Cariosities of a Cold.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43092, 14 May 1907, Page 3

Cariosities of a Cold.

MAT BE CAUSED BT EATING TOO MUCH OR TOO RICH ROOD. Most people think that the season of ■ c Ids ” is particularly spdhg, lmt as a ua for of fact, more persons suffer in autumn hail in any other season. The popular idea of “ taking cold ” is re;>]icon . Li is not t-imply exposure to cold dint causes it, fora man may 1« so exposed >s to have his hands and feet actually frozen ■t. d not sutler in the direction indicated. But > • une portion of the body is exposed to tlic lence of cold, damp air—especially in the ;:a of a draught—when the bodily condition •■iihrr v.-’m’.'y or ill part, below par, the . ao.-t susceptible see lion of the human much-. ■ •io will sidrer. | ’I lie evil :.\:y sli.ov itself as it cold in the .

mad, sore* threat, pleurisy, lumbago, or other n ;n of : !.."naatism. bowel or kidney trouble, v merely in a general feeling of feverishness lid mala: 6. Many “colds” that appear without ap.a (‘lit cause are due to indigestion, or the ating of 100 much or too rich food. Errors n elotliiiiu-ui thi- season, too, are fruitful ourees-tu this trouble. J Low may we best keep a “ cold ” at bay r ■’irvt, by keeping the skin in a healthy' coniition. A skin with a vigorous circulation Trough it, isthebest protection. The change if seasons will have little effect on it, so that he heat of the day, which is normally so lively adjusted as to be always maintained at hSif degrees, is not readily disturbed. This

■ondition is best promoted by a sponge hath a moderately cool or cold water every mora'ug. .Those 'not accustomed to the bath hould begin -with water at a temperature of •iglity degrees, reducing this each morning by ive degrees until sixty degrees is reached. The hath should not last longer than three or rour minutes, and should ho followed by brisk nibbing with a rough towel or flesh brush. Regular outdoor exercise, moderation in siting and drinking, and sleeping with the bedroom windows cq en arc also of use.

As to cure. As soon as the characteristic •hill is felt, warmth should he resorted to. When the sufferer gets home he should have i hot foot-bath, go straight io bed, and take two table-spoonfuls of this mixture every three hours until the equilibrium is re-established—-t fact which will be apparent by freedom from chilliness, headache, and thirst, and by the appearance of perspiration. This is the formula: —Liquor of acetate of ammonia, G drachms; nitrate of potash, A drachm: antimhnial wine, 40 drops ; sweet spirit of nitre, ioz; orange flower water, loz ; water to Soz. At ten o’clock eight grains of phenacetin may be taken if the skin remains dry. The above are doses for an adult. The “cold ” in nine cases out of ten will have vanished by morning. On going out care should be taken to be well wrapped up and to avoid sitting or standing out of doors. In all cases, woollen should bo worn next the skin during the autumn, winter and spring months.