Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-13


Is a Greek word, which means a flow
ing from, and is Synonymous with q
common cold. Al cold in the head.
causes a running from the nose; acoldI
in the eyes makes them water; a cold
in the chest or lungs causes an in
creased expectOratiOn a cold in the
bowels occasions diarrhea. This flow
ing, whether from nose, eyes, lungs,
Tor bowels, is natures effOrttO ward on
the effects Of a previous injury it is
essentially q curative process, and
ought never to be interfered with. II
this " flowing FROM is stopped in any
way, whether by external applications
or internal medicines, the inevitable
effects, always is, to drive it to some.
other part to seek an outlet, for nature
will not rest ever, until the radiance
is effected. Within q month, q lady
was attacked with 8 great itching and
running in the nose, some ignOramus
advised her to use a certain kind Of
snuff, to "dry it up;n it had the effect
in q few hours, and che was charmed
with the result; she thOughtit wOn-'
derful medicine; that night she was'
attacked with asthma, which confined
her to her bed for two weeks, to say
nothing of the distressing suffeTings
which filed the interval, day and
night.
A gentleman complained of a cold
in the head, with sick headache; some
one advised him to have buckets of
cold water poured on the top of his
head, which was followed by a well
come relief; the next day he COM
planned of q sore throat, which trOu-
bIed him as long as he lived.
Many persons have diarrheaas aeon
sequence Of a cold they cannot rest
until they ".take something to
check it" with the certain result of
its falling on the liver, to endin a 9 bill
ious attack" if not on the lungs, to
cause pneumonia, or pleurisy, or other
more serious form of disease.
A gentleman had a cold in the head
which affected his hearing; it was ig-
nOrantly tempered with, and appa-
rently cured; but the eyes began to
complain shortly after, to remedy
which he spent two years and a thou
sand dollars under the most eminent
Allopaths and Water-Cure, with no
efficient result; and his eyes are as
troublesome to-day as they were some
ten years ago. All " hOWings, (" g run
nings," ETC., are the result of what, in
common parlance, is a "humOr in the
blood" and nature is endeavOTing to
"run it off, but our reckless and ig-
nOrant i~ndifferences thwart her in her
efforts, and bring on greater calami-
ties.
In all catarrhs, chronic or acute,
long OF short, a wise physician will do
nothing to stop or Tepress, but will use
means to cause a greater activity of
the liver, and prescribe an unstimula-
ting and eS0nng diet, warmth and ju-
HalcIous exercise.
For ourselves we would give physic
a wide berth. If we had a flowing
FROM a catarrh, a cold, all of which
means the same thing in nature and
essence, we would let it flow, and thus
have the system relieved of an enemy,
whose presence it will not tolerate.
But there are three other things which
may be done to very great advantage,
because they would expedite the cure.
1. Keep the body very comfortably
warm by all available means, espe-
cially the feet.
2. Take agoOd deal Of exercise in
the open air, to the extent of keeping
up a very slight perspiratiOn for sew
eral hours during the tw%enty-fOur.
8. Live on light, lOOsening, cooling
food-mOderate amOunts-sUch as
water-gruel, crusts of bread, stewed
fruits, ripe berries, and nothing else
until entirely weIl.-HaU's Journal Of
Health.