Show ro COLD BUG MEANS DANGER r FOR OR MANY ive agot got a bug itow how often have you heard that sold said followed usually in a moment or two by a sneeze which because of your nearness may cause you to inhale not one bug but thou sands of poisonous germs and as s a result be fore long you have 6 a bug and are sneezing if you are dr nathan S fortunate it willbo willbe davis III as simple as that but beware because of the virulence and type of the infection through poor physical condition or because you may be over tired havo have an intestinal upset or 0 ther other minor ailment that lowers your resistance si you may develop complications such as sinus trouble ear ache bronchitis or pneumonia the bug may even be one that means rheumatic fever ever heart trouble a kidney disease or blood poisoning tho the common cold sore throats arid and epidemic influenza are highly contagious if ono one member of a family Is stricken by one of these upper respiratory throat theoa t infections it usually spreads to all the rest if a child alth one of the these se colds goes to school hardly one in the classroom will escape some persons will have many colds every year while another will not have more than one or two a year colds differ from season to season and from year to year at one time there will be little fever and the disturbance will be mostly in the nose another time or even at the same time in another year there will be fever and a sore throat colds tend to increase as the sun moves farther south the days become shorter and the ultraviolet ultra violet rays fewer in the north temperate zone it seems at least so also US POPULATION NO NOW W INCREASED bya BY OKA hl F B i i i i i i n 34 I 1 VS 0 is I 1 0 11 ilia pa IM n 19 iua att H IWO U lj the population of U B S increased by 73 72 to between e 1 1930 30 and ana 1940 1640 rising from rom persona dersons to it the presen present bir birth h and death rates continue the lh population of U S will increase approximately th 1 per generation there are not as many colds when the days become longer and the ultraviolet ultra violet rays more numerous during the fall all winter and spring months people are indoors most of the time and lor for food depend more on varieties that have been processed and preserved so it would seem that a generally lowered resistance si due to a combination of causes rather than to any special weakness accounts for the seasonal variation how can we avoid catching cold A diet containing enough vitamins minerals and proteins and a proper amount of carbohydrates Is of great importance in keeping up resistance plenty of rest and exercise are also necessary it la is most important also that we avold avoid crowds in street cars stores and movies in so far as possible as it lessens the chance for ex exposure above all do not feel that you must visit every sick friend or relative it you must visit those sick with a cold or it if you have to care for them wear a gauze mask over your nose and mouth at least so that you may inhale fewer of the bugs which have been scattered about by the patient sneezing and coughing sterilize the dishes and aid eating objects used by the patient and let him use paper handkerchiefs which may be burned put the patient in a room alone so the cold wont be spread to others if you have the cold dont leave the house and if you can stay i in bed keep other members of the family especially the older ones and the children out of your room dont go out and spread the cold to fellow employees or to those near you ira in busses street cars or trainst dont go to the loviest |