The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-19
Cold and Colds.


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Cold and Colds. rV
Cold is simply the absence of heat and
a negative, however hard, it NAV be to
believe it in the presence of blizzard"
The natural causes of cold are the alb
sence OF the sun, the diminution of the
blanket of the atmosphere as we rise to
high ATTITUDES, and radiation through a
clear air. For every mile we ascend in
the air the mercury in the thermometer
falls about twenty degrees. 1t has been
estimated that the absolute zero-the
point where there would be no gaseous
tension-ig 458 Fahrenheit. The lowest
temperature yet recordedis 220F
The normal temperature OF the body,
which is in adults of the Caucasian race
9S.6 degrees, is maintained in defiance
of external cold by the combustion
within the body or heat-producing food.
If the cOmbustible materials are not
furnished, or if oxygen be not supplied
in sufficient quantity. the temperature
will be depressed. Hence the vital i'm
portance of having pure air in addition
to wholesome food. Persons habitpally
exposed to cold weather suffer far less
from it than those who only occasionally
leave their homes. Mail carriers, physi-
clans and others whose business takes
them out OF doors and keeps them there
most of the time, rarely suffer from cold
or colds. They make point of having
requisite clothing and suitable food, and
as the open air keeps the blood pure,
quickens the appetite and promotes di-
gestion, their internal heating apparatus
is kept in good condition. The more per-
sons '.coddle'' themselves the more sus-
ceptible to cold they become. and sGghter
exciting causes induce colds. en-,
A cold bath every morning followed
by vigorous rubbing lessons ones sus-
ceptibility to cold and diminishes the
chances of indisposition from its effects.
This bath may be brief, and taken in
warm room if the person taking it is de-
bilitated. The habit once formed during
warm weather is easily kept up through
out the year, and with great advantage.
Colds result from unequal exposure of
the body to cold. Damp clothes, caus-
ing greater evaporation from one part of
the body than another, are a fruitful
cause of colds. If vigorous exercise is
kept up, so that the internal production
of heat keeps the body up to the normal
point of temperature, no harm follows.
One can work all day in the rain or snow
without Inconvenience, but half hour
sitting with damp feet has brought many
a person to his grave. Draughts are
prolific sources of colds. A current OF
air from the window, a draught through
q keyhole or the crack of a door, are
dangerous things. One may go out
into the snow or cold with impunity,
yet fall before broken window-pane to
rise no more.
When one is conscious of having taken
cold, measures should be taken as soon
as possible to equalize the temperature
of the body and to throw off the effete
matters which, in consequence of the
inflammation caused by the cold, have
settled on some one or more parts of the
the weakest part. A hot
foot-bath accompanied by hot drinks and
q warm, even temperature. will, If taken
in season, often avert most serious con-
sequences. Sub-acid fruits eaten in con-
nection with this mode of treatment are
very useful. The aim should be to open
all the natural excretories of the body.
that of its own. motion it may remove
the foreign matters that clog its MEM
branes and tissues. Hot lemonade,
hot sage-tea, and any drinks that
promote perspiration, are good. Cold
in the head is an Inflammation of the
lining membrane of the Nasal region.
and is likely unless checked to extend
down until it reaches the throat and
bronchial tubes, inducing cough and
lung trouble. % The quickest way of
checking this trouble is to keep in an
temperature until nature
cures itself, meantime ahstaining from
food or eating only acid fruits. When
the lungs become affected. hot foot
baths, and mustard plasters applied over
the lungs, either on the chest or be-
tween the shoulders, will draw the blood
to the extremeties and surface and give
immediate relief. Mustard plasters APP
piled to the soles of the feet OIL. to the
ankles and wrists have the same effect.
Cloths wrung from hot soda or saleratus
water and fastened about the chest,
covered with flannel TO exclude the air
and retain the moisture, give relief.
One can sleep in these all night with ad-
vantage. All these devices are within
the reach of every housekeeper, and if
resorted to in season will often prevent
the necessity of calling in a physician.
And then, when it can be done, it is bet
ter to apply remedies to the outside Of
the body than to the inside, and leave
the wondrous interior mechanism tc
regulate itself without any aid from
poisonous drugs. Weneed to remember
that pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy,
quick consumption all begins with slight
colds; colds so slight that the patients
think they are not worth minding;
they'll wear off in few days. One
of our brightest and most promising
scientists died few days since OF neg
lected cold. If we take care of the be-
ginnings of disease we shall find the task
easy. If we neglect them medical skill
NAV be powerless to aid US.
The farmersof Arkansas are awaken.
inc to the advantage of cooperation.
Ona tbousapd of them hyinp in thu