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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43354, 28 July 1908, Page 1

THREATS OF INFLUENZA. ITS DANGERS. ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL ADVICE. The increased mortality last season from Lung Affections following attacks of Influenza emphasizes more than ever the necessity for nursing an initiatory cold. . Especially since the advices from England,. The Continent, and America indicate that there has been raging in all those countries an epidemic of Ififluenza of the most virulent type. It is only natural that Australia will -in turn Rave the same. * Ibis well to take into account in such connection that our winter months are generally considered the most fatal for pneumonia, especially when influenza is prevailing even in mild epidemic form. Thus far .we have escaped a visitation of a virmfent form of the latter malady, but there is abundance of time and ; opportunity for the development of a severe epidemic, with the usual ; aftermath of alarming mortality. ; The effective treatment of an ordinary ’ cold ’ is a matter of a day or two against a possible subsequent sickness for weeks. The indications of a severe attack of influenza are headache, chilliness, i general muscular pains, fever, sore ] throat, cough and systemic lassitude. When these show themselves no time • is to be lost and the patient should ; give up work at once and promptly i place himself undef- proper medical ; care. ~ , There is no danger whatever of any 1 serious consequences from an attack of s influenza when Chamberlain’s Cough i Remedy is used, as it counteracts any. tendency towards pneumonia. This fact has been 'abundantly proven in 1 many thousands of casds during the 1 epidemics pf the past few years