Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-27
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COLDS.
some Usefnl Hints-No Univsrsa1 specids
for Colds.

for Colds. sf5a
From the Household. .s5 s55s
There Is no disease affecting the hu.8
man family mora common than colds.
It attacks the youngest and the old.
est, the strongest and the weakest, as.
all climes, yocations and classes.
When once cured, and even before il
is entirely removed, the disease is Ii.
able to return without great care il
used to escape it's subtility. At no
season of the year are We safe, and
neither day or, night, at home OF
abroad, are we secure from contract.
ing this unpleasant and dangerous
malady. Our systems sometimes seem
to require but little excuse for taking
colds. A slight draught from hal1
opened door, a:r from a window falling
on the neck, bed Or underclothing
particle damp, moistened feet or a
change in the weather, are sufficient,
and sometimes from no conceivable
cause do we suffer the severest.
Were the cause of colds always
known, we might usually prevent them,
but the most prudent are often at;
tackled. BY paying more attention to
the warmth of the body, drynes of the
clothing, freedom from draughts OF air,
Or wearing a small bag OF camphor gum
on the chest, or carrying a few crumbs
OF the sanlein the mouth on long drives
In cold or stormy weather, many colds
would be prevented, and our strength
saved to battle those that are of a
more epidemic nature.
The approach or first effect ola cold
is felt differently. Sneezing, tightness
in he"nostrils, rawness in the nasal
passages, sore throat, chillness, head.
ache, ringing in the ears, or trowsiness,
is but a skirmish of the battle that is
to follow. These signs usually appear
in the evening and should be attended
to at once, as a cold can only be brok-
ell up at the commencement. ThefoI.
lowing morning, ii no remedy has been
used, the disease will be thoroughly
seated, and cause catarrh in the head,
or a cough in the throat or lungs. In
two to five days, if care is used, the
cold will have ii pened and seem to pass
OF rapidly by expectoration of phlegm.
Ii more cold is taken, pneumonia or
consumption is liable to follow.
There is no universal specific for
colds even in their earliest stages.
That which will cure one patient, will
have no effect on another, and 8 cure
for a person to-day may, ten years
hence, lie useless. But most cases Of
the young or middle-aged can be cured,
If taken In season, by some one OF the
simples employed for this purpose.
The following are a few of the methods
used to cure colds in their beginning,
and others will doubtless occur in
the minds OF the readers: Catnip
tea made moderately strong, with
sugar, and milk, chestnut leaf tea, or
tea made from any OF the mints, es-
pecially pennyroyal, hot lemonade,
camphor sling, or a long draught OF
cold water. Either of these should be
taken after the patient is in bed, to
produce perspiration, and care must
be taken the following day. A table
spoonful of water made hot with
! cayenne pepper, taken in sips to
molsten the mouth and throat, has
been my individual remedy for years.
Hea ting the feet is often sufficient, and
g. poultice of boiled onions is good
where there is tishtness OF throat or
lungs. Violent exercise, as rapidly
saving wood or mopping floors, will
sometimes seem to answer the desired
end.
The universal prevalence of colds,
and the direful results often following,
should induce US to use every pre-
caution to prevent them, and prompt
means to remove them when once con-
tracted.