The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26
n HE FIRESIDE-
Nothing Bat Il Cold.

The immediate cause of vast mum
ber of cases of disease and death /
Il "cold;" it is thar which fires maga
zine of human ills; it is the spark to gun
powder. 1t was to cold, taken on Il raw
December day, That the great Washington
owed his death. 1t was common cold
aggravated by the injudicious advice of
friend, which ushcrcd in the final Hines,
OF Washington Irving. Almost any read
cr can trace the death Of some dear friend
TO II "littlc cold" .......... =,
The chief causes of cold are two: 1st
cooling Oir too soon after exercise; ed
getting thoroughly chilled while in @
state Of rest without having been over.
ifeateiI this fattrr originates dangerous
plcuriSics, fatal pncumOnias Gnilanma-
tion of the lungs), and deadly fcvcrs OF
tho typhoid type. =.
Persons in.vigorous health do not take
cold easily; they can do with impunity
what would be fatal To the feeble and in
iirm. Dyspeptic persons take cold read
lily, but they are not aware of il. because
its force docs not fall OH the lungs, bu.
ON tine liver through the skin, giving sick
headache; and close questioning will soon
develop the fiIct of some unusual bodily
effort, followed by cooling off rapidly.
y person wakes up some sunny morn.
ing, and feels us If he had hcen "poundcl
in bag;" every joint is still, every mus
Gle sore, and single step cannot bc takcn
without difficulty or actual pnin. Retlrc-
tion will bring out some unwontcd cxcr-
else, and subsequent cooling Off before
knowing it--as working in the garden in
the spring-timc; showing new servants
tn In ~ It,f
chambermnids, walters Mt table, and
pasttry-cooks, Bridget being cute enough
not t" learn "on purpose" (why should she
when she is paid full wages to oversee her
mistrcss); in going shopping" the par
ticular pest Of city husbands-nn expcdi-
ton which taxes the mind and body to
the utmost-thc particular shade of n
ribbon, the larger or smaller "fgurc" on
calico dress, or camcl's hair shawl,
whether the main flower of bonnet shall
be "Jimpson" or IL rosebud; whether the
jcweiry shall sport Cupid's arrow or ~
snakes head these and similar dcbatabIc
points on thousand "little nothings"
rouse their mind to pitch of interest and
excitement scarcely eXccllcd by that of
counselors of state In determining the
boundaries Of empires or the fate of nations.
or course they went out upon that cx-
pedition dressed within an inch of life, rs
II fora ball, an opera, or court reception,
to return home exhausted in body, de-
pressed in mind, and thoroughly heated
the first thing done is to toss down n glass
Of water to cool of the inncr-woman
next to lay aside bonnet, shawl, and "bcst
dress" to cool the outer; then to "blaze
away" Mt everybody in general, and The
poor unfortunate husband in particular, if
he has not had the gumption before then,
to learn to give n wide berth on such oc-
casions, to cool the uppcr-man; and,
lastly, to put on a cold dress, lie down on
II bed in iirclcss room, and fall asleep.
to wake up, with infinite certainty, TO n
bad cold, which is to continc 20 the cham
bcr for days and weeks together, md, not
nnscldOm, carries them 10 the grave.
a little attention would avcrt n vast
amount of human suffering in these re-
CARDS. Scdentary persons, invalids, and
those IN feeble health should go directly
to II fire after all forms of exercise, and
keep all the garments on for few min
utcsi or, If in warm weather, to closed
apartment, and, if any thing, throw on an
additional covering. When no npprccia-
bic moisture is found on the forehead, the
ut-door garment may be removed. The
great rule is, cool off very slowly always
after the body has in any manner been
heated beyond IFS ordinary temperature.
.-LIdils journal # HEATH. -.