Evening star., 1929-01-04
Ways to Prevent Colds
Avoid Careless Mingling With Others-Food for
the III, Convalescent and Helpless.

A young woman in speaking the
bther day of a severe cold from which
bhe had been suffering, and had re-
Gently recovered, remarked: why, Il
was simply awful, but went to church
Just the same"
She seemed to feel that in some way
credit instead of severe blame should
be awarded her for thus scattering
germs throughout the congregation.
Another young woman was forced to
sit throughout a church service next
to a friend who was suffering from a
cold. AS result, she caught it and
was forced to give up virtually all OF
her work for several months.
Every mother knows that when one
member of the family begins to cough
and sneeze, nine times out of ten the
cold will run through the entire house
hold The i'll should be kept strictly
away from those that are well, as the
So-called common cold is highly con-
tagious.
Two or three days of isolation in bed
will do neither child nor adult any
harm, but a great deal of good, and It
is only justice to humanity to cease
scattering the germs or allowing those
over whom we have control to do so.
In children, a cold means loss Of
vitality, and the possibility OF con-
tracing pneumonia, tuberculosis or
some form of kidney trouble. and in
adults at least the loss Of time and
attention to business.
The sick room should never be used
as a gathering place for the family.
1t is not good for any one concerned.
In addition to being an unsafe prac-
tice in general, the air is soon exhaust
ei by the presence OF several persons
and the patient is greatly disturbed by
talking. Quiet is necessary during any
illness.
Only the person who is caring for
the sick should stay in the room, and
her services will be more effective II
she carries her work forward WITHOUT
noise or excitement.
Matter of Baths.
Most persons do not wash their hands
often enough or thoroughly enough.
Hands should always be very carefully
washed before food is touched, no mat
ter how harmless the previous occupa-
ton NAV seem, and gloves should al
ways be worn when one is outdoors.
Some dirty hands are harmless, and
some apparently clean hands are dan.
gerous. A hand covered with the SOIL
of gardening may be terrible slgnt,
and yet there may not be dangerous
germ on 1t, whereas. she pretty nano Oh
the girl who goes out without gloves
and holds a car strap or touches rail-
ing NAV be invisibly soiled with null
titudes of germs, some OF which She
will convey to her mouth with the next
piece of candy she eats.
To keep the skin of the body IN per-
feet working condition. baths tnat
really wash are necessary. Such
baths should take the form OF plenty
of warm water, a good mild soap, a
small brush, and above all a. gooo
rough towel. for the final rub is really
more important than the soap and
water wash.
The skin is renewing itself all the
time with the result that 1t is always
throwing of minute scales, and 1t Is
these which largely serve to block tne
pores If not thrown off. You can stano
in a good light with clean. cry naii
brush and prove this. Use the nrusn
vigorously anywhere on the skin ana
observe the minute, dry particles tnat
will fly of. .,.
plunge into cold water and dab with
a smooth towel are not enough properly
to remove these scales. In fact, II one
were in such circumstances that 1t was
temporarily impossible to get bath,
the skin could be kept in good condl-
ton by vigorous dry rubbing, so lar as
all the purposes of health demanded.
Hygiene of Underwear.
Many persons wear set of under
wear each 6..y for a week, a few make
a complete change every day, and more
change twice in a week. The last
named habit is perhaps the best that
can be expected, and is really sufficient
for daily bathers.
There is a way in which this custom
can be made more cleanly and more
hygenic without adding to the laun-
dry bill. The average person wearing
two sets of underwear week will make
the change in the middle of the week.
but it would be far better if the two
sets were kept going the entire week
on alternate days. With the biweekly
change, the clothes worn during the
day are aired only for seven or eight
hours in the "a, and never have the
purifying process of summing. With
two sets going on alternate days, one
set can be aired two nights and one
day, and if possible should be hung up
where they can receive the direct rays
Of the sun for some hours. They
should not be kept in dark closet.
Invalids and Aged.
The most easily digested form of food
Is egg albumen. Unless this is ordered
to be given plain-that is, with only
water-it may be made very palatable
drink by the addition of sugar and
different flavors, such as strained lemon