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HOW TO PREVENT COLDS


levers 10y resoI"te measures adopted in sea
son. A correspondent of the L,nun,clis,
sends the following communication oiv;no
an iniaIiiLlc recipe for bad cold if !, !,
handled i'll time. Perhaps some Of ON,
readers may have courage to make the cy.
pertinent
"Tllcrc is probably not man, woman
OF c'''i"' VINO Is not us often rs once Il year
afflicted with Il severe cold, wlicl, ends in :,
cough Or cat;lrrl and thousands there arc
who die every year Of consumption, brought
on 10y taking cold. lie, then, who should
discover certain and cticctaal remedy for
tins complaint, would be justly regarded as
one of the greatest bencflctors Of the are.
lhe writer does not profess to have discoy-
cred such remedy, but he wishes TO attest
the truth Of the following certain and effect
ual cxpedicnt for preventing a cold. \ cold
cannot be easily cured, but if it can be pre-.
vented, it is Of no Importance to know how
il may be cured
\ bad cold, like mcascls or mumps. or
other similar ailments, will run its course in
about ten days, in spite Of what may be
done for it unless remedial means are en-
ployed for it within forty,eight hours of its
inception. Many useful life might b.
spared to be increasingly useful, by cutting
cold short off in the following safe, but
simple manner. On the first day of taking
cold, there is a very unpleasant sensation
of chlliness. The moment you observe
this, go to your room and stay there
Keep 1t at such temperature rs will entire
ly prevent this chilly feeling, even if it re-
q"'rcs 100 degrees of Fahrenheit.
In addition TO this, put your feet in wa
ter halt leg deep, as hot as you can bear it,
adding hot water from time to time for :,
quarter of al hour, SO that the water shall
be hotter when you take Your feet out than
when you put them in. Then dry them
thoroughly, and put on thick, warm WOOL
len stockings, even if it be summcr-for
summer Gods are more dangcrous-and for
twenty hours cat not an atom Of food, but
drink rs largely as you desire Of any kind
OF warm teas, and at the end of that time
the cold will be entirely broken without any
medicine whatever. Efficient ms the above
means are, not one in Il thousand attends 70
them; led on as the most men are by the
hope that cold will pass away Of ITSELF
Nevertheless, this article will now and then
pass under the eye of wise man who does
not choose to run the risk Of taking ply sic
and dying too."-1Nelical Journoi.
The above cXpedient is a severe one for
epicurcs and gluttons, but most persons will
lind it easier to fast one day than to be sick
fortnight. The writer has usually found
that fasting for three or four meals is sufli
cicnt, but doubtless the Whole remedy is
better than a part.
Let those who are often afflicted with
colds-ministcrs, students, and consump.
tives generally-cut out the above direc-
tons and preserve them; if faithfully fol-
lowed, they will do you more good than all
the pulmonarics, cold cortlials, and other
hurtful nostrums, which now load your
shelves.
n Young Husband.-A correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Press says:
"On making call ut the house of the
American missionary in Jerusalem, Dr. J. T.
Barclay, I saw little boy in the Turkish
costume sitting on sofa. My first thought
was, what an enormous turban that boy
has on : and my second, how very small
he is Judge my surprise when found lie
was husband-bcing about ten years old
and his wife not quite nine! Truly this is
beginning life young, and reminds me of a
friend who saw an American lady in Alex
andria, Egypt, who, though only twenty six
years OF age, was grandmother. This
boy had but recently consummated the
nuptial ties at the tomb Of David, where
the parents Of the bride resided. These
ceremonies are always attended with great
pageantry. The bride and bridegroom are
borne along on tuhter duan, or bier, con-
cealed by rich siken canopy, and orna-
mented with tinscl Of gingerbread work,
which is brilliantly illuminated by the fam
beaux carried aloft in the hands of the
friends Of the parties. Swordsmen, musi.
clans, and merry-andrews accompany them
to public fountain, where they shake their
nuptial robes clean of the sins of their
youth, rs the finale to the drama"
A Recipe acorM One Thousand Dollars.
Take one pound of soda and half pound
Of unslacked lime, put them in n gallon Of
water, and let them boil twenty minutes
let it stand till cool; then drain off and put
it in stone jug or jar. Soak your dirty
clothes over night, or until tLey are wet
through then wiring them out and rub on
plenty Of soap, add one teaspoonful of the