The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11
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WATSON E. COLEMAN. Pact LAWYER.
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But most colds are the result Of
specific bacterial infection. and a va
riety OF germs have been isolated hy
examining catarrhal exudlates under
the microscope, As in the ease Of all
Infections, people differ greatly ~ sus-
ceptibllity.
Many are absolutely immun.
hardly know what Il cold means, don't
catch cold however much they are OK
posed L. microbes. Others again are
constantly occupied from November
on with sntezing, their voices thick
in The way 50 Well known t. the funny
man, having cniils. fever, headache.
pains in the bonts-from the infection
unable to swallow comfortably
Most unhappy mortals they are.
"Hahitual mouth breathers. those
who haNe adenoids and otherwise un-
healthy threats, are very liable to
colds. as are those also who, fer a
great number OF reasons. are run
down. Here. az in all Infections, the
predisposition IS moSc important OF
consideration.
Food has q great deal 10 do with
catarrhs. Eating indigestible food
fruits, CT shellfish, or rarebits-over-
eating and not eating enough, these
things engender the catarrhal habit.
which thus comes about in many
eases Trough the absorption Of
pcieons-toxins- from ~undigested or
indjgestihle material in the alimentary
tract.
Many a man has got q bad cold
just from Il too generous meal, helped
OF with pctions Ill gOodiy proportion.
there IS stimulation. followed by
reaction, with p~erspiration, all condu
Give TO catarrhs. Again, Dr. Harry
Campbell has found in london that
practically at the Very young children
Jf The poor have more or less catarrh:
which would probably not be the case
II the starches and the sweets were
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mucIl that they are starved as that
their food * improper for them.
Pad teeth are an enormous factor
in the development of catarrhs. Many
q chronic catarrh is kept up for this
reason alone.
sIt IS III every ones experience tina
there are epidemicS of catarrh. From
one case alone practically the whole
force Of All Office. q workshop or q fac
tory viii presently be suffering, and
that ~acute!y too. If q worker comes
into the Office sneezine1, snivelling. his
speech Urinrelligible, better send him
home until he is recovered, no matter
1T what sacrifice; it Will be found to
pay.
How, then. shall the common cola
re prevented? It is not a disease in
itself but rather q sign Of something
wrong in the system.
ANY local trouble. adenoids. en-
larged tOnsils, chronic sore throat and
tIlt jhc. SlIObid get Cu1co. lhtn VI
course the general health must be
improved, another way of saying that
all predispOsitiOns to the infection
shor]d be eradicated from the system.
"Stuffy and Ov~erheated rooms are to
be avoided bedroom windows are to
be kept open wide at night; a cool
bath. in d warm bathroom, is the
thing, il it can be tolerated.; the cloth
ing clean and warm, but not too
heavy; the feet invariably warm and
dry. Put your chest protectors on
your feet Don't in any event cover
the neck and the chest SO heavily as
to impede the naturai respiratory
movements.
Keep the teeth very clean and
garele several times a day, using half
tuTnblerful Of water as hot as Is COM
Portable. Eat temporarily and regu-
larry Of wholesome, nutritious food.
"Put after all. fresh airs the key
note. People who live habitually out
Of doors know nothing of coughs and
colds. Arctic eynloreres are never
troubled with colds, not while in the
Arctic regions. Fol there the air Is
cold, pure and germ free. 1t is when
these heroes come back to civilization
that they begin to SneeZe and to
cough.
1T is q why ST. many people
dread fresh air; the ~antipathy seems
to be akin to the tramp'S aversion to
soap and water. FRESH air aDOundS all
over the surface of the earth. except
in the houses which man has built.
Not fresh air but the want of it is the
cause Of q great many diseases; it is
natures disinfectant, and there is GER
tairIN no better.
people are being vaccinated
against colds. but that's another story.
An enthusiastic DdrWinite believes
that in process of time natural selec-
ton will ren6e~ the race Increasingly
resistant to colds for these most re-
sistant to the minor n Of life.
amOneI which are ~catarrh<, are the
most likely to leave progeny to whom
they have transmitted their superior
resisting powers. Re that As it may.
We had better in the meantime. since
its generally takes a few millions OF
wears f1> these evolutionary chanfeS
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