The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-09
HOME HEALTH CLUB

DRUG DANGERS. AS the season
advances and cold winter months
cause people to close up their houses
even more thoroughly in order to shut
out the cold, we find epidemics of
colds, La Grippe and Pneumonia in
creasingly prevalent and fatal. Old
people and those that use whisl1ey, al
cohol, beer, opiates and tobacco have
less powers of resistance and are
therefore the greatest sufferers.
In order that one may know the
real danger of drugs, not only those
drugs enumerated above, but also the
so-called cold cures that are SO cas-
lily obtained at the drug stores, it is
we'll to know something about the real
cause of colds, then the danger can
be avoided instead of reaching
acute stage and requiring cure"
In most of the cases that are pre-
sented to the Home Health Club, the
sufferers say, 'fThiS whole trouble be-
gan when I took a severe cold at such
and such a date possibly the time
may be several months or even years
past and very many tell of severe at
lacks of La Grippe through which
they passed 20 years ago and from
which they never seemed to fully re-
cover. Now, as a matter of fact one
does not catch cold or La Grippe or
even pneumonia suddenly. The acute
manifestation of these conditions is
frequently sudden and fatal, but the
slow, steady and sure preparation for
the acute attack may have extended
over a period of several months or
even years, through an accum u1ation
of waste and poisonous matter in the
colon. In many such cases, as I have
frequently told you before, the suffer-
err quickly denies being constipated
has a movement of the bowels every
day, but admits being troubled with
piles I then know that the sufferer is
troubled severely with constipation.
The daily movement is from L to S
days late. The poisonous waste mat
ter that should be promptly eHmin-
ated, remains too long in the colon
and much of it is reabsorbed into the
system. The natural moisture which
should cause it to pass out in a soft
mass, is eliminated through the pores
of the skin and we find that the pa
tent suffers from a vile and offensive
odor from the sweat that pours out
under the arms and in females in the
form of Leucorrhoea or Whites
Frequently also we find that. the
kidneys are inactive, there is no desire
for drinking pure, cold water. The
sufferer bathes frequently and uses
disinfecting and deodorizing powers,
but the offensive discharge persists.
The appetite lis good and wholesome
foods are used, but still there is a Sc
we're cold whenever there is the slight
est exposure.
What's to be done? Take dope for
colds stay Indoors or in bed? Inn
possible to remove the cause in that
way. Now, let's go at it in a sensible
manner and remove the danger OF all
these diseases and the danger from
drugs at the same time. Eat less, if
necessary in order to give the alinen-
tary canal a. chance to do some house
cleaning, fast a day or two or three.
Use oil freely If the trouble lis in
the colon, and this is usually evident
by headaches and piles, Leucorrhoea
and offensive perspiration, then you
should use mineral oil and use it reg
ularly not only for a week but for
months, every night just before re-
firing If the fault is in the liver
which is quite likely to be indicated by
biliousness, sallow complexion, ETC.,
then you should use olive oil freely. A
wine glassful at night before retiring
and in either case if the trouble is Sc
we're, a teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar in a cup of water the first thing
after arising in the morning for or
8 days. will help the house cleaning
along and enable you to better resist
colds and their dangerous after eff
fects and also to avoid the use OF
drugs.
There are many people that must
have drugs, they are necessary, but
poisonous drugs liquors, opiates and
narcotics are not necessary and only
makes matters worse, reduce the nat
uraI powers of resistance and the
chances of getting well. Eat right,
live right, don't worry and see to it
that the waste matter is properly and
promptly eliminated and you will not
''catch cold