The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-03
COLDS.


4 Nov Tnes nse EA&sn AND Hew Thev
/ be believed.
4 In ordinary language, the closinc ),
the pores of the skin, about an ara..'
of seven million, is called cold. a.
aince large amount of waste and no;sos
Gus matter passes off from the deesp;n.
body-and about five-eighths of al tsl.s
into the stomach, solids and 6ouias
Through these openings and tube aa,
erage, it is certain that no inconsidersbl.
disturbance must result from msa..
check of this natural flow. Fevers i
Examinations, lung, liver, stomach ana
bowel arrangements are among theaImo.t
inevitable consequences, often producin,
the most violent forms of disease. IT.
safe to infer that most, If not all NJ
these symptoms are but the evidences
that nature is instituting remedial aper
cies, as q means Of averting the mis-.
oning and dissasing tendencies If
such q retention, such disturbing sh
ments In the fever, for illustratim
the undue heat of the body is attributd
to the combustion of this waste, Em
ont material, and to the agitation of Inc
system in the unusual efforts in the line
of recuperation.
1t may be remarked that these colds
with the attending symptoms, are not
alone attributed to undue exposure
since 1t ie weU-known fact that men
exposed to the most untavorable weather
in our changeable climate, cont in all
weathers," really have the tewe' eGldE
though it is true that it is pnfortunate
10 be exposed to the marked vieissitndes
of our climate, aince sueh hardness mns
shock the system, and tend to waste
vital force. 1t il folly to brave al of
these extremes simply for the sake of
&" hardening" the constitution. The
favorable results of apprepriating q gen
eroue supply of sunlight may aid one
in resisting undue exposure, and yet all
harshness, all shocks, must, prove IN
favorable to sound health.
Oh tine causes OF such colde, but little
will now be said. 1t is true that the
debilitating resulte of unnatural heat
suoh as in most of our sittingsrooms In
the cold weather-are even more active
In the production OF colds than is ord.
nary exposure to colds and storms. This
excessive heat 10 depresses the vitality
as to render even slight exposure nD-
favorable. The usual symptoms of o
cold are often felt while remaining in
such hot rooms, in part from the de.
pressing influences, and also from the
use of heat and Irritating food. Indeed.
it is unquestionably true that many Of
the symptoms of colds, so called, are
attributable to the excessive use Of car
bonaceous food such az are intended
mainly for the production of the animal
heat, which must be sustained at about
50 degrees Fahrenheit. It is claimed
that, just to the extent that this carbon
is employed beyond the wants of the
system, in connection with warmth, the
unfayorable effects will be felt on the
membranes OF the threat, nose, ears, etc.
in sympathy with similar irritation Of
the stomach. Indeed, it is q law of om
being that when one such membrane
diseased q contiguous membrane. "
sympathy, takes ON q similar disease o.
irritation. 1t ia on this principle that
we look at the tongue to ascertain the
state of the stomach, as we'll as to lean
the general diseased condition. Hence /
there are more cases of "cold," sase
throats and catarrhal affections in the
spring than at any other time, simply
from the fact that more carbonacecR
food is the change in the season. A very
moderate use Of the spioes, the irritans
salt included, will diminish this mem
bfane irritation.