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, Il may. perhaps. ~ comforting -
the victims 81 hay-.eser so knov tAAa
Il shows n marked ~prtcrcncs FOR prN
sons Of cultivation. Str Andres ClAfS
refers 10 II e. choosing the man before
b woman. -. ~~!Eca,ei before he
ignorant. tn gentle bc.orc the rude.
and 'hc court.cr hrsoc. n. ciown:
further. as ~prc.rrrinS the temperate
70 the 'o.rii soac. the city before shs
country. and the Ansio-Sa1oa before
eli other raceS.
Doctors disagree n. - the determine
Ing caus. o! ,hs annoying group %
symptoms which in their cnurc,y are
commonly called hay fever. Wails
some contend that !, Is parcly q nea-
roses. The raos, rcnrra, opinion - that
IL i caused b The pollen 81 s-assos
and flower. @hd h-acc = /. prvyaicn:
only when they a~c Ia blooIn IA tho
United state, Toe i~ollca Of The -AHab-,-
so ar~tcusssafotsa i rsarde! as being
chiefly c~ausaiivc al has fever. though
b rose cones IN Tor - .harc o! oIigrn
rs a factor Ia the production o: tho dir
ease.
In explanation 90 the mechanism Of
the disease i, IN, bora suggested ,ha:
the granule, Of the pollea cells. which
are much smaller Than corpu,clcs. en-
Ter the blood vessels by actual pene
s~ra,ion OF the walls. aad ,ha, II IL not
improbable that the u~sdiI,J, expert.
enccd IN hay fever il due - The pres
encc % thl, granular matter in lie
general circulation. Bu, " ha,cvvr may
b. the cause q. thi, malady. the Dis
trcssing symptoms often tax the H.
gcnaity Of physician and paiicnt for
their relief in vain. Some methods Of
treatment depend upon The mechanical
prevention al accession OF pollen grains
u susceptible mucous membrane. and
Others upon he C-c O, agents for tho
relief of irritation ALREADY set up.
\ rational method of prevention
would ri 10 be-. If the pollen theory
o! csusation be- accepted. removal dur
ing the accustomed period 90 attack to
a locality frcest from vegetation. and
especially the uoSiou- -inbrossI A..
fe~nsis11Joltd. a condition perhaps best
secured by an ocean voyage. Since
prevention is, however. !mprac,icablo
for the majority. pailiation Of. or relief
from the distressing - nptoms Il what
is chiefly demanded. and here tho
anTsthctic properties 81 cocaine would
seem a prior. Ia make Il "a valuable
remedy. Experience has Justified this
assumption. and when in~;clligcn.ly APP
piled. cocaine viii certainly mitigate IL
not actually d~issipatc the symptoms.
Sir Andrew Clark. In the local use Of
cocaine ia hay fever. suggests three
methods-solution. spray and nasal
bOugie. He prefer. however. to up.
ply a five 10 fifteen per cent. solution
with a caIDel's hair brush. Tho boustes
are made by dissolving one-iour;h Of .
grain or more OF the hydrochlora;e Of
cocaine In "a mixture Of gela;ino and
| glyccrinc. The uso Of carbolic acid 10
lauded is a curative agent. The CON-
bination is ON" ounce Of glyccritc OF
carbOlic acid. hydrochloraic OF quinine
one drachm, aud enough bichloridc Of
mercury to make Il i-2vo0 solution. In
tho preparation OF this solution heat
Is necessary. The following 10 tho
method OF application; Clean tho nos.
trils with a douchc III warm water
containing boroclyceride in proper.
ton OF one ounce Ia III" pint. and tho
carbolic mixture Is applied with .
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