New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-03-04
FRESH AIR AND GOOD HEALTH.


We arc coming t. the season Of {
year. colder weather, when there a
many more deaths and more illness thu
al other times. Colds 7te commo
pneumonia gradually increases IN if'
qrcnrT until II reaches climax 'oWaI
the end OF the Wlutor. doctors hiils a
higher ana Whue older people arc hkfI
u dread the coming 10Y me season p'ean'
# means so many disease dangers, iath
'iS and mothers know that the hiee'lou
diseases 81 children are ever so niue
fommoner tbau III other parts OF ~
ye'r The usual explanation ct All IN
Illness Is that cold weather IS less heal
my tor human beings and th'tei 'fo DIS
case may be expected IT, increase - te
quincy. as matter Of tact cor m l'soi
hfS '.IF Il''c i" 90 WITT an lhi' M
bld'Y and mottau'y' 'oIds' - 'iI"d
arc very rare IN INC extreme o''' W'i'h''
o. inc Atc'f region or hlEh u2 'o1Fe 'he
$40" INC III mountain hlSllls i'u-
mona IS very rare ~ very 'o'd ~ :,
IN our own ol!ma'e II "a not "2it re
auent during me coolest "e' ,hf' p0, ~
march and ApiH when the winter -
htai'F over ana "heh 'h' weather -
'eislih9 very great utaI
" Is not question: 81 o'iu' pu' Oh 'he
lach % ttesh an or a, ieas' l's Rfeat I'm
'alon 'hal causes ine h'ehef MOI ''Hty
ana "oIploi'y' inc increased oealh ah'
disease rae o. me winter season mrs
Hu'h mas heeh Drought nome 10 phYsl
Gians more ana more IN recent years we
know now. tor instance that the very
best remedy Tor consumption IS an
abundance OF pure fresh ar Inc only
reason why certain climates seem to be
particularly beneficial to consumpt'Ves
IS that IN these regions the ar is pure
and absolutely free from dust We know
no" that any pace that VIII PROVIDE TINS
sort OF fresh ar Will be helpful to con
sumptlV's IN theif struggle tor health -
Us not enough Tor them. however. to have
. little fresh air at certain times but they
must have 1t abundant'v all the time.
hey must live on the porch during the
day and have their windows open at
nRht All sorts ct expensive and com
rlica'ed. and often nauseating and dis
.uf hihR remedies have been suggested
'of '"hefouI osls' but none ct them 10
equa! 70 'resn ar
"hat IS true tor consumption holds
s l, Tor The o'her respiratory diseases.
MS Is particularly the case as regards
pneumonia ms Inflammation OF the
"nRs as as called IN older times &C
ufs particularly people who breathe ,
,'l''e" ar. II IS much ore frequent, as
u course is also tuberculosis, IN those :
us,v or,rn,,;onr ,h,. =,
us'y occupations than among the rest y
wy p'p"'"''on' "ea'iy Always IN
% p"cu'io"'a 'hefe Is tbe story OF f
"e patent having oeeh IN crowd. par a
cuiaiiy az hiRht, sometime during the n
ss .' ''ys oelo'e The disease developed. i
','"'' ,"e p'uch' mas attended crowd T.
= po'''o"' taiy' or been IN crowded s
i.'.ie ., 'i'e' long' hard day been i,
e'''".o loi une III crowded rail- {
~ s'''on u ;" 'he crowded cars OF Ii
M: q
'"' pieu'sposes 10 the DIS y
=, 'ne he"..ae"' Oh IL, fresh air "
~ iN'p'i ''"'' we used 10 smut up r,
~, ps.'eh's III close rooms, 81
,es' 'ne s'sh'es' breath OF cold n
s"ou'o prove ia'ai or little drauaht m
axe serious inroads on the patients f.
'e"e.' ou. now fresh ar IS the slogan. OF
distinguished New York physician said h,
y 'o"s SINCE 'hat II he mad pneumonia al
"ou'u rather be treated Tor IT under al
uees IN the park than IN the best tr
sp''ai IN the city and this represents in
reVulsion OF feeling in this matter th
VI. 'e1a'oh o. 1fesh ar to pneumonia he
al mas come over medicine in recent pl
- ineuinopia cases are treated he
!" open WINDOWS or at the open end ad
- ., "osp,'ai ward or IN tents or many
'"e ehiloien cases OF the disease on III
1901 OF me hospital, or an open bal III
~, ca
nav GOOD Tor the ailng must be on
w io' tne wen ana as consequence an
'pis ieeiihe ar Is coming to be looked co,
,lth II il ahoy, al, ;.. COZ