The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-14
Medical Notes.

To d certain extent everyone is a vic
tim Of circumstances, and among these
| circumstances which affect our good or
! ilI-health may be numbered occupations.
I Athletes, for example, are supposed to
be the type Of health and the picture
of physical perfection, but the reverse is
often true. Over development of special
parts tends to retard the development
| of others, even to deformity, and such
parts are necessarily weaker than normal
and therefore more liable to the attacks
OF disease. Heart injuries, especially en-
largement, due to strain, commonly occur.
although the onset is insidious. Danger
Gus eXertion of muscle and undue strain
of the viscera lead to mechanical in
jurtes especially hernia. The clements Of
Keen competition with the consequent
exultation of victory or the depression of
| defeat have an injurious effect upon the
| nervous system, and nervous exhaustion
is often the result of this overtension.
Consumption is also much to be feared.
and diseases of the lungs are common,
owing to strain Of the lungs
Farmers ought to be healthy, but the
beneficial effects of open air life are
OFTEN offset by poor food at irregular in
terVais, eaten In haste Slack baked.
non-aerated bread cream of tartar bis
cult, with boiled tea form the idealiza-
ton of and are fertile source of dys-
pepsia
Farmers wives are, as rule, haggard
ana salIow with decayed teeth and dis
ordered digestion, the result of poor liv
ing and overwork. Chronic weakness
OFTEN results from lifting heavy weights
and constant standing. Typho-malariaI
! FEVER In some more or less masked form
is common cause of death in the rural
population owing to non-observance Of
the ordinary laws of hygienic precautions
and sanitary environment.
Bakers are exposed to intense heat, i'm
pure ar Hour dust, ETC., and aggravate
these obnoxious clements by an excessive
Indulgence in beer or other liquids which
materially shorten their lives Working
by night, they are exposed to unusual
strain upon the nervous system, and are
therefore easy victims of consumption
ana other wasting diseases, this tendency
being aggravated by intense and sudden
changes OF temperature, especially In
winter.
Commercial travellers enjoy a short II
eventful life, most of 1t ION the run" in
1ll-venttlated cars or stuffy rooms at poor
hotels. The life is truly fast one, ex
tremes of living, now high, now low late
hours, ntemperance in all things; a con-
slant state of high nervous tension busi-
ness competition and bodily activity;
travelling on limited coupon tickets on
the through express of life; the contract
of the ticket having expired en- route, 1t
as Cancelled by disease and collected by
death
Coal beavers and miners being subject
to poor air, lack of sunlight, ,dampness,
constrained position and poor food are
blanched and enervated so that they fall
easy victims to consumption, rheuma-
tism, scrofula or anemia. Coal dust is
an especial factor. in favor Of this tend
ency to mechanical phthsis technically
called anthracosis
Clergymen, as rule, are healthy. but
are especially prone to- throat troubles,
follicular laryngitis (clergyman's sore
throa9 being the most common. The
open mouth induces dryness of the mu-
cous membrane and consequent irritation
of the vocal chords. Speaking from the
rostrum is more difficult than with an
upturned face owing to the necessary
depression Of the chin, This Is further
aggravated by the standing collar aptly
called "choker," which is prejudicial
to free delivery Of speech or song. Con-