Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-12-30
Cause and Effect.

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At this season Of the wear, when Sd y
many persons suffer from colds and sore
ithroats says the Philadelphia Record, the
necessity for avoiding the caa1sebs of sudh ~
ailments cannot be too strongly urged A
cough may seem but a trif'ing affair in it,
self but frequently repeated attacks of 1t .l
will lead to more serious consequences. l.1
A proper observance Of the laws OF health ,aa
will prevent the occurrence of such alice
tions, while continued disregard of such
laws will in many cases result IN trouble
some, If not fatal disorders of the system! 9td'
1t is popular notion that it is the ex- o.
posure to cold weather alone which pro-
duGes infammatory disease Of the throat
and lungs. That this is not true is album
dainty proved by the fact that those who
are most exposed to the inclemency OF the
weather are in general least liable to be '''
affected by it. siH"
We are indebted to the inventive genius p
of man for the most fruitful causes OF IL
bronchitis and throat affections. "a man y
Tor in most cases it is delicate woman)
sits for two or three hours in a crowded
theater or church, breathing an atmosphere
tainted by the exhalations from the lungs
of hundreds Of other people his system Is -
exhausted, his skin is excited by unwonted
action, and when he leaves the building
and goes out into the cold air his blood is
suddenly driven to the interior of the brdy,
and then ensues Il more or less permanent g.
cong stion or inflammation of s0me of the
internal organs-usually the air tubes
In or leading to the lungs This process
being repealed many times, a. chronic
bronchitis is finally establishedsin persons
otherwise healthy, and life is ever after
rendered miserable by this periodical
overheating and sudden chilling of the
body. .,l "of .'7e-h --poL
A still more pernicious effect follows
from the so.called modern improvements
in heating houses and public buildings In
stead of the old, fashioned fire places which
consumed large amount of fuel and
caused current of fresh, pure air from the
outside to rush into the apartment through
every possible avenue, we now have stoves
which burn a small amount of fuel, and
the necessary heat is gained by tightly
closing the doors and windows to prevent
the access of air, or, what is far worse,
heated air from a furnace is convey ed to
the room and there confined, The result
of this effort TO economize fuel is plainly p
manifested in the pallid cheeks and excit-
able nervous systems of those who are
constantly subjected to its influence D. .ss.I,
Many families sit during the long, cve-
nings of winter in what is considered
warm and comfortable apartment, the win q
dows of which are cautiously closed, and
every aperture sealed up. The fire in the
stove, the burning gas, and six or eight
pairs Of lungs soon consume nearly all the
oxygen in the room, and the air within be-
comes very impure and utterly unfit for
the purpose of respiration When this IS
continued, rot only during the evening,
but all day and perhaps all night, for many
sleep in chambers so warmed, a constant
state of i'll health is sure to result. Head
ache and languor are among the early symp7
tOms dyspepsia comes next especially
affecting the female members of the family,
and nervous hysterical symptoms follow In
the evil train Coughs and colds are fire.
quent, because such persons must newt
ably be exposed at times to cold drafts Of
air from an open door or along the pas
sages, when the whole surface of the body,
which has just been prematurely heated, is
chilled thns inducing internal congestion
of the blood. " f s.s .ra- sgaersts..
1t is not always that the result of this
ignorance of sanitary laws is felt imme-
diately, and for this reason many persons
are led to believe that they can indefinitely
continue to defy these laws; but sooner or
later they will suffer the inevitable conse-
quences When persons remain for long
heat Producing pr function of the blood is
/ not brought into action. It's necessary, in
order to maintain the natur lsysteu of the
1 blood, that the waste materials in the sys.
| tenn should be consumed, aud unless thfs f'
I is the case, the impure matters are retained,
and the blood is constantly loaded within
them The blood is thus continually. de-
terioratina until, at last, it arrives at con-.
dition favorable for the development Of
tubercles.
The mischief goes on increasing, by slow
! degrees as the same habits of living are
I persistedi in, until the changes are so great
that no alteration in the mode OF lie can
have any effect, and so our mortuary lists
are being continually fed with numerous.
= victims OF consumption.
The origin of consumption is not always
II attributable to the habit of living In Insult
ficiently ventilated apartments, nor does
the disease always arise in those who are
. accustomed to such injudicious exposure;
but, nevertheless, as most physicians wi
> testify, whole families of girls have fire.
o ouently been carried off, the boys escaping
because they are more in the open air.
Every means should be adopted to have
the air in rooms in which people eongre-t
gate constantly changed Churches, thea
tres school rooms and dwelling houses.
particularly, should be freely ventilated.
Those who are compelled to spend great
!, er portion Of their time in the house should
take daily exercise in the open air, where
r the blood will not only receive its due
I amount of oxygen, but where it will have
) an opportunity to burn up allits- waste
. and dead materials, in order to nAintaip
. the body in, its natural temperature. In
/. fine, too much stress cannot be laid upon
: the vital Importance TO health of plenty Of
= fresh air and vigorous exercise, especially
during the colder seasons Of the year.
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