The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-25
Doctor Offers Rules
For Avoiding Colds
Common Colds Most Prevalent In
Late Autumn" says DIR. Fraser.

AAtt AUTUMN says LIT. FdScE.
With the annual high point in
the number of colds occurring regu-
larly in the late fall season, DR..
Robert A. Fraser, chief medical di-
rector of the New York Life In
surance Company, offers ten rules
that will help men, women and chill
dren avoid this widespread malady.
They are:
|. Get plenty of sleep, fresh air
and sunshine
2. Eat all the nourishing food you
need, but avoid overeating.
3. Dress sensibly and with regard
to the climate.
4. If you get wet, change TO dry
clothing as soon as possible.
s.. Breathe through your nose, not
your mouth.
6. Cleanliness is next to god
illness" Battle daily.
7. Avoid constipation.
8. Get outdoor exercise every
day Long walks are excellent.
9. Avoid sudden changes Of tenn
perature.
10. Keep away from people who
/ have colds.
1T goes without saying Dr.
Fraser adds, that those with colds
must use handkerchief when sneez-
ing, coughing or expectorating, to
avoid injecting others.
.Overeating lowers resistance,
making the individual more suscep-
tible to colds. If you have difficulty
in breathing properly, see your doc
tor promptly; your tonsils, adenoids,
sinuses or teeth may need atten-
ton. Don't go from a hot room out
into the cold without suitable pro-
lection and never cool off by sitting
in draft or directly in front of an
electric fan. Finally. if there is an
epidemic of colds IN your vicinity,
avoid large, crowded meetings, IN
the home, quartine cold sufferers,
particularly if there are children
or old people around. The infec-
ton of children and aged people is
the cause of excess mortality in
these groups.
Colds-A Costly Enigma
The United States public health
service estimates a direct economic
loss of more than half a billion dol
lars yearly because of the common
cold. the average worker losing from
three to five working days per year
But" says DR.. Fraser, in spite
of the fact that much time anc
money have been spent in studying
the cause and cure of colds, all.
thorities agree on very few points
and the results of widely scattered
experiments are full of contradic.
. tons.
For instance, most observers to
day regard the cold as caused by In
lection from filterable virus, ever
though the actual organism has not
as vet, been discovered. Other.
studying the question, however, be
lieve that chilling of the body low
ers the surface temperature of tn
mucous membranes of the pharynS
, resulting in lowered resistance O
1Ithuse membranes, permitting lnfec
ton by bacteria normally present
A third group states that disturb
ance of the regulation OF the hea
f0f the D0dy Is GduSdllNe idlloi
Nevertheless, it has not beer
proven that changes in humidity
J air temperature or barometric pres
sure have any great effect on tn
average Individual, and it is wei
known fact that groups of indlvidu
! ais may remain free from colds
isolated from their fellow human
beings. but are attacked when con
I, tact is resumed.
J DR.. Fraser thinks, therefore, tina
the common cold, regardless of hoy
it is caused, must be looked upon q
an infective agency that may var
in virulence from time to time.
may be endemic or it may be epi
: demic. 1t usually follows lines G
e travel, and it is communicable fror
S hand to mouth.
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