Show Prevention of 0 Pneumonia by by Food an and Rest By DR JAMES W. W BARTON Released by Western Newspaper Union 0 STARTLING has been SO the drop in the death rate in pneumonia due to sulpha- sulpha I and similar drugs I that tha t a movie I shows two phy phy- physicians TODAY'S TO DAYS DAY'S to reduce trying the WEALTH HEALTH H EA L T H death rate to COLUMN nothing as they feel that there should now be beno beno beno no deaths in pneumonia Despite this new and effective drug the number of cases of ot pneumonia pneumonia monia mona Is not decreasing in hi fact it is s Increasing because one attack of pneumonia In an in individual in- in indivIdual r- r does not prevent further at at- attacks i r tacks as it does In I Isome some ailments but I actually predisposes I Ithe the patient to fur fur- further further furs s' s ther attacks In one country where there has been stress strain overwork and underA under- under A nutrition for some Dr Barton years one of the re re- reports reports re- re reports ports from the phy phy- physicians physicians of that country shows a great increase In hi the number of ot cases of pneumonia It was found that the number of cases increased greatly during the cold months This was thought to tobe toi tobe i be due to there being less sunshine j i during the winter months but fur fur- further ther Ither I investigation showed that cold cold- coldness coldness ness and dampness were equally if not more to blame Most of us are aware of the chill experienced after alter being heated by exercise or after afier having a hot bath The chilliness or coldness of the air seems to stiffen or tighten the mus mus- cles Iles This is well known to base base- baseball baseball baseball ball pitchers who often on a warm day put on a sweater or put their pitching arm in the sleeve of their sweater while their team is at bat Blood Chilled Cold air striking the warm body means that the blood going back to the lungs is chilled and not able to take on oxygen or throw off wastes as aswell well This blood is therefore not notable notable notable able to throw off Iff or prevent the or or- organisms organisms organisms of pneumonia or other dis diseases dis- dis diseases eases from starting trouble Heat is life Ute to the body and its defenses de de- defenses defenses and cold has the opposite effect particularly in hi those who are rundown and undernourished To avoid pneumonia then we should eat well get plenty of sleep and avoid draughts dampness and cold when we are heated |