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Show - ROvV TO "SHAKE" SPRING COLO. By Dr. R. R Daniels. Whether a i-e-tn is associated with a cold or not, to contract this fro- quent disorder always means bad hygiene. hy-giene. Had hygiene includes, occasionally, occa-sionally, overwork, but more often Improper diet, and frequently bad air, especially at night. We are more like ly to have colds in the spring because the .system at that time is more likely like-ly to be overloaded with food and toxins tox-ins from the heavy winter eating, which eating is frequently continued into the spring months in spite of the fact that warm weather makes it im-posible im-posible for the body to use large amounts of heavy food. The chilling 1 and overheating of the body incident to spring weather also makes us more susceptible to those factors which cause colds. "Tuning Up" the Body. If one feels sufficiently ill with a cold to go to bed, he should do so; it will cut short the illness. It is well, until better, to at least work less. For ! the tirst twenty-four hours of this treatment all food, except fruit and fruit juices, should be avoided. A w L , , i . . 1 1 , in 1 , 1 1 -. . . r 1 , . t iciii.i Miiwe 11 ini'ii 111 tt , lu..i i" t. n 1 1 i should be taken on rising. During the second and third days of the treatment treat-ment only fruit and vegetables, avoiding avoid-ing the decidedly starchy varieties, should be eaten. The tiowels should , be cleaned out thoroughly each day by means of either a saline laxative or the enema. A hot bath to induce free prespiration, should also be taken tak-en each night. Avoiding a Relapse. This simple treatment, if taken at tie- beginning of a cold, will "break it up" in twenty-four hours. At any ,-tage of a cold, this treatment will cure in from two to three days The relapaaa BO frequently experienced with the spring colds are due to overeating, over-eating, and often to over-fatigue. Those who are "subject to colds" should eat carefully and keep the skin in active condition with a daily dry rub or sponge bath. |
