Influenza

• Health Commissioner Manning says he will not reinstitute ban on gathering in public• Health experts say flu as prevalent, spread as easily in rural areas as in urban ones, say contact in home often causes infection.• St. Louis Post-Dispatch quote: “To be bedeviled with the application of old, back-number exploded theories while the disease shows no appreciable diminution will cause ill feeling and loss of confidence in those responsible for them.” • Individuals urged to be rational, cool, cheerful, get plenty of air, good food, and rest. Told to rest extensively under doctor’s orders if sick.Newspaper article