The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-16
DISEASES OF TRADES.
RESULTS or CONTINUED OccUPA-
TON CT MEN WHO WORK.

ment Has Its Peculiar Aiiment- Boti
Physical and Mental Workers Fall Un
der the uie-Poiiticisns Die Early.
1t is well known that there are 9
number Of dangerous trades which give
rise 10 serious diseases: but. as a matter
Of fact, almost every occupation has
some ailment peculiar 20 itself. A doc
tor can always cell if his patient is q
baker. for instance, by the state Of his
teeth. The -four dust collects ON the
teeth, becomes acid and gives rise to q
special kind Of decay. Bakers. owing tc
their irregular life. sleeping in the day
and working at night, and because Of the
hot air and dust. are great victims t.
consumption. Blacksmiths strong as
they are, very often suffer from paraly-
sis Of the whole right side from the con-
tinuous shock Of hammering, 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. gymnssts. 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 quanti-
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 in health through eating
little pieces Of raw meat Cabmen are
noted for "nipping." and they endure
the natural consequences. The cold also
affects their faces to such degree that
the 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 in saving
and planning produces diseased condi-
ton Of the large artery that runs from
the heart to the arm, 30 that there is
not carpenter living, q doctor says, in
whom curious noise may not be heard
by applying the ear to that blood ves-
sci. Hardly single china scourer lives
to old age without becoming asthmatic.
sore throat il Of course
well known. 1t is said by some to re-
suit from having the mouth open 20 fire.
quently. the air going IA that way and
drying the throat Others say it is caused
by the clerical collar. And others still
say il results from the fact that the
clergyman breaches from a pulpit and
has to bend his head downward-for
barristers. who talk quite as much, do
not suffer as much as clergymen, being
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
lung Cooks, particular
ly male cooks working in hotels, clubs
and restaurants, get gout from contin-
ually tasting rich food. and both male
and female cooks get varicose veins and
fiat feet from long standing as we'll as
the well known ache of the face from
the heat and dirt. Coopers have lump
on the knee, which is really 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 are remarkable for
suffering from typhoid fever. House.
maids are frequently afflicted with pow
erty Of blood from drinking tea and
up stairs. Dressmakers long
hours and confinement result in con-
very often, but more often in
indigestion, poverty Of blood and i'm
paired eyesight The fumes Of nitric
acid make goldsmiths' eyes sore, and
they get cramps in their fingers from
small screws. Nearly all the
human beings who suffer from that
awful disease, CHAMBERS. are grooms.
India rubber workers have very bad
headaches and great mental depression.
Painters are poisoned by the lead they
use 30 much, and all their muscles, but
their wrist muscles, become
very weak. Photographers get poisoned |
BY cyanide Of potassium. The dust that
enters the lungs Of potters when they
are sitting clay interferes 30 much with
heir breathing that "potter's asthma"
. well known disease. Competitors |
get cracks and assures in the lips and
mall tumors in their mouths from the
habit Of putting type In the mouth, and
attacks them frequently
'ecause Of the STOPPING posture and the |
sedentary life Politicians are |
greatest sufferers of all, the constant
Tram drinking giving them indigestion,
aundice and nervous diseases, killing
hem ut an earlier age than members Of |
my other profession. Sailors, very sim
,ularly. suffer greatly from consump-
ion. owing to the cold and damp and |
he bad air Of the forecastle. Statesmen
md saleswomen in shops do q lot Of |
which gives them varioose
'eins and pains in the feet. Cloth scour-
RI. who inhale benxine and turpentine,
uffer from headache. lassitude and |
nervousness. Shoemakers get their chest |
'resscd in by the last, lose their appetite
md strength and have headaches. Stone
utters' eyes are often injured by the
lying stone.
Tea tasters, although they only take
he tea into the mouth and do not swal. |