New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-03-09
IHE ENTERPRISE AND
- erver, Consolidated
NJ. ". FISHER, Editor and proadstu
HOME HEALTH CLUB.

more necessary to their happines
than the extension of our com
merce, the fostering of our agri
cultural interests, the solving O
our financial problems, the aft
clency OF our postal service, tn,
improvement Of our rivers ant
harbors or the enlargement O.
our navy" And Holy Writ ha.
sa d: All that a man hath will
, b. give for his life."
| The Home Health Club estab.
llshed by DR.. David H. Redeem
l3 years ago, was organized for
the pupose of preserving health
through the public print. He
teaches in plain and every day
language, "How to get well, how
to keep well, and how to remain
young"
'The Enterprise has always
sought for the best and most prac-
teal methods of supplying to its
readers, information that would
be Of the greatest interest and
value. Hence arrangements have
been made for the Home Health
Club lectures TO appear regularly
in these columns.
Cause and Treatment of Colds
An ordinary cold is a triflin.
matter that nature easily over
comes, and this is why so many
persons neglect the little inf;c-
tion to let the cold take care of
itself. But generally a sudden
cold is a very serious mater and
more deaths have been caused by
them than from almost any other
known source. A strong and
vigorous man may take a cold
that quickly develops into pneu-
monia that will kill him in a few
days, and delicate young persons
may contact apparently slight !
colds that in the end produce
bronchitis, pleurisy or consump-
ton. Sometimes the mere enter
ing of color atmosphere, when the
person is very warm, or to enter
a warm atmosphere when one is
very cold, may bring on the trou-
BILE. And the colds acquired in
these ways are generally the mos;
dangerous. Every sensible per-
son, however, knows of these dan
gers and knows, also. that the
sudden removing of wraps, be-
cause one feels little discomfort:
after becoming over-heated, or
he failure to place about one
Of a wrap after vio-
ent exercise that has caused much
oerspiration, is nearly sure to
)ring on a cold. A stableman,
who knows the least little thing
lbout his business, would not fail
o blanket a horse that had just
ome out Of a race or other severe /
Exercises, and even an amateur
thlete knows better than to sit
round without having put on
weater, or something of that j
ort, after athletic work. And i
ct many a woman has come out |
f heated ballroom, where she /
as been dancing for hours, and /
Y sheer carelessness in the mat
er of removing her wraps, has
ushed into the embrace of dead
7 pneumonia.
In short, colds are like nearly !,
II diseases, in the matter Of in ;
nrring them: they can be avoid r
d if proper care is observed, q
nd as has so often been said in \
lese lectures, the first and very
est rule as to health, is to avoid
isease by care, cleanliness and
However, having 'caught" !
our cold, the next thing to do is :. =
} try at once to relieve yourself >
it. This is not to be done by :
ltering a hot room, all at once,
I'D doing things that change
our temperature too suddenly.
nch a proceeding is liable to ag-
.avate the situation. Occupy q
room where the temperature is {,
,out 20, avoid draught there, :,
ZEN q warm one. But have the {,
r pure and dry. If the air is :
O dry, place vessel with lit =
. water on the stove or fire, 9
at the atmosphere may be u
moistened. its
The best thing to do is to take n
me energetic exercise. Than, =
ter having become accustomed :.
the atmosphere Of. the room, =
ace the feet in hot water. Use -
tub, or other vessel deep enough u
allow the limbs to be bathed a
hot water above the knees. e
ON time to time have the hot q
tier renewed, or kept to such p.
degree of heat as can be borne.
,ep the feet in this bath from -
enty to thirty minutes, or long q
then withdraw them while the q
ter is yet hot; dry the feet ~
d legs, thoroughly. and wrap :.
I'm in q hot wooden blanket and ~
! into bed. When the feet and n
lbs have been clammy, as well
cold, before the bath, it is well ud
add to the hot water 4 reason tey
e quantity Of vinegar or ace tha
acid. It is highly beneficial Sc
rub the feet and legs. after IS 6
y have been dried and before - -
apping them in the hot blank -