Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-02-23
COMMON COLDS
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ordinary coryza, which is polite run
ming at the nose, to the sore throat,
the aching chest, fever, and generally
knocked out" feeling. The cough, the
sneeze, the headache and the varying
degrees of inefficiency which a cold
produces are, alas, only too well
known Common colds occur in epi-
denies and are distinctly contagious.
They sweep through an entire house
hold, an entire city, an entire state,
attacking the young, the adolescent, |
the middle aged, and frequently car
rying off the aged, the weak and the
debilitated. Schools, factories, stores
are suddenly crippled by epidemics of
this sort and the complications and
serious disorders following the dis
ease add to the great economic loss
produced in this way. Infection of the
cavities beneath the cheeks and brows,
ear arrangements, chronic lung infec-
tiOns, rheumatism, heart disorders,
kidneys impairment and depressed vi
tality may all follow in the train of
this widespread infection.
| To prevent a cold it is necessary
first of all to keep the body resistance
at a high point of efficiency. This
means that the body machinery
should be kept in good order at all
times. Good wholesome food in pro-
per amount, plenty of sleep, the care
ful attendance to the voiding of the
body wastes, the taking of regular
exercise in the open air, keeping the
body clean, keeping the mouth and
nose clean, the avoidance of hot, stuffy
dusty rooms, the avoidance of expos
ure to sudden changes of temperature,
the prevention of the chilling of the
body either by cold or wet, are all
protective measures. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that even ro-
bust persons may contract colds from
people who have them.
: The germs of colds leave the body
| in the secretion of the mouth and
: nose. They enter the body through
| the same route. Thus a careless
sneezer and the person who does moi
5 cover his mouth and nose when he
: coughs are breeders of these infec.
7 tions. The little living bodies which
= cause colds are so small that millior
S could rest on the head of pin. Wher
a person coughs or sneezes a fine
= spray carrying with it untold mum
/ bers of these germs is spread int
= the surrounding atmosphere to a dis
tance of several feet and may be easi
ly taken into the mouth and nose will
the respired air. More direct con
e tact such as by kissing, the common
drinking cup, the common role
r towel, by pipes, toys, pencils, fingers
food, and other things which hav
S been contaminated by the mouth ant
nose secretion of person having
cold may also carry the disease.
1t is an obligation on the part o
I, persons having colds to see to it tha
they do not spread these colds t.
# somebody else. The person who neg
lects to cover his nose and moutl
when he sneezes and coughs, the care
less splitter, the person who permit
+; his germ-laden discharges to contain
t; mate things which are going to b
r handled by other people is menac
to the community. If such a perso
e uses public swimming pools, if h
is not amenable to reason and per
r sists in distributing his infection, h
should be avoided as spreader Q
is pestilence.
A good deal has been said abou
hardening people so that they will nc
contract colds. There is an elemen
lie of danger in this since to expose
d weak person to the rigors of col
Te baths and cold drafts is apt to lowe
Iy resistance, thus favoring the yer
Ie condition which it is desired to avoit
ss At the same time, it should not b
forgotten, that the Arctic explore
does not ordinarily have colds so lon
as he stays out in the open and ths
it is not the engineer and fireman j
the cold, drafty cab who have cold
but those who ride in the close, dust
IS overheated coaches behind. When a
ct is said, it must be admitted that dust
z, unventilated rooms perhaps play tn
n, greatest role in producing colds.
A. Since colds are serious conditio
he they should be treated as such.
y. great many people think that the
r have an infallible remedy for breal
y, in up a cold. This may be harmle:
ed in itself but usually it is not and col
10 sists of a combination of harmfl
e. drugs and alcohol, the latter usual
ed preponderating. The sufferer takt
v. these preparations in large quantitit
n, and if he is strong enough he ma
y, survive them and eventually get tt
RS best of his cold Self medication {
e, medication by unframed persons is a
IL. ways dangerous. 1t is especially dal
ey gerous to those having colds al
Ia should always be scrupulously avoi'
as ed. A rule, much time, inconvel
~ ience and suffering will be obviated /
L consulting an intelligent physics
u promptly. If this is not practicable
ne brisk saline may, be taken and Il
n n patient put to bed. This gives h
n, body an opportunity to regain i
ne vitality and at the same time isolat
ne him from other people. The sick roo
De should be well ventilated and tt
;, windows so opened as to keep the a
al moving freely. 1t is also wise
Ut moisten the air little bit by putin
a pan of water on the radiator or ov
oh the register or on the stove. The han
~ kerchiefs and bedding used by the p
ng tient should be sterilized by boilin
lg Kissing, and the use of drinking GU
3e' and towels, ETC., in common with 9th
n members of the household should
n forbidden, it being borne in mind co
n stantly that colds are infectious al
N readily spread from one person
'h' another.
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