No Cause To Fear "Flu"

HC Blake advises against undue alarm. He opposes drastic measures. He doesn't favor NY time schedule for stores, offices, street railways, theatres, and other public places to control traffic and prevent congestion. These measures "only exite people, throw them into a nervous state and lower their resistance to disease." He issued a general bulletin showing that this was not the first flu credited to Spain. The first had arrived from Valencia in 1647. The department states that the epidemic is a world-wide phenomenon and provides a historical account of previous epidemics. There is no effective antidote known. South Baltimore Hospital full up. Dr. E. J. G. Schultz of the resident staff approves the prophylactic suggestions offered by HC Blake. Har Sinai Sabbath school closed until further notice. 7 deaths and 71 new cases at Fort McHenry.Newspaper article1