The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-12-23
WINTER DISEASES.
The Causes and Symptoms of Wintes
Cough, PIeurisy and Pneumonia.

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Cough, PIeurisy and Pneumonia.
winter cough" so-called, becauss
troubling the owner of it most at that
season, while the summer months arc
passed in comparative comfort, Il
generally due to emphysema Of The
lungs. This is an over-distended con
dition of the air-cells, accompanied BY
asthmatic attacks and chronic br0n-
chitis. 1t is usually due to nervous
asthma, or to a neglected bronchitis
Sometimes it comes on after an attack
of pneumonia, probably because 81
violent muscular efforts being made
before the lung has recovered ita
healthy condition after the attack 81
Inflammation. The breathing is lAbored,
especially on exertion; cough persists
from the setting in of cold weather mn
til late in the spring; the wheeling
that accompanies respiration Is disa
greeable to the sufferer and to all
about him; and the expectoration is ex-
PEELED with difficulty that adds to his
ordinary condition of feebleness. This
is often mistaken for consumption,
but has no relationship to tubercle. II
results in enlargement of the heart
first by overgrowth, then by overdls-
tention, then dropsy, and eventually
the duration of life is shortened. Tie
sanitary precautions to be taken by
those subject to "winter cough" arg
these: The clothing must be light aad
warm, of flannel next the skin; exposure
to wet weather must be avoided a.
much as possible, the feet being par
ticularly guarded against dampnessi
extraordinary exertion should not o.
attempted, as throwing too much work
upon the weakened heart; and the
chronic bronchitis should be lessened
as much as possible by the use OF iodlds
of potassium and balsamic remedies
Too much liquids should not be taken:
they add too much to the bulk OF the
blood and require too much work from
the heart to keep the watery fluid circu.
lating. The quality of the blood should
be improved by the us2 YI iron and :
highly nutritious dil ~ of which lean
meat should form a considerable pro.
portion.
Pleurisy and pneumonia are thoughl
by many to be typical winter diseases.
But most cases of pleurisy are due 1o
some poison generated within the ooaY'
and have no relation whatever to OK.
posure to cold. 1t is probable ting
occasionally cold does produce :
mostly in a secondary way. Rheuma-
tism is undoubtedly at the basis OF soiae
pleurisies and. in its turn. may oMg
its development to exposure TO cols
and damp. But pleurisy is more olten
traceable to kidney diseases or to sons
other poisoned condition of the plocp
than simply to cold. The ehronH
| form is never brought on by exposure
Pneumonia of the ordinary type y
which one lobe of one lung is ATOMS
affected, begins with severe chiit y
most instances. So does smait-poAs
Like the latter. it is specific lever
and. no more than it, is caused by ~
posure to cold. The chill is APT 81
male a strong impression that Tempe u.
ture has something to do with the W.
| ease. but it is erroneous. 1t is Weir
| known fact that pneumonia is not ILL., ..,',
prevalent in the coolest weather LIZ
spring is its favorite season. =
least most cases occur after 1 y.
severest cold weather is over. las
other form-that known as cal1,L.L
nj or broncho-pneumonia-in wnls y
patches or nodules of inhammation ~ =
pear scattered through both lungs ]
often due to the cold. That y, ~ =
chilling of the surface causes a co, S N
or more correctly, a bronchltls' ana
small children or the aged TINS may me Is
tend to the air cells and become : 20. : 5,
neutrality-suspicious.. 1t is, how s.,,sll.
more often the sequel to measles, small
pox. diphtheria or some otner 9TH I'M
poisoning than to cold as such such. ~ III
prevention Of this form Of disease :, ~ -
Ponds upon preventing the primal primal
.tfeetion.--S. Louis Gt9os- Ds"'S" II