, 1879-08-17

and defensive against the common foe. Amouo
the band were judges. LAWYERS, doctors, naval
and arnr Off GERS, clerqr1ncn, Journalists mer-
chants, college professors, bankers, nnd persons
in other walks OF HE. The society was organ
fZed Sept. Is, 1874, and q constitution wns
ADOPTED. That instrument Is very shor: and
simple document. It provides that the organf-
cation shall be called THE United States
Hay-Fcyer Association" Its object Is de-
.clared to be mutual benefit and the
search for Information which shall serve to re-
lieve all sufferers from haytevcr wherever found.
AnV persoh afflicted With har-fcvcr may become
member OF signing the constitution. The otff-
GERS arc President. Vtce-Presfdents, ,an Advisory
Bnard, q aTreasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and
Recording Secretary. Il is made the dutr OF each
member to report to the Recording Secretary the
discovery OF any remedy, source OF rcl;e1. or ex-
enp. u,s't@t nv m"'Sn .ntas eo...7 ~ "'s VI ngl
kno"!euse. lne eeetetasy vi !. tsteloe ~ ~ susn
s snu conuuare .na ta H. !. ~ cac ~ re,- M
W. "e aunIa. 49, ha,a ~ n".h1as ol
eefs ana otner pustness ate uslu M % ~ net9lenem,
n. H. On tne last .nonnay ~ ~ Ausust lu eacn
YEAR. VIue' 'aGTtin-s may ue nv ~ oep'etn
1et upo9 sne Sal ~. ~: h s,1 - ~ en4
noatu W oose' 5asn .ae'osi % essessso
81 per ahnum: Inc Aaslsoly noa!u CONSISTS
entirely OF lad1es. fh1laoe'pnA mas oeea repre-
senteo 10 me noaro severn. years us lss l. =. n.
HOLMAN. oes1aes tae .ealec.s nueus!le1 tuets
arg stanu'us e9n.ultssGs W oeien1'Ae Z aelS
ano ftoposeo ne'"ea'es'
\ CAAt "4tA' ooA% "aoeAtL'
Col. NJ. Ricbarls Muckie business manager OF
the Pubic Lc1qtr of this city, who has been
periodical sufferer from, hay-fever for thirty
seven Years or more. is President OF the HaT-
Fever Association, having been elected at the
meeting in 1877. Col. Afuckie, who will soon
pack his carnet-bag and atart on his annual pill
gr:maee to the White Mountains. where he will
attend the annual meeting Of the Association on
the 25th inst. was found in bis cozy private Of
fice in the Ledger Build hg YESTERDAY, looking as
hale and hearty and appearing as genial and
any other kind Of fever IN all the days OF lis
life. 4 better idea ofrWhat the haV-feVer Is,
what causes it, how it. affects its victims, and
how it is to be run awayifrom. cau be ga hered
IRON chat With Col. tEuckle thnn from tile pe-
rusal Of a me learned oooks tnat rave nssn
dropped. Tor the time hR ng the alta'rs OF the
great newspaper whose finances are in his keep-
ing, And devoted halt ap hour to u recital o1 his
oh ,ervation and experience OF hay-fever.
*'ln the first place, "Ahe began, "har fever IS
most remarkable peculiarities Is the regularity
with which it recurs. In my case I know the
day tl,at shall be attacked as we'll as know
nv birthday. Unless I fly to some locality
which is EXEMPT from the disease am as sure
to wake up with haY 1erer On the morn ng Of
the 18th OF August as l am to wake 10 at all.
Some OF my friends saw that this IA oil fmasioa-
ton, but there is no imagination about II. l
will go to bed on the evening Of the 18th in per-
feet health and wake up the next morning with
nv eyes. nose, and mouth looking as though
had been on two weeks batter. It sometimes
takes me two hours to get my face IL prcsenta-
ble condition. The hay-fevcr is an iu1amma-
.ion ct the mucous mcm5rane, generally of the
nose, ewes, and mouth. but it sometimes affects
the whole body. The & puses of hav fever are not
certainly known. There arc many theories, fle
most GENERALLY accepted be ns that :he infau,-
nation is caused by some minute INSECT in the
pollen OF the rose ind other flowers and plants,
the fuzz OF the peach, etc. Another theory is
that tic active cause is malariat poison. which
most usually proceeds from flower ng, rioen ns,
'natur n2, or decompos:ns yegetable matter, is
effects being especially active or Iii
rectly concentrated uDon the mucous tissues"
uAr.rrvrR sEys1r1yEs. .~..
u,t o,.,.x - .has. ,hoo-;cs a 70 corract ,, s,fd
the visitor, Should sh,nk IN tnns n .arhesS s.5
ana noFlsss t "oo1o oe 1t'7 o1Ae1p11
|etsfS a1o'n pa}.aevf 6at r.. ot +o,ow son,e nerz
wen. uo. :I. aoes ~ ~ tao ov.. ego g;ueo
sUJ5 ale lTeAA4l'5 seu7ftisc ~ ~ ba'" e1'-aeo.