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To Prevent Influenza!
Photographer: Illustrated Current News Vol. 1 No. 788
Taken: October 18, 1918
Caption: To Prevent Influenza!
Additional Description:
Do not take any person’s breath.
Keep the mouth and teeth clean.
Avoid those that cough and sneeze.
Don’t visit poorly ventilated places.
Keep warm, get fresh air and sunshine.
Don’t use common drinking cups, towels, etc.
Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
Avoid Worry, Fear and Fatigue.
Stay at home if you have a cold.
Walk to your work or office.
In sick rooms wear a gauze mask like in illustration.

Submitted: April 3, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p515433
File Size: 0.357 Megabytes

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