Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-11-22
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What to Do aaa What not 70 % tor q
Gold,

cold weather III ths fall q grea
mauy fa earlv victims Il
"colds. Oshers will probahl,
soon 'llo* suit During th'
winter months it 10 cne ct the
most common of . cidents. II
therefore becomes q subject ot
great interest and Importance,
The real Importance and siguifi-
cancs of colds are not a. general
ly recogu:z :z,d ~ they should be.
An ordinary cold, when promptly
taken iu hand. is usually cured in
from two 10 six days, but not in
frequently = "bad" ccld (for
there are 40 good oolds) leaves
behind it relics, the recovery
| from which may require months
or eten yeats. Sometimes .
fatal d.sssss finds it, beginning
IN q neglected cold. Pnsumo1is,
pleurisy bros.chitis aud oonsump.
tion itself, qlently fellow in
the wake of . cold.
But the average reader is inter
estsd i'll just two things concern.
ing colds: First, how to avoid
them, and, second, how to cure
them. Concerning the first, We
may protect ourselves by four
lines of defence, ~ foliows:
First. Colds are probably
"catchiug." particularly from
others, and it is therefore best
to avoid ultimate association such
- the use of the same drinking
cup a-d towel with pc, pie 4ho
havo colda. Likewise avoid peo-
pie who have rscnsly had pnsu-
monia. crowds. and overheated or
badly ventilated places.
Second Colds NAV he
"caught" from ourselves, that 10
We may reinfect ourselves; 80
that q svcond line of defense il to
keep our own mouth, nose,
thr ,at, and tonsils clean, and
avoid & ,rging With foo1 OF drink,
particularly alcoholic drinks.
Third. While a possill L. germ
is one factor, getting our bcdy or
any part of our body overheatsd
or thoroughly chilled is another.
Therefore indulge in no careless
exposures or permit the b.. ~ to
cool too rapidly when once
warmed.
Fourth. Another line of de-
Tense is to buiId up our own
physical resistance This may
be done by working and living in
vell.vsntilated rooms and in the
open ar IS mush a. possible,
particularly at night; careful aud
regular bathing, nj de.At, e.ting
aud daily exercise in the open air
if the weather permits.
But even after we have thrown
every practical safeguard about
ourselves, it still sometimes hap.
pens that We take . cold, and
then the question Of prime i'm.
portance 10 how to curs it in the
safest way aud III the least time.
Fret of all, We should b, gin
early aud proceed with heroic
eff rts to remedy the thing tn It
Is causing the cold. Fer in.
stAnc', if vs get our feet wet, xe
should take hot muatard foot
bath at the earliest moment
This is done by adding . table.
spoonful of mustard 30 two gal.
Ions of water ss hot a. We can
bear it on cur feet. This bath
should continue FIR fifteen tc
twenty minutes OF until the skin
is we'll redeemed aud tingIing,
While taking the fcot-5ath one
should drink from one to two
pints of hot water or lemonade.
After the foot.bath dry the feet
quickly, 90 to bed and have ap.
piled over the ps,t III which the
cold seems to have settled towel
vrung out of cold water, suffici.
sntly dry to not drip, und oovsr
it With several th'eknessss of flsn.
nel or sheet cott n 20 ss to keen
it warm during the night. Take
q purge and keep the bowels NOV.
ing freely for ssvsrsl days by eat
ing f'uiss sud vegetables. Drink
water freely. From two to three