Evening star., 1935-07-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

body. These mechanisms, as marvellous
as they are, In holding the temperature
of the body at a preconceived figure
under all conditions of temperature and
cline, must have their ups and downs
along with the remainder of the body.
Hence it is possible that the draft has
more to do with our catching cold"
than some profess to believe. After all.
it Is no wonder that the doctors have
not made much progress in fighting
this malady. They are, as a class, very
healthy men, and those who catch cold
easily are not so healthy. But it is the
latter who must be studied, with all their
whims and chrochets. The common
belief that draft OF air Is contributing
factor is not to be SneeZed at.
1t is this air movement, no matter
how slight, which causes the main trou-
BILE with the Summer cold. Nature en-
forces sweat, which is good thing,
but the slightest current OF air, under
such conditions, Is likely to make the
cold worse.
And few persons, moreover, no matter
how determined, are brave enough to
get under blankets and sweat it out"
in Summer
He would be a hero, indeed, who, on a
hot Summer night, would drink copiously
of hot lemonade and crawl under sew
eral blankets.
The mere thought makes one shudder.
The victim of a Summer cold, then,
will have to take unusual precautions,
we believe, to shield himself from
Vagrant breezes, If he can find any.
He may be sure that the breezes,
however slight, will find him, and chill
a moist skin. Perhaps 1t Is this fact
which accounts for the well known per-
Sistence of the cold at this time of year.
Temptations to cool of are many and
varied during the hot months. More
than ordinary powers Of will are neces-
Sary to resist them. Perhaps If one
will keep in mind that by refraining
from cooling of, one at the same time
will be doing the most possible to cool
the cold, the sufferer will be in the best
position to do as he ought in this very
delicate and critical matter.
Fortunately, the need for plenty Of
water is enforced by the very season.
Nothing is better for the common cold,
from the standpoint Of the victims well
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II this includes fruit juices, so much
the better.
There can be little doubt that as
much physical rest as possible is helpful
in this so common malady, whether in
Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter.
Despite the fact that the people have
conspired to minimize the cold as much
as possible, in their talk and personal
actions, mostly because of necessity and
because often it can be dismissed, owing
to the healing powers of Nature always
at our command, there is no escaping
the fact that an ordinary cold is helped
on its way to cure by complete rest.
If one will not or cannot take this
best way to a cure, almost any one has
in his power the next best thing, to go
to bed as early as possible during the
several days the cold is in the
ascendency.
This will be the next best thing to
taking a complete rest. Such simple
home remedies as one has found helpful,
in the given case, should be combined
with as much sleep as possible.
The main point to be kept in mind,
in fighting Summer cold, is the one
We put first, keeping out of drafts, how
ever pleasant, after the first snif1e.
Take advantage Of Natures heat, and
bake it out.