Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
TO EVADE A GOLD"
HOW TO PREVENT BEING AZ
FLIcTED WITH THE WINTERS
DREAD AILMENT
Less Heat and Better Ventilation for
Both In and Out Of : ,rs lie An En-
envy of the Usu-, Midwinter Cough
Some Precautions. e, 3I .;ss,

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Now that the season for "colds, .
coughs and neuralgia pains is here.
and the careful man is on the lookout
Tor such preventive measures as will
guard him against the eager and nip
ping air" that may prepare the way for
a winters sickness, 1t is the proper
adoption to his environment that must
settle the question of his immunity
against this even threatening weather
ailment With the changeable climate
of the northern ATTITUDES the task is
often a difficult one. Thus sudden
drop In temperature Is often followed
by immunity against this ever threat.
ening trouble.
The ordinary phenomenon Of a
cold" js explained by rapid cooling
of the surface whereby the superficial
circulation is temporarily arrested and
internal COMPOSITIONS are produced.
The primary effect is generally upon
the mucous membranes of the nose,
throat, and upper air passages. In con.
sequence Of this revulsion chilliness,
lassitude, headache, sneezing and
cough follow in turn and the patient
becomes generally miserable. Then,
when It is too late, he doubts his re-
sisting powers against draughts, cold
rooms. undue exposure and the like,
and Is ready to resign himself to the
coddling process for the remainder OF
the winter. Strange as It may appear
it Is this misguided carefulness that
explains most Of the chronic catarrh
of the season.
Cause Of "coIcis."
First on the list Of such causative
agencies are the overheated and i'll.
ventilated apartments. Eminent medi.
cal authorities maintain that the sud.
den change from an overwarmed room
to the cold air outside has more to do
with the production of "colds" than all
other supposed agencies combined. The
air passages, after having become
dried AND, so to speak, baked in the
living rooms, are not only peculiarly
sensitive to cold. but are in condition
least liable to resist the influences OF
the change.
The same principle might apply to
over heating the body by too much
clothing and enfeeblirg the skin by
confined perspiration. The exact con
trary condition results from inurement
to low temperature and the creation OF
habit of natural resistance. The man
who is accustomed to bare his throat
to the blast never suffers from tonsi
/ litis, and the one who is used to the
cold morning plunge never knows q
shiver, even in zero weather. The real
moral is to face the cold with bold
front to conquer rather than to shirk
from 1t and be overcome In. the end
The hardened man makes his skin an
every ready adjuster to all variations
of temperature The feebler one can
approach such state of protection and
may in the end equal 1t.
A like principle applies to exercise
With ordinary garments the well In
dividual never suffers from cold while
In motion, but the one who sits or lies
in cold room or in draught from
open door or window is sure to become
a victim Of his indiscretion.
These are simple enough rules in
themselves. but few think of applying
them to individual needs until remind
ed Of their lost opportunities.
The worst Of all is that a cold
taken in early winter is ant to linger