The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
Medical Notes.


Under ordinary circumstances the blood
circulates through the blood vessels as
hot water circulates through pipes in a
house, and keeps up nearly even tenn
perature. If part becomes chilled,
however, the vessels contract; ana tho
amount of blood in that part is tenn
porariIy decreased. This increases the
amount Of blood in other parts or organs,
and congestion results, disturbing the
equilibrium and causing disease. This,
briefly, is the process by which getting
chilled gives one a cold.
When a person, oVerheated by exertion,
or by remaining in an overheated room,
or by wearing too heavy clothing, or
otherwise, cooIs off suddenly by stand
ing in oraught, or by exposure to cold
air, especially a cold wind, the surface
Of the body is chilled and the skin ap
pears shriveled up. The circulation is
checked in it's activity, and the blood,
uncooled by radiation, becomes slightly
heated and is thrown into internal or
gans III greater than usual quantity. LII
the person is robust this disturbance Of
equilibrium may pass off as soon as the
disturbing influences are removed, or
cease to act, but, as a rule, there fellows
a temporary Inflammation OF the parts.
The simplest form of a cold is a cold
in the head. The victim complains of
slight feverishness, a feeling of fullness
in the head and headache and general
lassituGe. The nose, at first dry and itch
ing, soon begins to run, and the patient
begins to sneeze. Blowing TIE nose re-
lives these symptoms for a moment, but
it must be frequently repeated, and be-
comes a burden in itself. The voice has
a peculiar, muffled tone. Usually this
state of affairs lasts but few days, and
gets Well of itself within ten days. or, in
severe ca SEES within two weeks
A cold in the head may often be avert
ed by early doses of from ten to fifteen
grains of quinine, with perhaps one
eighth grain of morphine. If the cold
has taken hold, tincture of belladonna
may be given in two-drop doses every
hour until six doses have been taken,
and then reduced to one drop every two
or three hours, stopping the medicine as
soon as the symptoms are relieved, or be-
fore, il the throat becomes dry and the
eyes become blurred, showing that the
physiological effect of the drug has
been reached. The running at the nose
9 and sneezing may be checked by an oc-
eeaSiona1 pinch of the following snuff:
Powdered cubebs drachm; subnitrate of
& bisnluth, 2 drachIns; muriate of NOR
phine, 2 grains. If fever is marked tine
ture of aconite may be given with the
sbelladonna in doses of one to two drops.
Sometimes the manifestation of the
effects of chilling appear as simple
sore throat, There is the preliminary
feeling of chilliness and fever following
It. The back of the throat feels sore and
raw and swallowing Is painful There Is
a dry tickling sensation which causes
the victim to cough frequently, but at first
there is little if any expectoration. Later
the. secretion appears and the cough be-
comes looser. and the voice, which has
been husky, becomes more, natural until
in about a weeks time, the sore throat
ceases to trouble the patient although
in severe cases 1t may continue for a
period of two or three weeks. a
At the onset the patient should wrap
a stripsof flannel around the throat until
relief is obtained and this may be wet
with hot or cold water or camphorated
oil if desired. Prior to this mustard
plaster may be applied for short time
or both may be dispensed with and
beginning the feet should be soaked In
very hot water to which a little mustard
is added.
Internally the following may be used
in dessert spoonful doses every three
hours:
Tincture of aconite root, 80 minims;
syrup of lemons, " ounce; solution of
acetate of ammonia, 2 ounces.
If the secretion is raised with difficulty
an 0ApeSlQFdIlS mixture Sf4Qi4lulo uSN@s
say: Tincture of pulsatiHa, drachm;
syrup of ipecaeuanha. l ounce; solution
of citrate. of potash, 5 ounces. The dose
! of this is a tablespoonful every three
hours, ,Asa IS rsso F1 ~ 7lzs
s4If gargles are. used they should be at
first soothing. Flax seed tea, for sex-
ample, may be taken little at time,
aud often to sootke the !rritated surfaces
aud later astringeRt gargles may be
s1ised as a pinch of alum in water or q
little chlorate Of potash. :
so AS the inflammation extends to and in
wolves ether tissues aa iaryngitis, piaryns
gifts or bronchitis follows; that is, an
Inflammation Of the laryi1zi or riaary11x,
e-ftiss,' being terInin at fQ1l which always
means ma ton d ~ the. s9rgan to
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At the onset there is feeling of chilli