New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
s,r>,nAv MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 70. 1914

e,agcs and if the patient is 50 situated that ne can
gl q, root for pcriod is curablc We are gradually
ir;n how 70 correct this form OF cough, by means
f s,,rlobt fresh air. good food, hygiene hVing' ana
cb DRUGS only as are necessary to produce the great
, ,o,nt Of action with the least amount OF rcacuoh.
WHILE we are on this subject, consider the nusNy
w and unnatural voice and the hoarse cough lHat
come the "mornng after the night before inc parry
NAV have been glorious success. But did you houce
,Ia a,ob2 That cough warned you that vitality was
lowered and that the lungs were being driven 10 ter
utmost in the attempt extract all the oxygen poS'De
from, cverv breath Of air Oxygen to NE wlaI luc 10
20 a boiler Il is the thing that makes lie hVe'
Whom sufficient oxygen cannot be forced INTO the
system or when there are certain lolsohS Ie'',"b ~
the blood as follows excessive drinking So'"e''ns
como 70 let down. And that something IS usually
80 eoot N fine lungs II generally clears up again,
rse vour constitution happens to be deficient III re-
;,, noycr and someone should cough or sneezca IeW
,,h,rrrar germs in your direction. Then you are likely
70 furnish these germs with snug harbor III your weak
encd undcroxygenzcd, in7amed lung ceIs lnouSa"u'
of cases of consumption have started III just tS way
If YOU must get drunk, and make champion Wi@c
Mo If voursclf-go into training for 1t, get INTO the
,cr,, nnl of condition-and aitcrward sleep oil the
og, first eliminating all the alcohol possible through
the norcs in a Turkish bath; then sleep IN the open
air or in an exceptionally well ventilated chamber
Never get intoxicated when you are atlgued. be III III
every way; for in proportion as you are tired jag
will do harm the more atigued, the more harn. but
ncrhaps the sircst way to miss contracting morning
after cough will be to all your alcohol Tor the aco
hol lamp.
THE cough of pneumonia is another that IS not wise
nor expcdicnt to stop before 1t has done what 1t
etarcd to do; that is to help eject from the lungs the
billions Of pneumococcus and other germs that cause
nncun,ona and also the germ products that are fing
the lung cells ANY attempt to stop this cough may re-
suit first and foremost in locking up the secretons and
next in confusing the symptoms. Skliul prompt ac-
ton IS necessary in this dangerous disease There IS no
place here for the amateur and his cures In pneu-
monia il is necessary to do something and 90 II quickly
or oneumonia will do it first. The main thing IS to
eouaze the circulation, keep up the strength, and, II
unable to abort the disease prepare the patient Tor the
crisis Don't try "cough remedies in pneumonia, un-
less it should be on yourself, and you don't care much
what happens to YOU
Some people are highly susceptible to changes IN
ten,nerature sudden "drop' will start them OIL into
Uhoops of protest-usually OF a dry sou-shakng ma
turc-at the injustice of it all mild oil spray, plain'
or in combination with some Of the essential antisepc
oils affords the best and quickest relief. If the TEN
peratirc cough is moist" the other hand, the
chances are that one has bronchitis and needs medical
attention.
Those who work in an atmosphere where there IS
much dus-as cigar makers, knife grinders glass work.