St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-10
Taking Cold.

fla cold settles on the outer.cOvering
of the lungs. il becomes pneumonia. in
tomotion of the lungs. or lung fever.
which in many cases carries the strong
est man to his grave within il week. If
Il cold falls upon the inner covering of
the lungs. it is pleuriSy, with its knife
like pains and its slow very slow. recov
cries. If cold settles in the joints.
there is rheumatism III its various forms;
intiamatery rheumatism with its agonle>
of pain. and rheumatism of the heart.
which III an instant sometimes snaps the
cords of life with no friendly warning.
1t is of the utmost practical Importance.
then i'll the wintry weather. To know
not how so much to cure Il cold as no"
to avoid it. Colds always come from
one caII>c, some part or the Nh"Ie Oh
the body hcing colder than natural fol
Il time If Il man will keep his feet
warm ALWAYS. and never allow himself
Ia IL, chilled. he will never take cold i'll
i lifetime. and this can only he accom-
nli>hcd bN due care III warm clothing
and the avoidance of drafts and undue
t>pn>rIrc While multitudeS of colds
come from cold feet. perhaps the ma
iorltN arise from persons cooling of too
quickly after becoming Il little warmer
than L. natural tor exercise or work. or
from confinement to il warm apartment.
ilooF> HoH~chod H"gd>jnc.
\ SIMPLE REMEDY EOR DANDHUFF.-
There ;uc doubtless few persons. e>pcc-
tally among gentlemen. who do not suf-
fer from the inconN tmiemcc of lamdrutf.
. IJI,N. IN, ~
sufficient importance to engage their at
tcmtiom, and the poor victims are left
either to practise their virtue of tndur
ancc. on for II cure. To try some of the
many nuStrrlmS advertised in the pub
lie prints. The mtolerahlc itching
which frequently accompanies the
troublesome complaint is MOI the only
unpleasant feature. AZ to persons OF amy
prctcnSom> to ncatmcSS the appearance
ct the " litc scales on the coat-collar
and shoulders Is very objectionable.
he writer. during Il number of Years.
tried the different alcoholic solutions of
castor oil. and many other preparations.
without permanent benefit. and lS Il
last resort was led to adopt the plan of
cleaning the scalp with boIiiN and caib.
p"ta>>I. This proved cifcctual. but
after Il persistent treatment of some
months the hair became Scm>ihlN thin
ncr and perhaps would have soon dis
appeared altogether. The belief that
dandlutt arises from Il disease of the
skin. although physicians do not seem
(" agree on this point. and the knoWl-
edge that the Use of sui phIr is frequent
ll attended with very happy results in
such diseases. induced me To Try il IN
my own ease. y preparation of one
ounce of flowers of sulphur and one
quart at water WAS made. The clcaI
liquid WAS poured of. after the mix
turc had been repeatedly agitatcd dur
ing intervals of Il few hours. and the.
head WAS saturated with this every
morning. In Il few weeks every trace
of dandruit had disappeared. the hair
became soft and glossy. and now. after
il di>cumtimIIamcc of the treatment tul.
eighteen months. there Is no Indication
of the return of the disease. do not
pretend t" explain the m0ImS Opc,dnH
OF the treatment. for it is we'll known
that >ub-limcd sulphur i almost "l.
wholly in>"luhlc. and the liquid used
WIS destitute of taste. r0I0,. or xmrH
The effect speaks tnr itself JoH,Wdi Of
fbdrmHcY.