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Show HEALTH HINTS FOR THE FAMILY 4 DRY COUGHS sfl .. I. ....... by: Margaret little - . ! A dry hacking cough is uncom- cause these drugs dry. up secre fortable to the person who has it tions and make the, throat drier . and certainly annoying to those than it was before. . who must listen to it. And, unlike Dry coughs also can be treated a wet cough that helps the body with a vaporizer which moistens . by clearing the respiratory pas- and soothes the irritation in the sageways of accumulated mucus, throat. . a. dry cough is absolutely useless. -WMM :' .. ' Dry coughs are caused by some ' t!ie5?$ I I kind of irritation that is tickling f jrAM& the throat or the large bronchi. fzjZ&Ma fcU l The irritation can come from a f svW y 7 cold or it may be the result of Jr "SJvvwi'' breathing in a lot of dust or other JN. V1 -ifliw IX irritating substances. Pr15 Allif lf The best way to get rid of a joV jliiyw dry cough permanently is to elim- ICvte"" jftr 7b inate the irritation that's causing 25 YSv Jv it, but in the meantime it's often iV I Vff useful to treat the cough itself. A l J ' cough medicine with what's A hV Kyr . ! called an anti-tussive agent in it . "f x is often helpful. Such a medicine I '.' . . ' helps stop the desire to cough and ' - since the cough is increasing the Any cough that doesn't im- irritatxon it's good to stop it. prove with simple remedies may Dry coughs should never be be a sign of more serious trouble, : treated with a cough medicine in which case a visit with your that contains an antihistamine be- family doctor is advisable. Noted Pediatrician, Consultant to Pertussin Laboratories M PROOF PANT OlSTiLLfRY CO.. DAHT, KENTUCKY - 9 here's my pride and joy f( W ICO) OLD STYLE WHISKEY |