The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17
Runs the Risk Of mourning the
Everlasting DispIeasure OF His
Associate Practitioners byGlving
Valuable Tip
TELLS HOW TO GUARD
AGAINST COLDS
Lower Temperature in Houses
and Offices Will Do Much to
Lesson the Likelihood of a Per-
son Catching Cold on Going
Out of Doors

A well-known Worcester business
man who lost considerable time, last
winter, on account of his susceptibility
to colds, has been in training all sum-
mer to beat the game, this winter, but
he was met on the street, the other af-
ternoon, by reporter for The Spy and
it was seen he was in the clutches Of
his old enemy again. He told the re-
ucrter he was going home to sweat out
a cold which he had caught IN spite OF
his training He said 1t was no use 10
try to ward off the attacks OF MS enc
my, and he was prepared to take his
medicine all winter He had been toid
n cold water bath every morning would
harden his body so that he could go
out without an overcoat in the coolest
weather and not mind It, He began in
the summer and has kept at 1t re-
ligiously ever since. He took his cold
water plunge as regularly as he did his
breakfast and had got so he liked 1t,
but he caught the cold and his icy
plunges were to be cut out
He sweat the cold out all right and
was back at his desk again, two days
later, when the reporter called on him
Then was learned the reason for the
cold. That office was like an oven. The
weather outside was decidedly cold, but
the heat in the office was fearful,
especially to a man clad in heavy nan
nels. He had two steam radiators
throwing off all the heat possible, and
his thermometer registered ~ degrees.
That was the secret Of his cold. he
had taken only half his course Of train
ing and that half was completely de-
stroyed by the heat in his Office.
His clerks were complaining Of head
aches because the Office had been kept
at the So degrees ever since the cold
weather set in. The reporter related
the circumstances that night to ply
stefan and he said:
"Of course, that might be expected.
wouldn't mind being that fellows
doctor, this winter. l see visions OF a
pile Of dollars in him. Ills case shows
how little some men, who are wise in
certain things, know about the care
of their bodies. That man sat in an
overheated Office all day, and when he
gets out into the chilly air he Is an
easy mark for a cold. The same Is
true of most of the people In this sec
ton of the country. AS soon as the
cold weather sets in, every steam neat
er and stove is set at work and the
people don't give themselves a chance
to become accustomed to the cold.
They rush out Of overheated houses
and Offices into the cold air and while
their teeth are chattering they tell
each other 1t Is awfully cold.
It's all nonsense. They ought to take
things easier. They want to keep their
health and they are doing just what
they shouldn't do. Too much heat in
cold weather is worse than none,
might say, because the body is obliged
to make changes from one extreme to
another every time man or a woman
goes out of doors.
"Pll give you q simple prescription
for colds for the readers Of The Spy
and I will not charge them cent for
It, Don't overhead your house and Of
and don't wear too much clothing.
The human body needs air and 1t can
not get 1t when enveloped in several
thicknesses Of wool
"A great many people wear these
patent chest protectors. 1t may seem
odd to say it, but pair Of thick soled
shoes is the best chest protector a man
or woman could wear. More colds in
the chest are caused by cold feet than
any other one thing ] know of. If a
pair of thick soled shoes and good
warm stockings are worn to keep the
feet warm, there will be less coughing
in Worcester, this winter. 1t will not
do any good to wrap the body in heavy
underwear and fur listers II thin-soled
shoes are worn.
There is no reason why SO many
people should suffer continually from
colds If they will only take proper
precautions. You know an ounce Of
prevention is worth q pound Of cure.
Don't tell who it is who gives you this
ounce, because some Of the other doc
tors might get after me for taking
away their vacation money