Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 49, 1914


stages and if the patient is situated that he
afford to rest for period, durable We gradually
learning how to correct this form of cough-by
of sunlight fresh air. good food, hygenc living, and
such drugs only necessary to produce the great
of action with the least amount of reaction.
WHILE we are on this subject, consider the husky
w and unnatural voice and the hoarse cough that
come the 4mornng after the night before The party
may have been glorious success. But did you notice
the cough? That cough warned you that vitality was
lowered and that the lungs were being driven to their
utmost in the attempt to extract all the oxygen possible
from every breath of air Oxygen is to life what fuel is
to a boiler 1t is the thing that makes life live.
When sufficient oxygen cannot be forced into the
system when there certain poisons remaining in
the blood, follows excessive drinking something is
going to let down. And that something is usually
weak spot in the lungs 1t generally clears up again,
unless your constitution happens to be deficient in
sisng power, and should cough few
tubercuar germs in your direction. Then you likely
to furnish these germs with snug harbor in your weak
ened underoxygenized, infamed lung cells Thousands
of of consumption have started in just this
If you must get drunk, and make champion prize
pig of yourself-go into training for it, get into the
very pink of condition-and afterward sleep off the
effects first eliminating all the alcohol possible through
the pores in Turkish bath; then sleep in the open
air. or in an exceptionally well ventilated chamber
every way for in proportion you are tired Jag
will do HARM the fatigued the more harm. But
perhaps the surest way to miss contracting morning
after" cough will be all your alcohol for the aco
hol lamp.
THE cough of pneumonia is another that is not wise
nor expedient to stop before it has done what it
started do; that is help eject from the lungs the
billions of pneumococcus and other germs that
pneumonia, and also the germ products that filling
the lung cells Any attempt to stop this cough may
suit first and foremost locking up the secretons and
next, in confusing the symptoms Skilfu, prompt &C
ton is necessary this dangerous disease There
place here for the amateur and his "cures. In pneu
mona it is necessary do something and do it quickly
or pneumonia will do it first. The main thing is to
equalize the circulation keep up the strength and, if
unable to abort the disease prepare the patient for the
crisis Don't try acough remedies in pneumonia, I'M
less it should be yourself and you don't much
what happens to you.
Some people highly susceptible to changes in
temperature sudden @drop' will start them off into
whoops of Professionally of dry, soul-shaking
ture-at the injustice of it ALL mild oil spray, plain
or in combination with of the essential anseptic
oils affords the best and quickest relief If the 3te
perature cough" is "n1oist," the other hand, the
chances are that has bronchitis, and needs medical
attention. -
Those who work in atmosphere where there is
much dust-as cigar makers knife grinders, glass work.