Iron County register., 1893-04-20
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- sAek Headache Caussd bv m,
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Inns distressing condition of main &,
sne mead It is most inyariabiv CON
uneu 70 one side of the head and Ia dis
vi anc'iy localized in the frontal fabove
"a .ae eyes), temporal or occipital fabove
'ne nape OF the neck) region. There !.
perhaps no form of pain more fre-
?uentiy encountered by the physician
In nus round OF labor. It is an affection
common in all climea. and neither
neignt, depth nor atmospheric condi.
taons confer immunity from the attaclr
70 those who are predisposed To f. Th.
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ana the foam of the mad sea offer
.ving and renewing properties
ciene 70 calm the most painful l
sneA out megrim never yields nor in
Aeu oaek by such as these.
II - hereditary. 1t commonly shows
1.ss" before the thirtieth year of are
sno subsidies in later life. Digestive
uis.ur Dances were commonly supposed
oe the causes which excited the at
JACK So. too, nervous exhaustion and
nervous irritation were believed tn be
act.ve factors in precipitating an at
tack The best medical authorities
now say the chiefest and most FREQUENT
cause OF megrim il an abnormal condi.
.lon OF the eye or its appendages. There
NO reason why q muscle or muscles
Oh tne eye should not become fapped
Ou. just ~ the muscles elsewhere do.
one bear . weight all day long,
ne not attribute his consequent
oacksene TO the heavy burden he has
ne? ~ seems without elaborate
tnlnk klng we could conceive of the
results following upon prolonged
use O. the eye. Nature has done
1u me could to protect and prolono the
usefulness of the eye. No earthly
architect ever yet planned a .truct.r.
s@. would not yield, crumble and fall,
and the house human so exquisitely up
!lted In curious and mysterious wavs
1aiis and returns to dust more rapidly
ana surely than need be, for the reason
tnat we do not realize how much one
part Is sustained or overthrown by an
other. One tiny muscle is potent
enough to disturb the whole economy.
especially it intercurrent diseases exist
IN addition to ''eve strain" The symp-
TOMS OF attacks of sicl1-headache are al.
ways paroxysmal and peculiarly explo-
sive IN character, indicating the ap-
proach OF trouble. Upon awakening
IN the morning ones head feels
heavy and a sense of extreme languor
II present, with decided aver
sion to effort-even to eat. Sudden
movements of the head or body are
followed by pains in the head Stoop-
ing causes very unpleasant sensations
makes the head swim," as a poor
sufferer describes it AS the day adj
vances pain of very decided character
Is felt in the head. and as the day wears
ON absolute rest, quiet and darkness
become imperative. The pain becomes
more and more intense until the pa
tient begins to vomit This often closes
the attack and a heavy sleep follows;
generally several fits of vomiting are
experienced, accompanied by retching,
sweating, pallor and great physical ex-
haustion. Megrim is usually relieved
In twenty-four hours, although it mag
last two or three days
For treatment duriag the premonito-
ry stage it is best to take an emetic or
q good purge. Warn water with a lit
tie mustard added fhalf teaspoonfsl to
glass lukewarm water) makes an ex-
cellent emetic, and a tablespoonful cas-
tor oil an admirable purge Often
copious draughts of very hot water will
cut short an attack. If the pain be-
comes intolerable, ,immerslons OF the en-
tire body in a very hot bath VIII near
" always give relief. After the bath
put the patient to bed in a dark
ened room, shut out all noises and
place bag partly filled with hot
{ water at the back of the neck. Usual.
" one will need no further treatment
to induce sleep. In the intervals be-
tween attacks benefit may be derived
from out-ofdcor exercise, tonics, a reg.
ular and mild diet and attention to the
bowels But until the eye-strain is re-
moved no lasting freedom from parox-
ysms is TO be hoped for. &ye strain is
indeed a serious thing. when 1t alone is
responsible fer even one i'll like this
one.-Philadeiphi Record.