The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-18

I five blocks during the day, has eaten
three good sized meals which have
| burdened an already over nourished
| body, laboring with the problems of
elimination by reason of lack of exer-
else and sluggish bowel action which
almost invariably accompanies seden-
| tary habits. This man is much of a
| home man, spending the majority of
MS evenings at home, rarely going out
| for entertainment and so at the end
! OF busy day, with practically no ply
steal exercise and a full stomach, he
retires for his nights rest which, in
| the summer time is spent on his splen-
| didly appointed sleeping porch but in
the winter time is in a super-heated
room.
! This describes the type of individ-
ual whose blood stream is poisoned by
| improper elimination of body wastes
| ard who falls an easy prey to the in
lection of cold. either acquired from
! others or from the organisms har-
bored in his own throat and nose. 1t
! is no wonder that he suffers with one
| cold after another during the winter
| time.
| What was my advice? Simply this:
First, that he put his car in the gar
| age the rest of the winter and walk
to and from his work, ia king a round
about direction SO as to walk at least
/ two miles to go to his office and two
miles returning. starting out with a
!
/ to have a full and free expansion of
| the chest. Second. to cut out the
! noon day lunch, if possible. or at least
| eat very light one, spending the bal
ance of his noon hour in bowling, or
! playing billiards or volley ball, or
some other game that will keep him
moving. Third, to so back to his
sleeping porch, allowing nothing short
/ of zero weather to drive him indoors.
! Fourth. to open up the body sewers.
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| anG more normal elimination of body
wastes; this to be accomplished thru
diet and exercise. if possible. Fifth,
| to have better ventilation in his Of
/ fees.
! He took to the suggestions offered
| kindly and has started out on the ex-
! pertinent. 1 am willing to wager a
| doughnut to g gil of buttermilk that
his continual colds all winter" will be
| broken at least by periods of freedom
from colds. We have to keep in mind,
| OF course, that almost everyone is sub
/ ject to scolds because, generally speak
ing, colds are infectious and may be
conveyed from person to person. the
same Is influenza, or pneumo nia. or
| diphtheria. The more nearly our body
resistance is normal. the less likely we
are to succumb to such infection. The
germs of cold leave the body thru the
! secretions of the mouth and nose. and
! they enter the body by the same route.
/ Inc careless person coughing or
sneezing in the open may be the
means of injecting many other people.
! A low temperature in and of itself is
| not the cause of colds, .altho people,
! if subject to a direct draft from a
| window in Q warm room and while
warm themselves. may by such expos
ure so lower the body resistanc that
organisms in their own nose and
throat may take advantage of the con-
gestion of the mucous membranes, the
result of draft, and thus be the start
/ of a severe cold
Colds are ordinarily not considered
| dangerous. A cold that is sufficiently
/ severe to be accompanied by a rise in
body temperature, should be a suff1-
| cient warning to go to bed and remain
| there for at least % hours, or until
brisk cathartic. together with good
! bland food, will ordinarily start the
patient to rapid recovery. If not
| there should be no delay in summon
ing the family physician
| Questions and Answers.
/ Question: What is meant by the
/ single standard Of morals2
Answer: The single standard OF
morals means that a girl has the right
to expec. the same of man as he ex-
poets of her. The man who hopes
some day to marry a pure girl, and
who. meanwhile. smirches his own
record by running with loose women,
is cheap sport. and does not know
the meaning Of q square deal