The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
CATCHING COLD.
1 Medical Practitioner Gives Hints
for Proper Treatment.

a house. and keeps up a nearly even tem-
gerature. IL a part becomes chilled, how
ever. The vessels contract and the amount
OF blood I'm that part Is temporarily de-
creased. This increases the amount OF
blood In ether parts or organs. and con-
eeStion results. disturbing the equilibrium
and causing disease. This. briefly. is the
process by which getting chilled gives one
a cold.
When n person. overheated by exertion.
or by remaining In an overheated room. or
b. wearing too heavy clothing or other
wise. cools of suddenly by standing in
draught. or by exposure to cold air. espe-
cially a cold wind. the surface OF the body
f. chilled and the skin appears shriveled
up The circulation is checked in its ac-
tfvity. and the blood. unccoled by radia-
ton. becomes slightly heated and is thrown
into internal organs in greater than usual
quantity. II the person is robust this dis
turbance of equilibrium may pass off as
soon as the disturbing influences are re-
moved. or cease TO act, but. as a rule.
there follows temporary Inflammation
OF the parts
The simplest form of a cold is a cold in
the head The victim complains of slight
feverishness, feeling of fullness in the
head end headache. and general lassitude.
The nose, at first dry and itching. soon be-
gins to run. and the patient begins TO
sneeze- Blowing the nose relieves these
symptoms fer moment. but IL must be
frequently repeated and becomes burden
I'm itself. The voice has a peculiar muf-
fed tone. Usually this state Of affairs lasts
but few days and gets well Of itself with
I'm ten days, or I'm severe cases within two
weeks. A cold in the head may often be
aborted by early doses of from ten to fif-
teen grains of ouinine. with perhaps one
eighth of grain of morphine. II the cold
has taken hold tincture of belladonna may
be given In two-drop doses every hour un-
I'll 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 before If the
throat becomes dry and the eyes become
blurred. showing that the physiological eff
feet OF the drug has been reached. The
running at the nose and sneezing may be
checked by an occasional pinch of the fol-
lowing snuff: Powdered cubebs, one
drachm; subnitrate of bismuth, two
drachms; muriate OF morphine, two grains
If fever is marked. tincture of aconite may
be given with the belladonna in doses of
one to two drops.
Sometimes the manifestation of the eff
fects OF chilling appear as a 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 dry, tick
ling sensation, which causes the victim to
cough frequently. but at first there is little
II any, expectoration. Later the secretion
appears. and the cough becomes looser, and
the voice, which has been husky, becomes
more natural, until, in about a weeks time
the sore throat ceases to trouble the pa
tient. although, in severe cases, it may
continue for a period of two or three
weeks. At the onset the patient should
wrap a strip of flannel around the throat
until relief is obtained, and this may be
wet with hot or cold water, or camphor-
ated oil. If desired. Prior to this mustard
plaster may be applied for a short time.
both may be dispensed with and tine
ture OF iodine applied. At the very begin
ming the feet should be soaked in very hot
water, to which a little mustard is added.
Internally the following may be used in
dessertspoonful doses every three hours:
Tincture Of aconite root. thirty minims
syrup OF lemons, one-half ounce; solution
OF acetate of ammonia, two ounces.
If the secretion is raised with difficulty
an exDectorant mixture should be used,
say: Tincture of pulsatilla, one drachm;
syrup Of ipecacuanha, one ounce; solution
OF citrate of potash. five ounces. The dose
OF this is a tablespoonful every three hours.
II gargles are used they should be at
first soothing. Flaxseed tea, for example,
may be taken little at a time and, often
10 soothe the irritated surfaces, and later
Rstringent gargles may be used such as
pinch of alum in water or little chlorate
OF potash.
AS the Inflammation extends to and in
wolves other tissues a laryngitis pharyngi-
tbs or bronchitis follows-that is, an infiam-
nation Of the larynx or pharynx, tits be-
tng a termination which always means ''in-
fiammation Of the organ, TO the name OF
which il Is added. AT the onset there is
q feeling of chilliness, usually occurring
with a cold IN the head or sore throat, OIL
both There is considerable fever and pain
fn the limbs and joints, and all over the
body, Of an aching character. In a day OF
two pain. raw and burning. is felt under
the breast bone. especially at the upper
part, and this is more acute during swal.
lowing. At first there is a hard barking
cough, but this becomes loosen later, and
IS then attended with expectoration IN
creasing in quantity. Bronchitis in adults
usually cures itself within two weeks
but in children and old people it is always
OF a serious character, owing to its ten
dency TO pass into the capillary form, in
which the fine air passages of the lungs
becomes blocked Up with secretions, and
thus cause death by gradual suffocation.
At the onset an attack OF bronchitis may
often be checked by ten TO ffteen-grair
doses Of quinine, with one-eighth OF grain
OF morphine. a hot foot bath being taker
just before going TO bed. and some no
drink taken TO cause sweating. counter IL
ritation being set up by a mustard plaster
over the breast bone. Later. If the diseas,
continues, give a dessertspoonful, every
three hours, of: Tincture OF hyoscyamus
two drachms: syrup OF squiils. one-hal
ounce; syrup of ipecac. one-half ounce: so
tuition OF acetate OF ammonia. sufficient I,
make four ounces.
IN the later stages, IL the secretion 4
nd .-ifI,