Vitamin C and the common cold Vitamin C and the common cold The common cold, or simply cold, is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract. The cold is indeed common, and is a significant cause for absences from work and school. Even before the discovery of vitamin C, folklore had it that certain fruits were effective in both preventing and treating the cold. After scientific identification of vitamin C in the early part of the 20th century, research began into the possible effects of the vitamin against the common cold. Vitamin C has not decreased the frequency of colds in the general population,
Days Of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States Days Of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States Days Of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States is a 2002 book by Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack which sets out the history of Abolitionism in the United States. "BookList", in its review of "Days Of Jubilee", wrote "The balanced perspective, vivid telling, and well-chosen details give this book an immediacy that many history books lack. " and "School Library Journal" wrote "Readers familiar with Civil War history will be fascinated by the wealth of information on African Americans' contributions to the war effort, but those