Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-04-28
Rat0reIlatfottS Matter.
coUous, coLp, AND THEIR CURE.

COUGHS, COLD, AND THEIR CURE'
USE OF Coin, WArER.--The Water Cure
Journal has the following remarks on "colds,
coughs, and their cure"
Most colds arise fiom persons confinng
themselves TOO much in hot rooms. Live
plainly, avoiding all rich and superf1ne ar'i.
cles. Drink only cold water, or milk, and
the less of this the better Sleep in cold
room, and on hard bed and pillow 60 TO
res, early and rise early wash the entire
body daily in cold water; avoid highly heat
ed and lily ventilated rooms, and thus you
may avoid all colds.
To Cure A CoLp.--Somc say you must
sweat, others physic, and so on, some say
stuff cold and starve fever. Bu, this is
poor philosophy, because all colds are fevers,
greater or less. All colds are inflammation Of
some part of the system and inflammation
in any part is fever in that part. The same
general principles Of treatment hold good in
all fevers; therefore if to slarve fever is
true philosophy, the opposite mode would be
bad in the treatment OF cold
OocFasting is one Of the best possible means
for curing colds Abstain the first twenty
four hours wholly from food. Go TO the ta-
BILE regularly, and be cheerful like other peo-
pie, drinking plentifully Of pure soft water
the while. Even drink harl-water, rather
than tea or coffee, but all people can have
pure soft water, ii they will. And the see
ond twenty.four hours, such may fast entire
lywho have not severe labor 10 perform.
Otherwise they may live on water Cruel
not Of superfine four-a pint al meal, with
out sugar or salt. Follow thisup daily, ifneed
be, until the cold is cured. 1t will not re
quire long, and the general system will be-
come greatly benefited thereby Ii is sur
prising to what extent the strength may be Tor
many days sustained by water.drinklnga alone
and the reason ofths is, that the human body
in its best condition of health, is made up oi
about nine parts, in the one hundred, Of wa.
ter.
Gargling the throat we'll and often, is ex
cellent for cold in the throat drawing cold
water I'D the nostrils back 10 the throat, ano
sending it out Of the mouth, an unpleasant
process at first, is excellent for cold in The
nose and head.
In case of severe cold on the lungs attend
ed with coughing and expectoration, Priess
niZt says:
Grub the chest and throat with cold waite
holding at the same time some water in ,hs
mouth. In cold climates the wet bandaet
around the throat would be Of service occa
sionally. In warm climates, washing ans
rubbing alone are better"
In case Of Inflammation and soreness o
throat attended with hoarscness and dficuI
ty IN speaking, Priessnitz says, "Practc'
friction, washing and the application of we
bandages."
In cases Of long attendance and speakin:
at public meelings, in hot, close, crowded
rooms, and thus going out into the chill.
night air, he says use The rubbing sheet, lse
Water.Cure Manual for ,hisl washing all,
rubbing the head and throat well with col
water, drying the same, and the cold foe
bath. In this country of abundance luxnriou
mode OIL living and ill philosophical habit
generally, there are great many person
of both sexes, young and old, who and nou
bled often with severe colds in the throat AM
lungs. In all cases, n long continued, correc
and thorough course OF dieiectic and hyslc
mic reform, is the only efrectual means c
cule OF such disorders.