Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

hard the nurses who attend such cases. they
likely to catch cold if they do not take proper precau-
lions.
After all, the best treatment for pneumonia is to
avoid catching tiff this bull may be permitted
Excluding from consideration feeble infants
tremely old or broken down individuals, in whom pneu
monia constitutes terminal" affection, the acct
dental occasion of death that bound to in
short order from some cause we may regard
unnecessary and preventable disease. In almost
every instance attack of pneumonia may be traced to
some indiscretion exposure that could have been
avoided mitgated its influence checked by prompt
emergency treatment. book could easily be filled
with recital of the particular forms of ndiscreton
exposure that invite pneumonia. For the purpose of
this article it will suffice to mention few fragrant exam
PIES
Some Light About Colds
A NEGLECTED or mistreated cold is common in
PRODUCTION to pneumonia, especially if the cold be
of epidemic or gnppal character. Such affections
prevalent during the winter that most people
cept them seasonable manifestation, -something
inevitable and annoying, but entirely within the prov
ince of the drug clerk to treat When considers the
possibilities in ordinary hard cold not only for such
Affections pneumonia, but for winter of misery with
recurrent attacks of and throat troubles the
sponsibtes of the drug clerk hestatng between hand
ing you DR.. KS "4-11-44,' or Old DR.. VS. Coda
Cura, are indeed enormous.
Once more we feel constrained to give advice la
Punch, and say, When about to saddle yourself with
hard cold by swallowing overdoses of coaltar cold
friend DON'T" Stick your feet into hot water; wrap
yourself in Blankets swallow plenty of hot lemonade
hot faxseed tea rub your chest with mustard lin
ment. These things you do while you waiting
for the who cannot of be expected to have
that deep knowledge of the human body and its needs
that is possessed by the drug clerk the gentleman
with long beard on the patent medicine circular.
STILL he is the you will send for if you do contract
pneumonia,-the doctor.
Let remember then that these regular winter vis-
tants-cod, grip, bronchitis, etc.-are "runnersn" for
pneumonia as we'll tuberculosis. 1t is true that
perfectly healthy individual should offer successful
sstance such Affections but in these days, when life
makes such heavy demands on brain and nervous sys
tenn heart and arteries. perfectly healthy individual
is too There is abundant evidence that
during the last thirty years considerable increase in
the death rate from degenerative diseases caused by
the stress of modern civilization has occurred This is
explanation of the persstently high death rate from
pneumonia
A tendency to frequent colds. therefore, should call
for careful examination into the condition of nose
throat, and the general system. Govt and rheumatism
often responsible for such tendencies 1t should also
be remembered that the microbes of pneumonia very
prevalent and may be found in the secreons of eighty
per cent of apparently healthy people During periods
of essened resistance due to overwork dissipation
posure etc. the little enemy gets in his work, and then
the fight is in earnest.
The best way to avoid pneumonia is to have your
body examined by physician at regular intervals,