of va
pors. VapoRub can he. had in
three sizes at al! druggists. WH'e
com pa rati vel? new in certain
parts of the North, it is the stand
ard home remedy In the South
and West for all forms of cold
troubles over six million jars
were sold last year. VapoRub is
particularly recommended for
children's croun or colds, as it is
externally applied and can.lther?
fore, be used freely and often
without the slightest harmful ef-
t fects.
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