Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
Health and Right Living

One OF the most common or hu-
man Affections Is sOle throat. Many
persons cannot get wet feet or ex-
pose themselves to the weather
without an attack. Ill
X doubt exceedingly II climatic
and weather conditions are ire
mendously important factors In the
dvelopmnt of sore throat. There
are other causes which must not De
overlooked.
Nine times out Of ten n careful
study OF the cas- wiz show some
violation or the rules or hygiene
Loss Of sleep. worry and overwork
must be counted among the I'M
portant causes.
I am surprised that more atten-
ton Is not paid to the digestion
and elimination. It win be found
In nine cases out OF ten that the
intestinal tract Is not clean. It Is
difficult TO say exactly how a sore
throat could be traced to this par
ticular cause. i must say, how
ever, that my observation. covering
a good many years. has caused me
to conclude that sluggishness or
the intestinal tract Is usually an
accompaniment Of every sort OF
sore throat.
III this l. true. IL must follow as
a matter OF course that overeat-
ing, abuse Of the stomach by the
taking Of rich foods. and all the
other things that we know r cap
able OF producing indigestion. may
he the background Of "a cold. III
you 20 away on "a visit and your
friends feed you everything under
the sun, you are bound TO suffer
a reaction. A sore throat Is merely
one Of the symptoms.
The veins that carry the blood
from the lining membrane OF the
lower bowel run almost directly TO
the liver. They are a part Of
what we call the portal circulation.
These large blood vessels go to the
liver and that organ is supposed TO
filter out the bacteria and poisons
which have developed in the intes-
final tract. Under ordinary condi-
tons the liver does its work effec-
lively. But It cannot accomplish
the impossible. If these poisonous
things are there Is too large a
quantity. they escape into the gen.
eral circulation OF the blood. Then
they r carried everywhere. OF
course.
Let US assume. then. that this
state of affairs Is present in the
system. The person In question
does a lot OF talking. perhaps he
makes a speech or two. or he
smokes a lot-then what happens?
There Is enough irritation and
congestion in the tonsiis and other
parts of the throat so that the bac-
terra and the products of bacterial
action find a favorable place OF at
tack. The next thing is a sore
throat of some sort.
What are we going to do about
it7 The sensible thing Is TO clear
out the intestinal tract by enemas
or suitable medication. Then the
diet should be restricted for a day
or two. This procedure will guar
antee that no further poisoning of
the tissues take place.
Fresh air. sunlight. plenty on
sleep In a well ventilated room.
and restricted hours OF labor viii
complete the cure. I am sure this
will appeal to you as sensible ad-
vice.
The fact Is that pain or discom-
fort l. usually an evidence or abuse
OF the body. When we learn 20
live hygienic lives and to observe
rules of sensible living. we will have
fewer aches and pains. We really
have no right to growl when we
are merely suffering the effects or
our own misdeeds. Aches and
pains are sent by Mother Nature
as a reminder that we need to re-
form.