The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
How Not to Take Cold.

DR.. Beverly Robinson discoursed at
Association Hall, New York, the other
night, on the subject Of "Colds and their
Consequences. DR.. Robinson is in
structor in laryngoscopy at the Bellevue
Hospital Medical College. His lecture
was practical, and highly instructive to
peiverse generation, his greatest
remedy for "colds and their conse-
quences" being, Don't allow yourself to
take cold"
''If you start to walk home from a
downtown Office" he said land carry
your overcoat OF your arm because the
walking makes you feel warm, you are
liable to take cold Therefore. don't DO
it. If you should take the same walk
after eating a hearty dinner, your iull
stomach would be i; protection to you,
but even then my advice would be, don't
take the risk. A person properly
clothed may walk in strong wind for a
long time without taking cold, but if he
sits in a room where there is a slight
draft he may take severe cold in a few
minutes Therefore, don't sit in room
where there is draft. Unless you are
affected by peculiar nervous conditions
you should take cold sponge bath in
the morning and not wash yourself in
warm water. Plunge baths in cold water
are not recommended, neither is it neces-
sary to apply the sponge bath all over
the body Occasional Turkish baths are
good, but those who have not taken
them should be advised by physician
before applying them. Warm mufiers
worn about the neck do not protect
you against taking cold, but, Oh the
contrary, render you extremely liable to
take cold as soon as you take them of.
They make the throat tender. Ladies
ought 70 wear warmer flannel under
clothing than they now do If one may
Judge from the articles one sees hanging
in the show windows Of the shops. Peo-
pie take cold from inhaling cold air
through their mouth oftener, perhaps,
than by any other way. Ladies dress
themselves up in heavy furs, 60 riding
in their carriages, and when they get
home wonder how they got such cold.
1t was by thus taking in the cold open
air and thus exposing the mucous MEN,
brane Of the throat The best protec-
ton under such circumstances was to
keep the mouth shut If people must
keep their mouths open in the chilly at
mosphere they ought to wear filter.
Above all, be careful of your feet in
cold, damp weather. Have thick soles
on your shoes, and if caught out in the
rain which lasts so long as to wet
through your shoes despite the thick
soles, put or dry stockings as soon as
you get home. But in cold, wet,
slushy weather don't be caught without
overshoes. Rubbers are unhealthy, un-
less care is taken 10 remove them as soon
as you get under shelter They arrest
all evaporation through the pores of the
leather. Cork soles are good inven-
ton. When your get into your house
or your office after being out in the
cold, don, 20 at once and stick your
self by the register, but take Of your
coat, walk up and down the room lit
tie and get warm gradually. Warming
yourself up over a register just before
going out in the cold is one OF the worst
things you IAN do. Never take hot
toddy TO warm yourself up unless YOU
are at home and don't expect to 60 out
of the house till the following morning.
In short, make some use of your com
mon sense. and thus emulate the lower
animals