Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-28
HOW TO CURE COUGHS AND
COLDS.
sOasouablc Advice From an English Hospital
Surgeon.

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Surgeon.
A hospital surgeon, writing on
coughs and colds. says: "T c first dis.
order OF the chest that 7 would speak OF
Is a simple cold and do so because a
cold is apt, indeed, to lead tOvery pain
ful and serious disease. Inflammation OF
the lungs, rheumatic fever, pleurisy,
bronchitis, neuralgiatic Inflammation
of the kidneys and other alarming dis
orders too often have their origin in u
common cold Therefore it is that q
cold is not TO be despised. The origin
of cold may be chill, II wetting, u
damp bed, damp feet or q score Of other
things. Tho symptoms Of Il cold are
known TO everyone, so II would serve
nogOod purpose TO repeat them hero.
II Is fortunate that cold is easily
checked, il taken In time. but, on the
other hand, II neglected, the conse-
qucnces are likely to be severe. First
of all, then, the patient suffering from
cold, whether 1t Affects the whole body
or only one portion should conline him
self TO one room for a day or two. A
hot bath shold be taken--if little
mustard is added to il it will be no
worse; u basin OF hot Cruel, or hot milk,
or hot, weak mutton broth, drunk, fol-
lowed by ten grains OF Dover's powder.
Soon after getting into bod--betwecn
the blankets, Of course perspirUtiOn
viii set in, and on the prOtuseness Of
this the speedy cure Of the cold de-
ponds. Should, however, the disorder
seem inclined to llnger, one drop of
tinctlrc Of acOnito may be taken every
quarter OF an hour for couple Of hours,
and then every hour for six or eight
hours. This will bring down the
temperature and moisten the skin. II
the head be troubled, smelling salts
viii be found useful II the chest be
Troublesome, mustard leaf should be
applied; and II the throat be
the seat of mischief. tabloids
OF elaborate of potash should be freely
sucked. TO prevent colds people ought
TO live in web ventilated rooms, wear
wooden next the skin, keep the skin
scrupulously clean, eat good. nutritious
food and avoid alcoholic drinks. Ths
hedclothes should be as few as conven-
iently can ba borne and the bedroom
windows should be open all night.
Remaining in damp clothes should he
avoided, and wet boots, above all,
should be put OIL as soon as possible.
Exercise Is also valuable preventive.
A cough is rather II symptom than a
disease, IL accompanies consumption,
pluerisy, pneumonia, bronchitis aud
other affections. Then we may have a
throat cough, a stomach cough, ns well
as chest cough. The first is due
TO an irritable and relaxed CON
ditiOn OF the mucous membrane of the
throat, or TO an elongated uyula, while
the second arises rcfieNly from some
irrltant In the stomach. The throat
cough may usually be cured by the an
plicatlon OF an astringent to the irrita-
bic surface. Chlorate of potash In the
form of gargle, or, still better, in tab
loids, Is valuable; glycerine or
unhin may also be applled
direct to the throat with swab Of cot
ton, wool or fannie acid loz-
enses may be allowed slowly to dissolve
IN the mouth. The stomach cough may
10 cured by attention being paid to the
digestive organs. The first step In the
euro may wnll DO the administln-
tlonoi an ometic iuthe form OF mustard
and warm water For cough follow.
Ing IN ordinary cold, where no acute
or leycrish symptoms are present
the following medicine is very valuable.
Take OF compound tinoture OF opiun
haii an ounce, oXymol OF souills half mn
| ounce, spirits OF chloroiorm two
drachms, water to eight ounces. Two
iablespooniuls 10 be taken when tho
cough Is troublesome. This, OF course,
must on no account be given Ia
ehudrcn.-Good Health.