PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST INFLUENZA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3398, 31 January 1920, Page 5

PROTECT YOU RSELF AGAINST INFLUENZA.

ISSUED BY DIRECTION OF THE HON. G. W. RUSSELL, MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 3.II~L\SURES OF PERSONAL PROTIiCTION_ Well ventilated airy rooms promote wellbeing‘, and to that extent, at any rate, are inimical to infection; draughts are clue to unskilful ventilation and are harmful; all chilling of ihe bo<ly-surface should be prevented. Good nourishing food is desirable. A recent nlelnc:ra.ndunl of the Royal College of Physicians states that “alcoholic excess invites disaster; within the limits of moderation each person will be wise to maintain unaltered whatever 113-Bit experience has proved to be nl(';"s’t agreeable to His own health.

A simple rhroai‘: gargle for ordinary use is made by a(iding EU drops of liquor sodao chlorinatae to a tumbler of warm \\'a’rel'. A solution of‘common ta'ble-salt, one teaspoonful to a pint of warm W:-.te"f, to which is add; ed enough permaffiganate‘ bf potash to give the liquid» 21. pink colour (1 part of pex*lllallg_r2lll:lte in 5060), is suitable either as a gargle or for washing the nasal passages. For the latter, a little of the liquid may be poured into the hollow palm of the hand or into a. small shallow receptacle like the lid of a small tin, and snuffed or drawn up the nostrils. Thrnatsg3rglinß' 8/115 nose-washing-. night and morning, or more frequently, are recommended as preventive measures, though their importance should not be overrated’. They may be enlployeci with special advantage on returning home after} exposure to infection in a. crowd 01' close contact with afl“lnfec‘teTl person-I