Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-13
HOW TO AVOID TAKING COLD.


The Heroic Treatment Recommended
New York Physician.
A recent article i'll the C"s.a ralt n
on the best methods of rc:iiSiIG "U''iE
will be of peculiar interest to HtpH'.n.
Autumn. according to the wrlrr. is n
most favorable season for C,.ItiTLt.nI
the power of resistance to diSCd%.. All
the cure may be wrought 1T home :!!t
without expense.
The first important point to be CoI-
sidcrcd is the skin, for the $N,n $50
PIGMENTS in functions almost every or
gan of the body. So intimately rr-
lated to the vital processes il the SKIN
that Il burn of even slight SCN"rlE ~
tending over more than tire" + hS /
the body is usually fatal Tn" iraN-
encc of cold upon the skin caHsr' Il
temporary blanching of the surface.
The minute blood vessels contract. and
the blood rrccdcS and accumllHt"S IN
deeper and more protected structures.
The circulation, usually sluggish. Is
profoundly impressed. and v%r"uS IL.
desirable symptoms Indicate IN Imm-
ncnt illness. These results attend he.
cause there is failure to react ut the
point of exposure. and prompt rr3"-
ton prcsuppoScS pure blood and plenty
of it circulating in healthy skin.
Pure blood can only be ma!r fro /
proper food-not mrdicinc-aSS'm'lnt"h
during exercise in pure air not too
warm. a healthy skin is Il clean skin
one from which all the organic debris
has been removed by thorouSh wash
ing. not by moStcning the gre, V i'm
puritirs and then distributing thcA
evenly over the Surfacc-aS w" polish
= l,n tl tA Il
to the picture. by wipin- off, women
fashion. with the corner of tn" towel,
through the week and taking Il halt
hearted sponge bath on Sunday. Now.
the months treatment recommended
by the physician who wrote the article
should be commenced immediately. and
consists in keeping the skin c!ran by
frequent. thorough and energetic bath
ing. followed by much friction. A. tn
beginning it is we'll to employ u",.sSH%
occasionally until the skin hr'H;..s.
hardened to rough usage.
Immediately upon rising NOV" lriS-
urcly about the room for Il few m,u-
utcS day by day increasing til" rN-
porurc of the body. until soon You can
take an air bath of five or ten minutes
duration without discomfort. This CN-
posture should always be foil Wrl ~
brisk rubbing before dressing. So"l
the body may be dAmpcncd all ov"
with the hand moiStrncd in waiter
which has stood exposed over n,:''
and is nearly the temperature ~. liz,
room. Next use Il sponge 81 @'liy
moiStcncd: then one which is not :"
dry. Soon the cold bath may be tax IL
with impunity and may b"cum" more
prolonged and more beneficial as in
skin becomes accustomed to it, These
baths must be followed in all case; by
brisk and prolonged rubbing OF The
skin. and they are merely the .,,Ii
gymnastics. not taking the pln"" al
the thorough cleansing bath, watch
must be attended to ut some Other
hour.
AS the weather becomes colder the
morning temperature of the room and
the bath should become gradually low
cr, until when you are habitiatrl t.
them you may venture to open IN
window Il little on warmer mornings
and expose the nude body to Il slight
draught. During the night the mucous
membrane should be hardened by lrav-
ing the chamber windows open. guard
ing only against draughts. Keep the
feet warm and dry, the body dry. and
during the day remain outdoors as
much as the weather will permit IT,
sisting the impulse to put on heavy
clothing. Avoid violent changes and
the long-continucd cooling of a single
part of the body. Remember that the
draught through Il two-inch aperture is
often more dangerous than the wind
through an entirely open window. and
that the Thanksgiving dinner is us ac-
tive in causing Il cold as the November
blasts.