his blood is so thoroughly cleansed that there is no congestion, and his 

 pores function freely. In consequence, he rarely catches cold. 



The Chinese herbs for a cold are beneficial to the entire system, and 

 are very different from the treatments prescribed by other schools of 

 healing, in which alcoholic liquor is often used. The fever or inflam- 

 mation in the system is thus augmented instead of being driven out. 



Herbs for colds also tend to drive away Influenza germs, just as to- 

 bacco plants keep insects away from the garden, and tobacco smoke 

 keeps away snakes. 



As a result of their experience in the epidemic of 1918, many Ameri- 

 cans now realize how speedy and lasting is the benefit to be derived 

 from the Herbal Remedies provided by Mother Nature. 



SINUS TROUBLE ITS CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS 



According to Chinese Theories, sinus trouble is attributable to the 

 following causes: 



1. The nose is the cavity of the lungs. If a cold is contracted, the 

 heat (fever) centers in the head and lungs. 



2. The mouth is the cavity to the stomach. If a person either eats 

 too frequently or if he eats too much spicy, fried, greasy or rich food, 

 there will be a certain amount of indigestion in the stomach, and the 

 blood there will become heated. Naturally, as the blood circulates and 

 the air passes out and upward from the lungs and the stomach, the 

 sinus is liable to become affected. 



If the sinus is painful and the mucus is thick, yellowish brown, and 

 if dry discharges come from the nose, it indicates that one has heated 

 blood in the lungs and perhaps more or less indigestion. It also indi- 

 cates that there is too much of the fire element in the blood. 



If the mucus discharged through the nose is clear, thin, and abun- 

 dant, and if these discharges are sometimes accompanied by pain, a 

 severe chronic cold has settled in the head and has concentrated in the 

 sinus. When a person has chronic sinus trouble, his health is often im- 

 paired and there is an unpleasant odor about his nose or mouth. The 

 entire system is sometimes poisoned, and in severe cases of sinus trou- 

 ble, the nose swells painfully. 



Because of the Chinese method of healing with herbs, many opera- 



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