Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-30
CURING A COLD.

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As much as we veneraie the time
honoured saying aud she wise SAWS Of
oIdcn time, we must beg leave 10 call
IN question the first clause OF the above.
Il mas no more foundation IN truth than
the devine right OF kings. S'0h q
coldi--and stsTve a fever a. II cold
was not likewise fever.
Bot abused as the first part Of this
saying is, il has governed the multi
tuds for ages, When they feel the
slightest advances Of a cold, they IN
oontin.ntly begin TO staff. The cold,
thus fed and encouraged, acquires
strength and decision not lis own,
pushes on with ,igour, blsckades the
nose, the oat, the lungs, and nearly
cuts Of all communication with the Wit
al aiF. B1I the more patient Is s.ui
fed with a cold, the more he stuff.
himself With food One would sup
pose they were stuiling on wsger--
the cold stuif' up 'he breathing apef
tnrPs, the patient sluGfs The alimentaFy
canal. Dolly imagine for momen
y hal war of slothug! Bot it so hap
pens that The sluiling Of the stomach
only Increases the siuiiing oftse inngs,
until the stuffed paieu., whee2ing and
harking, can just speak IN horse
whisper, and deems 1t matter OF pru
derce TO call ply stefan.
The ID jctor comes" How do you
DO Mr.. Phee zerf"
Patient, Coughing Ugh! Ugh!
Ugh! don't know Doc-ugh! ugh'
Ugh! Doctor I've got a ,sruble-ugh!
ugh. ugh!-.s terrific cold.
tEnter Wife)-Don't try 20 talk,
Mr.. Paeezrr, you're so stopped up
III tell you how It's Doctor: Mr
Pneezer put on damp shirt t'other
d,y. add took cold; and thought I've
done my best to core him, he's grown
worse aud worse, TIL now, poor man,
he can hardly speak ab We his breath.
Doctor What have you don for him:
Mrs Phc, YER Why, besides Civ
ing him sight OF yrrb drink and ba-
thing his feet IN warm water, I made
hin eat as mach good v'ctuals as he
couid aoy way stutf down; | hant
sterv'i him, depend upoo IT Doctor
I've had good deZeh oil turkeys cook
cd SINCE he was orwell, poor man,
which is enly week come to morrow
besides 9 spare ribs and goose. and
a. sure as am living sinner. Doctor,
he's cot the bigger part on'em.
Dotfor~ And he's yet alive!
Mrs pheczer-yes. 1 desire to be
thauk'nI that be is; though l think he
wouid'nt ha' lived bet very lectIe
while If ! hadn't hs' done VIVA, /
have; doO't ~oo, Docior?
Doctor-No, good woman, | think
if you had stu, yed instead of stuffed
his cold, he would have been well DC
fore G0w
Ms Pheezer-Lord ha mersv. on
ye, DOCTOR Starve coldl why ne
ver bear OF SIGH thing in all my born
days.
Doctor May be not, Mrs Phes
ger, bot ! assure you i. is The right
way TO manage cold, ifyou mean to
get rid of For instance let the patient
take some tea, coffee. or a glass of
water. with cracker three times
day or little water Cruel, If mere
Convenient or agreeable 10 the taste.
&, this man gement a cold may ordin
arily be cured in Two or three days,
while by the sluffing process it would
probably he prolonged as many months
unless death should intervene and put
an end TO the cold and she patient alto
gether
Mrs Pheezer-Why Doctor, I'm
astonlshcJ at ys. Used to think you
knowed someihinS; bot row I'm con
WINGED all vour skill AMI worth the
snap q my ;humb-You needn't come
any moe, Doctor. Eait Physician |
Slarve cold, well. of all the strange
doctrine, ever heard Of, this is the
cap, cheat. Among all my sins, Lord
help, 1 hav'nt got this TO answer for,
So Mrs Pheezer pursued her stuf
fne regimen. her husbands cold be
came an inflammation OF the lungs
and in a week after, Mrs Pheezer Col.
lowed him TO the grave, consoling
herself in The midst Of her Affections
that she bad not been guilty of the sin
Of starving his cold,