The sun., 1902-01-26
how TO AVOID CATCHING COLD
NO NEED or SNEEzIN6 IF ONE
ONLY TAKES CARE.
Simple Precautions That WIN Enable Any
Cne In Ordinarily Good Health 20
Pass Through the Cold weather
without the Usual Baneful Results.

Nthout unc teuhi bahetui hsesess''
A famous English doctor once wrote in
the Lancet, a chilly man Is sick man.
IL that is true the percentage OF invalids
in the American public is somewhat appall-
ing. A New York doctor, when asked
about his English confrere's statement,
laughed. but gave his indorsement.
-Of course, that doesn't mean that every
man who feels cold is seriously Ill. he said;
but, as a matter OF fact, only very excep-
tional exposure Is sufficient excuse for a
well man 5 suffering from cold In any climate
TO which he is accustomed. If ordinary
exposure in this climate can make person
uncomfortably cold, there is something
wrong with that persons physical con-
dtion or clothing.
Taking cold isn't a matter OF tempera-
ture. 1t is a question Of physical condition.
Fatigue causes more colds than all tho
draughts that blow. A draught isn't going
to harm a man whose nerves and circulation
are in perfect tone. A man goes home,
tagged and jaded at the end Of the day. He
goes TO an evening function, In dress clothes,
takes liberties with his stomach or nerves.
He is chilly, takes cold-and swears it was
all a matter of temperature or dra ught.
II his blood was pure, his nerves steady and
his digestion good, the temperature
wouldn't have affected him.
quite aside from the pro blem OF what
we call colds, the ordinary sensations OF
cold seldom have an external cause. Their
cause is internal. The men and women
who go shivering along our streets in winter
weather ought not TO be cold, unless they
have some disease that explains their
chilliness. They think they can remedy
matters by piling on heavy clothing. 1t
can't be done that way. Naturally, warm
clothing will helpto Offset low temperature,
but II will not make n man warm II there is.
as is usually the case some internal reason
why he is cold.
Il believe that fully three-fourths OF
our people wear too many heavy clothes
in cold weather. They feel cold and the
only thing they think Of doing Is to put
on another thickness Of flannel. Warm
clothing Is all right, but heavy clothing isn't.
and the close fitting iannels that are 40
universally worn are an abomination. They
keep the skin from breathing and the mo-
ment the skin gets out of breath. the owner
Of the skin will be cold, even If he wears
flannel and fur foot thick.
1T seems queer TO me that people will
never learn and put in practice the simple
rules that will insure them comfort in cold
weather. Putting aside invalids, we'll
take the man who considers himself per-
fectly well. but who gets blue and shivers
on a cold day. His circulation is out OF
gear. He must find the cause and re-
move Il, II possible II not, he must Offset
II. as far as he can, by simple and rational
means,
Imperfect digestion may have impover-
ished his blood. Then he must forswear
gastronomic indulgence and eat plain
food that will make pure blood. The first
plunge into wintry air. out OF a warm house.
will always make the pores gasp. and drive
the blood from the surface 10 the inner
fortresses in the big veins and arteries
and around the vital parts Of the body:
but. II the circulation is good. the reaction
will follow almost Immediately, and the
blood will flow back 10 the surface with a
rush, producing a fine tinolng glow.
In order to bring about this happy con-
diton, a man must take care Of his body
and encourage his circulation. Pure air,
wholesome food. plenty 81 exercise, fire.
uuent bathing and ventilation Of the skin
and avoidance % sweltcrirg clothes will
put the average man where he can defy
any winter weather this climate can fur
uish. II his nose and fingers do get cold
temporarily IN. extreme cases, they VII
chilliness viii he unknown 20 him.
our houses and Offices are too hot |
We all know that. So far a. possible we |
should remedy NJ but. unfortunately. II |
Isn't always possible, especially IN an apart |
ment house or Office building When one |
can't keep the temperature down 10 some |
point between o. and 20 degre.s prefer |
ably nearer % drgr-s than - degree --
one must grin and bear b. au' DO what one !
can to C#tuteract the injury A. least, |
lsfF IA al Lee lgfII "A fs fNHu !
a draught Indeed, n a man - IN prime |
condition, draugh' ought uut "a harm |
him. One great physician - ths genera
ton used ~ turn cold drauFhf- ~ air ON |
email s"ctiun= ~ a paticuf's body uniii |
BE- got th" patient into condition where |
be could endure the cold current On his |
whole body
sFeN persons understand how dee
perateIy the skin u'Hts Nrf .I.a.luu A
large majority ~ uy Ua'.'f.'-. ! NrulY
ltlle,f. 80 no. sFp.rp NhtIr whole rHtlr- Z
g. tAs air once. fI.m n.I.rU|'.rI 'H J4rt /
Nov. mat b. rdIn4i.ur l' ..I .' II
oidul i.f . l"r-'n wh' Sut. Y."
a. take n all lli- l'.tls= ant l.IIrr HU..H.
iu a rH.m 81 ,riiuary trmfrfaiurr. lot /
tho tIIrE may lr uHrn ly drErHr. Hud |
trr D.Iy uo'a.s au Hif hufh al ira.f ,Iro
day n ilr rhIH b. o. o. Its duIN lN .l"
n.Dl aDd ufNrs iur Goo raUH ira#Iu
I ias.f lir o.I r.YrFr 60 foe prfr. ff
tHHa tlf vaIm f.. lafN rh.ul i' uHt
rfs.fI OBJ. bot a r.f IF. ifIiI frl
10 fIf t.Ha fIifl l.f.. '.'f 'ia.Hf 81. nli
luI t..I Uh. fIr a.. Uafl mHb d. r. U.affsI
f '.Y...in t.'Hr .. IHIftN f N
tslY W l.pI rH',. t.s|.F us uHI .i
tIir Is..Y u.trIU| A. NH. rI.#t IH.F."
suh I.lH Dai' m.ir .' '.. i.if a .U.
,..ais #. s.f 80 rlaI sa... ffaa4a..l
ltu .Hf Ir.I .Haf . nh. HHIU HI
FNH sII iH.Hf .H.'