The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-08-08
SNEEZING DAYS
They are Near the Hay Fever
Victims.
North Shore Of Lake Superior Re-
treat in Favor With the Local
Sufferers.

THESE are. the Gays Wnen cerGalI
people meet each other on the stree
and ask: "Well, any. sign......of i
yeti" By SUCH, greeting is-the hay
fever victim known. The season il
close at hand, the deadly golden roc
is already abroad in the land, and
every exempt day is counted as 81
much clear gain by the hay feverite.
Ordinarily. the hay fever season be-
gins in Minnesota from the Sth to the
18th of August. Some individuals may
be attacked few dsys.earlier or later
but these dates will cover more thar
80 per cent of the cases. -
The character of the season has also
much to do with the mslady. While
medical authorities disagree as to the
primary cause of hay fever, all agree
that dust and pollen are certainly ex'
citing factors. Hot, muggy weather.
so apt to occur in August, is another
thing which hastens ands.intensifies
the grief of the hay fever sufferer. -
This season has had 30 many meteor
illogical anomalies that the sneezers
are watching their nasal tracts with
more than ordinary interest. There
has been no protracted heated spell to
aggravate the marked physical and
mental lassitude which always pre-
1nH nd fro
quent rains have kept the air remark
ably clear from the dust arising from
wheeled traffic on city streets. This
much might seem to be in favor of a
light visitation this year. But on the
other Land the rains have been inter
spersed with hot, muggy days which
have made breathing a burden to
many of the afflicted. In addition to
this the season has been peculiarly
adapted to the production of rank
growth of vegetation which is even
now sending out its flood of irritating
pollen.
A strange thing about hay fever is
that people come here from the south
and find relief from 1t, while Mime
spolis sufferers are in turn forced to
migrate still farther north. Already
the transportation people here are
receiving inquiries from the south
regarding rates and accommodations
in the city or at nearby resorts. Min
neapolis victims, in turn, are begin
ming to turn their eyes northward in
search of places of refuge. Aug. IL
will see hundreds on the way and
hundreds more will go before Sept. l.,
For. Mipnespolitsnss the .. mountains
and the north shore of Lake Superior
are the principal resorts. The noun
tains give immediate relief, but ow-
ing to the longer rail ride they are
sought more generally by the more
distinguished hay feverites whose
means permit them to leave the city
before the sneezing begins. The north
shore can be reached from here in
twelve hours, and is sought by the
greater number of Minneapolitans.
The travel from this cause is really
worth while for the steamer COM
panies. On one of the Booth line
boats along the north shore, early last
Saturday, there were seventy five first
class cabin passengers. of whom fifty
four were making an enforced pill
grimsge for snuf1es or coughs. Where
there was but one big, fast boat on
this run last year, there are now two,
both of them among the handsomest
crafts on Lake Superior, and both con-
structed with special reference to
passenger traffic. Three years ago but
one boat made the run along shore,
and on this steamer passengers were a
secondary consideration. AS the shore
settlements entirely dependent upon
steamer communication have not in
creased materially in population in
the three years, the present steamer
service is straight indication of the
growth OF the tourist business.
Isle Royale and the mainland shore
from Two Harbors to Grand Portage
are growing in popularity for club
house sites. and ultimately the resi-
dents of Lake and Cook counties will
have the hay fever pilgrims to thank
for the beginnings of good, psrma-
nent development. MINNEAPOLIS Jour