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Show KEEPING BODY IN CONDITION, T IH "Hardening" Process a Goed Prevent- . Ive of Colds. 'f -iK ' H Modorn research scorns to havo ea- Iftl tnblishcd tho fact that, after all, tt.o "old-fashioned" Ideas with regard to IjLsj . ' H colds nro not far wrong. It is, of r' .i ' !H course, true, says tho Literary Digest, .;.! A ; jH that a "cold" Is a malady duo to . ill iH 1 germs; but thoro seems to bo no doubt j jit ! that tho chilling of tho body lessens , i Blffu IH Its resistance nnd so renders It an !' J 'J H easy prey. I jM$ '.'i - In tho Arctic region, whero tho In- "''J "4 !' I fiuonza germ cannot live, nnd whero !;'.' tf. '-, H colds aro said to bo unknown, It may j " Ll H bo safo to sit In a draught or to got H ono's feet wet; but In tho tcmpcrnto i' j!j ' H zono theso Indulgences will contlnuo to 'tiffi ''J I bo risky ror tho nverngo ninn. Yjfhv ' I ltcvlowlng cxporlmonts and observa- ' " H " I Hons mado In this Hold, tho Medical 'VflS'j' I Record says: Tfti 8 I "A point of practical Importance Is . v m H tho fact that it was found Hint repeat- .': ft ' H cd oxposuro to slight degrees of cold ' M ' H brought about nn Increase of ant!- !kfffl fjf . H bodies, nnd this observation thcreforo "''wjuij1 H nffords a theoretical justification of j, Mflk.ii H tho practically approved methods of u'.HK 'Mi 1 H 'lini-doning' tho body by hydrothcra- htiW I pontic nnd other methods of training. MaJrlfl I Such procedures should not only servo ''fw If H to protect against cold and allied con- ftlMrM I dltlons, but also should render tho laffltH body better nblo to copo with bac- fflWl ffjf H tcrla of nil kinds." fyjffl!n H |