Health Notes.
Influenza.

Influenza seems to be prevalent at the present time. Go to bed immediately you feel the onset of the symptoms and stay there until the temperature is normal. This is the only way to prevent the risk of complications. Take a light nutritious diet with plenty of fluids, such as fruit drinks (lemons and oranges), barley water, water, etc. Keep away from others for at least a day after all the symptoms have subsided.

To avoid infection, keep in the open air and sunshine as much as possible. Avoid contact with sufferers, and keep away from stuffy and crowded buildings. Sleep in a well-ventilated room. Gargle with a weak solution of Condy's Fluid.

When you feel the onset of a cold, have a hot bath and get into a warm bed with a hot water bottle. Take a hot lemon drink sweetened with honey, and two aspirin tablets may be given. The cold will usually subside after a few hours.