The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-31
Gle })I)nsitioll.
From Hall 5 journal Of Health
Farmer Health.
CATCHING COLD.

was to cold taken on a raw December
day, that the great Washington owed
his death. 1t was a common cold.
aggravated by the iniudicious advice Of
friend, which ushered in the final i'll
ness of WASHINGTON Irving. Almost anv
reader can trace he death of some dear
friend to a 4" little cold"
The chief causes of cold are two ::
first, cooling off too soon after exercise ::
second, getting thoroughly chilled while
in state of rest without having been
ovcrhcatcd; this latter originates dam
gerous plourisics, fatal pneumonias
INFLAMMATION of the lungs,) and deadly
fevers of the typhoid tvpe.
Persons in vigorous health do not
take cold easily; they can do with
impuni.y what would be fatal to The
feeble and infrm. Dyspcp ic persons
take cold readily, but they arc aware of
it, because i force does not fall on the
lungs, but on the liver through the skin,
giving sick headache and close ques.
tionng will soon develop The fac of some
unusual bodily effort, followed BIZ cool
ing Off rapidly.
\ person wakes up some sunny morn
ing, and feels as if he had been
.s pounded in a bag - every Joint is
stiff, every muscle sore, and sinqlc
step can not be taken without difficulty
or acrnal pain Reflection will bring
out some unwontcd exercise, and sub
scIuent cooling off before knowing i
as working IN the garden in the SPRING
time showing new servants g how to
do - in going a g shopping an ex-
petition which taxes the mind and body
to he utmost the particular shade Of
a ribbon the larger or smaller size Of u
"fgure" on calico dress, or camcl's
hair shawl whether tac main flower Of
Il bonnet shall be "Jimpson'' or rose
bud; whether the jcwclry shall sport Il
Cnl ids arrow or snakes head these
and similar dcbatablc points on u chou
sand dit lie nolhings,' rouse womcn's
minds 10 pi ch of intereS' and excl G.
meut scarcely excelled by that Of coun
sellers Of state in determining he bound
aries of empires or the fate Of nations,
to return home exhausted in body, de-
pressed IN mind, and thoroughly heated;
he first thing done is to toss down
glass Of water to cool off, next to lay
aside bonnie shawl, aud chest dress
and lastly, TO put on cold dress, lie
down on bed in Il frclcss room, and
fail asleep, to wake up with infinite Ger.
tainty, to a bad cold. which is to confne
to the chamber for days and weeks
together, and not unscldom, carries them
to the grave!
y lady was about getting in o a small
boat to cross the delaware bu. wish
ing first to &c. an orange at a fruit
stand, she ran up the bank of the river.
and on her return to the boat found
himself much heated, for it was summer,
but there was little wind on the water,
aud the clo.hing soon felt cold 10 her
The mex morning she had IL severe cold,
which settled on her lungs, and within
the year she died of consump ion.
A stout, strong man was working in 4
garden in May feeling a little tired
abou! noon, he sat down In the shade Of
the house and fell asleep; he walked up
chilly; Inflammation of the lungs fol-
lowed, ending, after two years Of groa
suffering, in consumption. On opening
his chest, there was such an extensive
decay, that the yellow matter was
scoopcd out by the cupful.
A Boston ship-owner, while on the
deck of one of his vessels, thought he
would ''lend had in some emergency;
and pulling Oft his coat, worked with
will, until he porsplred freely, when he
sat down to rest awhile, enjoying the
delicious breeze from the sea. On at
tempting to rise, he found himself I'M
able, and was so stlit IN his joints, that
he mad to be carried home and put to
bed, which he did not leave until the
end OF two years, when he was barely
able 10 hobble down to the wharf on
crutchcs.
A lady, after being unusually busy
all day, found herself heated and tired
toward shutdown of q Summers day.
She concluded she would rest hcsclf by
taking a drive to town in an open
vehicle. The ride made her uncomfort-
ably cool, but she warmed herself up by
an hours shopping, when she turned
homeward it being late in the evening,
she found herself more decidedly chilly