Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23
TREATMENT OF COLDS.
Valuable AdvIce for the Countless Tho
sands Afflicted an This Way.

Ieehngs up the back. eliminating IN
sneeze. DIR. Clark, says the Boston Globe,
calls it contest between the eyes and the
nose to find which can run the fastest
the running slackens, and the nose becomes
stopped by the swelling OF hemucous men,
brane, every little air is felt and sets the
person sneezing.
Another kind win announce itself without
feeling, simply sneezing, 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
assigned to s'ozone clouds.n
The oommonest 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 II walking or driving ON a rainy day
without gloves forthwith develop g cold,
sitting near a closed window on q cold day,
the glass forming insufficient protection
against the cold outside. There is also dam
ger Of catching cold, even on q warm day,
by remaining long time in room where
the sunlight Is shut out, and windows kept
closed for fear of dust.
Among ladies the habit Of changing heavy
garments on cold day for something more
fancy, just to satisfy whim, often results
in serious bronchial trouble. l have heard
Of young men washing their heads every
morning in cold water to clear the brain.
smooth the hair, then rush out doors without
waiting to thoroughly dry the hair, never
stopping to think that nature makes US pay
back ali we exact Of har
DR.. Brown-Sequard considers the feet and
neck the very sensitive parts. His theory
is to blow a stream of air upon the neck by
means q fha OH 81 q
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 to thirty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
For persons with vigorous health. good
circulation and freely acting skins, nothing
is more wholesome than the morning cold
bath and scrub down afterwards with rough
towels, it is strengthening to the spine and
nervous system, and is the best prevent
i've against cold. Those who can not bear
the cold bath might train themselves to it
by right methods; these would be, to bathe
only.a portion Of the body at a time with
tepld water, in warm room driving them
selves with the "hair gloven to toughen the
skin, and get up a good circulation Of the
blood
Persons whose skins are Door in the se
cretions OF the sebaceous glands ought not
70 bathe too often, as they lose more of this
eeoaceous 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 at
night with salad oil" A teaspoonful will
be sufficient for the body. Then wear
woolen night-dresses and rub of in the
morning with dry towel. Take a hot
bath once week; this will be sufficient for
cleanliness, as the skin purifies itself to a
large extent.
Let me suggest here lung gymnastics
They are of undeniable utility to fat
chested people, TO round shoulders and to
tnose In the incipiency of ''phthisis.n By
tnese exercises (Which must be properly
learned) full inspirations are established,
and the least available parts of the lungs
the apices-receive their full complement of
air, and are stimulated to throw of any ex-
listing initiated products.
For children liable to colds nothing il
better than good rubbing nightly with
cod liver oil, wearing wooden night-eowns.
sponge them OF in the morning, and no un-
pleasant odor remains. The effect is 40
beneficial that all objection to this treat
ment ought to be laid aside
Wear woolen or silk undertaking fvvooI-
0~O-~-y IL
strong boots, rubbers always in wet
weather.
In regard to coid-curing, nearly every
one has his own treatment A few sugpes-
tons, however, may not be amiss.
Ine "nlghtcapo treatment is often suc-
cessful- Another eficacious remedy il hot
onion Cruel, and eating quantity Of highly
sa tied food is good
Glycerine, with cream, viii relieve n
paroxylsm Of coughing. Another excellent
remedy, on the first symptoms of cold. il
to take on retiring four grains of Doyer's
powder and two grains of quinine in pill
form. Ii this Is not successful repeat the dose
next night Failing, the next best thing is
TO consult good physician, remembering
an "ounce Of prevention"
Children may be given a few drops of
sweet spirits of inter, bathing the feet in
hot mustard water, and copious drinks of
warm lemonade.
Those unsightly things, s'herpes,p or cold
sores, should never be rubbed, as the vesi-
cles burst and erusts form. The application
OF little "camphor ice," or fresh cold
cream, will be found very soothing.
Cold rooms, for those with low bodily
temperature, are extremely undesirable
1t is just as fatuous for those with consti-
tutional weakness to occupy cold rooms "a
1t is to get into cold bath. These persons
and particularly females, should never
dress in room without a fire In winter.
and, while some persons with robust nat
ures can stand one of those damp recep-
ton-rooms where people keep the blinds
closed Tor fear OF spelling the carpets
most persons will contract a severe cold
during half-hour's stay in such a place
Ii such place feels damp, and one feels
after entering, that he has a chill-and a
chill is almost always, though not iuyari-
ably, the first symptoms of a cold. ba
should leave such place, or insist on being
shown INTO some other apartment. This
may happen in the middle Of summer.
There are many people who are apt to
regard cold as a mere trifie, and not
worthy OF any especial care; yet in the
same breath, IL you attempt to console
them, they will assert that a cold is one of
the most annoying maladiee one could be
subjected to. In its incipSency, cold Is
not very dangerous thing of itself. but il
allowed to remain it may be productive of
serious results A simple cold may result
IN bronchial trouble and gradually con-
tinue until consumption sets In.
Right here Q technical definition of a
cold oy prominent physician of London
would be interesting. He says that the
principal feature of a cold is swollen con-
gested condition Of the mucous membrane
lining the nostrils and the air spaces con-
nected with them, and Increased irritable
ity OF the membrane and increased con-
gestion."
A Curious Substance.
AT Halle, Germany, the skeleton-Iike.
Horous covering of species Of tropical cu-
cumber Is now being converted into a sub
stitute for sponge, and is already being ex-
ported in immense quantities to England
and other countries. The curious substance
Is known as loofah. It's not only valuable