Healthy beliefs

The first health week will take place in Latvia, October 10-17.
A fight broke out between the sick fund [health service] and other doctors. A doctor’s strike is expected.

Bacillus 1: “Isn’t it crazy: even doctors are against us?! Strikes and what do we do then?”
Bacillus 2: “Let’s take care of our health. For that we already have a health week!…”
(Svari, Riga, 1926)

What about that gang!

(Newspapers) Organized fight against diseases in Latvia. — The Executive Committee decided to ask President G. Zemgale, Dr. P. Kalniņš, and P. Juraševski to assume the duties of honorary presidents of Health Week.

Disease germs [on the floor being swept away and disinfected]: “Then why us alone! There’s still a whole gang over there!” [corruption at the treasury coffer]

(Svari, Riga, 1928)

The official world

(From newspapers.) People’s Welfare Minister Rudevics has raised the issue of disinfecting incoming items in order to protect officials.

Woman: “If you don’t mind: from the countryside with a petition?! First of all, present a certificate that you’ve had a bath; then a certificate that you have been vaccinated against smallpox, typhus, cholera, tuberculosis, or rhinitis, then a document that your family is not insane; then a covering letter disinfecting the petition; then …”
Petitioner: “Then I better wait and bring a certificate that I am dead and buried!…”
(Svari, Riga, 1927)

Man attacked by the flu

(Svari, Riga, 1929)

Flu at the League of Nations

The Journal des Débats reports that flu is spreading among the members of the League of Nations conference.
A.: “Straight unbelievable, when the work is at its most heated, and — the flu!”
B.: “It will be from that cool atmosphere inside.”
(Svari, Riga, 1924)