The record-union., 1899-02-06

The sh,r co,,ae f,.o,,,s s,,a,,, h,1.,v. CLOS
sn.p eoaes ..ola 4se :. poo. =
t ~" . - !. eoae ny oa'.,. = ,lo..
s''<'-' = = Sol'iSs 'o1'' siie 11eol ~
CoLD Aso AN INFECTIOUS DIS
EAfA
All these instances, and there are
many sucn, go 10 snow that cold IS
an INFECTIOUS disease, prevalent widely,
no doupt, but only where man, per-
maps only where civilized man, exists.
Also that In some favored spots, as in
81. klida, the. disease when it has been
introduced rapidly becomes extinct.
fnls is known to be the case on sailing
vessels during long voyage, and it is
one OF the reasons why such a voyage
IS OFTEN beneficial to patients suffering
from consumption, who are so sadly
llable after any catarrhal attack to lose
the ground they have been slowly
gaming. 1t would seem, too, that the
injection is generally carried by human
agency, and it is noteworthy that some
at least of every ships crew or passen.
gers must take it with them when thew
go aboard, for apparently every ship
which reaches st. Kilda brings TIE
cold. Probably those who carry IT are
often quite unconscious that thew have
anything wrong with them. the dis
ease being. as II were later+ r.
would seem, too. that praetical1v all
human beings. irrespectiye ~ 900 oy
sex, and even when in good health .ro
highly susceptib1e To colds if &C., $50
been for some time free from, the,r ona
SO have lost immunitv '''-A
Additional evidence that ooaas ro
infectious is furnished hy yyhat ,,,o -,
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Cats seem to be esnecia,1v s,,sea,,tit,a
Probably thew often brsng ho,,,a go,
their nocturnal ramb1es those -, a.;
Gus catarrhal attacks which 90 ,os,d,,.
run through the house r. is an o1d
saying, THE cat is sneezinp. we sba;,
all have colds.n sheen. foo arc liable.
a whole flock NAV snffar ava 800
show that curious er,,ntion around 49,
lips (herpes labialis) which Wa ali L,o,,,
only too we'll as one of the most mn.
pleasant accompaniments Of a had cold
in the head. On the Austra1ian sbaan
runs, when the shearine season coues
round, the men who consregate at the
sheds are frequently smitten with an
illness of catarrhal nature which
rapidly takes hold of them and often
affects so per cent. Sometimes II he
comes very serious and NAV ax,or IA
velop into a fatal pneumonia To all
appearance it is caught from tho sbean
Horses. too. are very snhiect To nasal
catarrh. and 1t is a widely nravaIen+
belief among coachmen thai if horse
goes into a fresh stable. and esneciallv
if horse which has been ont at GRASS
goes into a stable with other borsos n
will be most likely TO develon a cold
All this evidence seens To foroe nc N
the conclusion that a cold is snecifc
infectious disease. and that without the
possibility of infection If is imnossihla
to catch it That is 10 GOV that - is
due to micro-organism and that with
out the nresence Of This n,icro-oro. ,,is,,,,
the disease cannot he contracted he
the exposure what If NAV WHAT'S tho
bearing of this belief9 Is If of anv i'm.
portance to nc if trua II no 10 ,.aoo.r-
nize it's trntho Contrast n for q No
ment with the comrno,,1v~ aooertod tha-
ory which NAV no rouphIv etatod &c
follows: First that tba eraater nu,,,.
Der of illnesses beein with cold mi.
is more or less CORRECT second that
all colds must necessarily he dua ta av-
posure of some kind draugb+s d.,,,,,
cold or wet tbougb tbis avnos,,re r,av
be so slight thai tbe s,,fferars a 70 ofter,
quite unconscious of II and saw. 81 an,
sure 7 don't know how have taken
cold - The nract;ca1 rasnlt 81 tbis tic
ory is that in their fear of these m
recognized exposures neonle arc ant r.
take more and more "a re- of tbamsaIvas
in other words tn coddlo more or5
more. This treatment tends IN maks
them more and more delicate. lose ond
less able to Withstand exposure. moro
and more sensitive RI the danross;,,y
effects of cold. 1ess and 1ass con.hla of
reactine healthilv AGAINST Is. ond rrhat
is far worse more and more AFRAID of
fresh air and GOOD venYi1a t;on TN tbe
hack blocks of Australia tha writer hoe
actually known q nontblv nurse st,onc
in the consciousness of ,,nouas+ione3
wisdom and armed nv tba autho,.;+v Of
established custor even when tho thor
morneter stood at 90 in the shade 70
fusa tn onen the v;naou1s Loot hov no
tent sbo,,1d +aLo cold, Ana +h;s 90
ding treatment when If is annI;ad +,
cbildran 10 esnacial1u inin,;o,,s oo,,s.
inc them to GROW nm da,;ooto ;nstooa
of sturdy and stronr and - tho lons
rim TENDING 10 undorniro ,ha robust
health and hardihood Of orr Enolisn
a ~ e ts,s oo,,,,,on,,, aooo. ~
this overcarefulness is not only iniuri
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