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

One or the most common or hui
man Affections Is sore throat. Many
persons cannot get wet feet or X
pose themselves to the weather
without an attack
Il doubt exceedingly IL climatic
and weather conditions are ire
mendously important factors In the
dveloumnt OF sore throat. There
are other causes which must not be
overlooked.
Nine times out Of ten a careful
study OF the case will show some
violation or the rifles OF hygiene
Loss Of sleep, worry and oyerwork
must be counted among the I'M
portant causes.
+ am surprised that more atten-
ton Is not paid Co the digestion
and elimination It viii be found
in nine cases out OF ten that the
intestinal tract is not clean. II Is
difficult to say exactly how a sore
throat could be traced to this par
ticular cause. i must say. now
ever, that my observation, covering
a good many years. has caused me
to conclude that sluggishness OF
the intestinal tract Is usually an
accompaniment of every sort OF
sore throat.
IF this Is 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 are cap
able Of producing indigestion. may
be the background of a cold III
you 70 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
n Of the symptoms.
The veins that carry the blood
from the lining membrane OF the
lower bowel run almost directly 10
the liver. They are a part OF
what we call the portal circulation.
These large blood vessels 60 TO the
liver and that organ Is supposed 10
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 IL cannot accomplish
the impossible. III 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 q 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 tonsils 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
IL? The sensible thing II 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 or
sleep In a well ventilated room.
and restricted hours Of labor will
complete the cure. I am sure this
will appeal to you as sensible ad-
vice.
The fact Is that pain or discom-
fort Is usually an evidence OF abuse
OF the body. When We learn TO
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 OF
our W. misdeeds. Aches and
pains are sent by Mother Nature
as a reminder that we need to re-
form.