Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-30

way Of getting rid OF q coldf
Treat il promptly, for q cold is the
first step to nearly every other disease
in the world. II is a lowering Of the
vital forces. for IS degrees interior bod
lily heat Is the limit Of health.
The treatment after taking cold Is to
get warm and as soon as you can. A
hot bath lie the quickest and surest cure
for e cold, whether Of the depressed,
shivering order or Of the feverish kind.
II you can get into q bath tub with the
water as hot as you can bear il, up to the
neck. and stay in it fifteen minutes, add.
ing hot water to keep it at the psrboiline
point, there will not be much OF the cold
left when you get out.
One should be wiped dry quickly with
warm towels and slip into warm hsnneis,
ther into bed with hot soapstones or
some other kind Of heaters for the feet
or back, to lie there as long as ii feels
good to do so.
The feverish bilious cold may be fur
Their treated with q bowl Of hot lemon
ade and a laxative. On rising take care
not to get a fresh cold by chilling the
system. Do not be above dressing in q
warm room and having fresh clothes well
warmed before putting them on.
II the all-over hot bath is not in reach
take q hot sponge bath. putting on fresh
wooden clothing next the skin afserwsrd.
Fresh clothing is sanitary and refreshing.
You need TO change frequently when In
the least Out OF health.
Take q hot lemonade IL ID is accepta-
BILE; il you don't like it. try three or four
drops Of purified ammonia in a glass OF
water, using enough to make the dose
hot and stimulating. Drink half q glass
Of this every twenty or thirty minutes
until yor begin to feel better.
For a cold in the head. pour half q pint
Of boiling water on q dracbm OF gum
camphor, keep it hot and inhale ten or
twenty minutes.
Shutting hot water, holding the face In
il for ten minutes, relieves both colds and
hay fever.
Rub the bridge Of the nose and be-
tween the eyes with vaseline, cold cream,
oil or fat ON going to bed to relieve q
stiff cold, hay fever or cstsrrh. The oil
or fat is absorbed and soothes the irri-
tated membranes within. besides loosen
ing the collections which give SO much
trouble.
Vaseline on the saddle Of the nose will
a sneezing cold, and the ammonia
water mentioned above will cure it.
In one Of these colds which go all over
one-inluenza, nsmely-Dr. John Cutter
says the best treatment is to drink plenty
OF hot water-just as it can be taken.
This dilutes and washes away mucous
vitiated secretions and stimulates healthy
preventing the horrible s%uffoca-
tion which attends a stuffed chest.
II . sore throat is attendant, wear Q
cloth with a dry flannel and . piece Of
oiled elk or rubber cloth outside, which
will keep the compress from drying and
preserve an even warmth. II obliged to
20 out, rub the throat with vaseline or
sweet oil and wear a thin flannel hand
kerchief over it.
Earache is often a result Of cold.
Drop warm sweet oil with a drop Of
carbolic acid in il into the ear or lay the
head on a warm block or soapstone. with
moist flannel over it, and steam the ear.
If persistent, give . hot foot bath. get
the patient in a sweat with hot lemonade
and give q dose Of salts and SIENNA, rhu-
barb or any prompt ~purgative. Always
give the latter the frst thing in case Of
neuralgia, acute toothache or earache. 1t
goes to the root Of the matter. Chicago
Record.