Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1917 — Precaution May Prevent Destruction of Infants. [ARTICLE]

Precaution May Prevent Destruction of Infants.

A warning to citizens to take precautionary measures against an outbreak of infantile paralysis has been issued in a number of cities. Several authorities in Chicago fear that there will be an outbreak of the disease in this section of the country this year, resembling that which caused so much terrible destruction in New York and other eastern cities last summer. While little is known about the disease, there ‘is reason to believe that it is transmitted by Ties and other insects. For this reason people are asked to take every precaution against the breeding of these carriers. To accomplish this, garbage should be placed only in metal cans with a tight fitting cover. There should be no accumulation or refuse on the premises and persons keeping horses should have a manure box with tightfitting metal cover. It should be sprayed every other day with a solution of sulphate of iron. Persons keeping food products of any kind on his premises should have a tight fitting screen for all window’s and doors to prevent the entrance of flies.