The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-02
How Pe0nle take Cold

he time for taking cold is after your
exercise; the place is in your own house, or
office, or couptng-room.
1t is not the act of exercise which gives
the cold, but it is getting cool too quick
after exercising. For example, you walk
very fast to get TO the railroad station, or
10 the ferry, or 10 catch an omnibus, or to
make time for an appointment; your mind
being ahead of you, the body makes an
over effort TO keep up with it; and when
you get 10 the desired spot, you raise your
hat and lind yourself in perspira;ion. You
take seat, and feeling quite comfortable
as to temperature, you begin 10 talk with
friend, or to read newspaper; and before
you are aware of it, you experience sen
satiou OF chillness, and the thing is done.
You look around to see where the cold
comes from, and find window open near
you, or door, or that you have taken a
seat at the forward part Of the ear, and rs
1t Is moving against the wind, a strong
draught is made through the crevices Or,
1t may be, you meet friend at n street cor
ner, who wanted q loan, and was quite
complimentary, almost loving; you did not
like 10 be rude in the delivery of two-let-
tered monosyllable, and while YOU were
contriVing to be truthful, polite and safe,
all at the same time, on comes the
chilly feeling from raw wind at the street
corner, or the slush Of mud and water in
which, for the first time, you noticed your
self standing.
After any kind of exercise, do not stand
moment at a street corner for anything;
nor at an open door or window. When
you have been exercising in any way what,
ever, winter or summer, 90 home at once,
or to some sheltered place; and, however
warm the room may seem TO be. do not ai
once pull off your hat and cloak, but wait
some live minutes or more, and Law aside
one at time; thus acting, cold is impos-
sible. Notice moment when you return
from brisk walk, and enter warm room,
raise your hat, and the forehead will be
most; let the hat remain lew moments
and feel the forehead again, and it will be
dry, showing that the room is actually cooler
than your body, and that, with your outdoor
clothing on, you have cooled of full soon.
Among the severest colds known, are
those resulting from sitting down to n meal
IN cool room after n walk; or being en-.
gagged in writing, and having let the fire
go ou:, the first admonition OF it was that
creeping chilness, which is the ordinary
forerunner Of severe cold. Persons have
often lost their lives by writing or remain.
ing in room where there was no fire, al
though the weather outside was rather un.
comfortable. Sleeping in rooms long un-
used has destroyed the life of many visi
tor and friend; or splendid parlors, and our
nee "spare rooms," help to enrich many a
doctor. Cold sepulchral parlors bring dis
cases, not only TO visitors, but to the visited;
for coming in from domestic occupations, or
from the hurry of dressing, the heat of the
body is higher than natural, and having no
cloak or hat on in going in to meet visi
tor, and having in addition but little vitali-
ty, in consequence of the very sedentary
nature Of town life, there is very little capa.
bility Of resistance, and a chill and cold is
the result.
Bat how TO cure cold promptlyl that is
question Of life and death to multitudes.
There are two methods of universal appli.
cation; first, Oh ain bottle of cough mix
ture, or a lot of cough candy-any kind
will do; in a day or two you will feel bet
ter, and in high spirits; you will be charm
ed with the promptness Of the medicine;
make a mule Of yourself by giving GER
tifcate Of the valuable remedy; and, in due
course of time, you may depend upon ano.
lher certificate being made for your admis-
sion, foot foremost, into "Greenwood."
The other remedy is, consult rsspecta-
bic physician.