By John Harvey Kellogg, M. D.
There is pushinps BO Uther disse
hich in modern times
- of human life than fhe
disease commonly known as e
“fly” or influenza, The JSuaidigus |
character of the disease an i
rapidity with which it spreads over
communities, States and even coun-
tries, cause this malay i Hore
dreaded than almost any 0 er -
o for the mortali-
rdinary cir-
ver b, although, for-
ay ue! only now an
severe type.
ijt is important to
ase is clear-
the dise! :
cumstances
tunately, the
then assumes a
rson
o The first symptoms make their
appearance. Unfortunately the ear-
ly symptoms of the disease differ
so little from those of an ordinary
cold that it is not always possible
to recognize them. The only safe
way appears to be when influenza
is present in a community for every
who experiences symptoms at |
all like those of infivenza, io te
mediately so
soited i of the infoetion i
nal contact. The c -
Pn should avoid projecting infected
particles into the air by gare
to cover the nose and mouth witha
nandkerchief or cloth while sneezing
or coughing, and non-infected pet.
sons who necessarily come in contac
with influenza patients, as nurses or
attendants, should take great care
to avoid breathing air which has
peen infected through coughing OF
sneezing by the patient. —
Numerous observers ve
that the severity of the disease
greatly lessened in the open
t contin
Heli 1p oP test fatality has
patients have been
in badly ventilat-
ed wards. influenza patient
should be kept in the open air day
night. Of SOneste care myst
to avo chilling.
ken ig not Svaiidbie, 2
room should be osen
ew and windows should be cept
1 n. e temperatu
moe pe er be kept low, below
if
60 ble. Cool ho
not aid in reducing fever but
win aid the respiratory pro-
cess. When breathing cold air,
the lungs automatically 80
as to take in at each breath three
or four times the amount 0 ly
taken. This increased absorption
of oxygen is a matter of the high-
est importance in influenza because
of the great embarrassment of the
lungs which develops in severe types
of the disease. This increase in
the automatic intake of air is doubt-
less the chief advantage gained by
the open-air treatment of pneumonia
and various other acute and chronic
respiratory diseases.
Thfluenza is most likely to attack
persons whose resistance is low.
Lowered resistance may be the re-
sult of overwork, underfeeding, lack
of sleep, worry or any dep!
influence. The best protection
against influenza is to maintain
high resistance by Sod nutrition, es-
pecially by the and regular use
of foods rich in vitamins, such as
eens, spinach, lettuce
fresh fruits and vegetables. Sleep-
ing out at night or in a room well
flooded with cold, ure air is a po-
ly the same as that of the currents
{used in broadcasting
If the measures uggested are em-
ployed in connection with proper
feeding and good nursing in the |
ve! of the disease, the
ry
mortality rate will be exceedingly
low.
THE ‘FLU’ IS HAND-BORNE DISEASE
By R. 8. Copeland, M.D.
Many germs, some of them cap-
able of causing disease, are carried
by the hands.
Influenza is one such, In times of
epidemics of colds and influenza, if
more care on the part of the public
were exercised, there would be less
danger from these infectious dis-
eases.
Jut what germ causes influenza
and what is its remedy are ques-
tions which have not been solved as
yet. But one thing we do know
it is largely handborne.
The terrible epidemic of influenza
in 1918 caused the whole world to
suffer from the disease. Since that
time scientists have been busy try-
ing to solve the problem of its
source and remedy. Laboratories
everywhere have made and are mak-
ing studies of the disease.
We know there are two general
types of dangerous germs. The
first are those which invade the
tissues and live and multiply inside
them. The others are loose germs
that gain admission to the body and
then produce certain poisons which
get into the bloodstream and are
carried throughout the system.
It would seem that the influenza
germ belongs to this latter type,
for the reason that its effects are
felt so generally in the system.
There are dizziness, headache, pain
in the back, sore eyes, and other
symptoms,
No matter how severe the type
of influenza in a given epidemic, the
patient rarely dies from the disease.
It is the complication, particularly
of pneumonia, or pleurisy, that is
likely to prove serious.
Also, other serious complications
may arise, for instance, a serious in-
volvement of the nervous system.
been This is not unusual. There may be
trouble with the kidneys or other
organs.
One who is attacked by a severe
cold, or the symptoms of influenza,
should go at once to bed and make
a business of getting well. When
you do this, the other infectious
germs have less opportunity to en-
graft themselves upon your system.
The serious thing about influenza,
and all the acute respiratory dis-
eases, is that secondary infections
may take place.
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WHY THE KNOCK
How No-Nox Ethyl Eliminates Knocks
and Improves Motor Performances.
A Gulf Refining company official
talks about No-Nox Ethyl
“The manufacturers of motor
cars have found that the higher the
compression the better the perform-
ance. To increase compression
may be demonstrated with a rubber
ball—the harder you throw it to the
ground, the higher it bounces; or
take the old fashioned muzzle loading
shot gun, the tighter the powder is
tamped the ter the force of the
shot. In the motor the tighter the
piston squeezes or compresses the
charge
greater will be the power from the
explosion.
And here’s where No-Nox Ethyl
steps into the breach. The tendency
of o gasoline to “knock”
limited the compression. By mix-
ing Ethyl compound with No-Nox
the knock is stopped, “knocked out.”
For many
oh a
tent megns of building up resistance. ng president of General Motors re-
One of the best of all means of | ng laboratories and his as-
maintaining high Tesistauce is, ght sociates endeavored to ect an
5 er ural . .
batb™ al lignt may be employed. At anti-knock compound and their la
of the year sunlight is
rtions
this season
available only in southern
of the country, Fortunately, the
artificial lights supplied by an arc
light will produce essentially the
same effects as the nat sun-
light, and this artificial light has
the advantage that it is available at
all seasons and at any hour, day
or night. It has also the further
aGvantage that the intensity of the
application can be accurately de-
termined and regulated. Those who
accustom themselves to out-of-door
sleeping and who spend as much
time as possible in the open air and
who keep their skins tanned a dark
brown, need have no fear of in-
fluenza.
In relation to the treatment of
the disease three or four points are
well worth noting. First, the pa-
tient should drink an abundance of
water. A glassful every hour is
none too much. Fruit juices may
be advantageously employed. Orange
juice is particularly good. It may
be diluted with two or three . parts
of water and used in place of plain
water. Free water drinking aids
the kidneys in eliminating the poison
roduced by the disease and aids in
eeping resistance high and increas-
Tg De Sguling power of the body.
the late war English
physicians discovered that the in-
halation of oxygen is a measure of
very great importance in this dis- P€
ease when it is accompanied by
pneumonia of a severe type, In
these cases oxygen inhalation should
begin early in the disease and be- |
fore the patient’s face and lips be-
come livid. Unfortunately, it is
generally customary to resort to
oxygen only when the patient seems
almost in extremis, thus using this
yemedy as a last resort. Employed
by this plan oxygen often fails te
bors were finally crowned with suc-
cess when they found that tetra-
ethyl lead would do the trick.
About one * teaspoon of “Ethyl”
fluid to one gallon of No-Nox motor
fuel gives an
gasoline, which eliminates knocks,
gives added power on hills, faster
pick-up and a cooler running motor.
The reason for this is the fact that
“Ethyl” fluid controls the combus-
tion rate of gasoline-—keeps it from
burning too quickly as the compres-
sion is X
Your motor was designed to de-
liver a certain number of revolutions
per minute—fuel knocks reduce these
revolutions (r. p. m.'s,), the motor
becomes sluggish—slows down. With
the proper (r. p. m.’s), revolutions
per minute of your motor more
power is generated and with it
greater mileage with a much less
strain on the motor, as well as the
care generally.
Vibration in the motor is a dead-
ly enemy to car performance-—it is
communicated to the frame and
thence to the with the re- |
sultant loosening of nuts, and bolts.
No-Nox Ethyl minimizes vibration
and thereby reduces deterioration.
Consistent users of No-Nox Ethyl
over a period of a year or more
will find the general condition of car |
and motor to be very satisfactory.
Gulf service stations are now dis-
nsing No-Nox Ha
“I might also say” he continued,
“that starting is troublesome on!
cold winter mornings or even when
the weather has a pleasant snap.
A gasoline of low end point, like
No-Nox Ethyl for instance, vaporizes
more quickly and completely mak-
ing starting easy.”
lp ———
The State forests in Centre |
county cover 107,396 acres.
our national history.
‘not pay
‘to the inconvenience he was causin
Mount Vernon estate until a month
of fuel before firing, the!
years Charles F. Kitter-
ideal anti-knock
bothered 4 or 5 times each night.”
‘tablets cost 2c each at all
quarter to send a letter
ton to New York;
were proportionately er.
“The rates quoted applied only to
sheet .of paper. The use
made fast with
wax. Postal fees were based, not
on weight but on the number of
pages. It mattered not if the sheet
was large enough for a double bed,
as long as it was but one, it was
subject to the minimum fee,
Letters containing two pages were
charged double and so on. All
enclosures, even printed circulars,
were charged as extra . Need-
less to say, there was little direct
mail advertising done.
“Postage was not prepaid, the fee
being collected from the adressee
at its destination. With strangers,
business was on a strictly C. O. D.
basis, but postmasters had a conven-
jent way of trusting their friends and
acquaintances, sometimes to their
sorrow, as was indicated by numer-
ous advertisments in the newspapers
warning that if postal debtors did
their long overdue accounts,
no more letters would be delivered
to them.
“Perhaps those who refused to
settle had been disappointed in the
contents of their mail. The system
of the time appealed strongly te
practical jokers who are said to
have sent expensive letters solely to
annoy persons against whom they
had a grudge. Numerous complaints
of over charge were made by pa-
trons, who complained the
ter had exacted toll for several
sheets when in reality there was but
one, This led to a ruling that un-
less letters were first opened in the
presenc of the postmaster, his count
would have to be accepted without
redress in case of mistakes. This
ruling, which reminds one of the
modern admonition to ‘counters,’
discouraged many people from pro-
lesting overcharges but one eccentric
New York business man who receiv-
ed alarge mail is said to have made
it his habit to open it all before the
postmaster’s window, without regard
g
others wal in line behind him.
His action ped to show up the
absurdity of the system.
“In order to evade the charges for
extra numerous ingenious de-
vices of folding, the use of thin paper
and of cabalistic codes were devised
to conceal the content. Serious- | .
expressed fear
rhinded persons ex
that the postal regulations were un-
dermining the moral sense of the
American people.
“Aside from
postal service was very unsatisfac-
tory in speed and regularity. Roads»
were unbelievably bad and inclement
weather would hold up the mail for
days and weeks at a time. If
there happened to be more mail
than could be accommodated in the
saddle bags of the mounted postboy
or too much to be squeezed into the
stage coach, some was left behind.
George Washington complained that
letters sent to him from Philadelphia
and New York did not reach his
or six weeks later.
“In 1791, the aggregate pay of
all the postmasters in the United
States came to the modest total of
$9,330. In the smaller communities
the ters received such small
pay and had so little to do that they
were obliged to support themselves
by some outside work, The mail
was often left at coffee houses for
patrons to collect for themselves.
the west, it was received at the
general store and placed in a tub
for all who came into look through.
The first private boxes are said to
nave, been old boots nailed to a
———Subscribe for the Watchman
DON'T GET UP NIGHTS
Rev. D. Lee, Portsmouth, N. H.
Says, “Come or write to 346 Pleasant
St. and I will tell you how in a
short time the bladder irritation
was relieved by Lithiated Buchu
(Keller Formula.) My case was of
long standing and painful. Was
It acts on bladder as epsom salts
do on bowels. Drives out foreign
deposits and lessens excessive acidi-
ty. This relieves the irritation that
causes getting up nights. The
stores, Keller Laboratory, Mechanics-
burg, Ohio, or locally at C, M. Par-
‘rish’s drug store.
its cost, the early |
Cr you see
to read when
you sit by the fire
in the evening?
Perhaps you need a
floor lamp by your
chair or additional
table lamps really
to enjoy reading be-
side the living room
fire.
WEST
PENN
Stay home
in wintry weather!
| Snow and ice
are
no barrier to
friendly chats by
TELEPHONE!
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The modern
farm home has a
FARM-3
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ily? You shoul
} er with the same
£8 your physician or any other person
who may control the health of those
you love.
and cutting of all
we take pride
having the best the market affords.
WHERE DO YOU BUY
e for the fam-
oose your butch-
care that you do
Skillful in the selection
kinds of meat,
in a reputation for
Market on the Diamond
Telephone 666
Bellefonte, Penna.
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aa]
—We do your job work right.
That is why prudent men are more and
more creating Insurance Funds—placing the
sum. received from the insurance company in
the hands of a competent Bank for investment.
We shall be glad to talk to those interested.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Insurance Trusts
oubtless the average business man carries
some life insurance. Should he die, his
family would receive a certain sum of
money in cash. But is there any assurance
that this money will be properly invested—that
it will, for a term of years, serve the purpose
that the insured had in mind. None at all. It
may all be lost in a year. :
—
Baney’s Shoe Store
WILBUR H. BANEY, Proprietor
80 years in the Business
she can get you regular
These are all Real Bargains—no old stock,
but, New Up-to-the-Minute Styles—
Don’t. miss this.
A. FAUBLE
FR ELE UES UC SUC SUT SLE LE
Tell your mother that at Fauble’s
$7.50 and $8.00 4-Piece Suits
For $5.95
Also regular $12.50 and $15.00 Suits A
For $9.85 8
Every Suit has two Pairs of Golf
Knickers and Mannish Vest. . ..