The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08

out jTJofs render them nabse On catarrhal
troubles, both pulmonary and gastric intes,i
nal They arc good subjects Tor rheumatism
and Bright's disease
Bfickmakcfs arc generally robust mon.
rho,e vino press the clay into mods by hand
suffer painful crepitat.on Of the tendons at
the wrist They nre also exposed 10 the
smoke and heat from the lime kilns which
produce disease
Bakers and cooks are exposed 70 extreme
heat and are nearly always in badly venti-
atcd and damp places Tho former work al
night, and their pale pafy faces are very
characteristic Both are subject to rheuma
tism and yaricoso veins The heat Of the fir
and the irritating substances ia which they
work produce erupiions oi the skin OH the
hands and arms and ague on the face. o.
the two trades that OF the baker Is the most
unhealthy The hands II bakers are gen
orally largo and powerful because 81 fine
muscular eSerliou usei ia kueadlns dough
Charcoal burners are exposed 30 q temper
aturo varying from los 10 IL degs Fahren.
le.t. bat do not suffer much. rs their DIRK
Is done ia the open air.
DEATH ~ TIE BOILERS.
Blacksniths arc strong and healthy mon,
partly because only robust men could endure
ihe hard work 81 tHis trade. and partly be
cause constant muscular exercise tends t.
increase the natural vigor Of those who
adopt IT, But the extreme oxertion and ex.
p0sure TO tho heat At the forge, the great
perspiration and sudden changes Of tempera.
ture. are many sources Of peril to the health.
and il is The universal opinion Of writer's on
hygiene that they age very quickly. The
Iehf and heat from the forge a. well as tn
white hot metal. produce many diseases Of
theeycs B.acksmiths are also sail 10 suffer
yroatly from headaches and catarrh. The
sudden changes 90 temperature naturally
pr0iuco acute and chronic rheumatism.
Engineers and stokers on railroads. IN
steamships, and attending stationary engine
are aien EXPOSED to greet heat On steamers
where their quarters are very small. they are
,most unhealthy class Of men. This IS rs
pecillly true Of the stokers They arealway.
pale subject % cafarrh. rheumatism anC
pneumonia and frequently dee of phthlsls
Many writers scribe peculiar affection
which attack. men who clean ont the boiler
II steam engines They enter bya manholc
and after Jew minuie- emerge with red
faces. lips blue. veins swollen. interrupted
respiration and the heart beat barely perccp
uble There Is peculiar whitenc- AROUND
tho lips. a. 10 they had been touched with nd
trate az silver They are often slcl, O. davs
after their work and suffer greatly Ihe'
workmen are liable % seriou, accidents from
bursting boilers. breaking SHAFTS. etc
fra..t
puddcr, aud glass blowers are also exposed
10 intense beat HIt states that iron pud
dler, work from eight 90 ten hours in air of
temperature of $3.50 deg. Fair Such work
men are constantly porpTins pfoiu,eiy anl
drink enormous quantities of water 60 make
up TOR their loss They are subject 90 all the
diseases incident to such exposure and saddle,
changes of temperature, VIZ. bronchitis
pneumonia, rheumatism and dlarrhea- They
also suffer from disease az the eyes. the riier'
If too vivid light while the heat produre
many skin cruptions
elias, blowers tasc mass Of molten glass
from the furnace on The end of tube and
blow into 10 while 10 is soft As the lung ga
plcty II one man is insufficient for the pun
pose. two thrcr or four stand together, ami
tie tube is passed quickly from one tOanoihr
Sometimes the end o. the tube is rough. 81
the mcn suffer from cracking Of tue lips
Each mnn should have Boo, own month piece
Go insert quickly iutl tAa couIuon tuhe iu-
many oi The WORKERS dislike this. and SD ioay-
themselves liaDls 10 catching dseases from
ono another. Tie violent EFFORT ct blowing
ienla go produce empty ssma ana heart dis
ease. Boston Globe.