Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-07-24

pass, the present ideas anent ventila-
ton must be abandoned as utterly
futile, and the need will be felt, not
of letting a little air in, but of letting
waste products out.
What has made the hair thin? And
what makes it fall out? In occasional
cases, answers a writer in Harper's
Bazaar, there is some Slight scalp
disease, due to the presence of some
one of the bacilli family whose mis-
sion on earth is to annoy mankind.
Such troubles must be cared for by
those physicians who make a speciality
of skin diseases. But nine times out
of nine and half the trouble comes
from defective circulation and thin
blood. The doctor has to treat the
general condition of the system, but
the patient can herself give the local
treatment to the hair It is very
simple, and lies within the power of
all, yet very many fail to get good re-
suits because of lack of persistence.
Friction and perseverance are the two
words that embody the secret of keep
ing the hair from falling. To amplify
and to follow the process from it's
first step, let me say that a shampoo is
the primary requisite. Once month
is as often as the hair should be
washed. I am aware that doctors often
prescribe more frequent shampooing,
but observation and experience both
show me the mistake of much washing.
After the shampoo treat the head to
thorough rubbing with some tonic
to aid the process.
In a paper on bicycling in its rela-
ton to heart disease DR.. A. G.. Get
chell of Worcester said that dilata-
ton of the heart not uncommonly oc-
Cured in unstrained riders. The long
continued muscular eXertion caused an
accumulation of toxins in the blood
and this together with the prolonged
acceleration of the pulse, resulted in
embodiment of the heart The ex-
istence of this toxaemia was proved by
the common occurrence of a mild
fatigue" fever Acute dilatation, if
damage the heart. He protested
against the growing custom of per-
hitting children under IA years of age
to ride indiscriminately even on
smooth and level streets. Many cases
Of bicycle heart" had been detected
by those examining recruits for the
late war. Young adults were less likely
to be injuriously affected by bicycle
riding, but those undertaking it after
the age of 40 should be cautious about
riding up hills or against strong winds,
and the gear of the bicycle should be
moderate. These people should seek
medical advice before attempting to
ride
Injunction of soft soap is the latest
thing in the treatment of tuberculosis.
DR.. Hoff reports in German journal
the employment during the past Il
years of inunctions of soft soap in the
treatment of more than 200 cases of
tuberculosis of bones, joints, glands
and skin. Other measures, such as
injection of iodoform, plaster ban
dages, etc., must, however, not be
neglected. Under this treatment the
general state and the appetite improve,
and multiple tuberculous affections of
bones and joints heal completely. The
soap used must be of good quality and
from to 10 drachms should be rubbed
on the body, from the neck to the
thighs, two or three times a week. The
soap may be removed after Is min
utes. The Injunction is practiced most
conveniently at night, as the patient
should remain in bed for some hours
afterward. The soap is believed to
act by its alkalinity, neutralizing,
when absorbed, the Tactic acid of the
organism, stimulating metabolism,
and thus improving the general nutri-
ton. The quantity of urine passed is
increased.