Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
What to Do for Cri.

do not believe it matters whether
you stuff or starve it, whether you drink
a glass of water every hour or not at
all, or whether you have a little fever
or just mild chilliness. I know that
when I have cri myself pay little heed
to those conventional rules.
1 really like to get lots of letters from
readers and the more varied and diff
cult the health problems or questions
readers submit the better I like it, but
here Is the advice offer any one who
has the cri, and If my treatment does
not satisfy you-tell your doctor.
i. Be fair and call 1t cri (kree) and
not cold" Nobody knows what cold"
is Girl is any of the common reSpira-
tory infectionS-you can be reasonably
sure 1t is some such ailment from the
first, and you can put the proper label
on 1t later when 1t develops into plain
coryza, measles, meningitis or what
have you. Meanwhile your frankness in
confeSsing that you believe it Is one or
another respiratory infection gives your
friends and associates a break. If you
conceal the infectious character of the
trouble under the disarming name
slight cold you are playing trick on
all who may be compelled to come
NAuAA-IA JOuL COiIFGISdIlOIldl spray range.
z. 1t is your moral duty, if not yet
requirement of law, to keep away
from school, church. theater, shop, or
public gatherings, to keep away from
your friends, If any, and to keep out
of public conveyances when you have
cri. If justice were done you should
be thrown out of such places on your
ear if you insist on your right" to be
there in spite of what you consider just
a cold"
8. In your own home you must take
particular pains to avoid giving your
cri to others in the household. If any
one must venture within your CONVEX
sational spray range (Which is up to
5 feet you should don a suitable
mask over nose and mouth-a screen
to catch the moisture spray.
4. These precautions all apply with
greatest force in the stage Of onset or
invasion, for it is then that most of
the recognized respiratory infections
are most communicable. The greatest
damage is done in most cases before
the indisposition or illness develops suf-
flciently to demand treatment Of any
kind.
5. Besides immediate and voluntary
isolation and the disposal of all nose or
throat secretionS as though you knew
the illness were diphtheria or scarlet
fever or infantile paralysis, it is usually
beneficial to have a hot bath. or better,
if possible, hot mustard foot bath in
bed, and then remain in bed for the
day.
6. 1t is usually advisable to have a
free supply of fresh cool, moist air to
breathe, and not to breathe overheated
and excessively dried-out air. It is a
mistake to breathe vitiated or warmed
over air merely for the sake of ex-
ternal body warmth. Use hot water
bottles and the like for that.
z. If ache or pain or discomfort pre-
vents sleep. then one may resort to a
dose or two of aspirin. but otherwise 1t
is better to leave all medicines to the
judgment of physician.
8. If you're young. take all the cold
water or fruit-juice beverage you want,
sweetened If you like. If you're old,
better take your liquid hot.
9. If you are at work or play as
usual, don't try fasting. If you remain
at rest or in bed skip at least a meal
or fast for "a hours, except fruit-juice
drinks.
10. When hoarseness or. cough Is a
symptom. this Fool Proof Cough Medi-
cine is at least harmless and, believe,
beneficial in many instances: Steep a
heaping teaspoonful of whole haxseeds