The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 01, 1917, Page THREE, Image 3
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COMMON GOLDS ARE
DANGEROUS AILMENTS
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Important to Know That Colds
Are Communicated From
AO.ie
to Another.
The mor:'. prevalent illness in the
l)i )vC(i is the common cold, a
dib.af>c g.cup included under one
name and conside.^d of such minor
.ii. porUince that vital statistics do
not record the ^normous number of
persons, who annually are subjected,
to suffering, inconvenience, and
economic loss thereby. Remarkable
as it may seem, the widespread familiarity
with this condition has bred
a contempt which hides its seriousness,
yet when the sum total of th<
ravages committed by common colds
is made, it becomes evident that instead
of being a group of trivial affections,
common colds must be classed
as serious diseases.
The phrase "common colds" like
"charity", covers a multitude of sanitary
sins, and curiously enough, the
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iitiuu: iiaa IJIVII applied CO U group OI
affections which tar from depending
absolutely on cold are frequently tiindirect
result of living- in close, overheated
sui poundings having' a lowc.
relatively humidity than the diyr.s*
desert known to man.
The word "colds" means an uiuUinfection
of the lining rr.cmb.a .es o.
the nose, tonsils, throat and n r./'c.)
bronchial tubes. The process m..\
be oven more exton. ive ai.d a: iou..-.
to a general infection of the cntiu
!
body.. All of the breathing arpaivt
us excepting the smaller to; mm. !
portions in the lungs may be involv?
. am! as a matter of fact; the dlsic
.-a may, and often dors, sp:cad to
t: ese, thus producing pneumonia. 1 n
t is connection it may be pointed oik
that pneumonia kills more people in
tl ( Lnitcd States than any other dis
ease excepting- tuberculosis and
heart disease. Many pneumonia.1?
hogiu as a common cold. Colds do
not produce tuberculosis, yet uitlorlui.ately
what is considered as a cold
may be in icality the first symptoms
of the white plague.
The causes of colds are mu'tiform
and not entirely understood. In every
case, however, they are dependant
upon the growth and activity of liv-,
ing germs which are always icceived
from other people. It is true,
that almost everybody harbors disease
organisms in the mouth and
iuse, and that these under favorable
conditions will produce a coid in
their host. But these gcrnn- in ever/
ease were received from some other
pei-son. In other words, colds aic i;\fectous.
It used to be thought that
sitting- in a draft or a prolonged stu>
in the swimming poo! would produce
a cold. This is erroneous, but the
chilling of the body which the draft
produces and the weakening of the
vital forces caused by too long a
swim, lower the powers oi resistance
and permit germs which have hitherto
been harmless to their host, to
produce their disastrous effects.
It is not necessary to describe a
cold. Everybody is familiar with it
in all its variations, from the simple
ordinary coryza, which is a polite
running at the nose, to the sore
throat, the aching chest, fever, ami
generally "knocked out" feeling. The
cough the sneeze, the headache and
the varying degrees of inefficiency
which a cold produces, alas, only too
well known. Common colds occur in
epidemics and are distinctly contagious.
They sweep through an entire
household, an entire city, an entire
state, attacking the young, the adolcs
cent, the middle aged, and frequently
carrying off the aged, the weak ami
the debilitated. Schools, factories,
.Mores are sudenly crippled by epidemics
of this sort and the complications
and serious disorders following
the disease add to the great economic
lo.-s produced in this way, .Infection
of the cavities beneath the cheeks
and biows, ear derangements, chronic
lung infections, rheumatism
heart diorders, kidney impairment
and depressed vitality may all follow
in the train of this widespread infection,
. :
To prevent a cold it is necessary
first of all to k?ep: v the body resistance
at a high point of efficiency.
This , means that the body machinery
should be kept in good order at all
~ TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are hereby forbidden
to enter or trespass 'lipon our lands
in Simpson Creek twonship, known
as the Round Swamp lands, under
penalty of the law.
N. E. HARDWICKE.
H. H. WOODWARD.
times. Gocd wholesome food in prep|
er amount, plenty of sleep, the carc.
ful attendance to the voiding of the
| body wastes, the taking of regular
exercise in the open air, keeping the
body clean, keeping the mouth and
nose clean, the avoidance of hot,
sttuffy, dusty rooms, the avoidance
of exposure to sudden chunges of
temperature, the prevention .of the
chilling of the body either by cold or
wet, are all protective measures. It
should be borne in mind, however,
that even robust persons may contract
colds from people who huy<
them.
The germs of colds leave the body
in the secretions of the mouth and
nose. They enter the body througl.
the same route. Thus a careless
sneezer and the person who docs not
cover his mouth and nose when We
coughs are breeders of these infections.
The little living bodies which
cause colds are so small that a million
could rest on the head of a pin.
When a person coughs or sneezes a |
fine spray carrying with it untold
numbers of these germs is spread in
to the surrounding atmosphere to a
distance of several feet and may hoi
easily taken into the mouth and n^sr
with the respired air. More difect
contact such as by kissing, I he common
drinking cup, the comnnn roller
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my nose and ea
Yes, sir?I am
Southern birth,
giriia and my fat
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you all.
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towel, by pipes, toys, pencils, fingers,
food and other things which
have been contaminated by the mouth
and nose secretions of a person having
a cold may also carry the disease.
It is an obligation on the part of
persons having colds to see to it that
they do not -spread these colds to
somebody else. The person who
neglects to cover his nose and mouth
when he sneezes and coughs, the
careless spitter, the person who permitts
his germ-laden discharges to
contaminate things which are going
to be handled by other people is a
menace to the community. If such a
person uses public swimming pools,
if he is not amenable to reason and
persists in distributing his infection,
I he should bo avoidnl hr ? snri Hflpr of
j pestilence.
I A good 'deal has been said about
hardening people so that they w?l'
not contract colds. There is an element
of danger in this since to expose
a weak person to the rigors of
; cold baths and cold drafts is apt to
lower resistance, thus favoring . the
very conditions which it is desired to
avoid. At the same time, it should
not be forgotten, that the Artie explorer
does not ordinarily have colds
so 'ong as he stays out in the open i
and that it is not the engineer and j
fireman in the cold, drafty cab who
have colds hilt thrice who vwl*> i?i fl-io
?
I was Dorn a real Southase
I had been an Eskimo,
something with rings in
rs!
good and proud of my
My mother is from Virher
is from the Carolinas.
raised down here among
>i* Folks of the Sou
m Folks of the Sout<
?r my friends?every one *
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guaranteed by
II don't llW#? vnfiir
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noney back. I have said i
>rld over for keeping his
:reign
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close, dusty, overheated coaches behind.
When all is said, it must be
admitted that dusty, unventilated
rooms perhaps play the greatest role
in producing colds. ?
Since colds are a serious condition
they should be . treated as such A
great many people think that they
have an infalliable remedy* for break
ing up a cold. This may be harmless
in itself but usually it is not and ccn
sists of a combination of harmfu
drugs and alcohol, the latter usually
preponderating. The sufferer takes
these preparations in large quantities
and if he is strong enough he may
survive them and eventually get th?
best of his cold. Self medication >?
medication by untrained persons ir
always dangerous. It is especialh
dangerous to those having colds am'
should always be scrupulously avoided.
As a rule, much time, inconven 1
ieiieo and suffering will be obviated
by consulting an intelligent physi
cian promptly. If this is not practice
liV a brisk saline may be taken
ami the patient put to bed. This
gives his bedv an opportunity to rc
gain its vitality and at the same time
isolates him from other people. The
sick room ?-houM be well ventilated
and the w ind< vs so opened as to
!
keep the air moving freely. It is also ,
wise to moisten the air a little bit by ,
putting a pan of water on the rad
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I wish you could see
clean and bright and
some?die finest,whites
factory in all the work
I am called SOVEREK
All! But my middle
friend?and all over t
friends are with me, b
th KNOW good bl
h KNOW good toba
of you. Give me a chant
n me to your dealer
L A Southern gentleman
word, and 1 have given 3
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iator or over the register or on the
stove. The handkerchiefs and bedding
used by the patient should be
sterilized by boiling. Kissing, and
the use of drinking cups ami towels,
etc., in common with other members
of the household should be forbidden,
it being borne in mind constantly that
colds are infectious and readily
spread from one person to another,
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NOTICE.
There will be an Educational Rally
Day at Simpson Creek School House
in District No. 39, Saturday Feb.
24th, which will be the closing of
the term.
It is expected that Hon. R. B. Scarborough
will be present und deliver
an address.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring well fifled baskets.
Dinner will be served on the
ground at 11:30 o'clock. Exercises to
begin immediately afterwards.
Walter P. Gore,
Mrs. J. D. Singletary,
TEACHERS.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
LAXATIVE mKOMO Quinine. It stop* the |
uoukm an? iteanacne and works oft the Cold. I
Druugists refund tnoney if it fails to c*ife.
E. \V. GROVE'S signature ou each 1h>v.
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The present generation is a 1 ways
forgetting the duty it owes to the
next.
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"o&'ether
my home?it is so
cheery and whole>t,
healthiest tobacco
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FOUNDATION IS FOOD,
FEED AND FERTHJTY
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For Successful Farming in
This Southern Country
of Ours
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COTTON'S TRUEST VALUE
NOW IN A NEW ASPECT
1 '
The Things That Art to be
Included in Safe ? *A
Farming.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7.?Food,
feed, and fertility are the foundation
oi safe farming, according to the
i United States Department of Agriculture.
A circular sent to farmers,
| bankers, and business men in cotton
territory by the Chief of the Office
of Extension Work in the South
J says: "Let us feed the
? r 1'"" ?
the live stock, and feed the soil.
When we have done these three
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|things, then raise such acreage in
money crops as we have the labor to
tend,''
The circular points out that the
vie value of cotton to the fanner is
to a great extent the arnuunt of food
ml fee i that it will purchase. The
a ice of cotton has risen, it is true,
ut so has the retail price of all
tncr farm produce. "By growing
"1 ct iton." says tl e author, "and ex?hanging
\\ for a li\ing you are simply
swapping a high-priced product
! pi cluevd by your labor lor a high\KW.n.
1 . ni.d ? \ .w\fl' in. tl \w* f 1'jlini1
n v n *. ouuv t j;< v\uua m vjiv ./v-?
of the otiier fellow. When you follow
safe farming, however, you produce
your own food and feed at cost and
5 !l V( 111' i otton f"i>? I li?> nihoi'
,,,v ..iiivi i vm>u o
I dollar.-.''
Safe farming is de.fi nod in the cirulav
as including these items:
(1) A home garden tor every family
on the farm, from one-tenth to
one-fourth acre, well located, well
tilled, and tended as carefully as any
< rhor crop on the farm, planted in
; rotation to time the vegetable crops
so as 1.0 have a continual supply for
| the family table as many days in the
i \ear as possible. To tins should be
C
I added one-fouith of an acre of pota|
toes, either Irish or sweet, or both,
! b? be used as food for the family.
(2) Enough corn on each farm to
II art the family and the live stock for
| one year. with a little excess for
. safety.
(o > Sufficient oats and other small
grain to supplement the corn as food
| or one year with certainty. These
small grains conserve Ihe soil in winter
and provide summer grazing for
live stock.
(4) Hay and forage crops to supply
the live stock on the farm for
one year, with a little excess for
afety. The legumes, which add fer
; umy to the soil and produce the best
buy, should not be forgotten.
(5) The necessary meat, eggs, and
milk for the family. The meat
should be procured by increased attention
to poultry and hogs because
jot the rapidity with which these can
I be produced. Every family should
have at least two cows, so that ore
can be in milk all the time. A sufficient
number of brood sows should
be kept to produce the pork for the
IVmily, with some excess for sale.
The average number of poultry per
inrm should be gradually increased
to at least ">(). There should bo eggs
and poultry for the home table, with
a sufficient excess foi sale. The
live stock on the farm should be
[gradually in Teased so as to consume
the otherwise wasted products and
make productive the unproductive
and untillablc lands.
((>) Cotton for the main money
crop after the living has been amply
provided for.
(7) Tho sale of the surplus products
of the garden, the orchard,
the poultry, the live stock , and tho
feed crops to cover the necessary
running- expenses of the farm, leaving
the cotton as the real cash crop.
The present prices of cotton
the circular, should not be permitted
to tempt any farmer to depart from
this program. It is the only safe
plan to follow, no matter what the
price of cotton may be.
COLDS & LaGRlPPE
R or 6 dotes 660 win break
-ny case ol Chills & Fever, Colds
Sfc LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
setter than Calomel and does not
i.ripe or sicken. Price 25c.