Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-12-24
Catching Cold.

these words mean. They may mean,
and often do, that a cold has caught
rs and may retain as within its grasp
for long time. Run over the long
list of maladies Of which man is heir,
end we may find catching cold" is
the first step 10 prolonged series of
diseases. We sometimes ask how
we can prevent taking cold?" Medl-
cine may check its course and lessen
its seventies if taken at an early peri
cd, but other means, care and watch
fulness only can prevent its onset.
Usually we neglect the early indicar
tons of its coming and so fail TO "nip
it in the bud"
Severely cold temperatures are in
nocent of harm. The near approach
CT dry and cold one need inspire no
fear. Winter, when dry, promotes
health aud strength. The human body
in health retains its normal Temporal
ture Of % degrees even when the out
er air is 81 degrees or more below the
freezing point. 1t is sudden change
from VAIN to cold that does the harm.
Cold closes the skins unnumbered
pores, checks the circulation in it,
wonted rounds, increases its amount
and movements through its inner
range, and so induces an abnormal
condition OF all the tissues. Exse-
ricnce instructs us to restore at once
the circulation Of the vital fluid to lis
even courses and so aid all the organs
and all tie tissues TO pursue the natu-
raj and even tenor of their way.
Few persons who have taken cold
are aware that sad results may follow
harboliDg 50 strong a foe. 1T is only
a cold,' but a cold may Initiate many
fatal maladies. The two things We
actually need to prevent catching
cold" are pure air and nutritious food
to aid in generating BODY heat, ard
then clothing Of such q character as
to maintain a uniform temperature OF
the skin The amount Of heat devcl,
opcd depends not only upon the food
We eat, but upon the exercise we take.
The greater amount Of exercise
the greater tho amount of oxy
gen, or We breathe, and the greater
amount Of oxygen brought in con tact
with the eiTete materials Of the body,
the more combustion occurs within.
When the circulation of the blood is
slow, as in the quiet hours OF sleep,
less heat is generated and more cloths
ing may be headed to retain this small
amount. W but We really need in col d
seasons of the year Is not cutter heat
SO much as inner.
Some people are less aad less able
to generate body heat. Their inabil-
ty to digest and assimulate their food
lessons the amount oftheir inner heat,
so physicians find, that persons in
consumption are more benefited by
better air and more nutritious food
that what they have been able to oh
tain. Good air IS OF little use unless
supplemented by good food.
A cold and bracing air yields more
oxygen than warm and relaxing air.
We all feel stronger ond have better
appetitcs, and are better able to digest
our food in winter than summer. The
thing,we ought to do, five wish to
resist the Influence of cold and 10
avoid pulmonary diseace, is to pre-
serve uniform temperature Of body.
We ought TO guard against drauchts
of moist and chilly air. Many OF US
have found that all our care has not
prevented our catching cold We
have found too that a bad cold and
often even a mild QUE, will run its
course, requiring from ten to twenty
days unless We resort at the outset to
remedial means. The earliest iGdica-
ton should be regarded. A chill may
demand hot bath, an hours soaking
of the feet, adding hot water from
from time to time and finally warm
bed and rest. Perfect rest in a holi-
zonial position helps nature throw of
dlsease. Some people think that
bad cold evil take care of itself"
Sometimes it will, but very often it
will not. We have lost so many
friends at home and in foreign lands
from Catching cold" that we feel sure
that rest and care more important
than many are aware Of.
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