Forty years ago people looked on smoking differedtly than we do today. It was immoral for young people—boys or Orls--to moke§ you had to be grown up before it was accepted in good society. Today smoking is identified with leisure an pleasure and most parents would prefer that their children do not smoke. Statistics point to lung cancer and heart disease as a result of chain smoking and there is definitely something to this--we cantt brush it aside. What is there about smoking that makes people spend their money, itritate their noses and throats, make their breath ofj - ensive to others, become nervous, and run the risk of dying from cancer of heart disease? Smoking benefits only the manufactures—.-a man or woman does not benefit by itl Tobacco companies give no r ason why a young boy or girl should start smoking. Itm afraid theytd have a hard time selling the idea, They have nothing to promise, no arguments to )ut forth. They simply say that their cigarettes are mild, the satisfy, they taste better (7). hat taste of flavor is there to smoke? Ask people why they smoke and most of them will say that they dontt know. A great many will say that they wouk give a lot to be able to quit and wish they had never started. HERE TS THE ?'DOLE POINT OF THIS LETTER TO YOU. You are now in a wonderful position to make decisions for your own future health and happiness. Smoking offers so little in the name of pleasure and demands so much in return. The indifinible npleasuren derived is paid for by sacrificing a measure of vigorous health, a sense of well—being, a lot of money that could 'he put to much better use--and for many people, it may mean a premature death. Think about There are three periods in the y ar when the common cold is wide—spreadS September--late January after Christmas--and now in spring. Colds in the last seasonhave been cause generally by a lot of allergens. In the budding spring there are a lot of pollens in the air from various kinds of trees, weeds, and flower. The best treatment for a cold when you feel a cold coming on, one day in bed may be good enough medicine. For the runny nose and fever type of cold it requires three days in bed. Bed treatment regulates the body temperature, a— Voids chilling or expostre, and keeps the cold sufferer from passing his cold on to someone else. Within twentyfour montls medical journals predict we will have P. vaccine which will prevent 60 to 70% of the common colds. A LETTER TO SLICKERS THE COMMON COLD contributed by lira. Kostenbtfutior, contributed by Mrs. Kostenbauder
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