Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-22
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Home Health |
Club
BY DAVID n. REEDER. Ph. D.. mn
La Porte, Ind
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LA GRIPPE.

| many deaths are reported, especially
In the east. In fact the onslaught of
the disease seems TO be more fatal
than when il first appeared In this
country several years ago. A desciip-
ton Of the malady Is hardly neces-
sary, as most Of my readers have llr'
doubtedly become more f"miliar with
the symptoms than they care to be.
One thing can be said Of the disease
1t Is 10 respector of persons. Rtch
and POOR alike come under its inliu-
ence ana are alike laid low. Only one
class of people are immune. and they
are those whose stomach, lungs, heart
and skin are in perfect health. Upon
| these II can secure no foothold. This
points us to prevention During times
of opldemics of this kind, the treat
| ment given for the cure of catarrh
should be practiced by everybody,
whether sick or well and this will
be wonderful stride in the direction
of prevention, as It benefits the heart,
lungs, air passages, mucous surfaces,
and the circulation The next precau-
tion is in the care of the skin. Nov
TO put it in perfect condition to resist
attacks Of disease have on several
occasions explained but as many will
read this article who did not see those
previously published | will again
briefly state the method:
White wine vinegar. just strong
enough to cause very slight smart
| ing, should be well heated say, about
a pint of it, and if teaspoonful of
salt be added so much the better The
temperature of the room should be
such that the nude body is not uncom-
Portable. Thoroughly sponge the en-
| tire body; even the head will be all
| the better If it Is also included, and
its cleansing, purifying, antiseptic ac-
tion will he perfect Dry the body by
| patng gently with warm, soft
| towel, and then again 90 over the en-
tire surface with a thorough Injunction
of almond or olive oil, vaseline, goose
grease. or hen oil | speak of these
| last two because in many country
| homes they are TO be had when the
| former and preferred lubricants are
| not easily secured But, no matter
which is used, ii should first be heated
and then carefully rubbed into the
skin, gently manipulating so that il
may be absorbed and enliven every
# hn
peated every night if desired, but il
will probably not be necessary to tnus
treat the skin oftener than once every
three days, and if the treatment is
extended to the head, care should be
taken In protecting the scalp at night
with a close-fitting cap or other cover
ing that will not come off during
sleep. and then The oil and vinegar
should be thoroughly washed out o.
the hair on arising in the morning
using warm, sof' water, ii it is to be
had, and good scalp soap and rims
ing well in cold, soft water to finish
Then dry the scalp thoroughly before
going into the open air or otherwise
cold, which may bring on the very
condition we are seeking to avoid may
be taken
II, however, the disease has already
obtained foothold then other and ad-
ditional means must be adopted The
treatment given for severe colds will
usually prove effectual if the case Is
Ia, hna 4 h.
tient is sensible enough to remain
indoors, and, better still, in bed, If
there Is fever, the fermentation to the
feet, and gentle but not excessive cool
ing to the spine will prove beneficial.
Do not keep the room above the usual
heat. The patient will sometimes
complain of cold although the clinical |
thermometer shows him to have fever |
blood to the center or vital organs
and closing of the pores Hot ginger
tea will quickly relieve this condi-
ton, and if the skin treatment is used |
it will not be likely to recur, although |
those who have studied these articles
will remember that where fever Is ev, |
dent, Injunction of the entire body with |
oil of any kind will increase It. There
fore this part of the treatment should |
be confined to the back only. Consti-
patton must he avoided, and the diet |
should be of a character that will not |
agsravate the difficulty; dry, toasted |
whole wheat bread, with hot milk, will |
be found gratifying to the appetite and |
very wholesome. A daily dose of
about one to two grains of pure red |
pepper will be Of great value in both |
warding off an attack of grip and in
preventing its progress after it has
already developed, If you have no
way of weighing the pepper the guam
tity should be about the size of q
navy bean. 1t may be taken in tea
spoonful of milk or in No. capsule.
One hundred No. 3 capsules can be
purchased at a drug store for from
Is to % cents, ana five cents worth of
red pepper will fiji them, making
very eheaD and effective remedy.