Evening star., 1925-11-17
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

Nervous people are hereby warned
that this is still another talk about
the same old subject. to wit. the de-
luSion that one can get Crl from
exposure to cold or wet. ] give fair
warming. because several old women
(of indscriminate SEX appear to get
all wrought up whenever ! say any
thing on this subject: the effect Is
akin to taking an old soak's toddy
away from him for his own welfare.
He resents the kindness for all he ls
worth.
One such carpng critic begs the
editor to make me refrain from harp
Ing on this subject. for she AYERS
the reading public is weary OF my
peculiar theories about colds. She
asks cautiously what's in name
does il make the slightest difference
whether people prefer to eau IL
common cold, coryza or crt? Are not
the symptoms the same. whenever
name be given the ailment?
No. Mrs. Camp. neither the symp-
toms nor the SYNONYMS are 'ne I'd
Like ba abies religions and tooth-
brushes they are somewhat aslmllar
hut not quite the same. Even tne
unenlightened will readily understand
the importance of making a dlstlnc-
tion where there may seem 10 ne
Iitfle difference il two or three OF
the common respiratory infections
trrD he considered in this respect
such as measles, diphtheria and pneu-
nonia, which are similar IN seNeral
narticulars but clearly not the same
skin this talk today if you are
horsd by the truth about the nature
and cause of most of the illness doc
tors have. to deal with. Write pro-
fest 70 the editor II you resent being
reminded of your criminal negligence
or YOUR boorish unselhShness ABOUT
spraving your neighbors with Your
nose and throat excretions when YOU
have what you treacherouslN ana
covardly call cold. Have no
ANXIETY about being lonely in yortr re-
.ctionary attitude-the noStrum eX-
nloitine gentry are with you, as are
a goodlv number of the medical prac-
1itioners who find the cold deluslon
GREAT labor saver. an excellent cloak
for delinuuencies in diagnosis.
These are the main diseases fecoS
nized in the group OF respiratory IN
fections common respiratory infec-
tions, or cri for short, pronounced
kree: A..
roryza (otherwise known as dls-
temper. acute rhinitis. acute ca
tarrh" and cold in the head
Simple sore throat.
Tonsilitis.
Acute laryngitis Choarseness,,
Acute bronchitis.
Pneumonia.
Pleurisy.
Influenza.
Tuberculosis.
Diphtheria.
Cerebrospinal meningitis.
Infantile paralysis.
Acute sinusitis.
Mea sles.
Scarlet fever.
Whooping cough.
Chicken poS.
Smallpox.
AIumps.
Pneumonia plague.
E,ncepha litis letharElca
proper action is nothing more nor
loss than an intelligent application
of the golden rule TO the practice OF
snra wing one another. TO he sure,
# is not always possible To aFolu
drenching friend in the spra! OF
ones intimate conversation, nut there
is plenty of room for the universal
employment Of intelligence. considera
+ion and courtesy. and these factors.
if conscientiously used, will insure
great Improvement in public health.
The ordinary mode Of infection Is
the same in all of these diseases.
Thev are all respiratory Infections
that is, the germ, contagium or virus
of the disease is conveyed in the nose
or throat excretions Of the individual
III with or about to come down with
the disease to the nose or throat OF
the next victim, usually In minute,
perhaps invisible, droplets OF moisture
in the mouth spray given of in con-
ersatiOn-such spray carries about
feet. The range increases If the
individual laughs or shouts. and 1t
carries as far as 10 to IL feet II
the individual sneeZes or coughs with
out masking nose and mouth. Figure
out for Yourself your chances OF
picking up" sample Of somebody's
respiratory infection as YOU 60 about
your daily affairs. Take what 50.
lace you can derive from the fact