Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-22
SEASON OF COLDS.
Catarrhal Troubles and Climatic Adap-
misunderstanding Process.
from the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
With the coming of the Indictment wealth.
er Of winter few people living in this eli
mate escape an attack of cold" of some
sort. AS most of the seizures are of short
duration and enable the victim to attend
to his work, too little attention is given
to the matter until complications appeac
and serious results ensue.
The vast majority of the catarrhal af-
fections of winter-pneumonia. bronchitis,
pleurisy, rheumatism and grip-have their
origin In neglected cold" Whatever may
be said in favor of the infection theory of
most of the fatal lung affections, 1t is well
acknowledged that any Inflammation of
the mucous lining of the nasal and bron-
chial membranes prepares the soil for the
seed
1t is the hardening process, then. that
must appeal to us as the most sensible
preventive measure. A common cold, 1t
is we'll known, is always due to a sudden
cooling of the body, whereby the blood or
the surface by contraction of the vessels
of the skin is driven inward upon the In
ternal organs. 1t may spend itself upon
the upper air passages-those of the
chest; may affect the andom ,lia organs OF
various joints, may possibly eventuate
in a full-blown and ultimately fatal pneu-
mona.
In the attempt to meet emergencies and
he protected against surprises 1t is always
GOOD nolicy to make the body its own SEN
tineI by arming it against all chance at
tacks. 1t could thus unconse1ously shed
.'cold" with as much certainty as the aueh
An active skin circulation that can
ouick1v adapt itself to sudden changes of
temperature by ready reaction against
low Temperature of any degree is the sur
ast preventive. Thus the cold morning
nIunge has the best of all educational IN
fuences in such a direction. For such as
can bear it and thus pront by II mere IS
~ re with equal efUcaCy,
The exactly opposite training is that or
coddling ones self and thus creating
susceptibility. to every stray draught, even
within doors Overheated apartments, ex-
cess of clothing, close quarters and the
like ali tend in the wrong direction Such
conditions are second nature to the ma
jority of Americans. we pake , lnnooes a and
.taano heat supply artificfally what We
should create naturally.
IF we can carry our internal FURNACES
aIwavs with u.s. with constantly active
O. to even up all outside infiu-
encas we will depend less and less on
ertiaciai and often hurtful means to the
same end. Now y ,ne o aewer su weather
~ start with sensible temperature within
doors. a.. <ao+ thot n &c
not the heat of the air SO much as It's
.,+x, that gives comfort and Sa1ety- ne
Failing of languor, oppression. headacne
80 the general discomfort OF super
saotad anartrnent are everyday expert
neaes1 with most people. What can we
elnoec Re the thermometer registers sum
.,,a,. IN the room and freezing temperature
on the street, ,,,,+ oe foraioners
that American homes are not only paaly
,nat but are VIGOROUSLY overheatedl
one such visitor recently said, with much
truth, I'm winter every American I meet
eithar has a cold or expects one l won
Sar II this explains his chronic nasal IN
tonation!" We can talk back as we please 3. Sc,
hnt the mantel thermometer will TOO oiten
rise in Judgment against us.