Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
SNEEZING TIME is HERE.
PROMPT OPENING OF THE HAY FEVER
SEASON TODAY.

NO Posfponement Account OF the Dry
Weather Where the Sufferers From
This Afliction Fly 10 Avoid IL, or OBJ
tain Some Relief.
The hay fever season begins this morning
and lasts until frost falls. 1t has been set
tied beyond doubt that this period is its
legitimate season. On the 18th Of August
the pollen of certain plants is SO generally
distributed in the atmosphere that those In
condition to take the malsdy get it as GER
tainly as they allow the seed-laden air to
enter their nostrils.
A few minutes after o'clock last night
Frank G. Calhoun, the undertaken, began
to sneeze on Grant street, in front OF his
place of business, and at once remarked to
the company assembled that he was in for 1t
until frost came. He then instituted an
inquiry as to the time the Katydids
began to sing, and sighed when he
found that he was likely to have redness Of
the eyes, whether he tarried long at the
wine or no, for some four weeks. Mr.. CAL
houn says he has regularly gotten full
dose of hay fever on the 18th of August since
1881, and he knows scores of people who get
it from the 18th to the 18th OF August, but
with him there is no variableness or shadow
of turning-the sneeze begins late on the
18th, and is in full bloom on the 10th.
FLIES TO THE MOUNTAINS.
Mr.. John Arrass, of Coraopolis, on the
arrival of the first sneeze, goes into the ALLIE
gheny Mountains He says that above a
certain altitude he is not molested with the
pest, and he makes his yearly outing corre-
spond with hay fever term. Doc Mont
gomery for years utilized the Laurel Ridge,
| in old 'sFayette," for the same purpose, but
that could knock the fever, and he found
the altitude OF Mt Washington sufficient
| thenceforth.
When the rag flower begins to bloom and
its pollen permeates the air do the annual
I and numerous victims of hay fever COM
mence to sneeze and experience all the tor
ments of the disease for the allotted period.
| The curious connection between the bloom
ing Of this flower and the peculiar ailment
has often been noted, and many physicians
claim that it is caused by the pollen OF this
plant getting into the nasal passages and
| irritating the mucous membrane. They do
not say why all are affected alike, but then
there are q great many questions
in this world that fools may
ask and wise men can't answer.
It is not scientific discussion of causes
that interests the sufferer at the present
time, but how to get relief from the fever,
the sore eyes, the fitting headache and the
discharging nostrils. The victims are
recommended to keep high attitudes and
wooded districts, where the air is pure and
free from dust. The fine dust of city is
wonderfully irritating to the delicate and
"a D AL
aggravates the disease. The symptoms be-
gin to show at the same time each year, and
the disease becomes worse every season. II
makes its appearance, usually between the
LIST and 18th of August, and generally lasts
about three weeks. Misery loves company,
and in some places the sufferers from hay
fever have organized clubs, and they seek a
more desirable climate about this time of the
year.
HAY FEVER TOWN.
Topinabee, on Mullet Lake, near Mack.
| inac, is known as the hay fever town, be.
cause it was started by colony of victims
Diligent inquiry failed to reveal any hay
fever clubs in Pittsburg, but there are any
number of sufferers here.
'Where do they go?" was a question put
to Division Passenger Agent Smith, of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, yesterday
| w ell, ne Ieplleu, aiu NiCbIA ant
you see where 1 am. know where I woulG
90 if 1 had the time. Every year my attach
is worse than the one in the year previous
and this season 1 have suffered severely
On our line many 60 to Deer Park, Mount
ain Lake and Oakland. The mountains Of
places of high altitude are the best. Som'
take in the seashore, and claim that the sal
cleans out their nostrils and helps them. i
does not benefit others; and that is the differ
ence between some people"
General Passenger Agent Clark. of th'
Lake Erie, said he never had the disease
but he noticed that most sufferers went t.
Petoskey, Indian river, in Northern Mich1
gan, the Mackinac Islands, Lake Chautau
qua, the lakes and woods of Canada, ant
Topjnabee. Mr.. Clark advises victims o
hay fever to get into places where the raj
flower doesn't grow. He would recommend
anv mountainous or wooded country. Th
entire lake region is a favorite OF thes
people.