Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-23

LnaJ We nave IcCchOiJ CApCtACHSON
and to the foul stenches that beset
as from the torn up streets.
at is news to me that colds are
so prevalent" said DR.. Anthony
Ruppauer, the next physician VS.
tied. But / do find a prevalence
of bronchial troubles which are
often mistaken for colds, such as
bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, ton
silitis, phsryngitis, laryngitis, and
all such troubles that are common
IL denominated colds. They are
IN reality the natural results OF
breathing the abominable gases
that arise continually from ouT
streets. The solid particles in
these noisome vapOrs continually
strike on the mucous membrane,
and frally cut it away. This pro-
duces violent inflammation, and in
that condition one becomes thor
oughly susceptible to elm tt C
changes. l regard New York as
the healthiest city in the world on
account of its magnificent situation
1t is washed on eli Their side by a
mighty river, and a pure ocean
breeze blows over it continually
But lift were not for this splendid
situation il would be the I'M
healthiest city in the world, for the
municipal government seems to be
doing all in its power to achieve
that end. Why, the street here in
front of my Office has been dug up
and repaved four separate times IN
as many months, and each time we
have been assaulted by the same dis
gushing and poisonous odors.
"Another thing that develops
and sggravates tn csc throat
troubles is smoking. And it does
not make any difference if the to
bacco is the best, it has Ill effects,
not so much as poor tobacco or the
contemplate cigarette, but it is
bad enough. Now you or any
other gentleman can make an ex-
pertinent for yourself. When you
get up some morning sit before
your mirror and look into your
throat. You Will find that 1t is the
color of boiled salmon, which is
natural. Then smoke cigar tor
FIVE minutes, and look again. You
will find that the salmon color has
given place 10 a deep red. Smoke
for fifty minutes and you find your
throat has the appearance of raw
beet. In that condition it is sus'
ceptible to climatic changes. There
fore, as a health move, would dc
away with both the vile gases OF
the streets and smoking, but espe'
cislly with the former. Their ex'
istence is a menace to the public
health"
DR.. T. s. Robertson was so i'll
with a cold that he could scarcely
speak when the reporter called
but the subject pleased him and he
talked on it with much freedom
He agreed fully with DR.. Sayre
and DR.. Ruppauer concerning the
effect of the gases from the streets
and the habit Of cigarette smoking
on producing colds and throat
troubles. He said that two years
ago when the streets were being
opened he bad twenty-seven cases
OF liberated sore throat at Ont
time 10 tue Broadway hotels be
tween Twenty.third and Forty-sec
ond streets. lie had observed
since that the people along the line
of any thorOughfare that was being
disrupted we're subject to throa
troubles. coughs and colds, a con
ditlon that be attributed wholly L
the miasmac condition OF the at
mosphere in such neighborhoods.
"But there are other influences
tha. must be considered" he con
tinued. sin the drst place, we hv'
here on an island and IN a contin
ually damp atmosphere. AS a re
suit, we are afflicted with catarrha
troubles. New York has 80 pc
cent. more cases of catarrh thar
any city in the worldexcept Boston
Now this catarrhal condition is 81
susceptible to climatic inhuenc'
that any little change in tn
weather brings on a cold III SOM
shape.
"Another very important facto
IN this matter is the carelessnes
of people in dressing themselves
A man comes home from business
at night, throws of heavy suit 0
clothes, jumps into full dress, al
tboagh the temperature has falleT
twenty degrees, and starts for th'
theatre. His wife rigs out in some
fanciful costume that does not keel
her half warm and accompanied
him. They stop 10 the lobby o.
/ the theatre and remove their wraps