The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

In the course Of Medical Talks" at New
York Association Hall, DR.. Beverly Robinson
di5cOurSed to the young men on the subject
of Colds and their Consequences" His lee
ture was practical and highly instructive to
perverse generation, his greatest remedy for
Colds and their consequences" being, Don't
allow yourself to take cold"
"If YOU start to walk home from down.
town Office" he said, land carry your over
coat on your arm because the walking makes
you feel warm, you ale liable to take cold.
Therefore don't do IL. Ii you should take
the same walk after eating hearty dinner,
your full stomach would be a 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 long
time without taking cold; but IL be sits In
room where there Is slight draught, he may
take severe cold in a very few minutes.
Therefore, don't sit In a room where there is
draught. Unless you are affected by very
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
necessary 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 q physician before
taking them. Warm muffiers worn about the
neck do not protect you against taking cold,
| but, on the contrary, render you extremely
liable to take cold as soon as you take them
off. They make the throat tender.
| Ladies ought To Wea TWdFIneF lduDeI un0eF-
clothing than they now do, If one may Judge
from the articles one sees hanging In the
show windows of the shops People take
cold from inhaling cold air through their
mouth oftener, perhaps than by any other
way. Ladies dress themselves up In heavy
| furs, go riding in their carriages, and when
/ they get home wonder how they got that
cold. 1t was by talking In the cold, open air.
| and thus exposing the mucous membranes OF
| the throat. The best protection under such
circumstances was to keep the mouth shut
| Ii people must keep their mouths open IN a
chilly atmosphere they ought to wear a filter
Above ali, be careful OF your feet in cold
damp weather. Have thick soles ON your
shoes, and IL caught out In the rain which
lasts so long as to wet through your shoes
despite the thick sOles, put on dry stockings
as soon as you get home. But In cold wet
slushy weather don't be caught out without
overshoes. Rubbers are unhealthy, unless
tare is taken to remove them as soon as you
get under shelter. They arrest all evapora
ton through the pores of the leather. CorE
soles are good invention. When you go into
the house or your office after being out in the
cold, don't go at once and stick yourself By
the register, but take off your coat, walk W
ana down tho room a little, and get warn
gradually. Warming yourself over regis
ter Just before going out in the cold is one O
the worst things that you can do. Never TAKE
a hot tOddy to warm yourself up unless yot
are at home and don't expect to go out Of the
house again till the following morning. Ii
short, make some use of your common sense
and thus emulate the lower animals
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