Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-12-04

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.sef, IL = the " hois sEfszxsnc EgSzrss flfe
mastfF--if be had oaly stPped here
and made an end. but he goes on 20
enumerate three other alternatives,
which all mean exactly what his First
above quoted means. so far as they
mean anything more than words and
nothing else behind" excepting his
third" where be introduces "propa-
eating germs" which have about as
much 10 do with Catching cold" as
''Tenterton steeple" had to do with pro-
ducing Goodwin sands"-orless, when
the real moral OF the little anecdote
here alluded TO is understood. As proof
Of his tautology We have but 10 read on,
to wit :-"second, the cold may in
fringe" (he means impinge) "on" (he
means uponl "the superficial nerves
that serious disturbances of the system
will ensue and a morbid state be devel-
oped: third, the current of air which
causes the cold may in fact be laden with
the propagating "germs" OF disease:
or, fourth, the vitality of the organism
as a whole, or Of some" Zone y ''or more
OF its parts, may be 30 depressed by a
sudden attraction" (sic) of heat" ()
''that recovery may be impossible, or
sudden and mischieyous reaction en-
sue"
The rest IS mere copy" as, in short,
the whole article IS merely, but none
the less misguiding to the true believ-
ers in the sacredness of "poInt." Ex-
cept where he enumerates "water"
among preventives against "cold'-of
which more anon-iust promising that
nothing oitener produces "colds" by
reckless use. especially among women.
As above stated, "The Lancet's" an
nouncement as 10 the mechanism OF
Catching cold' as set forth IN bis
clause "first" is correct, so far as il
goes. But he does no: tell US whether
cold applied to the surface alcay3
"drives the blood to the internal or
gans," or only under certain circumA
stances; if always, which we might inl
fer, ga mans a doctor or fool at fos
ty" to little purpose. BE il here no
ticed, this old adage grew out of th 4
very subject under discussion. "A
"cold" only "catches" us when We ARD
veakened by whatever cause.
Another adage will introduce m 4
"second." TO wit : "Let the man whom
the wind strikes through hole max |.
his will and look after his soul" In thi
connection. take notice, soldiers do nc
''take cold"-until they get furlougf
or otherwise get into houses. Accord.
ing to my "frst" they are subject !
fewer habitual debilitating influences
and according TO my second, )" they arr
less likely to be struck through hole I
than 10 have holes struck through iheml
Third. The cause and phenomenon oI
Catching cold" being understood, il
next concerns "the faithful" 10 know
what constitutes the condition of I'D
cold"
Answer: Simply and singly. conges1
ton of an internal organ, most Otter
the lungs. Congestion means a rush oI
too much blood TO part. lfIt be cured
or the vital energies OF a good cons;itu1
tion resolve it at this stage, no harm
done; il not, the surplus blood is worked
off through what is call Inflammation
popularity but enormously called "fever
in the part" by said constitution either
unaided or with assistance from medI-
cine. Now this Inflammation is a mea1
sure of Nature to relieve the patient!
but Nature has no respect of constitu-
tions, and in her measures always seems
to suppose them 1st class. Similarly.
a pet bear once, to remove a pertina1
cious Hy on his masters nose, with ond
blow crushed fly and master TO death
Nature is therefore rough doctor. and
il is our glory &c Se able TO bold heI
some what in chains. Cough medicineI
then cannot cure always at the infiam
matory stages, though they do wonder
often in the congestive stage; heIebi
Nature advertIses her brother-doctord
But medicines, under medical advice
can relieve the patient from NatureI
roughness by alleyiatIng The distres
caused by inflammation, and, in god
constitutions, shorten its processes.
Examinations either get well in ft4
weeks. or kill the patient, or get para.
well and become chronic. Chronic id
Examinations either getwellin the cours
Of time or they do not; when they 4
not. they either kill or impair the genf
raj efficiency Of the man for the bus
ness of life, and render the organ inflt
enced standing nest ("nIdus'') for rd
newed disease. and sometimes and
superinduction Of other kinds OF diseasI
This weak point serves one conservf
tive end at least, ''takes cold
slight influences, warning Us thus ell
ly 20 protect ourselves against grea
er or tsrther action of the slight: ex: ].
il you have tooih-achr, put on warmd
iOot-gear. N. b. Colds are not til
ioTerunners Of, cause of, or in any wa
Immediately connected with Consumgl
ton, nor is Consumption q cold, thl
I quack advertisements, made TO scar
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