Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1904 — How to Get Pneumonia. [ARTICLE]

How to Get Pneumonia.

Dr. J. N. Hurty Gives Directions— Many Deaths In December. The December bulletin of the State Board of Health shows that pneumonia killed more people than did tuberculosis. Dr. Hurty gives directions to be used if one wishes to contract pneumonia. They are: “Stay in the house as much as possible, sleep with the windows closed, breath freely of the fetidair of street oars and railway ooHCbea. gorge on meats and other stimulating foods and heave in cocktails and high balls.” Dr. Hnrty says that pneumonia, especially rages among those who consume alcohol, who, once stricken with the disease, seldom recover. The bulletin shows 2,848 deaths dnring toe mouth, a rate of 13 3. In December, 1902, 2634 people died, making a rate of 12.3. In 1903 pneumonia killed 392; tuberculosis, 337; typhoid. 65; diphtheria. 56; scarlet fever. *4; measles, 8; diarrheal diseas>-8. 23; oerebro spinal meningitis, 34; influenza, 35; puerperal fever. 10; cancer, 91; violence, 153, smallpox, 2 The country death rate was 10.9 and and the city 19 6 Measles was the most prevalent disease, with pneumonia secondThe month shows a remarkable decrease in the number of deaths from smallpox over 1 he correspond- I ing month of 1902, when there were eighteen.