The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
HOW

OW do you guard against coiuS Ill
 your household? Naturally, you
 follow the obvious precauuons ot ' suitable clothing, Of avoiding
 drafts, and ot not sitting i'll iu- sufficiently heated rooms, as also, hope. of never going from hot apartment into the outer air when you are not adequately wrapped. But there are more Ways than that of preventing colds of the srip Va riety and of other sorts as well.
 Once d cold of any kind is fastened upon you, no time should be lost in send ing for the doctor. Eacn family may have it's cherished remedies and cures, anu with those have nothing to do here ana now. My object i3 to utter few directions as to how to keep from getting the cold in the first place, or if one member ot the family has fallen victim to the malady to give suggestions to prevent the spread of the disease.
 We make too little of this disorder. " Only a cold" we say. lightly. l grant that occasionally this is all it amounts to. The sufferer goes through an unpleas- ant experience, and when the cold has run its course emerges from it apparently none the worse for the experience. But oiSc III WLlle SOIIlelulIlS SSllOuS CoiiiSo from it. and then we reproach ourselves bitterly that we disregarded the danger signs that were set from the first. Far better to be wise in time and fight off the cold before it makes a serious attack.
 Fresh air is one of the best measures against colds don't mean that the house should be haunted by drafts and that you should admit air Tn season and out of season with no regard to the com fort of the occupants of a room. I have been tortured by anxiety concerning those love when I have seen sashes pulled down from the top with no apparent con sideration of the fact that the cold current of air was streaming down on the heads of those who sat beneath the window.
 But even in sharp weather one should be accustomed to going out of doors when ever the weather permits it. If for any reason bad walking or poor health makes outdoor exercise impossible, the window should be opened and the shut-in wrapped warmly and put where as large an amount of fresh air as may be can be taken into the lungs. This will prevent ones growing soft and liable to take cold at the least exposure Working in a room with the windows open is also a good plan if one is warmly dressed and if the doors are kept shut, so that there will be no draft And, whenever it is feasible, brisk walks out of doors should be taken and the system accustomed to getting the good of the bracing atmosphere.
 Sunlight is also a fine preventive for colds. To sit in the sunshine and bask when one is unable to get out and walk f,a ic kat taken internally. More and more we un- derstand the good that is found in the air we breathe and the sunshine we take for granted. Let us make the most of them
 Good food is another safeguard against colds. Any doctor will tell you that the poorly nourished person is far more likely to fall victim to disorders of any kind than the one who is regularly supplied with wholesome diet. The housekeeper should bear in mind that in cold weather the system demands more fats and sweets than when the temperature is mild, and should see that these are on the table. One needs more food to keep up the working force of the body, and the digestion can take care of articles then when it would rebel against them at other times
 I have spoken of suitable clothing for cold weather. The popular ideas as to what this shall be differ a good deal. The old fashioned notion that heavy woolens