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Show YOUR HEALTH ! BY OR, R H. BISHOP. SORE THROW Simple sore throats are simple only to careful people. For the careless they are often tragic. Sore throat may be the first danger dan-ger signal of an of a number of se-i se-i leus diseases, from tuberculosis to cancer It may be due to tonsllitls. laryngitlSj or It may be merely what is known as a smeker's sore throat. Oftimes, it is the first symptom of i ii i a o i i ic ;Biai;oio, us aiuisi eoiiui'oii' LcauSe Is tonsllar or laryngeal affection. affec-tion. When there Is an epidemic of scarlet fever, there Is often an epidemic of sore throat. There is chronic sore throat in cases of tuberculosis, ayphlllis, cancer and ulcerated' conditions. Thus we see that we cannot afford to be careless With a sore throat. The firyt thing to do Is to see a physician. You-may have diphtheria or scarlet fever in the first stages. If diphtheria Is caught In this early I Stage there is absolutely.no danger, I j for an antitoxin can be administered ! whit h will keep the diseaso from galn- ing any headway. Rest often cures a sore throat, es-pe es-pe ally In cases of laryngitis. Many times when a man is a little hoarse he will talk and talk, thus irritating his throat Coughing often causes sore throat. . A cold compress on the neck is con-I con-I sldered efficient treatment for a sore j throat. The cloth con bo wet With I equal parts of alcohol and water, or Ice bags can be placed on each side ; of the throat. Always apply hot water to tho feet, cold to the neck. |