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. with the thermometer, showing a pre- 32 WINNETKA TALK November 14, 1925 COLD SPELL CAUSES JUMP IN PNEUMONIA State Health 'Commissioner Of- fers "Don'ts" to Prevent Spread of Disease Pointing out that pneumonia prev- alence in October was 66 per cent greater than in September and re- ferring to the malady as a city and house disease, Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health director, predicts that the weekly incidence will continue to rise from 200 at present until it reaches 400 or 500 in February and March. With an affinity for cold weather, mortality from pneumonia fluctuates dwellers and dilection for indoor infants, "Simultaneously with the arrival of frosty atmosphere in the fall," said Dr. Rawlings, "the windows go down, the furnace fires begin to roar, the indoor relative humidity in the air drops from 50 or 60 per cent to 15 or 20, the mucous membranes of the nose and throat rebel at the sudden change and a general crop of colds and similar infections result. As low temperatures drop lower and the furnace fires wax hotter, the colds transform into pneu- monia and in one out of each 4 cases the curtain drops on the whole scene. "Pneumonia is caused by germs and it is contagious, but it flourishes most during the colder seasons because the habits of man favor it then. Any one or more of the several types of germs that produce pneumonia may be nor- mally present in the throats of healthy people without doing harm until too much hot, dry air or too much smoke and dust irritate the upper respiratory passages and make these suitable for growth of the germs. The resulting inflamation due to germ activity may extend down to the bronchi or lung tissue with frequently disasterous re- sults. "Pneumonia is one of the most prev- alent and fatal of all diseases. It fluc- tuates from second to sixth place among the most important causes of uP modevate 2 charye Our reasonable prices appeal to persons of judgment. 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"Here is a list of 'dont's' that, if conscientiously practiced, would = pre- vent a lot of pneumonia: "Don't get your feet wet. "Don't shut sunshine and fresh air out of your homes. "Don't frequent crowded places or associate with sneezers and coughers. "Don't permit your physical strength to be overtaxed. "Don't lose sleep; get 8 or 9 hours nightly. "Don't fail to sleep with an abun- dant supply of fresh air in your bed- room. "Don't avoid open air exercise such as walking to work. "Choose a temperature of 70 degrees Farenheit and avoid chilly, damp, un- comfortable places." Mrs. Loomis Hypes of Glencoe and her small daughter, Barbara, are vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Gerould at Ardmore, Pa. for two weeks. Mrs. Hypes and Mrs. Gerould were Ken- ilworth girls. EXTINGUISH FIRE IN HOME Winnetka firemen were called to fight a blaze in the basement of the Floyd M. Davis home at 1014 Dins- more road, Tuesday afternoon of this week. 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