12/20/1918: Spanish Influenza More Deadly Than War: Said That Epidemic Cost More Lives Than American Loss In Battle. Danger Not Over. Great Care Necessary to prevent Further Outbreak
Item
Title
12/20/1918: Spanish Influenza More Deadly Than War: Said That Epidemic Cost More Lives Than American Loss In Battle. Danger Not Over. Great Care Necessary to prevent Further Outbreak
Creator
The Eau Claire Leader
Source
Newspaper Archive
Date
December 20, 1918
Coverage
United States of America
Description
Newspaper article comparing the death toll for Americans of World War I and the influenza epidemic and further explaining precautions to take.
Format
Newspaper
Rights
Public domain. For more information contact Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire.
Publisher
The Eau Claire Leader
transcription
"The appalling ravages of Spanish Influenza on this country are perhaps best realized by the statement recently made that more deaths have resulted in little more than a month from this disease than through our whole eighteen months participation in the battle of the European War.
Our greatest danger [illegible word] declare is the great American tendency to forget easily and so believe the peril is over. Competing authorities claim the coming of cold weather is very apt to bring a return of this disease and there should be no let-up throughout the winter months of the following [illegible word] observed precautions, remembering that influenza is far easier to prevent than cure.
Influenza is a crowd disease. Avoid crowds as much as possible. Influenza germs spread when ignorant or careless persons sneeze or cough without using a handkerchief. Cover up each cough or sneeze. Do not spit on the floor, sidewalk, in street cars or public places. Avoid the use of common drinking cups and roller towels in public places. Breathe some reliable germicidal and antiseptic air to destroy the germs and do find [illegible word] in your nose and throat.
Remember, no safer precaution against Influenza could be employed in this manner than to get from the nearest drug store a complete [illegible phrase] consisting of a bottle air to destroy the germs that do find [illegible phrase] hard rubber inhaling device, into which a few drops of the oil are poured. You should carry this Inhaler about with you during the day and each half hour or so put it in your mouth and draw deep breaths of its pure healing germ killing air into the passages of your nose, throat, and lungs.
By destroying germs before they actually begin work in your blood, you may make yourself practically immune to infection.
All these suggestions about Spanish Influenza are equally true in the prevention of colds [illegible word] of nose and throat, bronchitis and even pneumonia. Don't become careless. Do your part. Keep the germs away. You may save yourself a serious illness and the loss of several weeks work. L. L. Urheim Advertisement.
Our greatest danger [illegible word] declare is the great American tendency to forget easily and so believe the peril is over. Competing authorities claim the coming of cold weather is very apt to bring a return of this disease and there should be no let-up throughout the winter months of the following [illegible word] observed precautions, remembering that influenza is far easier to prevent than cure.
Influenza is a crowd disease. Avoid crowds as much as possible. Influenza germs spread when ignorant or careless persons sneeze or cough without using a handkerchief. Cover up each cough or sneeze. Do not spit on the floor, sidewalk, in street cars or public places. Avoid the use of common drinking cups and roller towels in public places. Breathe some reliable germicidal and antiseptic air to destroy the germs and do find [illegible word] in your nose and throat.
Remember, no safer precaution against Influenza could be employed in this manner than to get from the nearest drug store a complete [illegible phrase] consisting of a bottle air to destroy the germs that do find [illegible phrase] hard rubber inhaling device, into which a few drops of the oil are poured. You should carry this Inhaler about with you during the day and each half hour or so put it in your mouth and draw deep breaths of its pure healing germ killing air into the passages of your nose, throat, and lungs.
By destroying germs before they actually begin work in your blood, you may make yourself practically immune to infection.
All these suggestions about Spanish Influenza are equally true in the prevention of colds [illegible word] of nose and throat, bronchitis and even pneumonia. Don't become careless. Do your part. Keep the germs away. You may save yourself a serious illness and the loss of several weeks work. L. L. Urheim Advertisement.