The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-12-21

Few people are aware how <cr:ous :
maIady may start from catching cold:
Catching cold often mcan> that cold
has caught VI. AMI may retain - with
IN is grasp for . long pcriod - time.
Run over the long lii ~ human NAL
aides man h heir 10. and We may find
that catching cold u the iirs, step N .
long series 81 diseases Medicine may
check lis course and lessen ~ sever
tiles. Il taken n m early period Often
We neglect the early indications of ~
coming and 80 fail % nip i IN the iud.
Severely cold and dry temperatures
are usually innocent 81 any harm. A
cold and dry ono need inspire no fear.
Indeed. dry winter air promotes health
ana strength. The human body III
health retains u normal Temperature ~
ninety-eight degrees even when tho
outer mir i sixty degrees or more below
the freezing point. Il i the sudden
change from warm 70 cold that does the
harm. But moisture added 20 cold does
still greater HARM Severe cold checks
the circulation in H. ~ontcd rounds. IN
crcnscs H. amount and movement
through Is inner range and induces IN
abnormal condition II All the tissues.
Experience teaches uS how 70 restore ~
once the circulation o. the vital fluid 20
its normal and even course. and 20 aid
All the organs and al the tissues 20 pur-
sue the natural and even tcnors Of their
way.
A cold and bracing air contains morv
oxygen. more vitality. than warm. We
ali feel stronger and have better appc-
tites and are better able 70 digest our
food In winter than in summer. The
thing We ought 10 do. II we wish % re-
siSt the influence Of cold and wet. and
10 avoid pulmonary disease. il 10 y
clothc ourselves a. 10 secure uniform
temperature d body b. day and night
We ought 10 guard against drafts ~
moist anil chilly air. We are moc
liable 70 take cold in early spring and
late autumnal seasons than in cold. dry
winters or in summers.
Some. II not All. have found. that ~
a. cautious as we may, all our care hHs
not prevented our catching cold. They
have found too. that a bad cold. and
even mild one, will run is course IN
spite Of all they can do The ~nreSi
way 10 rcpel the .ni'ucncc Of cold Is
10 resort 10 remedial means NJ once
The earliest Indication that cold has
caught us should he seriously regarded
The first indication 81 having taken
cold j. chill creeping over us for some
hours. after some sudden freak of the
winds. ~ change ~ temperature. Then
comes hot and dry skin. and quick
er respiration. Give 70 the sufferer
warm blankct-hath for twenty 70 thirty
minutes. wipe The surface dry. place
gentle perSpiration. cool him very grad
ually. and the results of having taken
cold will gradually disappear. Not
only chill. but sneezing in child no
titles the mother that her child has
taken cold. Sneczing j. the coughing
~ the nose. the outer fortress Of the
respiratory organs. II the nasal mlt-
coils membrane becomes much infIamcd.
watery cxcretions may come running
down the checks. The child NAV yet
relief BY inhaliny the yapor Of hot water
or hot vincgar'and waicr-~to 4 pint %
which may b. added . little spirits %
camphor.
Mothers may err in their efforts %
protect their children against catching
cold. They may kcepthe neck - warm
A. % induce pcrspiration and - render
the neck tender and susceptible - cold.
Warm muiiIers about the throat. fur
caps upon the head do not project chill
drrn Or adults against taking cold. but
rather induce IL. Some ladies wear
heavy fnrs aud yet often wonder how
they have taken cold. They wear thin
shoes and hose. and 50 cover their heads
and necks mnch better than they 10
their feet. They would protect them
selves much better II they kept their
feet warm and their head and meek cool
and not allow them q pcrspire and thus
contract cold. Have thick soIcs On
the shoes Or boots. Shall We have no
clothing about our nccks? Ye~: but not
enough 70 render moist and tender the
surface, open the pores % the skin and
thus invite chilling influences Cd come
in. Some persons take cold By keeping
their mouths nearly always open. The
Creator intended that W. should keep
our mouths usually shut except when
talking Or taking food The nose was
intended 70 filter The air that passed
| through Il 70 the lungs. &c H. Alien.