Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-24
TREATMENT OF COLDS.
Valuable Advice for the Countless
Thousands Afflicted In This Way.

stance, the orthodox cold, which begins after
sitting in Il draught, with chilly, creeping
eings up the back, eliminating in
sneeze. DIR. Clark, says tho Boston Globe,
calls 1t q contest between the eyes and tho
nose to find which can run tle fastest'-the
running slackens, and the ncse becomes
stopped by the swelling of the mucous men,
brane, every little air is felt and sots the
person sneezing
Another kind will announce itself without
feeling, simply sneczing, and, again, some
take cold first in the throat and afterwards
in the head. Then there is the catching cold,
or "influenza," the cause of which is as
signed to "ozone clouds"
The commonest way Of catching cold Is
through draughts, especially if one is ex-
hausted or overheated, getting the feet wet;
and here let me recommend rubbing the
feet with alcohol.
Some persons are sensitive in the hands,
and if walking or driving on rainy day
without gloves forthwith develop cold, sit
ting near closed window on q cold day,
the glass forming insufficient protection
against the cold outside. There is also dan
ger of catching cold, even on warm day.
by remaining a long time in a room whore
tno sunlight Is SnuJ OuJ, ana inc WluQOW5
kept closed for fear of dust.
Among ladies the habit of changing heavy
garments on a cold day for something more
fancy, just to satisfy within, often results
in serious bronchial trouble. have heard
of young men washing their heads every
morning in cold water 10 clear the brain,
smooth the hair, then rush out doors with
out waiting to thoroughly dry the hair, never
stopping to think that nature makes US pay
back all we exact of her
DR.. Brown Sequard cons,,',2s the feet and
neck the very sensitive paris His theory
Is to blow stream of air upon the neck by
means of bellows, tho air at first TO be
slightly cold, increasing every day, until the
neck can stand an Arctic blizzard. The
temperature Of the foot bath to begin with
ninety degrees Fahrenheit, gradually re-
ducing 10 thirty eight degrees alb ~enheit
For persons with vigorous heal h, good
circulation and freely acting skins, nothing
is mora wholesome than the morning cod
bath and scrub down afterwards with roU a
towels, it is strengthening TO the spine an
nervous system, end IL the best preventive
against cold. Those who con no. bear the
cold bath might train themselves TO IL ly
right methods; these would be, 10 bath ouly
a portion of the body at y timo with tepid
water, in warm room, drying themselves
with the chair glove To tough3n TIE skin,
! Persons whose skins are poor in the Sc
crctions Of the sebaceous glands ought not
10 battle too often, as they lcso more of this
sebaceous material than they can spare,
thus leaving the skin hard and powdery,
therefore susceptible TO all the changes OF
temperature.
This can be counteracted by rubbing al
night with salad oil a te,spOonful will
be sufficient for the body. Then wear wool
en- night-dresses and rub off in tho morning
with dry towel. Take bath once q
week; this viii be sufficient for cleanliness,
as the skin PARTIES itself 10 a large extent
Let me suggest here lung gymnastics
They are of cndeniable utility to llat-chest-
ed people, 10 round shoulders and to those in
the incipiency OF 'phthisis." BY these ex
ercises (Which must be properly learnedl
full inspirations are established, and tho
least available parts of the lungs-thC
apices-receive their full complement OF air
and are stimulated TO throw off any exist
ing initiated products.
For children liable to colds nothing is bet
ter than a good rubbing nightly with coo
liver oil, wearing WOODEN night-gowns
Sponge them off in the morning, and no un
pleasant Odor remains. The effect is sc
beneficial that all objection to this treatment
ought to be laid aside.
Wear woo en- or silk underclothing woo
Z Is decidedly the bettor as it is porousl strons
boots, rubbers always in wet weather.
In regard to cold-curing, nearly every one
, has his own treatment. A few suggestions
however, may not be amiss.
Tie IN ghtcap' treatment is often succrss
full. Another eflicaciOus remedy is 10. chi I
Cruel and eating quantity of highly Ito
food is good.
3 Glycerine, with cream, will relieve a par
oxyism of coughing Another eXcellen
RENE ~, on the first SYMPTOMS Of cold, ia Il
take on retiring four grains of Dover 8 pow
der end two grains of quinine in pill form
7 this is not successful repeat the dose mex
} night Failing, the next best tn NJ IS Il
consult a good physician, remembering al
"ouncn OF proven i)n."
Children may be given a few drops o
: sweet spirits Of inter. bath ng the feet IL
hot mustard water and cOp.ous drinks o
warm lemonade.
Those unsigh; ly things, "herpes," or col
sores, should never be ruJbad Gs the ve+i
l cles burst and crusts fo-m. The p!,cat OF
Of a lit 'Camphor ice, y or fresh cold cream
l viii be found very soothing.
Cod coms, for those with low bodily
temperatur1, are extremely undesirable.
is just as fntu0us for those with consii ution
q al weakness 10 occupy cod rooms as 1t is u
. get into a cod bath. These persons. and par
ticular'y females, should never dress in
room without fire in winter, and, viii
y some persons with robust ma ures can stand
\ one of those damn reception.rooms wher
D people keep the blinds closed + r fear o
!, spelling the carpets most persons will con
!, trait severe cold during half-hour's sta,
/ in such place. If such placo feeis damp
r and one feels, after entering. that he has
| chill-and chill is almost always, though
q not invariably, the first symptoms OF
. cold, he should leave such "a place, or in
sist on being shown into some other apart
: ment This may happen in the middle o
summer.
There are many people who are apt to re
gard cold as a mere trife, and not worth
OF any especial care; yet in the same breath
q II you attempt to console them, they will
assert that a cold is one of the most annoy
:. ing maladies one could be subjected to. II
: it's incipiency, a cold is not a very dangerou
thing OF itself, but If nj owed tn remain
T may be productive of serious results.
simple cold may result in bronchial troubl
:. and gradually continue until consumpt"
II sets in.
o Right here q technical definition Of col
r by prominent physician of London woul
a be interesting. He says that the ''principa
: feature of a cold is a swollen congested cor
. dition of tho mucous membrane lining IN
8 nostriis and the air spaces connected wit
S them, am .acreased irritability of the men
:, brane and increased congestion"
l. Tie WAY TO S-ttle It.