The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-29
Or. Penrose's SuQ-
0eSti0nS for a Cold.

AS our train pulled out from the
station T was deeply impressed with
DR.. Penrose's remarks on the similar
ity between the care which the engi-
neer should bestow upon his engine
and that which we should give the
body.
1t so happened that was suffering
from severe cold at the time, when
T remarked that l had an engagement
to speak at a certain entertainment,
three nights from that time, and 1 was
fearful that my hoarseness might in
terfere with my speaking on that occa-
sion.
The time seemed opportune and the
Doctor being in communicative
mood, [ said: "Doctor, what shall I
do for this cold which I have. L am on
the program to speak at Webster Hall
next Wednesday evening, but if this
cold continues I shall be obliged 10
give it up. What do you advise for IL
cold?
''stop eating,'' said the Doctor.
''But I have been eating very heart
lily lately on the advice of a friend who
said 'starve fever and stuff cold,' -
I replied.
'sYes,'' said he, "that is an old saw.
1t started in about the time when we
bled patient for an aillnent of any
kind. The stuffing Of a cold is on a
par with bleeding"
''The facts are that if the engineer
wants to make some repairs on this
engine he stops putting in fuel and let's
his engine cool off. While the caring
for the body, in the case of cold, is
not exactly like repairing an engine.
it has certain similarity.
"You must stop putting fuel into
the body. You must let it cool off.
Stop eating, but drink. Drink freely
of warn drinks. When you get hun
CRY, drink. Tonight, when you go to
bed, eat nothing but fix up a hot lem
opade, hot as you can make, it, and
drink all you can. Pile plenty of
cic thes on your bed and sweat. In the
morning, after washing face and neck,
drop off the nightgown and very quick
ly, with your hands, wash your entire
body. Wipe at once and follow with
very brisk and vigorous rubbing.
rub yourself until you are all
aglow. In this you open the pores OF
the skin and allow the impurities in
the body to pass out through the open.
ings.
"Dress and go Immediately into the
fresh air. Fill the lungs to their ut
most capacity. Hold the breath. gent
ly pound the chest. ENhale, empty
the lungs. Fill them again. Repeat
this five times. Now go to breakfast
Remember you are not to eat, but
drink. Satisfy your hunger with
drink.
"You will notice that your voice is
becoming clear. Your cold is passing
When, on the second day, the cold is
| pretty much thrown off, you may eat
very lightly of cracker and butter OF !:
little toast, but if pou want certainly
to be in good order for your entertain
ment the less you eat the better.''
! I followed the directions implicitly
was hungry, but I knew [ would moi
starve. I recollected that it had beer
proven, by actual experiment, that
man could live forty days on simply
drink, and so in my anxiety to have
clear voice at the time appointed
was determined tc follow the instruc
ticns of DR.. Penrose.
l did so, and what was my surpris:
on the second day to discover that
had scarcely any cold, and on the thlr'
day it had vanished completely.
| :. ::
In all the time since then il by ac
cident caught cold, I could obsolute
" throw it off in three days by ;bstln
ence in eating, by freely drinking ant
daily rubbing. s.
| Butzthe facts are that 1 seldom talk