Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-24
NINeTeeNrn CENTURY MAlADIss.
View Diseases That Fellow In ths TrAtn "a
Proxresainx Civilization.


Progressing Civilization.
As every pleasure in life brings its
corresponding pain or bitterness, SO 1t
may be said that every civilized aid TO
existence devised for human kind de /
velops an agency for introducing new
ills 20 torment alike suffering flesh |
and the Alsculapian brain. The IN.
yention of steam locomotion, tele- |
Traph and telephone instruments,
electric lighting and various time and
labor saving machines, while adding
SO much to public comfort and con.
venienca. have also brought into ex
Stence curious diseases, which form
interesting contributions to medical
science, although less interesting and
more expensive to the suffering victim
Railroad spine or railroad shock, an
affection unknown before travel by
rail became SO common, has been
familiar malady for some time; but
one more recent is railroad kidney. a
disease not unlike Brights disease, but
Of nervous origin, due to conclusions
received on railroads. There is "A dis
turbance OF the general system, espe
cialIy of the functions of the kidneys,
the symptoms disappearing when the
sufferer leaves his regular work. The
over use OF telephone produces a
curious disease, in some respects a
form OF asemasia, volitional over
straining of certain powers by which
we perceive spoken words when we
cannot see the speaker or perceive ges-
!, lures or the movement of his lips,
thus creating collision OF ideas, gener-
: "A -
Certain of the senses are developed
at the expense of others, the natural
Z equilibrium being unbalanced. Tele'
. phone tinnitus. aural overpressure, Is
caused by tine constant strain oil the
auditory apparatus IN persons who uss
the telephone continually, the ear be
coming inLolerant of the tinkle OF tbs
bell. The symptoms are buzzinG
!, noises in the ear, dizziness, neuralgia
pains and in some instances sub-in
. iiammatory condition of the mem
= brana tympani.
s The telegraphers' cramp and tn
J professional akinesia arc OF the SAM
IL order of affections as the writers
d cramp or the violinists' cramp. Eiec
re trical sunstroke is an affection tina
e attacks those who are exposed to TIL
= intense rays Of the electric are used Il
~ fusing or welding metals, protectio
Of against this being afforded by wearin
= a mask Of gray tatfeta and gray ey
ie glasses
ne Opthalmia photo-electrica is an II
~ fiammation of the eye III persons en-
- ployed about electric lights, and
&c caused by looking at these brlIliar
x, lights a short distance away. A SUI
! cession of bright spots rapidly folio
~ one another over the visual field, an
~ at night there is inability TO look |
Is light without pain and profuse flo
m OF tears; the eyelids are swollen an
movements of the eye painful. TIL
m lasts a few hours, and is succeeded |
ne feeling of painful WEAKNESS.
s. The ordinary telescope vision is
ia, disease bv which the visual field
MT limited concentrically, aud the SUITE
re er can finally see nothing except tn
IN which is directly in front Of his ey
ed this condition being due 10 lack of II
co triton of the retina or To some disea
les OF the periphery. An affection
ex- vision similar 10 the telescope eye mi
re also be produced by the action of q
,en nine.
leu The telescope eye peculiar 10 ligl
on house keepers is a thickening and G
IN larging of the bony walls of the orb
On caused by the persistent aud repeat
on pressure at the end OF the telesco
&c upon the surroundings of the eye,
rd. ducing chronic form of periostitls
ne ostitis. the eye gradually protrudir
Tue but not becoming myopic or ast
me matte. The divers bends is n
form of caIsson disease. which attac
tile victim on his return to- open q
with nervous prostration. The cayIt
for connected with the nasal passages |
or INSTRUCTED In some cases compile
rec. ly. while the men are al work, and
] IN some cases extreme deafness has be
Q induced.
UNI The sufferers often reel and stag,
sist- like drunkards. and sometimes are
anne fected with partial paralysis IL
to tricity has been used with success
nor. the treatment of this disease. CT
lion lied indulgenees aud vanities h;
hen also contributed their share Of disea
coat that affiict tho modern world. III
.ure shoes by COMPRISING the nerves
an the foot, have created ..Morton's Il
ing Then the tennis elbow and basel
'een shoulder tell their own story, wi
,ces chronic catarrh is in large numbe
IS to cases said 10 be due To cigarette thr'
un the result of smoking the much 6
ewes demned but still fayorite cigarette.
idly ventive genius is still al work impr
ing the arts and sciences, and 50
hey demon of disease, ever on the al
ften will doubtless swoop down with
Ger attendant ills TO the end of time, X
cted ing time with the march of civil
ling tion.-Cor. Times and Register.