Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-05-06
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Home Health
i Club
By DAVID II. REEDER. Ph. D., D.
La Porte, Ind.
CURE OF COLDS.
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cold really is. In this paper VIII give
the management of colds, and VIII start
out with some general facts which
should be observed in all cases When
YOU realize that you have caught cola 40
not make the mistake OF going lnto
room that Is too warm. II Is common
mistake to seek as warm a spot as can be
found and strive to heat the surface be-
yond endurance The effect Is precisely |
the same as the well-known results OF
putting frozen or very cold feet IN front
of hot fire to roast them" When you
come out of the cold with the conscious
ness of being thoroughly chilled enter
room that is comfortably warm, al
temperature of about 6S or 10 degrees. IL
such n temperature does not overcome
the chilliness. don't stir up the fire and
overhead the room. If you do you VIII
almost certainly resolve slight colo
into a severe one will mention below
what to do in case chilliness cannot be
overcome by ordinary warmth of a
room. In all cases avoid sitting IN a
draught af air, even warm drauSh''
but be sure that the room is well venu-
lated. for bad air will only aggraVate
cold This Is more important matter
for consideration than Is at first thonght
apparent. Where the lungs are consest-
ed and inflamed and the circulation dis-
turbed. the air that enters the lungs To
purify the blood should of itself be pure,
and not add extra work. Another thlns
must be remembered: Do not, when
| thoroughly chilled. remain In a not
rooIh that Is filled with dry air. II Is bet
ter to put vessel of water upon the
stove or over the register to provide
little moisture.
The chilliness and shivering which so
| often accompany the first stages OF
cold are largely due to the great disturb
ance in the circulation of blood in the
capillaries or minute blood vessels OF the
surface. but they are also due to the I'M
preston of cold made upon the nervous
system through the millions of tiny
| nerves distributed upon the surface.
| ROW fo,v nereano realize that the nerves
| have anything to do With chilliness. But
il is a faCt that the sense OF ,Lilliness is
always one of nervous impression, and
the nerves are always more or less Fe-
pressed during cold. The first objtct
to be accomplished in striving to "Dre
n cold" is to overcome the chilllnesS
| done
all danger may be averted right IN
start Here an ounce of prevention
worth pound of cure, and energy
thoroughness are most profitable. w
here may seem bothersome. 1t Is nj
ing compared with the labor OF nur'
cold or treating a case of pneumo
or bronchitis, or consumption, WI
neglect might easily permit to deVe
The hest possible method of securin
equilibrium of the circulation is g
getic exercise, but If this cannot be
taken. then, after the body has bee
accustomed to the temperature OF
room, place the feet in hot water.
best TO use deep vessel or tub and
the water IN the limbs to above
knees From time to time add hot W
to keep it as hot as can possibly
| horne Keep the feet in such bath I
Ii to 30 minutes, or even longer
J withdraw them, just after adding
: water; dry them thoroughly, and
them in wooden blanket, preVlo
heated and get into bed This will
a delicious sense of comfort. II the
. and limbs are clammy as well as
p. it is good plan to add little vineg'
acetic acid to the water. II is also
after the feet and limbs have been
oughly dried, to rub them with not
o oil before wrapping them in the
n blankets. If the body is very colo
If pecialy if creepy sensations ar
s perienced in the back, 1t Is adVis
,f while the foot bath Is being taken
s. some hot infusion, such as hot lemt
IS containing ginger or nutmeg, or eve
y simply hot water as hot as II can |
y sinped Probably the best drink of all
Is ginger tea. This is best prepared by pu
T. ting half-teaspoonfu of powdered gu
~ ger In coffee cup with teaspoonful
granulated sugar, mixing thorough
and then filling the cup with boiling WI
ter and adding cream as for coffee. IN
. is delicious if slipped hot,
10 If is often necessary to keep slpplr
st this hot infusion after going to bed, II
m iii the surface of the body becomes con
fortably warm and moist AT the san
fine a hot water bottle or heated irol
may be placed to the feet-the oblect D
I'd ing TO draw the blood away from u
h, oyercrowded organs above, and to allo
ed The discharge of secretions through Il
w. skin,
When the cold seems deep-seated it
an excellent plan to wet two folded to-
els I'm cold water and place one upon u
vi hack and the other over the chest, al
~ cover them with dry towel The co
water soon becomes heated and soite
the skin and starts the circulation
the blood outward and allows the esca
. of impure material directly over the
ITO fected organs,
cd Some persons arc ayerse to drlnkl
hot nfusions, or are so situated IN
they cannot prepare them; such may
greatly benefited by using ordinary r
he pepper every six hours in quantities 81
nd fcient to fill a No 5 capsule, Ginger a
III rod pepper are not harmful drugs, Tn
are. in reality, concentrated stimuau
foods
ep DO not, under any circumstances U
nm whisky brandy or other alcoholic
Id) ouors in an attempt to break cold.
cohol in every form is poison u II
false stlmulant. 1t arouses the clrcu
se. tion only by its irritating properties a
Tho its use is always followed by period
ew greater or less depression. If possib
teep indoors for two or three days al
breaking a cold, and If the lungs ma
been involved stay indoors week
ak longer This may interfere with bu
em' ness or other engagements, but 1t IL
'i". serious matter to expose yourself 10
No' we're cold too soon after relaxing a
ata u softening the surface and while
lungs are still sensitive.
The question of diet also arises wn
there is sickness of any kind. Some p
+bo SONS sav "Starve cold" others s