"By Euteanera Peevs The commércigl traveller was disgusted with the reception moat of ut I tell you L come from Shanghai. 1 was there only two dave ago." Hie acquaintance shook hie head retfully. "Td like to believe yo but I'm afraid 1 can't. The traveller became a bit he ted.
"And I oak if you will be good enough to" explain why not?". frm appeared and the answer 'A erin of mingled deprecation and tear: "Where's your cold?
Hace tabula docer that. since "we sojourners in Shanghai are more oF less destined to colds, as the germs fly upward, so we might aswell view the situation philosophically and extract what comfort we may from thewe annoying afflictions, With proper scientific treatment—the nuisance of colds may be much abated, In the first place public opinion, especially among the governing clawes suchos taipans, teachers, and parents-must be educated. Propaganda to the effect that hard work whether in office or school is highly injurious to a person suffer-with a cold must be circulated widely. It is a truism that "rest in hed" for the firat stage and plenty of fresh air in the convalescent period are desirable, but alas, how few of can conduct our lives on those principles!
Few philanthropists are so generous as the man who has a cold. Ho gives it away lavishly. Of course he should be isolated, but public opinion and the unkind requirements: of his daily toil often seem for quire his attendance at his offic That this is penny-wise and pound-foolish ly evidenced in the fact that one is under par' fort to keep up about, and the entire office force is exposed to the infection, How much more sensible would it to respond to the physician's kindly counsel: "You know you really, ought to be in bed," with "That's right. TIN go there," thai to utter the expected platitude, really cannot be spared fromthe office." Somehow—or other offices carry' o3, even when we are absent.
But before going to bed there a certain arrangements to be made, innless one may be quite sure of having faithful slaves to carry on: bedside requests. A good stock of books should be laid in and any little alleviations of invalidism such Jas readily suggest themselves to each individual. One ardent eross-word puzzler of my acquaintance has been accused of encouraging a cold in Jorder to have leisure to work out }some particularly knotty problems One of the pleasant things about the modern cold is that its victim requires nourishment. None of your fever diets for him, but the delicacies fof the season. Even the martyra lof the colory-count may relax long. enough to build up a proper resistance to influenza germs. Few door sports are pleasanter than arranging menus for the customary three meals and tea, with special [snacks between.
'A properly conducted cold gives the patient an opportunity to ex-[clude all bores from his bedside and to welcome any callers brave enough, or popular enough to be admitted to the sickroom. business cares Jor worries must intrude, of course, and this restriction, adroitly handled may enable the lucky invalid to get Jeonsiderable work by, done sympathetic friends.
When the severest onstaugne—ve4 the cold is over, the victim should not be in too much of a hurry to get back to work. The stuffy at: mosphere of an office is sure to oceusion a relapse, whereas the pure and stimulating ozone of the golf-motor excursions, and, if possible a change of air at Repulse Bay or Kuling are also to) bbe "recommended. Colds must cured, but let us cure them cosily.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.