The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-21

Like fashion. has fever has its season
anG. hguratively speaking. it IS now in
style. As a matter Of fact. according to
members Of the medical profession. the
disease is prevalent at all times. but only
NJ certain seasons does It flourish. II is
called hay fever in summer while in the
spring it masqurrades Under the alias OF
rose fever. which sounds better and is
more popular. Again. in the winter it sal
lies forth under the more distinguished
sobriquet OF hay asthma.
However. regardless Of the time OF year.
IL is nothing more than plain old everyday
hay fever. and any one vino has ever SUI
fered from II will testify that the super
abundance Of names does not Offset the
misery caused by the disease.
To the person afflicted with hay fever =
calendar is a s~uperfluous article. The peri
oiical attacks. once a year. OF the disease.
are 50 accurate that a sufferer knows a.
most the exact date OF its arrival
u hay fever will be coming on the
middle Of next month" Is a common eX-
preston among victims Of the malady.
and many invitations to functions sent
because the recipient had a previous en-
gagement with hay fever.
Physicians Have studied in Vain.
In describing the disease and its treat
ment local physicians and specialists unan-
lEnoasly declare that hay fever is one
OF the most aggravating Affections known.
and that while at some future time a sure
recognized at present furnishes only tenn
porary. relief TO the patient, and this Is
true despite the fact that the medical
fraternity in recent years has devoted
more attention 10 the treatment OF hay
fever than any other disease.
Scientifically speaking, hay fever Is a
Era<T1UuGE disease OF tho bronchial THrhA an
affection OF the mucous membrane. known
10 The profession as "Curschmann's Epi-
Ials.' II Is MOI q lung disease, as many te-
leve il 10 be. nor is il fatal. except in
cases wher@ other conditions combine 10
hasten death.
The disease IS not confined to any partis-
ular climate, nor does IL attack persons OF
certain age. However. the male sex suffers
more frequently from hay fever than Go4s
the female sex. because the former r. more
often exposed TO the air. AS no record 10
made Of the cases. IL is impossible TO give
cases OF men sufferers. but physicians sly
y is about so per cent. Although age has
no decisive influence. 1t has been noted that
% per cent OF the cases Of hay fever occur
before the twentieth year.
HAY fever results from poilens Of weeds
getting into the nasal organ. also from the
OduTOus principles given OF from certain
plants and Inorganic dusts of various SorIs.
In some instances IL appears 10 arise with
out obvious exposure 10 a special ir-itant-
The manner Of its treatment varies accord
ing to the symptoms displayed by the pa
tient- In some cases injections OF morphine
are used and more frequently the smoking
OF saltpst-r. dried JimsOn weeds or strong
cigars affords T-lirf 70 the sufferer.
Strong Cigars q Remedy.
Doctor l.. Claude McElwee Of No. I2al
North Grand avenue is authority for the
statement that women often resort TO the
smoking OF strong cigars in an effort 10
gain relief from the effects of hay fever. Hs
SAYS the cigar treatment Is less injurious
than the injection OF morphine. as in he
former case the patient is less likely 10 con-
tract ihc habit.
There l. no specially recoEnizs' '-oar-
ment Of hay fever" said Doctor McElwse.
In many cases a chang OF c.IInase - al
only thing that will relieve a sufferer. while
in other Carrs the simplest home remedies
are productive OF good results. II all DE-
ponds upon the general character OF the
patients constitution"
Doctor Young H. Bond Of Grand and Page
avenue says hay fever is known TO the med
ical profession as autumnal catRrrh, and
that its most disagreeable feature IS its
incorporating procliyities.
"A person suffering from hay fever
imagines he IL choking and is continually
craving for air" said Doctor Bond. Change
OF climate is the best remedy, in my opin-
ion"