Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-05
COLDS DUE TO rLANNgLs.
Now Comes Physician who Says Heav,
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Z, Wooden Underwear Is bad.
A physician who has given much
thought TO the hygiene of clothing has
come To the conclusion that many
deaths are caused by heavy wooden n
deiclothing.
II can be pro.cd that tlanncls are O ften
the cause of severe colds. 10 have cold
is to be in n diseased condition and that
means loss of vitality and II shortening
of life. 1t may even mean sudden death
One can casily demonstrate in ones
own person on Il small scale the i'll Ell
fects of excessive flannels. ljiud your
hund in thick wooden bandages and
leave il in that condition for Il tight. In
the morning you will find it damp and
fabby, the pores all open. 1t is in the
most susceptible condition for catching
cold. III the whole body were brought
to the same state the result would he
disastrous.
That the whole body is often brought
10 n nearly similar condition is certain.
The majority Of people DUNG the win
ter incase themselves in heavy, tight
wooden or flannel garments. These
provoke lserspiration and do not alb
forb it. The result is that the wcarer's
skin is hot, damp and highly suscrpii
BILE TO the inillmma tory effects Of cold.
slightly lowered temperature can
hardly fail to bring on cold.
Heavy wooden undertaking is able
TO do all the more harm because it has
the weight of ancient domestic tradi.
tiion. Few people dare to he wiser than
Ahpi,. Il
clothing, according to modern expert
ence, should be as light as is consistent
with comfort. There are many persons
who go through the winter hvalthiiy
in cotton underwear and these are
probably the most fortu.atc class of
the population. But the warmtll-prc-
serving qualities of wool are not To
be ignored.
One of its great properties is that
IL is bad conductor Of heat. The
heat of the body, therefore, is not
10 the skin and does not absorb per-
SEPARATION freely. This is II quality of
doubtful value. While il is agretabl,
not to have your undcrclothing glued
To your skin IL is injurious to carry a
deposit of moisture which may heconc
cold and do harm in all parts of the
Body.
The object, therefore, should be to
Wear undertaking which docs not
cause excessive perspir;ition. II should
lie light and loose. Wool is apparently
The best material for the majority of
The people.
The subject of colds receives too lit
tie attention. Many people are resigned
to the perpetual possession OF them.
They should be regarded MS disease
dangerous offensive and unclcan. Pat
ent medicine advertisements print elo-
quent descriptions of their final cf-
fects. These remarks are applicable
10 those who have neglected themselves
too long and are fit subjects for the
hospital or prolonged medical treat
mcnt. Wise attention to clothing and
the general health is more valuable
than all remedies and treatment.
Colds are probably the chief cause
of illness and disease among human
beings. They give little trouble to
animals, who wear no clothing. Argu-
ing from these facts. some enthusiasts
would say that the lees clothing Won
wear and the more you expose yourself
the healthier you will he.
But n state of civilization of consider
able antiquity has made ii necessary for
man TO preserve his natural heat Inv
artificial means. II is not permissible
TO abandon clothing entirely in this
country. Nor is il advisable to wear as
little as the public authorities will per-
init during an American winter.
Neither warm clothing or artificial
heat will satisfactorily replace the
htnrnl heat of the body. To preserve
this should he the first aim of all who
wish To avoid colds. Good food. fresh
air and exercise are obviously the
principal means
In the care of the body the skin
should take an important place. ~
far as colds are concerned il is all inn
portant, because they rarely occur I'M
less the skin is in Il certain condition.
When the pores of the skin are opened
the cold mir enters where II is not want
ell and causes an inflammation. Iii
cold weather the pores should he closed
Cold water is an excellent vehicle for
'"B '"c pores. he weight OF en-
pefience seems to prove that il is bet
ter to use warm water first. Much de-
ponds on the individual constitution.
The warm water cleanses and softcns
the skin and relieves the body of super
huous moisture, the frequent source
nj colds. Following this. the cold wa
ter Will close the pores and put the
skin in sound, normal condition. No
one should stay in cold water lonm
enough TO feel discomfort y. Y.
World.
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