The Bismarck tribune., 1932-12-16
OBDURACY IS SOMETIMES RIGHT

"A A1Ny WAAe SAAe@V oAAN AZ AAAeSAA 49,
terested and instructed and often ben
Gifted by what she reads in this col
umn. She thinks am right about
the value of little sweet or sugar
in some form just before an athletic
contest, judging from her sons sue
cess in swimming and other sports.
The lady mentions some other things
have taught here, that she believes
correct But she says I am a little
Obdurate about the question OF taking
cold.
It does not hurt her. SO far as she
knows, if she gets her feet wet on the
way to the office and they remain
wet till they dry gradually. But still
I am unreasonable when demand
positive proof that ordinary exposure
to cold or wet will cause Illness. Now
she goes with bare arms much OF the
time, yet sometimes if she feels cold
upon the arms she begins to sneeze
or cough right away, and then II sne
puts on a sweater or other cover to
protect the exposed arms, she stops
sneezing or coughing Immediately.
Again, she sometimes begins to
sneeze or cough while attending some
concert or other gathering, but If she
quickly holds her handkerchief to her
| throat, which seems to be a little
chilled, she stops coughing at once
whereas otherwise she would keep on
good deal.
To clinch the argument, she knows
a lady who says getting her feet wet
invariably makes her take cold. This
infallible person has some trouble
with her throat. =.
With all patience and eQuanimity
let me interpose an obdurate NO, no,
to all the illustrations cited.
Even the old time doctors or health
officers who still humble that expo
sure to cold lowers resistance" hardly
dare say that the illness they imply a
person contracts as q consequence OF
such exposure develops immediately
There is always an ominouS incuba-
ton period, of hours or more IRE
ouently days after the exposure be-
fore the illness develops, IN preu-
monia, grip, or any serious illness you
can name.
Notwithstanding the teachings OF
ouacks, no honest or intelligent physi-
clan pretends that an instant or i'm
mediate cure Of any known disease OF
| illness is possible, by any meanS
Then how can the trouble the lady
ascribes to chilling of her bare arms
be cured Immediately by the covering
| of the arms?
Our correspondent says her friend
who invariably takes cold when her
| feet get wet has some trouble with the
throat. For instance we may assume
the sensitive individual has simple
chronic sore throat, or some low grade
chronic rhinitis. Such condition is
of course abnormal. AS a rule per-
sons with such chronic nose or throat
trouble are oversensitive to any trif-
ling variation in the air temperature
or the amount of clothing, or other
factors which affect body comfort.
They stuff up and run at the nose or
begin sneezing or coughing or feeling
increased discomfort in some part OF
the respiratory tract upon the sllgnt-
est change of environment, which is
not at all disturbing to a healthy per-
son. =.
dare say our correspondent herself
has some such chronic trouble In nose
or throat, as an examination would
disclose, But, like thousands OF others
similarly disposed, she has not sought
medical examination or advice as yet
because her trouble has not given SUI
ficient annoyance to convince her sne
needs such advice.