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ind after handling any objects ised by other persons. The more >bvious offenses of sharing Irinking glasses, towels, and iating utensils should be avoided. If medical science is hard put to :ure the common cold, folklore [bounds with “remedies.” Among hese cures are: cold baths to ‘harden” the body, use of sun amps, taking alkaline chemical^; irinking hot fruit juices in the morning; drinking alcoholic beverages; taking tonics an£ patent medicines; sniffing chlorine; routine use of laxatives uid purges; fasting; yogi; faith beating; spinal adjustments; numerous strange diets concocted by faddists; and, last but not least, wearing red underwear! There is no scientific evidence to prove that any of these measures has a significant effect in preventing or relieving colds or any other disease. Colds should not be treated with “cold cures,” because no real cure has been discovered. The so-called cures are not only expensive but also dangerous, for they often hide signs of serious disease. However, the irritations of a cold are soothed by some products and most honest advertising will state that the particular drug will only, “aid in removing the discomforts due to colds.”
“Bed rest is of the greatest importance in the treatment of common cold,” according to the Bulletin. The Bulletin goes on by explaining that “such rest builds up the body’s resistence and this in turn diminishes the severity of the common cold, limits its spread, and reduces the danger of complications.” The Bulletin concludes with some suggestions for caring for one’s self during the period of infection.
Paraders brandish live lizards and carry pots containing cobras during the annual serpent festival in Shirala, India. When the rites end, the participants release both snakes and lizards unharmed, National Geographic says.
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