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Never go to bed with cold or damp feet.

Never lean with the back upon anything that is cold. Never begin a journey until the breakfast has been eaten. Never take warm drinks and then immediately go out into the cold. Never omit regular bathing, for unless the skin is in regular condition the cold will close the pores and favor congestion or other diseases. After exercise of any kind, never ride in an open carriage, nor near the window of a carriage for a moment; it is dangerous to health or even life. When hoarse, speak as little as possible until the hoarseness is recovered from, else the voice may be permanently lost or difficulties of the throat be produced. Merely warm the back by the fire, and never continue keeping the back exposed to the heat after it has become comfortably warm. To do otherwise is debilitating. When going from a warm atmosphere into a cooler one, keep the mouth almost closed, so that the air may be warmed by its passage through the nose ere it reaches the lungs.

Never stand still in cold weather, especially after having taken a slight degree of exercise, and always avoid standing on ice or snow, where the person is exposed. to the cold wind.