Show THE COMMON COLD 1 11 t lawi monthly health letter no 3 it was born in an overheat over heat ed airtight air tight room where nearly all colds have their origin the germ very carefully selected the man who had invited it and prepared the way in his own body tho the man nourished nuri shed it and kept it alive by shutting out all the fresh air ir from his hia sleeping room at night and gave it prolonged life by feeding it on a patent medicine cold cure really it was a time and place for the germ to begin its life in the morning tho the man started for his place of business and not being the kind of a man who has concern for the health and welfare of others ho he was not careful to cover his mouth and nose with a handkerchief when coughing and sneezing so as ho he went about he was a walking center for the distribution of disease and infection the common cold is not so serio serious lus in itself but it is serious because of what it paves the way for prieum pneumonia onia grippe influenza tuberculosis it is contracted as a result of indoor exposure and can be prevented by spending enough time in the open air and sleeping with the bedroom windows wide open A sure prescription to give a man woman or child for a common cold is get in a drought draught of air blowing directly upon a portion of the body eating improper food and out the fresh air the best treatment is prevention right living which means plenty of fresh air day and night proper food bodies sensibly clothed daily exercise and the avoidance of overwork overeating late hours and constina tion in the interest of health and happiness in the homo home and school let us us carry this message into every 4 home in the state of utah |