Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-22 | Page 6 | Advice on Your Health

Advice on Your Health IS By Morris Fishbein h n Edi Editor Journal OU American cn Medical Association Repeatedly it has been stated that chilling of the human body is bad for health Apparently the human being is comfortable with witha a constant average temperature of degrees F. F Any deviation from this temperature for a long period of time will bring about serious changes in the body Some Florida investigators in including including in- in eluding Dr H. H M. M Taylor have made some studies to determine exactly the effects of long continued continued continued con con- swimming in cold water on the occurrence of infections in the ears and in the sinuses An attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt was made to determine the effects of chilling on children under 13 years of age whose temperatures temperatures tem tern were taken before and after a p period of 45 minutes devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted to swimming in an indoor pool with the temperature of the water at 73 degrees F. F Only 30 of these children were able to maintain a normal temperature All of the others developed a decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease jn the body temperature In some the temperature dropped to as low as 95 degrees F. F Experimental studies were made to determine the effects of such chilling on the blood and the ability ability ability abil abil- ity of the person under such circumstances circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- to resist infection Muscular activity carried on during during during dur dur- ing the chilling process helps to prevent infection When however however however how how- ever the body is chilled without exercise there is a tendency for forthe forthe forthe the number of white blood cells to tobe tobe tobe be steadily diminished The white blood cells are important important important im im- im- im in relationship to the pre pre- of infection Eight life lifeguards guards at Jacksonville Beach Fla swam for 45 minutes in ocea ocean water at a temperature of degrees F. F All of these swimmers swimmers swim swim- mers became slightly purple i in color and their fingernails and andl lips were blue after this period of swimming There was an a av av 1 reduction in temperature of four degrees F. F The red blood cell count increased in in- in 1 creased in all of these swimmers and the white blood cell count wa was also increased There was no loss lossl of weight According to this evidence evidence evi- evi j evi-j dence again violent exercise during during during dur dur- ing swimming and chilling of the thel body will prevent the drop in the white blood cell count In general it is believed that chilling of the body is much more serious for those with chronic in infections infections infections in- in of the nose and throat than for a person who is in an C excellent state of health but this will apply to all conditions affecting affect affect- ing the human body adversely Some people are much more I susceptible to chilling than are others People who are susceptible ble to chilling should avoid the wearing of low shoes with thin stockings These people will suffer suffer suffer suf suf- suf- suf fer even after having a haircut after washing the hair after be being being be- be ice ing subject to the coolness of the evening air or any other chilling process They will vili have a congestion congestion con con- j in the nose and the sinuses sin sinuses sinuses sin sin- uses and the appearance of a condition condition con con- like a cold Other people are occasionally susceptible to tto heat