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Show ience indicates that what knocks out the cold one time will not do it again. The survey shows that, during a week in November, the population popula-tion of New England and the Middle Mid-dle Atlantic states was least affected, af-fected, with only 12 per cent of the people infected. The Far East reported re-ported 13 per cent, the South 14 per cent, the East Central section 16 per cent, and the West Central area was heaviest hit of all, with 17 per cent of the population affected. not been immune to the infectious condition and many of them have suffered what are referred to as "heavy colds." As one who knows we say they are to be avoided if the victim can find the remedy. Despite considerable expert attention, at-tention, nobody knows what causes caus-es the cold. The victims attribute their attacks to various factors. They likewise boast of their "cures," but, unfortunately, exper- COLDS IN THIRD OF U. S. HOMES DURING NOVEMBER One-third of the homes in the United States reported colds during dur-ing the week ending November 15th, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Institute Insti-tute of Public Opinion. The fact that an estimated 18,-000,000 18,-000,000 Americans suffered from this common and widely prevalent malady indicates the enormous loss that is involved. Some authorities assert that the American people lose more than $1,000,000,000 annually an-nually through the "common cold." The people of this vicinity have |