Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward.

  • Hayward, John W. (John William), 1828-
Date:
1866
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Credit: Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cold, even though he cannot remember a cause or discover a reason. Does a person subject to catarrh find himself sneezing and sniffing ? he has taken cold, though he cannot tell how or when. Does a person subject to quinsy find his tonsil swollen and his throat painful on swallowing? he has taken cold, though he may protest ever so against the possibility. Does a person subject to rheumatism find pain and stiffness in the back or one or more joints ? he has taken cold most cer- tainly. Does a person subject to diar- rhoea find his bowels suddenly relaxed without a dietetic cause ? he has taken cold in all probability. Is a person attacked with headache, toothache, tic-douloureux, or other neuralgia ? ninety-nine chances to one he has taken cold, though he may not think so, and may attribute it to his stomach, his liver, or his bowels. In short, whenever the peculiar weakness of the individual shows itself, he may con- clude he has taken cold, and ninety-
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