The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-04-17
HEALTH AND DISEASE

In the last issue of your paper spoke somewhat at
length regarding disease in general and its relation to
sanitary condition. am quite that all will agree
with the proposition that health and disease not
happy companions.
Man may choose either the other but he
not have both at one and the same time
In this issue of the Fornm wish to speak further
the above topic but specicy We shall consider
very common complaint known as "Cold in the head"
(Cosyza) This usually begins acute Inflammation
of the naza cavities in which the membrane lin
ing of the inside of the becomes red swollen Soon
watery flows from the and drops down
the lips This in time followed by copious and thick
discharge
At the beginning of an attack feels chilliness
reseness funess in the head disccmforted and in this
condition accompanied with sneezng The nasal cham
bers become obstructed that forced to breathe
through the mouth There is always slight fever with
that flushing of the face often person with
cold in the head 1t usually lasts from few weeks to
two weeks provided, it is properly treated
Such cold will always favorable course if treat
ed right in time but should it be neglected serious
quences may arise. So often may hear person say
that it is only cold and don't pay any attention to it.
This very grave mistake and such habit from any is
result into trouble if it
tinued.
may arise from cold in the head Disease of
the eye of the throat and tonss of the tube leading to
the middle and brain; and of the windpipe which
tends into the lungs Suppose should attempt to follow
up these diseases that may come from simple cold 1t
would keep the editor busy the remainder of his life talk
ing about it through the columns of the paper Forum.
For the sake of an argument let us suppose that
simple cold starts down the windpipe Our little Mary
just past her ten summers last September She was
pretty little girl smart and fat ecould be- On the
first day of October the air cool and biting Little
Mary returned from school tina. evening with a cold.
Mother of those persons who did not pay cold
any attention.
Mary's cold has been going for four weeks
but yet her mother thought nothing of it. The cold had
begun to take deep hold upon Marys bronchial tubes.
One could tell this by the wheeling sonnd she made when
breathing coughing. Her mother would say when the
neighbors spoke of Merys cold; Why that is nothing
had cold for six whole months and it did not hurt
During the month of December little Mary went to
school only two or three days in week. She not
able 10 go because of her cold and fever At this time
her mother began to give her home made teas EARLY in
January little Mary took to her bed afternoon with
hot fever. Her mother then called the doctor He came
and looked at little Mary and then at her mother Not
word said The doctor was thinking and the mother
appeared surprised his action.
Finally fhe mother said, is my child much sick2 He
said nothing for awhile and then if talking to himself
said, very sick baby and has been for long time.
Let not desribe the agony of this poor miserable
mother but stay with the girl The doctor left his in
srucons with remark that he would the child the
next day. He did SO and found no change He
every day for two weeks Only sghtmprovement in the
chld condition She able sit up times but that
cough something awful Little Mary could not sit
up very long.
Late in February he to see Mary When he
examined usnalv did be said the mother