The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-04-09

II is well known that there are q
number II dangerous trades which give
rise 10 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 -four dust collects ON the
teeth, becomes acid and gives rise to a
special kind Of decay. Bakers. owing to
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. 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 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 ''nippipg, and they endure
the natural consequences. The cold also
affects their faces to such a 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 q diseased condi-
ton Of the large artery that runs from
the heart TO the arm, SO that there is
not a carpenter living, a doctor says, in
whom a curious noise may not be heard
by applying the ear to that blood yes
sci. Hardly q single china coure 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 50 fire.
quently, the air going in that way and
drying the throat. Others say il 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
harristers. who talk quite as much. do
not suffer as much as clerRymen. 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
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 as
the well known ache Of the face from
the heat and dirt. Coopers have a lump
On the knee, which is really a 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
running up stairs. Dressmakers' long
hours and confinement result in con-
sumption very often, but more often in
indigestion, poverty Of blood and i'm
paired eyesight. The fumes Of nitric
acid make g~oldsmiths' eyes sore, and
they get cramps in their fingers from
catching 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 so much. and all their muscles, but
especially 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 SO much with
their breathing that ''potter's asthma"
is a well known disease. Ccmpositors
get cracks and assures in the lips and
small tumors in their mouths from the
halt Of putting type in the mouth. and
consumption attacks them frequently
because Of the stopping posture and the
confined, sedentary life. Politicians are
greatest sufferers Of all, the constant
dram drinking giving them indigestion,
Jaundice and nervous diseases, killing
them at an earlier age than members Of
any other profession. Sailors, very sin
gularly, suffer greatly from consump-
ton. owing to the cold and damp and
the bad air Of the f~orecastle. Statesmen
and saleswomen in shops do a lot Of
standing, which gives them varicose
veins and pains in the feet. Cloth scour-
srs, who inhale bcnzine and ~turpentine,
suffer from headache. lassitude and
nervousness. Shoemakers get their chest
pressed in by the last, lose their appetite
and strength and have headaches. Stone
cutters eyes are often injured by the
flying stone.
Tea tasters. although they only take
the tea into the mouth and do not swal-
low it, become SO nervous that they can
follow their employment for only a Pc