The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-25

How to Avoid sickness and How to Get
Well when Sick

interesting subject today to the medical
profession, and TO the general public
Nearly everybody has had slight or Sc
we're attack of this new disease. and this
fact alone instifes extended Investigations
IL is now clearly evident that the grippe
has come 10 this country to stay, and it
win appear every season, and in every Sec
ton of the country, when the atmospheric
conditions are favorable Although
called a new disease, the grippe
has appeared at frequent intervals
since the beginning of the six
teenth century, and 50 eminent an author
ity as DR.. Cyrus Edison, of the New York
health board, says that there is some evil
dence that the grippe attacked the
Athenian army in the year Ais B. C. The
grippe has a number of names. and the
same disease has been called in different
localities, contagious influenza, febris
catarrhalis, rheuma-epidenicu ladendo,
Blitz-katarrh. Chinese catarrh, tao, cephal-
algia, cocotte and several other names.
The disease is a self-limiting affection, and,
as no infallible specific has yet been dis
covered, the main thing to do is 10 keep up
the strength of the sufferer until the
disease has run its course. Next year it
will appear again in more or less serious
form, according to the atmospheric con-
ditions.
HOW TO CROSS THE OCEAN AND NOT GET
SICK.
In spite of seasickness the annual exodus
TO Europe Is enormous, and increasing
every season so that the capacity of the
great ocean steamers is strained to high
limit; but hundreds who adopt this mode
of travel would do so with greater eager
ness if the dread of seasiekness did not
dampen their ardor. They are now read
ing every item printed about seasickness,
and preparing themselves to fight off the
disease. The periodical literature on the
subject of seasickness is already enormous,
and enough remedies have been recon-
mended TO kill the disease a thousand
times. The fact is seasickness is bene-
fetal dose of medicine, and its
after results are always good. The
main thing to do is TO avoid too
severe an attack of it by getting the
stomach in perfect order before entering
upon tie voyage. Purify the system sew
eral days beforehand by taking some pur-
gatiye or laxative, and then regulate the
diet carefully until the other side is
reached. If the stomach is overloaded
with mixtures of food and drink, it must
rebel when on the rough sea, and severe
attack of sickness will follow. The main
thing is to prevent such an attack that
some internal organ or blood vessel is
strained in the efforts to vomlt. After the
vessel Is thoroughly at sea, walk up and
down the deck to get accustomed TO the
motion of 1t, and keep the mind dwelling
upon other subjects. If sickness comes
on do not try to be too brave. and refuse
to lie down. A little rest in the
quiet of the stateroom will do much
toward improving your condition. Avoid
greasy food, and keep the nerves as quiet
as possible. Comfort your mind with the
thought that it will last only few days,
and then you will be all the better for the
change in your system. If the stomach is
in good condition at starting, and the diet
is well regulated, sea sickness will probably
not come TO you unless the weather Is
rough. and if il does come it will be a light
attack. The so-called remedies are no
remedies at all. The best cure is good COM
mon sense and knowledge of the strange
sickness.
DANGER IN KISSING.
The spread of many diseases through
contact of the lips is especially noticeable
in those countries where kissing is COM
mon custom of greeting. The disease
may be communicated from one person
to another through the breath, which is
full of minute microbes, or by the lips, on
which linger small bacteria, ready to
change from one person to another. The
promiscuous habit of ladies to kiss every
chance acquaintance that they might
meet is especially to be deplored. They
kiss the sick, the well, the dead and
everybody who appeals to them in any
way. Not frequently they stop on the
street and kiss blue-eyed child whose
appealing face attracts them, and this inn
pulsive act may be the means of spreading
some dangerous diseases among all of her
friends. Sick people should never be
kissed on the lips, nor the breath taken
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much harm may be done by such simple,
kindly act. After kissing such sufferer
the next friend that Is met may be stricken
with the same disease. When person is
taken with cold, the grippe. tonsilitis, or
other similar diseases, kissing even among
sweethearts should be avoided. Disease
knows no respect. and the coral lips of the
handsomest girl may carry the dead
~ bacteria to her lover as well as
the toughest mouth of an outcast.
People suffering with lip sores and fever
blisters should likewise avoid kissing. for
here also considerable damage may be
done. Young lovers cannot be too care
full in this respect, if they wish to show
their affection for each other. for it is not
proof of love to communicate q deadly
disease to each other.
THE BARBER's WORK.
Shaving is an invention of man, and it is
doubtful if the face was ever made for this
process. If shaving is tolerated by the
BARRIERS, close shaving should at least be
avoided. If one could look at his face after
a close shave through a microscope, the
sight would nearly sicken him of BARRIERS
aud razors- The entire skin resembles
piece of raw beef more than anything else,
and a thousand exposed blood yes
sells are protesting against such treat
ment. The true way of shaving is
TO have such a sharp razor-which BARRIERS
very seldom have-that the hair is cut off
clean without cutting the skin A close
shave today means that portion of the
cutlcle and small layer of the skin, is to
be removed with the hair. The result of
this is that minute blood vessels are ex-
posed, and along with this the nerve tins
are left unprotected. The process is
irritating and smarting, and when the
sharp bay rum is applied it makes the face
pain severely. This naturally makes the
face tender and in time unhealthy. 1t
makes ones face and throat very suseept-
lhie 10 colds, hoarseness and sore throats.
Should the BARRIERS razor contain the
germs OF any disease, they would be
thrown directly into the blood. As the re-
suit OF this, sore faces. impure blood,
blotched skin, and even eczema FIRE auently
dlshgure the faces of those who have close
shaves at the BARRIERS every few days.
REDUCING THAT FAT
In hot weather excessive fat makes life
| burden, and every method of reducing
fat Is tried. The fact is great deal Of
the fat is disease, more than anything
else; II IS not true good. healthy tat, and
II Is noble ambition to get rid of it, To
reduce this fat il is necessary to open the
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