Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-03-20
CURING A COLD.

g Stuff Cold and Sarve a iever."--OLD SAYING.
As much us we yenerae the time honored sayings
and the wise saws olden time, we must beg leave
to call in question the first clause OF the above. Ii
has TO more foundation in truth than the divine
right Of kings. Stuff a Cold and starye ever
as if "A cold was not likewise a fever.
But absurd as the rt part Of this saying Is, 1t has
governed the multitude for ages. When they ieli
the slightest advances of cold, they Incontinently
begin to stuff The cold, thus fed and encouraged,
acquires strength and decision not ITS own, push
on with vgor, blockades the nose and throat the
lungs, and nearly cuts off all communication with the
vital air. But the more the patient is stuffed with
the cold, the more lie sulfs himself with food. One
would suppose they we're stullng on wager-he
cold stuhs up the breathing apertures, the patient
suils the ailmentary canal. Only Imagine tor mo-
ment what war of stuiling But II so happens that
the sung of the stomach only increases the stui-
fling OF the lungs, until the stuffed patient, wheeling
and barking, can just speak in IA hoarse Whisper,
aud deems 1t matter OF prudence to Call phys
ician
The doctor comes. 'slIow do you do Mr. Phee-
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Pauent coughing ugh! ugh ugh don't
know Doc--ugh ugh ugh a terrible cold
Enter UJe] Don't try 10 talk MIR. Pheezcr
you're so stopped up. I'll tell yon how It's Doctor
Mr.. Pheezer put on damp shirt tolher day, ant
took cold, and though I've done my best to cure Inn
he's grown worse and worse, till now, poor man, nj
can hardly speak above bis breath.
Doctor. What have you done for HIM
! Mrs. Pheezer. Why, besides giving him sigh
of yard drink and bathing his feet IN warm water
| made him eat as much good yctuals as he couil
any way stuff down. | han't starved him, depend
upon it. Doctor I've had good dozen OF turkey
cooked, since he was unwe!i, poor man-which 4
fp.
ribs and goose-and as sure as am living sinner
Doctor, he's eat the bigger part Oh EN-
Doctor And syet alive !
Mrs. Neerer. Yes--I desire to be thankful tina
he is though | think he woudn ha'lived but
very leetle while, i'll hadn't ha done what have
don't you, Doctor
Doctor No. good woman, think if you ha
starred instead Of stuffed his cold, he would hay
been well before now.
Mrs. Phee-er. Lord ha' mercy on ye Doctor
Starye cold why never heerd of SIGH thing
all my borne days.
Doctor. May be not, Mrs. Pheezer, but assur
YOU it is the right way to manage cold, II yo
mean TO get rid Of it. For instance, let the patiel
take little tea, coffee, or glass OF water, win
cracker three times day-or little water srue
if more convenient agreeable TO TASTE By tn
management cold may ordinarily he cured IN t"
or three days, while by the suhng process ii won
probably be prolonged as many months, unle
death should intervene and put an end TO the CO.
and the patient together.
, Mrs. Pheezer. Why, Doctor, I'm astonished
r We. used to think you knewed something b'
now Pm convinced all your skill ant worth tn
snap G. my thumb. You needn't come any more
, Doctor. Epit Physician.l Starve cold We
; of all the Strange doctrine ever heard Of, this
the cap sheaf. Among all my sins, Lord help me-
havn't rot this to answer for,
t So Mrs Pheczer pursued her stufing reglIner
t her husbands cold became an inflammation OF tn
e lungs, and in a week after, Mrs. Pheezer tollowe
= him to the grave, consollng herself IN the midst
her affections that she had not been guilty Of the 81
d Iof starving his cold
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