The Meeker herald., 1891-10-10
MODERN MALADiLS.
p,sorses Following In tho Train OF
Progressing Civilization.
All About Railroad !. in"y. Teieph"ns
T.nnltus. floctr.snI sun-''ir"ie, i"i--
sooplu iya ani Humorous Other
.,SN-!angIri Ail.u.n.,.

NsN-. luEirl Ait.n'hf'.
As every pleasure in life brings its
corrclpoEdln- Fain or bitterness, 50 IL
may be Sail taGt every civilized aid "a
existence deyissi for huuau kind de-
yclops rn agency lnr Introducing ncw
MS to torment 9ilkn suilcrigg ii11h and
the A.OuiagiUu br-iH. The iaycntlon
OF steam l.-1. ieli.a, : logT-Th and tr!c'
phone ~ 'fumsats, ,l-atris lighting and
varlou, t!'n1 uEl labar-sayiu.s machines,
while adding $50 uu "a "a pullir comfort
and eanycriouca. h-v" llao brought Int
existence cgr.ou, diseases, which, &c
cord!nr 10 IA, Times and t'~istcr, i1ru
lnterust!us contributions - mcCiea
science, although .gls intoiesilng ans
r4oru cxpr. s. 70 a." suffering victim
Eal!roaa sp.ao' or railroad shock
affection unknown brfo.c travel lJ raj
became 70 common, has been
familiar m4laly for s1u" tim'
but one noIj ruccnt Is rail
road kidney, disease not upli'.
Esight's dis, .-s,, but %. nervous usi.;.n
due 20 cone 4,siuns received on rail
roads. Thggo is illtushIarc Of lh'
general systola, cspy clally % tho func-
tlons of the ..i!noys. the symptoms dis
appearing wA,A the sufferer Leaves his
regular Wora. Tho oye Tu-" OF the
telephone p.U,. ices = curious dlagasc, In
somu rolpucts q form of aasWaala, y
yoli.iOnsl oygrltr.lHlug of certain
pIw.rh by N.h.sA We !. ruc!v" spoken
words whom SO can not sec tho speaker
or pcrccls" HE g,s-LUs or tta move
;ncnt ofhi, l.t5, tA. naiing confualln
OF ideas, funyF..l urrluulurss and l.'s
Of srll-contrOl. C7rt=ll % tho agn1rs
are developed Ut the expense Of others,
tho natural equilibrium being 4na@i-
anccl. Telephone unai'u5, aur.l OYER
pressure, h caused ay she cous's1t
strain OF the auditory appar.. us IN peg
sons who tlso tho telephone continually,
tho oar becoming iutolorant Of the
tlnk!o OF tho bclI. The symptoms
az, buszlng nolscs Ia tho ear, j!lElnc a..
ncuralgir p..u,. aud, iH some Instances,
a sul-lui.III.togy condition ui tln
mcnhrlHs tymp-Hl. tn" tclogaphcrs'
rramp and th- professional sEiucsla arc
- tBr sau.- oui.r q al "ti o. as tho
wfllurl' cramp ur ts, Niu..It''. 'f4mp.
Electrical sun,tfo..D il au affection
that atiacA, IAaai Nhn sr' exposed
tp the lHtods" rays Of the electric
uFu used Ia l.a.Ef or w"liln;
m,tals, prug-rt4Uu -sa4ust tAl1 bc!ag
afforded b. w'sg'us n mask Of
rezy t..-Ja AMI .sf.g 'yo-gla iD,, op-
I.G!u.i, i,4Dl.,,.sggri,. is an iu'aEma.
Ton ot the "y" ,u p"r.SnR employed
Lhuut electric iishts. aad h caused by
louElrs af thc,S brilliant lights At \
short dt,s.Hy. aNay. \ succession OF
bright syusa npidiy follow unc another
over tN' Ni.u..l nHid. aui AZ night ihcr"
u Inability tJ iuis At AgAt without
,nIn ali "a l,TDius" How Of tears; the
ryyiil. are aNr.i.n and movements OF
thr.yv painful. TIA. lasts q frs hour.
anI j, sgoc-.u"d by i".lius Of palm
ful Wyariuvs.. tn- ordinary gHlc.coplc
wisdom 1. - dis.'.., by Nhlrh iho visual
a.ld il limited vuurc utFically, aud III.
sufferer can hn.iiy s-u nothing except
that which II atT,vt,y In front Of hi,
-y-. ,l4ls condition bs'ins. duo 70 lack OF
nutrition Of IT." rvtln4 or 20 Eom- dls.
Gas" OF III" j-'riph"ry. IN tr"ciior OF
,isi"sv -iulIar Ia tue t"lcsruric eye inay
also b, pr-igc.i by the action of qg!-
nine. tn. t"i-scopir cy" peculiar 10
light-hous" k--p-r. h a thickvning sud
.niatging Of tbo bpuy walls o' tn.
orbit. caused by ia" persist, nt aud rc-
pcatci pr,s,ur" ~ tEo und o' the tel
or-opc upon tn" surroundings Of
tho eye. Inducing chronic form
Of p"Fio.,iu. "r oHtitir: tho cyr
gradually prutrudinR. bgt nu; becoming
myopic or ssti.'mai.c. Tho dtNcrs'
huads Ia, nrw furin 81 col suu disease.
which attacks sac yirtim on hlr return
to she up.u air with nrrvuuH pFrltTa-
t!un. Iuc caYit..s ,uuurgi.d ulth the
ma al passages are nlsfrurtri In some
GO .rs completely Nu.iu ito rrH aFu a;
work. and ln ruuo ,st..H rstrH HI'' iuaf.
mes has been truUrsi. Tho HufrfrTg
often rcoi aud s,agg"r iN" i-urEarIis,
aud sometimes ar" affected with PARTIAL
paralysis. Electricity has boon uscd
vita success for tho treatment ~ this
disease. Civilized iniIlgour,s Hai van
itirs have also contributed thUir share
OF ;hc diseases that ag'iut tl' modern
world. Tirht shoe. tg compress Ing the
nerves Of the loot, hayu created "MuT.
tons toe Then the t'nuig clh1w and
baseball shoulder toll thcir own story;
while chronic cainrrh 1. in o. largo num-
bor Of cases snid tu bo due 60 cigarette
throat, thr result ~ smoking iAc much
CONDEMNED but -tiil fayorltn ylElrcttc.
Inventive genius H. .'ill a. work improv.
ing the arts aud sciences, aUi 30 the de-
mon OF disease. ever an the alurt, will
doubtlcss swoop down with his at
tcndant Ills TO she end uf time, keeping
progress with the march Of civilization.