| Show While You Wait Walt For The Doctor One of or the most common discomforts discomforts forts torts of winter is catching cold Everybody is afflicted In this way occasionally occasionally oc oc- oc- oc and many cro more or less constant sufferers during curing the cold weather for though a 3 cold Is Isnow Isnow isnow now considered to be a germ disease there is no doubt that exposure to severe temperature makes males us more susceptible to it its attacks There arc are no colds at all aU in the tho frozen i north as arctic explorers a all 11 testify i because no germ can live in that rigid frigid clime A cold that does not readily yield to simple remedies should never be allowed to hang on for weeks for it I will ill will certainly deplete the bodily re- re tance very materially and leave e an easy prey to pneumonia or Any other r disease that happens to be prevalent nt When you get a cold of this sort by all means consult a doctor doctor doctor doc doc- tor so o that you can take treatment that will promptly rid you of it and obviate all aUthe the ill effects that it often often of of- ten leaves in Its train When a cold first comes on it can often orten be greatly relieved and sometimes sometimes some some- times limes entire cured b by king t a dose of castor oil on retiring and eating tightly lightly but drinking a great deal of or water on the next day The theory theory theory the the- ory of this Is that by eliminating all the pois poisons ns ns' from the system nature Is given givena a chance to overcome the cold germ which she usually does in short order The The old fashioned treatment of the hot water and mustard foot font bath and the glass of steaming whisky punch given just before the patient is put putto putto putto to bed and covered warmly works very well with some people The air Ir I passages of the nose noso and head ar are relieved from congestion by the footbath footbath footbath foot foot- bath and the hot whisky makes th the patient perspire which relieves th the th-e incipient fever and promotes the comfort comfort com com- fort of the sufferer When there 1 Is Isa isa a severe ere cold in the tho head perhaps combined with a sore throat the simplest and most efficacious treatment treatment treat treat- ment is to spray the nostrils with sith a solution made from half halt a teaspoonful teaspoon teaspoon- I ful Cui of salt and one-half one of bicarbonate of soda cooking soda mixed together and dissolved In a glass of warm water The same solution should also be used as a gargle Never spray spra the nose just before going out into the open air airas as this makes maltes one liable to take talce fresh cold The best time to use the spray is th the last thing at night on arising In the morning or when one is to remain Indoors at least an hour Cold especially in a young younS' child should never be considered of little account and therefore neglected for forthe forthe forthe the possibilities of complications are very great such as Inflammation of the ear ear broncho pneumonia severe attacks of croup etc The person who has a tendency to colds in the head sore throat or bronchitis will find a dally daily sponging of the face neck and chest with cold coldwater coldwater coldwater water in which salt has been dissolved dissolved dis solved to about the proportions of a tablespoonful to a washbowl of water an excellent means mean's means of warding off orr such attacks Remember that all kinds of colds are contagious son ever under any circumstances kiss anybody either child or adult who has a cold and do not get an any nearer them than you can help |
