Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-03-06

Curious Results of Continued Occupa-
ton ON Men Who Work.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
1t Is well known that there are a num-
Der of dangerous trades which give rise
to serious diseases: but, as a matter Of
fact. almost every occupation has some
ailment pc culiar to itself. A doctor can
always tell If his patient is baker, for
instance, by the state of his teeth. The
flour dust collects on the teeth, becomes
acid. and gives rise to 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 to consumption. Black
smiths, strong as they are, very often
suffer from paralysis of the whole right
side from the continuous shock of hammer
ing, and their eyes become weak from the
glare of the fire. Athletes, strange to say,
do not. as rule. enjoy long life. Pro-
fessional boxers, wrestlers. gymnasts, cy-
clists. are short lived, and suffer from
enlargement of the heart and diseases of
the lungs. Boiler-makers get deaf from
the continual loud noise. Brewers and
brewers drivers drink beer in such large
quantities that they ruin their livers and
generally 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 SUI
fer in health through eating little pieces
of raw meat. Cabmen are noted for nip
ping" and they endure the natural conse
quences. The cc.d. also, a1ecte their faces
to such degree that the muscles of the
face are frequently paralyzed. Carpenters
and cabin et-makers are afflicted with vari-
cCse veins in the legs, and the action of the
shoulder in saving and planning produces
diseased condition of the large artery
that runs from the heart to the arm so
that there Is not carpenter living. a
not be heard by applying the ear to that
blood vessel. Hardly single china scourer
lives to old age without becoming asth-
matte. Clcrgyman's sore throat Is, of
course, we'll known. 1t Is said by some to
result from having the mouth open so
frequently. the air going in that way and
drying the throat Others say 1t is caused
by the clerical collar. And others. still,
say 1t result: from the fact that the clergy
man 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. be
come very irritable: their eyes get weak
and their lungs become quite black-miners'
lung. Cooks, particularly male cooks work.
ing In hotels, clubs and restaurants get
govt from continually tasting rich food;
and both male and female cooks get vari-
cose veins and fiat foot from long standing,
as well as the well-known ache Of the
nave
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 1t against the barrel. Divers
hearts become distended from holding their
breath.
Domestic servants are remarkable for
suffering from typhoid fever, housemaids
are frequently afflicted with poverty OF
blood from drinking tea and running up
stairs Dressmakers' long hours and con-
tinement result in consumption very Often
but more often in indigestion, poverty of
blood and impaired eyesight. The fumes
of nitric acid make godsmiths' 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 head
aches and great mental depression. Paint
ers are poisoned by the lead they use
so much. and all their muscles, but es-
pecially the wrist muscles, become very
weak. Photographers get poisoned by
cyanide of potassium. The dust that en-
tiers the lungs of potters when they are
sitting clay interferes so much with their
breathing that 'potters' asthma" is we'll
and assures in their lips and small tumors
| in their mouths from the habit of putting
type in the mouth. and consumption at
tacks them frequently because Of the stoop-
ing posture and the confined and sedentary
life. Politicians are the 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 s,ngularly. suffer greatly from
assumption. owing to the cold and damr
and the bad air of the forecastle Sales.
men and saeswomen In shops have a lo1
| of standing. which gives them varicose
veins and pains in the feet; cloth scourers
who inhale benZine and turpentine, suffer
| much from headache, lassitude and ner
vousness Shoemakers get their chcs
pressed in BY the last. lose their appetite
and strength. and have headaches. Stone
| cutters eyes are often injured by the fiyinf
| stone.
Tea-tasters. although they only take tn,
| tea into the mouth and do not swallow IT
! become so nervous that they can follow
| their employment for only a period of eigh
| or ten years. The sedentary life OF law
| yers, artists, students and literary mel
| gives rise to govt. which is said to Kill
| more wise men than fools: dyspepsia, whic
made Carlyle's life such torture ant
apoplexy. which carries of hosts of grea
men.
Modern improvements.
| From the New York Weekly.