| Show THAT BODY OF YOURS Why Cold Dampness Cause Common Cold Cod By JAMES W W. BARTON MD M.D. While most of ot us know how the common cold feels and what it looks like Ilke a description description description tion by Dr A A. C. C Hilding Hilding- in Annals of Otology and ear throat th-roat is of at general interest The common cold is la that widespread widespread wide vide spread mild no rise in temperature tempera tempera- ture epidemic inflammation atthe of at the lining of the nose occurring principally during autumn and spring months There is 18 a large amount of thin sticky discharge from the nose which usually clears up in two or three days which is often followed by or complicated by pus infection of ot the nose sinuses ears throat and bronchial tubes It is known that the cause of or orthe the common cold is a tiny virus that can pass through the ordinary ordinary ordinary nary filter This virus promotes promotes promotes pro pro- motes the growth of harmful organisms found in nose and throat but prevented from doing doing doing do do- ing damage by the healthy lining lin ing tag or mucous membrane of the nose What causes a healthy lining of the nose to lose its power of warding off these harmful organisms so that they overcome overcome overcome over over- come resistance and allow a cold to occur Dr Hilding points out as ha have va other research workers that chilling and wetting dampness dampness damp damp- ness together with sudden changes in temperature are definite definite definite def def- factors in m causing colds probably because of or prolonged reduced temperature of the lining lint lin lin- ing lug of at the nose It If this lining t can be kept warm it keeps its power of at fighting off oft the harmful harmful harmful harm harm- ful organisms Thus some years ago I spoke of ot the prevention and treatment of ot colds and sinus infections by means of a rub rubber er bag inserted up into the nose then filled with water the water kept warm by means of ot elec elec- When weather is damp or cold Dr Hilding advises that as af soon as there is' is any sign or symptom of an approaching cold the patient should block the nostrils with clean cotton tightly enough to reduce the amount of or air entering the nose the cotton must be changed frequently frequently frequently fre fre- The thought then is 19 that aJla as aJl asa asa a cooling of the lining of or the nose takes away some of its ita power of protecting the body from the effects of the cold virus anything that will keep this lining warm or the whole body warm is good treatment in preventing colds or lessening lessenIng lessening lessen lessen- ing their effect Helpful Booklet Never neglect the common cold as it may often be the forerunner of other more dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- conditions Send 10 cents and a cent 3 stamp to cover cost of at handling and mailing mailing mailing mail mail- ing to The Tribune-Telegram Tribune Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah and ask for your copy of the Barton booklet booklet booklet book book- let entitled The Common Cold |
