Some Dont's to Remember in the Treatment of Colds.

Otago Witness, Issue 2722, 16 May 1906, Page 68

Some Dont's to Remember in the Treatment of Colds.

A cold neglected is .the first step in acquiring- an acute and dangerous pulmonary or bronchial disease, and a. cold halfcured is the straight aiwl narrow" path which leads to pneumonia. Here are a few "cold don'ls" which every home-maker will do well to hang ,in .her medicine closet along with the directions for first aid to tho injured •

Don't dose yourself with quinine phenacotin or other standard drug without first consulting your family physician. Many of these drags act directly on tho heart, and weaken it so that there is not sufficient vitality left to fight the cold.

Don't pin your faith on the remedy which ea.red your next-door neighbour. He ma"y have hod a tendency to pleurisy, while ycu may be headed for pneumonia. Don't rub camphorated oil or similar lubricants on your chest unices you cover it over with a flannel protector. Lubricants of this sort open the pores and aggravate the cold unless iho affected part is properly covered.

Don't experiment with the cold-water euro unless ycu thoroughly- understand it. This is sometimes pfficacio:i3 but if improperly administered it is dang-erpus.

The Grape Cure. — Dr Victor Drucken, an eminent surgeon of Budapest, in Hungary, has recently published a pamphlet, in which the health value of grape juice is treated. For many years past the Continental doctors have favoured what is known as the "grape cure." Dr Drueker, ' however, has carried the matter a stage j further, by giving in the pages of his in["teresting pamphlet detailed instructions ■concerning the proper vise of grape juice for 'medicinal Many, of the ordinary internal ailments are said to be iftore raadily arrested by the judicious u«e ! of grapc6 than by anything else, and a deal of attention is ,now b?ing paid to Dr Drueker's method. The cure generally es- ; tends over a period of from four to six ' wepks, and the average daily ''consumption !of grapes is about 6fi>. This quantity is divided into four quarters. The first two should be taken early in the morning, en jui empty stomach, at least one hour before breakfast; the third quarter about an hour before lunch, and the fourth one or two [ hours before dinner or tea, as the case ' may be. To make the grape cure effective, acid and all fatty foods should b-s avoided. It is needless to add that *he doctor recommends the use of nothing but perfectly I wholesome berries," which «hould be carefully washed and cleaned before being eaten.