Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-09
THE SNEEzING SEASON.
How Sufferer from Hay Fever Gets
Relief at Home.

T. B w eston in the Cincinnati Gazette
The season for hay fever is ap-
preaching. am a victim of it, and
have been for over twenty years. I
am one of the unfortunates whose
salary does not allow them to escape
to the mountains, so am compelled
to meet it on it's own ground. Besides,
it seems to me to be little bit lack
ing in courage to give it up and run
away without first making a thorough
and manly fight. So I have staid at
home and studied it, experimental up
on it, and fought it as best l could. For
the later years my attacks have been
light in comparison with what they
formerly were, and perhaps many suf-
ferers among your readers would not
be uninterested in my methods Of
treating it.
NY attacks come on about Aug. 20
| begin about the first of the month
to get ready for it. The first thing is
to get the system ingood fighting trim
prepared to meet the foe, when it
comes fairly and squarely. This l
do by taking what rest, out-ot-door
exercise in field and garden and
general recreation my busy life will
allow. keep up ahealthy action of
the skin by baths in my own room,
do not expose myself unnecessarily
and generally takes such precautions
as | would take to guard against a
cold at any time. Besides this, [ take
some common tonics, such as one woul
take to guard against ague. | consider
the disease among the internittents
and treat it accordingly. [ prepare
my own tonic somehow like this; Per
uvian bark, two OF wild ch~rry bark,
one OF; cinnamon, one drachm:
cloves, ono drachm (pulvarize them);
sulphur, one OF pure water, one quart,
alcohol, one-half int. Let them stand
about a week, shaking them occasion
ally, then add another quart of water
and little sugar Of this, l take
about a wine-glassful three times a
day. Sometimes [ add wahoo or any
other bitter barks, which are used as
tonics. The above amount of barks
will bear more water as the strength
is extracted. add this by pouring
off small bottle full for use and FL
ling again with water and shaking
up.
When the sneezing, which is the
first stage of the disease, appears, l
get preparation of the druggist, com
pounded as follows: Sulphate of
quinia, ten grains dilute sulph, acid,
ten drops distilled water, eight ounces.
When | feel the sensation of sneezing
| pour some of this into my hand and
snuff it. 1t would be better to
take il as a nasal douche, if one has
time and conveniences. This prepar-
alton is sometimes as ''cure for hay
fever" but it is not a cure. 1t is how
ever most excellent palliative for
the sneeZing.
When the asthma stage, which is
t. e most troublesome of all appears,
L use an asthma specifc-generally.
Langell's asthma remedy, either ac-
cordIng to directions QnhalatioD), or
smoking clay pipe and inhaling the
smoke into the lungs. But this treat
ment the coughing stage is anticipat-
ed and made light. When it comes
on l use simple cough remedies, es-
pecially chloride of potassium to allay
irritation. All the time it is necessary
toguard against exposure to colds, and
to'dust of any kind, especially the dust
or ragweed or deg fennel, which some
believe to be cause, but which |
had to be only one of the very worst
Of irritants.
am not always able to follow faith.
fully my own prescriptions, but have
teen able to hold control of the di-
sease so single day, not looslng a
single meal, as not to be prevented
from working nor half hours sleep
on account of 1t, and have not been
troubled with it more than three
weeks in Sc ason. Ifmy experience
can be of service TO any others |
shall be glad.