St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-01
CAUSED BY EYE STRAIN.
Megrim, Form or headache, FIRE.
quently Encountered by Physi-
clans.

clans.
Philadelphia Recon-.
This distressing condition CT pain is
most invariably confined to one side of
the head, and is distinctly localized i'll
the frontal (abovt the eye), temporal or
occipltal (above tie nape of the neck re-
gion. There is p rhaps no form of pain
more frequently ENCOUNTERED by the ply
slcan in his 70 nd of labor. 1t is an
affection comma in all climes, and
neither height, tepth nor atmospheric
conditions conft immunity from the
attack to thoseS who are predisposed
to it.
The fresh, COIL fragrance upon the
mountain top. tile peaceful hush in the
valley and the fOkm of the mad sea offer
life-giving andn renewing properties
sufficient to CALI the most painful
thIoes; but megH i'm never yields nor is
held back by suI as these. 1t is hered
tary. 1t comm nly shows itself the
thrtieth year Oh age and subsidies i'll
later life.
Digestive disturbances were commonly
supposed to be the causes which eX-
cited the attack. So, too, nervous eX-
haustion and nervous irritation were
believed to be active factors in preclpitat-
ing an attack. The pest medical au-
thorties now say the chief and most
frequent cause of megrim is an alb
normal condition of the eye or its
appendages.
There is no reason willy muscle or
muscles of the eye should not get tagged
out Just as the muscles elsewhere DO.
Let one bear weight all day long,
does he not attribute his consequent
backache to the heavy burden he has
borne? 1t seems without elaborate
thinking we could conceive of the result
following upon prolonged use OF the
eve. Nature has done all she could to
protect and prolong the usefulness of
the eve. No earthly architect ever yet
planned a structure that would not
Weld, crumble and fall, and the house
human so eXQuisitely upllfted In curl
Gus and mysterious ways falls and re-
turns to dust more rapidly and surely
than need be for the reason that we do
not realize how much one part Is SuS-
tanned or overthrow by another. One
tiny muscle is potent enough to
disturb the whole economy, especially IT
intercurrent diseases exist IN addition to
''eye strain"
The symptoms of attack of sick head
ache are always parOXySmal and pecu-
liarlv explosive in character, indicating
the approach of trouble. Upon awaken
ing in the morning ones mead reels
heavy and a sense of extreme languor is
present, with an aversion to effort
even to eat. Sudden movements OF the
head or body are followed by pains III
the head. STOPPING causes very un-
pleasant seusation-"makes the head
SWIM" as a poor sufferer describes 1T.
ba lou adv a
decided character is felt i'll the head, and
as the day wears on absolute rest, quiet
and darkness become imperative. The
pain becomes more and more intense
until the patient begins to vomit.
This often closes the attack, and a
heavy sleep follows; generally several
fits of vomiting are experienced, ac-
companied by retching, sweating, pallor
and great physical exhaustion. Megrlm
is usually relieved in twenty-four
hours, although it may last two or three
days.
For treatment during the premonitory
stage it is best to take an emetlc or
good purge. Warm water with little
mustard added Tablespoonful to
glass lukewarm water makes an eX-
cel!ent emetic. Often copiouS draughts
of very hot water Will cut short an at
tack. If the pain becomes intolerable,
immersion of the entire body in very
hot bath will nearly always give relief.
After the bath put the patient 10 bed
in darkened room, shut out all noises
and place a bag partly filled with hot
water at the back of the neck. Usually
one will need no further treatment to
induce sleep. In the intervals between
attacks benefit may be derived from out
of-door exercise, tOnics. regular
and mild diet and attention to
the bowels. But until the eye strain
is removed no lasting free
dom from parOXysms is to be hoped for.
Eve strain is indeed serious thing,
| when it alone is responsible FOR even
| one III like this one.