The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-09
HAY EEyER
A Periodical Victim Relates His IApe.
rience with the Disease.

A Periodical Victim Relates His EApe.
rienee with the Disease.
The season Of hay fever is approaching,
l am q victim OF it, and have been for over
twenty years. lam n of the uniortu.
mates whose salary does not allow them
To escape TO the mountains, so ]
am compelled to meet ii on It's own
ground. Besides, it''seems TO me to boa
little bit lack in courage to give it up
and run away without first making a
thorough and manly fight. So | have staid
at home and studied it, experimental up
on 1t, and fought it as best ! could. For
the latter years my attacks have been
light in comparison with what they for
merly were,ss and perhaps my cosutferers
among your readers would not be inter.
ested in my methods Of treating it.
My attacks come on about August 20. l
begin about the first OF the month to get
ready for it. The first thing is to get the
system IN good fighting trim, prepared TO
meet the foe, when it comes, fairly and
squarely. This do BY taking what rest,
out OF door exercise III field and garden,
and general recreation my busy life will
allow. keep up a healthy action Of the
skin by baths in my own room, do not ex.
pose myself unnecessarily, and generally
take such precautions as | would take to
guard against 4 cold at any time. Be-
sides this, take some common tones,
such as one would take TO guard
against ague. ! consider the disease
among the intermittentS, and treat it ac-
cordingly. l prepare my own tonic some
how like this, Peruvian bark, . or. wild
cherry bark, l o.; cinnamon, | dnchm;
cloves, l drachm (pulverize them); sui
phur, l o.; pure water, l quart; alcohol,
pint. Let them stand about a week,
shaking them occasionally, then add an-
other quart Of water and a little sugar.
OF this, l take about a wineglassful three
times a day. Sometimes l add wahoo or
any other banks which are used as tones.
The above amount OF barks will bear more
water as the, strength is extracted. l add
this by pouring Off a small bottle full for
use and filling again with water and shak-
ing up.
When the sueezing, which is the first
stage OF the disease, appears, Iget a pre-
paration OF the druggist, compounded as
follows: Sulphate Of Quinia, ten grains;
dilute sulph. acid, ten drops; distilled
water, eight ounces. When l feel the
sensations Of sueeGinG, l pour some OF this
into my hand aHd snuff it. 1t would be
better TO take it as q nasal douche, il one
hastime and conveniences. This prepara-
ton is sometimes given US q ''cure for hay
fever" but it is not a cure. It is, how
ever, q most excellent palliative for the
sneezing. .la.
When the asthma stage, which Is the
most troublesome OF all, appears, l use an
asthma speciic-generylly langell!s asth.
ma remedy, either according to directions
(inhalation) or smoking in a clay pipe and
inhaling the smoke into the lungs. By
this treatment the coughing stage is antici.
pOted and, made light. When it comes on
| use simple cough remedies, especially
chloride. OF potassium, to allay Irritation.
All thet time II is necessary to guard against
exposure to colds, and to dust OF any kind,
especially the dust Of rag-weed or dog.
iennel, which some believe to be n cure,
but which l find to be one OF the worst Of
irritants.
am not always able to follow faith.
fully my own prescriptions, but have
been able to hold control ofthe disease 50
rs not to be prevented from working a
single day, nor losing q single meal, nor a
half hour sleep on account OF Il, andhave
not been troubled with it more than three
weeks in q season. II my experience can
be otservice to any others I shall be glad.
JOB. WESTON.