Colds—How to Avoid Them.

White Ribbon, Volume 7, Issue 74, 1 July 1901, Page 10

Colds—How to Avoid Them.

BY A. J. SANDERSON, M.D. I. Do NOT EXPECT TO CATCH A COI.D. - Fear is a depressant. Ihe body usually follows where the mind directs Expect to keep well and you will usually keep well.

2. Let tonics and other cold PREVENTIVES SEVERELY ALONE.-Many people take medicine as soon as autun n weather sets in, with the idtn of warding off colds; in reality they ■nd*their systems in a condition t». invLe colds and many other inflammatory diseases g

3. Breathe through the nose.— The lining membrane of the nose is constructed capable of warming the air before it passes through the larynx to enter the lungs. Mouth-breathing predisposes to sore throat, hoarseness , bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, and consumption.

'4 Eat only pure food, and of that a moderate yt’ANTiTY.— Food matter which renders the blood impure, or surplus focd elements in the tissues, make the body liable to colds

5. Do NOT WEAR TOO MUCH CLOTHING. Over-wrapping weakens the reactionary powers of the body surface. The opposite extreme is likewise not to be recommended.

6. Never live in poorly ventilated rooms —Plants raised in a hot-house are never as hardy as those grown out-of-doors. Fresh air is one of Nature’s great tonics See, therefore, that your dwelling is well-ventilated.

7. Take a daily handbath with cold water. The bath should be taken immediately upon rising, while the body is still warm. Follow the bath by a thorough rubbing with the dry hand, a rough towel, or a shampoo brush, to assist in producing a good reaction.

8. Maintain the heat of the body BY EXERCISE, DEPENDING AS LITTLE AS

possible upon fires. Where the weather is very cold, or the individual aged or feeble, fires are a necessity. Exercise, however, is Nature’s way of keeping the internal human fires burning brightly.