Show PING BODY IN condition Oh hardening process a good prevent I 1 ive of colds modern research seems to have es the fact that after all the 1 old fashioned ideas with regard to bolds are not far wrong it is of course true says the literary digest that a cold Is a malady due to germs but there seems to be no doubt ithac the chilling 0 the body lessens its resistance and so renders it an easy prey in the arctic region where be in germ cannot live and where colds are said to be unknown it may be sate to sit in a draught or to get ones feet wet but in the temperate lone these indulgences will continue to be risky for the average man reviewing experiments and observe atene made in this field the medical record says i A point of practical importance is the fact that it was found teat repeat cd exposure to slight degrees of cold brought about an increase of aati bodies and this observation therefore affords a theoretical justification of the practically approved methods ot hardening the body by hydro thera and other methods of training procedures should not only serve to protect against cold and allied con dillons but also should render the body better able to cope with bac teria of all kinds |