The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-13

round. Cold, dampness and sud
den changes Of temperature fol-
lowing going outside from inside
always cause q reflex irritation Of
the mucous membranes of the
bronchial tubes and of the nose.
Even the most robust Of US when
stepping out the door on a brisk
inter morning gives a prelim-
mary snort and clearing Of the
throat, feels a little tightening Of
the chest.
The person with so-called chron-
ie bronchitis naturally feels these
influences even more and is hawk
ing and coughing and splitting and
generally miserable ell winter.
In most cases this chronic bron-
;hitic is an elderly person. In most
cases too he or she is thin. The
condition is one of long and very
gradual onset. In most cases too
if he has been lucky or wise enough
to save up a little nest egg or has
a business that son or son-in-law
can run in the winter he will be
found in Florida or California or
New Mexico or Arizona this time
Of year. The rogue courts Of Los
Angeles and Long Beach are
thronged with fellow sufferers Of
this kind at this very moment
Pitiful Condition
Very few doctors have ever
given much attention or room to
this group OF rather pitiful old
people. "Oh! you've got your win
ter cough again, Ell, Uncle Ned?
Well, here's a prescription for
Syrup Of Wild Cherry-fine cough
medicine; take teaspoonful when
ever you need it," And poor Uncle
Ned who has swallowed oceans Of
Elixir Of Terpene Hydrate, AM
monium chloride, Syrup of Wild
Cherry, Syrup of Tolu, eucalyp-
tus, licorice, turpentine and heav-
en- knows what all out of the drug
store goes away with his pres
cription, and very low opinion Of
the medical profession, to get near
the fire as soon as possible. will
tell you one other thing about him
he is the fellow in the Office who
doesn't like drafts.
! have studied a good many Of
these people and almost invariab-
ly | have found that they have had
sinus trouble or a chronic infec-
ton of the nose for years-since
youth in fact. My theory is that
in the course Of time the infection
from the nose drops down into the
bronchial tubes and causes
chronic and regularly renewed in
fammation. They stand this pref
ty we'll until the disabilities Of
age get to them and then the in
fected bronchial tubes swell up
with little pockets of pus-bron-
ehieetasi
Prevention Of Condition
For this reason the first step in
treatment is prevention and | can
not too emphatically urge all
younger people who have a chronic
sinus or nasal catarrh to get it
fixed as thoroughly as possible. l
only wish medical science could do
this better and more perfectly in
more cases. As a further piece Of
advice | urge these people while
they are young, if possible, to
spend the worst parts Of the win
ter in the south.
As the second most important
part Of treatment | repeat-cli-
mate. Warm weather dries the
secretions out, cold weather in
creases them. II stands to reasoi,
they are better off in warm eli
mates.
The last point in treatment l
have found valuable is posturIl
drainage This consists in ge,-
ting the head lower than the hips
three or four times a day. APP
paratus is designed for it, but you
can imRrovise your apparatus by
leaning over the back of chair,
or lying sidewise on the bed until
only your hips and legs arc on the
bed and your face is hanging over
almost touching the floor. This
drains the pockets of infective ma
terial and saves the bronchial
tubes from being further weak
ened and expanding under the in
huence of infection and cnnnhinn