WHAT IS A COLD?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11734, 16 August 1901, Page 3

WHAT IS A COLD?

It is now generally conceded that the distressing complaint known as a cold is due to tne presence) of a specific micro-organism. These organisms arc always in the air, where- j p ver there is a concourse of human beings. | Jo the purer air, on mountains, and on sea, j Hiey are cither absent or rare. None of j Hansen's people suffered from a cold during i J* eir prolonged stay in the arctic regions, j •There is an island off the coast of Scotland j __*hich is but rarely visited, and its people ' never have colds except when a ship is in Port, and then they are highly subject to I them. ' " | Inhabitants of more thickly-populated areas ! probably become more or less immune from attack, but exposure to cold and damp lowers ; : ; vitality and gives the microbes their opportunity. . ■ j ■ The-first symptom of a cold is a feverish condition. The pores become contracted and ™ e skin cannot do its work of removing j waste products of the body bv perspiration. *n consequence the kidneys 'are compelled ° come to the assistance of the skin and do "double 6 i, are of work. This is demonstrated by the visible presence of earthy salts ? tne urine just as soon as a cold is conacted. The burden thus thrown upon the ta' ney ,p '- 3 ? ftt>!ier inon - than they - an s,,sin "'• "his is a source o;' very great danger; . wet, nothing is more dangerous. There "a medicine known as Warner's Safe Cure, Cl ' Possesses a remarkably specific action Pen the kidneys, stimulating them and en*l,j them to bear the increased strain thus I £iaced upon them - Persons suffering from < ™«» cannot do better than take a course the l"i ner ' s Safe Cure ' M nn ? breakdown of <tKa "dneye or their incapacity to remove j in ,iT TSte P rod «cts ot the body, will result '"'owl. heumatii ™. gout, indigestion, blood dis"lars, gravel, debility, or perhaps Brijdit's are '* Even when an of these disorders W.J? i a £ ted - so potent is the action of iS er « Safe Cure that it will effect a - r 0150 ? and permanent cure. .