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Show HOW COLDS ARE CAUGHT, Coryza is an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the cavities of the naaal passages, and may be either of the acute or chronic variety. var-iety. In Its acute form it is generally called "a cold in the head." The reason rea-son for this is that, given certain conditions of the system which tend to Inflamed mucous membrane, the acute attack can very often be traced trac-ed to heat, dust and stuffiness; but, whatever may be the final touch, It Is certain that the victim of the coryza cory-za was In a condition In which his powers of resistance were reduced or he could not have "caught cold." It is of great Importance that those people who spend many months of tho year traveling from one attack of coryza to another should learn Just where to place the blame for their trouble It is a pity to get into the habitj of blaming every open door or window, or dreading every unexpected unexpect-ed breath of air, because this only leads to the courso of life most to be avoided. If a person finds himself with the "catching cold" habit increasing in-creasing winter by winter, depend upon it there is something wrong, and that something Is not fresh air, because be-cause that is the very thing heof all people most needs. In such a case tho daily habits should bo carefully care-fully overhauled. Does the sufferer ovoreat, and especially espe-cially does he take too muoh animal food and too little exercise? This mistake mis-take is at tho root of the coryza habit hab-it in many cases. It Is simply the sign of rebellion on the part of tho overloaded system. Often the trouble trou-ble may be traced to too much heavy clothing, to rooms kept too warm and to an atmosphere dried up with steam heat and no ventilation. People Peo-ple who sloep In shut-up, stuffy bedrooms bed-rooms ought to llvo in a state of grateful surprise If they do not have constant colds. The change that can be produced in the human constitution in this respect re-spect by a continuous courso of common com-mon sense applied to daily life Is almost al-most like miracle working. But tho course must be begun today and kept up at least 3G5 days in the year. Tho cold catcher must pay minute attention atten-tion to tho digestive 'process, and is probably bettor off to eat meat not more than once a day at the mosL His bedroom window must, stav open win-tor win-tor and summer, not two Inches, but all tho way open. He must accustom accus-tom himself to cold-water bathing. This does not necessarily mean Ice-water Ice-water bathing. A bath thermometer is a cheap purchase, and 05 degrees Is cold enough for most persons. Deep, slow breathing with the mouth closed should be constantly practiced, and never more faithfully than at tho moment when a cold seems to be In tho act of getting Itself It-self "caught." Youth'a Companion. |