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Show EXPLAINS HOW 145TH TREATS SPANISH FLU Something ot the experiences of tho sanitary department of the 14Cth field artillery (First Uta!.) n dealing with tho influenca Is contained In a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. V. II. Wilkinson, 1374 South Tenth East street, from their son, Mark C. Wilkinson, a member ot that organisation. A record for the handling ot the disease was made by the regiment there having been only fourteen deaths out ot a total of 1600 cases. The methods used by the san-tary detachment 1b the care of the boys and the prescriptions of the army doctors are contained in the letter. In part the letter reads: "if you only knew what a time we have had with It (Influents) you will all be ob the lookout for It Take lots of laxative and keep the, nose and throat washed out with hot salt water. Do It five or six times a day. "If any of you get the symptoms ot It start taking calomel In one-halt grain, doses every halt hour for five and then two hours after tho last doso take cpsom salts. Later begin taking five grains of asplran and fivo grains ot qulnlno as ono dose. Toko this every three hours until fivo doBcs have been taken and in tho meantime iccop in tho open as much ns posslblo and away from a hot room. 06 to bod outeldo If posslblo, tho main thing being to keep dry and warm, with lotB of fresh air. "Look out for tho setback. That Is what gets 'em. They toel fine for two or three days and then tho fo-ver jumps to 102 or 103 degrees. "To build up after an attack tako some tonic afor jencli meal In water. Nino cases out ot ten suffer from cough and a lamo back after having had on attack. Tako asperln for threo or four days and It usually relieves It. "Wo have goen in quarantine over sinco wo hit tho camp, but It will not bo long now before wo are out. Qnly three cases in the regiment today (October 30.) "Tell all the mothers not to worry, as the little old sanitary detachment is takln gtho best ot care ot their boys and that thoy will be all right from now on. We still hold the wondorful record of fourteen cases lost out of 1600. "Am writing this with my gas mask on, as we have just had a gas alarm. Tho damn things aro sure a nuisance, but they aro our best frlendB." nan Lake Tribune. |
