The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-26
SPRING SICKNESS.
{ Coed Time Coming iOr the
Medical Fraternity.
Exceeding Activity OF Qua;k
Doctors and the Eender
of Pills.
A Few Hints to Those Disposed
10 Take Advice.

From c3aversation with me OF oui
leading physicians this reporter i led 10 in
| fer tia, 1t IL ore Of the Invariatle laws Of
nature thai people should have az Interval
| OF physical disorder, of greater or Us ext mt
in the spring Of the year. 50 gsEe i j. the
occurance tnst hall-slang word b. come
into Use 10 describe il, and it i common TO
hear one who SUITE from headache, re-
iaxed nerve., and general heaviness Of mind
s:d body. remark that e feels Spring."
Or quaca doctors, and doctors that are not
qHacks, recognize the fact uniformly. The
4 .scks push their nos.rum- a. the snow goes
" III renewed yigor OF advertising, setting
o.:h their power TO purify the blood alter
the Accommodations OF WiIteE," so relieve
Spring biliousness, and to ''cuIe the la-si-
tude, langnor, AID iuac.;on incident TO
Spring"
Yet If il difficult to believe that rational
living in Wi.ier cannot prevent the annual
visitation oil arrangement; and it il quIte
certain that the greater part OF tie difficult
lies which make their appearance with
Spring sunshine are tie resuit Of csreiezs-
ness and ignoronce 10 the Winter months
Wholesome food, cleanliness, Pure air, and
exercise are, DeyoDd doubt, as potent to pre-
serve health In Winter - al aug time, and
those who make sure Of these may cOHtem-
plate the Spring inundstion Of medical alma
. r.. q ..
hrst quarter Of tie year, vita indifference
and even cout mt. Very lev Of our peorle
protect them 'eives in these respects. Tney
expect ''tUrn Of bli.iCU-nessi a. regularly
as the ladies iOoi. forward 10 house-clsaaing,
and they rely On setting taemzelyes right for
the Summer by process not unlike the one
employed IN dusty rooms aud 'cluilered"
clossts. Trey 90 not realize tilt tins yearly
upsetiing is great strain CA tie system,
aud, apart from the ills il brings with il Al
every visit, actually caps the iOIuGl.iols OF
health and shoItsns LIE.
Perhaps much OF this deposition 10 reg
lei the conditions of health during the VIII
ter may, wi h charity, i! not with jusi.c-, be
arcTiJed TO the Influence 81 our climate. The
Is great ia winter for thO-e who
are not forced TO go out regularly, 10 couiiGe
themselves closely, either at nome or nj bus
iness. In oar cities waking IL imprac.ic.-
bile, and Tiling j. only done q, uncertain in
tervals. In the house our methods Of heat |
iDg are a. a rule the wort possible, and OF
ventilation there Is none. Bathing is sus- |
pended, or rscticei irregular,y, and the !
food is made richer and less dige-tiale, and |
eaten in larger quantities Il l. net singu- |
lar that winter leaves behind train OF phy-
sicai disorder t. pay for thee iEdu.geuc5s |
and this carelessness.
Many o. our people err in these directions |
through icnoFa lce, aud because they are not I
instructed how 10 do better by those who /
should know. oar physicians, a. a class
with some iTaI-ewoTihy eXcepticrs-con-
ent themselves with doing what little they |
IAN to cure di-ease, and take yery little trou-
Die TO discover how il can be prevented.
i'hfy are MT, perhaps II blame for this, for
hey are too often consul ted only IL sickness,
md their advice a. to The conduct al uaIiy
life il no, otaE sought. and Is sometimes re
.nted Men and women are apt TO think
h.m-eives quite competent judges Of what
hey shalt eat and drink, arl do rot care 20
70 bothered WITH "ful.s' IS TO their dress
I'D exercise, or 10 be In'eriered with IN the
nil ling OF their houses, the arrau cement Of
heir -leeping-rooms, or the management of
heir fires VI it should be possible for
physician, whose authority on occasions j.
reaIer than tina, o. any other person, to ex-
oae great many popular ialiac!es IN regard
, what is and what Is not "a e and healtafni
n everyday living. ii he would thor
uehiy inform himsel!; If he world keep
rack OF the experiments constantly !
Making, and the discoveries resulting
q sanitary science; il he could
how his patrons that lac was fitted
, advise, his advice would he very valuable,
nd would be very generally accepted, If |
Il, or mosf physicians did th.ir beat, for IN
lance, II discover hJw dwelling hOuses and
ores can be cheaply. conveniently, ana cf
sctiyely supplied with a constant flow Of
ure warm air in Winter and pure cool air
a Summer, certainly We should not see such
b.olu,e ignorance and indifference on the
ubisct as now prev il; ard If this single
equisite FOR health were supplied, our Win
.rs would not be followed a. they now are
v the newt ible sickness Of Spring. What
auses of illness there are in our climate can
e largely overcome by intelligent care. II
nst cad Il ascribins everything TO The charge
BILE climate, we made up our minds that
he difficulties of the climate ought 10 make
il more careful. We should soon see great
ba ement in or recnrrant disorders,