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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9476, 13 December 1918, Page 2

That the Maoris have a crude idea of the ordinary care necessary in such a. case :ts influenza has been demonstrated in connection- with the present enidemie (says the Poverty Bay "Herald"). The case, is cited of a whole party-more or less " down" with influenza, taking fright at the death of a child, and decamping to their pas from a station where they were shearing, riding for some miles tbroiigh pouring rain. Once in their pas the Maoris cooped .themselves up in their small whares, where', without any .ventilation, precautions,-or attempted treatment, whole- families were soon pro's I; rated. This apparently soon became the general-condition at the Ruakituri and To Reinga pas. Under such circumstances, the conditions of the wharos after several days may be better imagined than described. Instances are _mentioned of a Maori woman resorting to a." cold .bath because she was "too hob," her temperature being much above normal. A Native girl, who had been the subject of attention at another, homestead, slipped out about 10 o'clock at night for a walk m order to "get cool." Pneumonic conditions, under these circumstances, soon .become prevalent.