The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-13
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Home Health
Club
By DAVID n. REEDER. Phi. D.. n. D.
La Porte, Ind.
SORE THROAT.

some of them very slight and others Of
grave Importance. A common cold is
the chief source of most throat trou'
bles, and all the causes which result
in catching cold may result in sore
throat. These troubles usually prevail
in cold and damp weather, when the
chilling of the surface Of the body
drives the blood inward upon the In
| ternal structures, along with the ex-
creta which should naturally be thrown
| off through the skin.
Some persons cannot have their feet
| become the least cold or damp With
out getting a sore throat. Immediate
" a raw feeling is experienced in the
| throat. and unless the feet are warmed
very quickly a case of sore throat will
| develop. No matter what is the direct
character of the disturbance in the
| throat, whether it is a germ of some
| thing else, it is certain that by taking
proper precautions and keeping the
system in good condition sore throat
may always be avoided.
Avoid chilling the surface and get
ting the feet wet; keep the bowels
open, eat nothing that interferes with
the digestion, and take plenty of out
door exercise, and sore throat Will sell
dom occur. While essentially all sore
sore Threats are alike, still there are
many varieties known under different
names. For convenience these will be
mentioned with their various charac-
teriSticS.
First, there is a form of sore throat
that consists Of the structures becom-
ing relaxed to such an extent that the
little palate falls low down in the
throat and touches the root of the tom
que. This may be readily seen by
pressing upon the tongue with the fiat
end of a spoon. Sometimes the palate
will be away down in the throat, or it
may be found resting upon the tongue.
This causes irritation and a constant
tickling in the throat, and a feeling
as though there was a foreign sub
stance present; a miserable little hack
ing cough is usually provoked. and the
voice is often somewhat changed. Usu-
ally these disagreeable symptoms last
but a short time, but occasionally they
continue for a week or more, and
if neglected the irritation may involve
the greater structures, and result seri-
ously. Again, the tickling cough may
continue so long that coughing will
prove exhausting.
There is no necessity for falling of
the palate to continue more than a
very short time. The quickest way to
overcome the trouble is to put the feet
in hot water and then place about the
neck a cloth wrung out of cold water
and cover all with a dry cloth. This
should be continued until relief comes,
changing the cold clothes every few
minutes. Some persons advantageous
ly touch the soft palate with powdered
wild cherry bark or powdered witch
hazel. There is no objection to doing
this. But it does not remove the cause
of the trouble; while the other meth
cd, Of cold congresses about the neck,
will act more quickly and completely
cure the difficulty.
Sometimes a sort throat will start in
with chillinesS, headache, flushed face
and some general fever. In the throat
itself there may be feelings of rawness
and soreness, and perhaps actual pain,
swallowing is unpleasant and all the
grow worse at night. The
trouble may extend downward in the
and involve the vocal cords,
causing hoarseness and even difficulty
in breathing. In some cases a white
secretion appears in little
patches over the throat and t%onsils,
is by many mistaken for diph-
iberia. But these little patches lie
upon the surface, and are easily re-
moved, in which particular they differ
from diphtheria.
To cure such a sore throat, the cold,
wet congresses above mentioned are
sufficient. But if there is a
general fever following chiIliness, then
the hot blanket rubbing should be en-
wrapping the whole body in a
blanket wrung put Of hot water, and
pouring it additional
hot water, while rubbing the body
thoroughly with it. This should also
be done, when there is hoarseness
and cough accompanying the sore
1t is far more common to meet the
chronic sore throat than to meet the
forms. Such troubles exist in a
of degrees and forms, and are
upon a variety of causes.
AS in acute sore throat the vocal Or
gans are liable to be involved at the
same time, and thus to cause marked
in the voice and prove a great
annoyance. In simple cases, the back
Of the throat is somewhat dull-red in
and here and there the little
veins may be seen to be swollen, in
.Lerspersed with pale portions of the
1t is usual to find the
swollen and the membranes
thickened and rough-looking. Often
they are red and dry, and look drawn
End shining. In some cases there
will be a sticky secretion in the throat.
which NAV become valIow or avon drv