, 1897-04-10
DISEASES OF TRADES.
RESULTS OF CONTINUED occuPA-
TON OF MEN WHO WORK.

1t Appears That Each Kind Of Employ
Physical and Mental Workers Fall Un-
der the Rule-Politicians Die Early.
It is well known that there are q
number Of dangerous trades which give
rise to serious diseases; but, as a matter
Of fact, almost every occupation has
some ailment peculiar to itself. A doc
tor a always tell if his patient is a
baker, for instance, by the state of his
teeth. The flour dust collects on the
teeth, becomes acid and gives rise to q
special kind of decay. Bakers, owing to
their irregular life, sleeping i'll the day
and working at night, and because of the
hot air and dust, are great victims to
consumption. Blacksmiths, strong us
they are, very often suffer from paraly-
sis of the whole right side from the con-
tinuous shock of hamnicring, and their
eyes become weak from the glare of the
fire. Athletes, strange to say, do not, as a
rule, enjoy long life. Professional boxers,
wrestlers, gymnasts, cyclists, are short
lived and suffer from enlargement of
the heart and diseases of the lungs.
Boilermakers get deaf from the contin-
ual loud noise. Brewers and brewers
drivers drink beer in such large quaint
ties that they ruin their livers and gen.
orally die young. Bricklayers and plas-
terers are very healthy, and they are
said to resemble asses in never dying.
Butchers are very strong and healthy,
but they suffer i'll health through eating
little pieces of raw meat. Cabmen are
noted for ''nipping,' and they endure
h natural consequences. The cold also
affects their faces to such a degree that
h muscles of the face become frequent
ly paralyzed.
Carpenters and cabinet makers are
afflicted with varicose veins in the legs,
and the action of the shoulder III saving
and planning produces IA diseased condi-
ton of the large artery that runs from
h heart to the arm, so that there is
not a carreater living, n doctor says, in
whom a curious noise may not be heard
by applying the ear to that blood YES
sci. Hardly a single china scourcr lives
to old age without becoming asthmatic.
Clergyman's sore throat is of course
well known. 1t is said By some to re-
suit from having the mouth open so fire.
quently, the air going in that way and
drying the throat. Others say it is caused
by the clerical collar. And others still
say it results from the fact that the
clergyman breaches from a pulpit and
has to bend his head downwarl-for
barriste1s, who talk quite as much, do
not suffer ns much as clcrgymen, Icing
on the same level as their hearers.
Miners, from working in the dark,
become very irritable. Their eyes get
weak, and their lungs become quite
black-miners' lung. Cooks, particular
ly male cooks working in hotels, clubs
and restaurants, get govt from contin-
ually tasting rich food, and both male
and female cooks get varicose veins and
fiat feet from long standing as well Is
the well known ache of the face from
the beat and dirt. Coopers have a lump
on the knee, which is really u little bag
Of fluid put there by nature to protect
the knee from the injurious effects of
pressing it against the barrel. Divers
hearts become distended from holding
their breath.
Domestic servants arc remarkable for
suffering from typhoid fever. House
maids are frequently afflicted with roy
erty Of blood from drinking tea and