The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-12

the production of the common
cold. One, Of course, is the pres
ence Of germs. In a common cold
II IS probable that the first infec-
ton is by one germ which is in
the form Of virus and later on a
number Of other germs get i'm
planted IN the nose. throat and
bronchial tubes, causing a secon-
Diary infection with some Of the
dlSagreeable symptoms OF the
later stages Of the cold.
Undoubtedly crowding and con-
gregatlons Of people spread colds.
II IS an ordinary observation that
IN given school room. Office or in
duStrial plant one cold will start
and within a week SO to IS per cent
of the pupils in the school room,
the workers in the Office or the in
dustrial plant will come down with
a cold. Contamination is I'M
doubtedly the principle factor in
producing colds.
Some Immunity
At the same time immunity
plays q part, for in all school
rooms, offices and industrial
plants, about % per cent Of the
people exposed do not catch a cold.
A barrel Of seeds that are kept in
a store will not sprout because
they are not in the right soil; the
same thing happens with germs:
they will not grow unless they are
in the right soil
Another factor undoubtedly is
temperature and weather. In
North America colds become al
most non-existent in August. The
season for colds gets a good start
about the middle Of December and
reaches its peak in February. 1t
Is difficult to suppose that weather
conditions and exposure do not
have something to do with the
prevalence Of colds. This suggests
also common-sense methods as to
prevention Of colds in not allowing
the body to remain either wet or
cold after coming in after a storm.
I question of vaccinations has
been brought up a good many
times and | hear a great many
opposing opinions as to the efficacy
Of vaccinations. Just recently
there are available cold toxoid
vaccines which can be taken by
mouth. ] see no objection to any,
body's trying this method Of pre-
ventlon with or without a doctors
supervision and ! hope that we
may have some statistics and re-
ports on the value Of this treat
ment during the present winter.
Experiments with faccines
accinations have previously
been given hypodermically and, Of
course. hypodermie vaccines are
still available and it is generally
recognized that vaccines, in order
20 be efficacious, should enter di-
rectly into the blood stream and
not go through the digestive sys-
TEN. The best advice we have
about vaccines up to the present
time Is that they have done no
good whatever, according to care
fully controlled experiments. But
II anyone still wants to take a
chance on them and has the price,
there IS no law TO prevent him
from taking hypodermie vaccines
for the common cold, starting
right now
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
r. R.: Will sun lamp used on
one 5 face help dry up the lower
sinus or help one By using il?
Answer ! DO not believe that
external application Of heat or
light ever gets to the source Of the
trouble in sinus infection.
lst war. We've created it since
g1s.
Almost more Parliamentary. in
s way. is It's local consequence.
han ultimate world consequences.
our New World bunch are going
be SOLIDIFTED
Wen be. in effect. ONE COUN. I
RY.
Ana Argentina and Chile viii be
ANhED Inland will like Il.
Wen have ONE hemisphere.
As for ste"ing in their own uicp
icy won succeed very success
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