The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-23
HOW TO CURE A COLD.
Extract from a Lecture by DIR. j. ii. Kellogg
of Battle Creek Sanitarium.


enough it is not difficult matter to
cure a cold. After cold gets to be
three days old, it can not be cured.
The best way is to cure the cold before
you get it by avoiding causes. The
majority of people who do any thing
for cold begin with hot bath. and
then go out of doors and take more cold.
Then they take another hot bath. which
relaXes the system still more and they
take more cold. A cold is not to be
cured by bath unless you begin at the
outset. If you take cold in the morn
ing. take hot bath at night and wrap
up well and go to bed. If you wait UNI
til the next day it will be too late to do
any good.
Most people think that little cold
does not amount to any thing and may
be allowed to take care of itself; but
the fact is, colds neglected become
chronic and lay the foundation for a
great many chronic diseases, and so
become incurable. Chronic catarrh is
commonly induced in this way, also
chronic bronchitis. A person takes a
heavy cold and allows it to wear off.
The next year he takes Il cold little
earlier in the season than the year be-
fore and it lasts a little longer. The
following year there is a still greater
increase in severity and duration. By
the fourth year his winter cough" lasts
all summer. He continues to grow
worse and finally wakes to the knowl-
edge that he has chronic bronchitis or
old-fashioned consumption.
You must begin the cure of cold by
recognizing the cause. Suppose it was
contracted by the wind blowing upon
the back of the neck. The first effect is
contraction of the blood-vessels and this
followed by a sort of paralysis of the
circulation. Remember, too, that the
nerves connected with the spine at this
int are closely related to the throat,
and such exposure will be pretty certain
to bring on sore throat. The proper
thing to do when Il person has taken
cold in this manner is to apply heat to
the spine, especially to the upper Part,
to bring about reaction. BE sure to
remain housed after hot treatment, else
you will be worse off than before.
Suppose your cold comes from getting
your feet wet: then put your feet in hot
water as the quickest way to bring
about q reaction. If you have taken
cold from lack of sufficient clothing and
your cold is general. you must have a
hot full bath. and the sooner you can
take it the better-iust as soon as you
are conscious that you have taken cold.
Then go Immediately to bed. \ cold is
serious matter and you must go about
its treatment in a busincss-like manner.
When YOU go out again. be sure that
you protect yourself well, for you will
be more sensitive to cold than before.
After your bath, while you are still
wrapped in bed, begin to drink hot water
"a glasSful an hour--it is the best remedy
know of: take half glassful an hour
at the very least. The reason for this
is that the action of all the eXcretory
organs, the liver, kidneys. skin and
lungs. are all diminished, and the effect
of the hot water will be to stimulate
| their action.
| After taking cold the skin needs to be
toned up, but do not attempt it by a
shower bath or by any means which
will be Il shock. After two or three
days tonic treatment may be begun,
and | know of nothing better than Il
sat glow. Rub the body vigorously
| with common salt. moistened to a paste,
until every inch of the surface is in a
| fine glow. Rinse off by means of a
spray or pail pour. wipe dry and you
will find the whole surface as smooth as
| polished marble. as well as hard and
/ firm. Then finish with coating of CO.
coanut oil, well distributed by hand rub
/ binT, as an extra protection.
There is another way to cure a cold if
you are tough enough to stand it. and
/ that is to do as the lumbcrmcn often do
keep out of doors and exercise vigor-
/ ously right along. The reason for this
/ is that Il larger amount of oxygen is
/ thus taken in. and it has the same effect
upon the depurating organs as does the
( drinking of hot water. However. very
/ few have sufficient constitution to I'M
dertalIe that kind OF Il curc.-Rcported
| by Helen l.. Manning.