The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1918 Page: 2 of 16
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ADVICE TO “FLU"
CONVALESCENTS
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS
AFTER INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC.
U. S. Public Health Service Warns
Public Against Tuberculosis.
One Million Cases Tubercu-
losis in United States—Each a
Source of Danger.
Influenza Convalescents Should Have
Lungs Examined—Colds Which Hang
On Often Beginning of Tuberculosis.
No Cause for Alarm if Tuberculosis
Is Recognized Early—Patent Medi-
cines Not to Be Trusted.
★ ★
★ Beware tuberculosis after in- ★
★ fiuenza. No need to worry if ★
★ you take precautions in time. ★
★ Don’t diagnose your own con- ★
★ dltion. Have your doctor exam- ★
★ ine your lungs several times at ★
★ monthly intervals. Build up your ★
★ strength with right living, good ★
•k food and plenty of fresh air. ★
★ Don’t waste money on patent ★
★ medicines advertised to cure tu- ★
k berculosis. ★
★ Become a fresh-air crank and ★
★ enjoy life. ★
★ ★
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Washington, D. C.—(Special.)—-Ac-
cording to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the epi-
demic of influenza in Spain has al-
ready caused an increase in the preva-
lence and deaths from pulmonary tu-
berculosis. A similar association be-
tween influenza and tuberculosis was
recently made by Sir Arthur News-
holme, the chief medical officer of the
English public health service, in his
analysis of the tuberculosis death fate
in England.
In order that the people of the Unit-
ed States may profit by the experience
of other countries Surgeon General
Rupert Blue of the United States Pub-
lic Health Service has just issued a
warning emphasizing the need of spe-
cial precautions at the present time.
“Experience seems to indicate,” says
the Surgeon General, “that persons
whose resistance has been weakened
by an attack of influenza are peculiar-
ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With
millions of its people recently affected
with influenza this country now of-
fers conditions favoring the spread of
tuberculosis.”
One Million Consumptives in the
United States.
“Then you consider this a serious
menace?” was asked. “In my opinion
it is, though I hasten to add it is dis-
tinctly one against which the people
can guard. So far as one can estimate
there are at present about one million
cases of tuberculosis in the United
States. There is unfortunately no
complete .census available to show ex-
actly the number of tuberculosis per-
sons iii, each state despite the fact that
most of the states have made the dis-
ease reportable. In New York city,
where reporting has been in force for
many years, over 35,000 cases of tu-
berculosis are registered with the De-
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad-
dition of unrecognized and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
50,000. The very careful health sur-
vey conducted during the past two
years in Framingham, Mass., revealed
200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula-
tion of approximately 15,000. If these
proportions hold true for the United
States as a whole they would indicate
that about one in every hundred per-
sons is tuberculous. Each of these
constitutes a source of danger to be
guarded against.”
What to Do.
In his statement to the public Sur-
geon General Blue points out how
those who have had influenza should
protect themselves against tuberculo-
sis. “All who have recovered from in-
fluenza," says the Surgeon General,
“should have their lungs carefully ex-
amined by a competent physician. In
fact, it Is desirable to have several ex-
aminations made a month apart. Such
examinations cannot be made through
the clothing nor can they be carried
out in two or three minutes. If the
lungs are found to be free from tuber-
culosis every effort should be made to
keep them so. This can be done by
right living, good food and plenty of
fresh air.”
Danger Signs.
The Surgeon General warned espe-
cially against certain danger signs,
such as “decline” and “colds which
hang on.”
These, he explained, were often the
beginning of tuberculosis. “If you do
not get well promptly, if your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs of tuberculo-
sis. Place yourself at once under the
care of a competent physician. Tuber-
culosis Is curable in the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangerous irr Tuber-
culosis.
“Above all do not trust In the mis-
leading statements of unscrupulous
patent medicine fakers, There is no
specific medicine for the cure of tuber-
culosis. The money spent on such
medicines is thrown away;.Jt should
be spent instead for good food and de-
cent living.” .
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“We joined—have you?”
When you have that button pinned on your
coat, you can look the whole world in the face
—and feel proud.
It means you have answered “present” to the
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call for 1919. It
means that you have placed your personal
stamp of approval on the work of the Greatest
Mother in the World and that you have given
her the moral support of your membership.
Red Cross work must go on!
As long as Americans are under arms across
the sea, as long as the results of war, pestilence
and famine afflict the world, the need for the
Red Cross will exist.
America has never failed in doing its full
duty—that duty now is universal member-
ship in the Red Cross.
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Put your
flag In
your window
join the Red Cross
- all you need is a heart and a dollar Join
Wear your
button
Will you be wear-
ing your member-
ship button when
the boys . com*
home ?
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THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY-
THE W. C. BOWMAN LUMBER COMPANY
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This used to be the Bridge Club
—and many a jolly afternoon they had,
too, with their aces, and hearts, and
jacks, and trumps.
Then the war came!
Brothers, husbands, sons, sweethearts
left home to be aces of the air, jacks of the
navy or trumps of the American Army.
The afternoon meetings continued —
but the scenes changed to Red Cross
workrooms. And serious, busy fingers of
hundreds of thousands of patriotic Amer-
ican women worked day in and day out
to alleviate the suffering of their loved
ones, and yours, too, who responded so
gallantly to the country’s needs.
They gave their time, and energy, and
devotion to the Red Cross cause of hu-
manity, without stint or murmur—their
work has been one of the finest, most
enduring examples of unselfish service
of America’s whole war experience.
Those wonderful women have made the
foundation of future Red Cross work, in' a
big way, possible. That work must go on,
of course —as long as American soldiers
are over the sea the Red Cross is. neces-
sary -ras long as emergency relief work
needs to be done.
And now comes your turnto make the
carrying on of the Red Cross work a
certainty — none of your time is asked
for no special effort —just the support
of your membership.
join the Med Cross
V -allyou need is a heart and a dollar
THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY
BOLDING & LUNN, the Furniture Men
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FOOD WILL
WIN
The WORLD
MESSAGE OF
HOOVER
PLE OF
STATES.
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HERBERT
E PEO-
U NIT ED
Read From All Pulpits Sun-
day, Dec. 1; And In All
Schools and Before All Fra-
ternal and Patriotic Groups*
During the Week of De-
cember 1.
DECEMBER 1,1918
AGAIN IN FULL CONFIDENCE I cg.ll upon the American people co set
aside Sunday, December 1, and the week following, for the consideration of
America’s opportunity for renewed service and sacrifice.
LAST SUMMER, when the military situation was acute, we assured the
Inter-Allied Food Conference in London that, whatever the war-food program
of the Allies required, we were prepared to meet; that the Conference need
not consider whether or not we had the supplies, we were prepared to finap'W
them; we pledged ourselves the voluntary economy of our people to have
the reserves in food to sdppl'y all necessities. The ending of the war does not
release us from the pledge. The serthe populations must be fed, and unj
another season has passed they can not feed themselves. • i
THE CHANGE in the foreign situation necessarily alters the details
our tood program, because the freeing of the seas from the submarine menace
renders accessible the wheat supplies of India, Australia and the Argentine.
rihe total food demand upon the United States is not diminished, however; c*
the contrary, it is increased. ' ▼ .}
IN ADDITION tb the supplying of those to whom we are already pledged,
we now have the splendid opportunity and obligation of meeting the needs
of those millions of people in the hitherto occupied territories who are facing
actual starvation. The people of Belgium, Northern France, Serbia, Roumania,
Montenegro, Poland, Russia and Armenia rely upon America for immediate aid.
"We must also participate in the preservation of the newly liberated nations in
Austria; nor can we ignore the-effect on the future world developments of a-\
famine condition among those other people whom we have, recently released
from our enemies.
ALL THESE considerations mean that upwards of two hundred million
people, in addition to those we are already pledged to serve, are now looking
to us in their misery and famine. Our appeal today is, therefore, larger
than the former appeal to the “war conscience” of our people. The new ap-
peal is to the “world conscience” which must be the guiding inspiration of
our future program.
THEJ PRESIDENT of the United States has asked me to take charge, for
r.liis government, of this-work; to perfect and enlarge the arrangements for
foodstuffs to the population of Belgium and France now being released, and
to organize and determine the needs of provision to the liberated people of
Southern Europe, to prevent such debacle as has taken place in Russia. „ */
THE DETERMINING factor for the success of such an enlarged appeal
will be the vivid consciousness in every individual in each community of ob-
ligation and opportunity. It is that common recognition of obligation that
we now wish to create. Such an intelligent “world conscience” in the Ameri-
can people must be the main dependence of the stricken countries of the world
until normal conditions are once more restored.
AMERICA by her participation in the >var„tfas accomplished her objec-
tives ot self-defense and of vindicating the efficiency of a government in
which the people, and the people only, are sovereign. She has established
the foundations of government by the people throughout the enemy countries,
and this is the real bulwark of world peace. We have yet to build on these
foundations. No government or nation can stand if its people are starving.
We must do our part if the world be not consumed in a flame of anarchy.
1HE AMERICAN people, in this most critical period of their history, havt
the opportunity to demonstrate not only their ability to assist in establikhir ‘
;;eace on earth, but also their consecration by self-denial to the cause of si
fevins humanity. HERBERT HOOVER.
conservation allowed the Food Admin-
istration to build up a reserve, and to
tide over the period of scarcity until
the new crops of Louisiana cane and
beet sugar were ready for distribution.
The records of the Food Administra-
tion show that in July, August, Sep-
tember and October 995,000 tons were
distributed. Normal consumption for
that period is 1,600,000 tons. This
shows a definite concrete saving of
over 500,000 tons. These figures apply
to sugar consumed on the table, in
the kitchen and in the various indus-
tries, and show conclusively that in
the homes and public eating places of
America, where 70 per cent of all our
sugar is consumed, the sugar con-
sumption has been reduced by more
than one-third.
In the four-month period beginning
with July this country normally uses
400,000 tons of sugar per month. Last
July 260,000 tons entered into distribu-
tion. In August only 225,000 tons were
distributed. In September the figures
showed only 279,000 tons and then fell
to 230,0£0 tons in October.
Meat Eaters Cut Ration.
The contribution made by the meat
producers of this country to the war
program is of particular significance,
as it demonstrates the hearty co-op-
eration accorded the Food Administra-
tion by the meat producers of the
country.
According to reports of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, there was an in-
crease in cattle of 10,238,060 head
and 12,441,000 hogs, these figures com-
piled to January 1 last. In the same
period there was a decrease of 819,000
head of sheep, but indications are this
decrease will show an increase follow-
ing the latest reports.
Since January 1 unofficial informa-
tion indicates an increase in hogs of
not less than 8 per cent, and not more
than 15 per cent, compared with one
year ago, with an increase in average
weight.
Increase Hog Production.
Following the request of the Food
Administration for increase in hog
production for the fall of 1918 and the
spring of-J.919 the increase may yield
not less -than 1,600,000,000 pounds
more of pork products than were avail-
able last year. Without this increase
the shipping program arranged by Mr.
Hoover regarding animal food prod-
ucts would have been impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
three months ending September 30,
1917, amounted to 903,172,000 pounds,
while for the same months of 1918 the
production was 1,277,589,000 pounds,
an increase of over 374,000,000 pounds
for the quarter.
During the same period in 1917 in-
spected slaughter records of dressed
beef showed 1,263,000,000 pounds as
against 1,454,000,000 pounds for the
three month period ending September
1, this year.
“FATS AND STILL MORE FATt,
IS SAVING PLAN OF THE F<>OD
ADMINISTRATORS AND PUBLIC
Fats of all kinds and all descriptions
take the limelight in the conservation
of foodstuffs under the direction of
the U. S. Food Administration. Prior
to liis return to Texas Mr. Peden was
told by Mr. Hoover that “butter and
condensed milk .are also two of our
greatest world needs, now.”
Winter, and especially' the bleak
winters of mountainous and central
Em ope, makes great inroads upon the
supply of world fats to keep the bodies
of human beings in health. Europe
now has a dearth of fats—just as she
has a dearth of all foodstuffs. Chilly
and cold days may only be discounted
bJ Ahe bodr fueI of fats> and the goal
of the Food Administration is to send
sufficient fats abroad so that there
will be a minimum of deaths from a
lack of it.
With this especially in mind, and
with a view to securing the minutest
control of all fats and oils which enter
into human diet, the president’s proc-
lamation of November 2 extends the
power of the Food Administration over
all persons, firms, corporations anL
associations not already so license
engaged in the business of importil
manufacturing or distributing:
Chinese vegetable
tallow
Cocoanut stearine
Cocoanut olein
Cod oil
Cohune oil
Fish and marine
animal oils
Lard oil
Lard stearine
Linseed oil
Mustard seed oil
Mutton tallow
Neatsfoot oil
Neutral lard
Oleo -stearine
Oleo stock
Olive oil
Rape seed oil
Sesame oil
Shea nut oil
Sunflower seed oil
Tallow
And all other animal or vegetable
fats and oils, including hydrogenated
fats or oils, which are In whole or
part edible, or which may be made
edible.
IF EACH OF US DOES ALL HE CAN.
To the Girls and Boys of America:
Now that the terrible war is over
>ou must be glad that you helped to
win it by saving food for our soldiers
and our unhappy friends across the
sea. But our work of feeding hungry
people is now to be greater than it has
ever been. Many millions of peonle
have been made free by ou
but they are in the greatest ^
death from starvation. Thej
America for food until, tht
vest.
We must go on saving „
with them as faithfully as_____
of course you will want to do your
part as you have been doing. We have
a greater task than
any of us can imag-
ine in saving the
V’orld from famine,
but we can do it it
each of us does all
he can. I am count-
ing upon you.
Faithfully youra,
HERBERT HOOVER. '
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Shuffler, R. The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1918, newspaper, December 20, 1918; Olney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1105918/m1/2/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Olney Community Library.