The Western news., 1903-08-12
DISEASES OF TRADES
RESULTS OF CONTINUED OCCUPA.
TlON or MEN WHO WORK.

It Appears That Each Kind of Employ
ment Has Its Peculiar Ailment-BotL
Physical and Mental Workers Fall I'm
der the Politicians Die Early.
It is well known that there are a
number of dangerous trades which give
rise to serious diseases; but, as matter
Of fact, almost every occupation has
some ailment peculiar to itself. A doc
tor can always tell if his patient is a
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 te
their irregular life, sleeping in the day
and working at night, and because of the
hot air and dust, are great victims tt
consumption. Blacksmiths, strong AZ
they are, very often suffer from paraly
sis Of the whole right side from the con
tipuous shock of hammering, and thei,
eyas become weak from the glare of the
fire. Athletes, strange to say, do not, SIS 3
rule, enjoy long life. Professional boxers,
wrestlers, gymnasts, cyclists, are sholt
lived and suffer from enlargement O,
the heart and diseases of the lungs
Boilermakers get deaf from the contin
ual loud noise. Brewers and brewers
drivers drink beer in such large quant
ties that they ruin their livers and gem
orally die young. Bricklayers and plas
terers are very healthy, and they are
said to resemble assesSn never diving
Butchers are very strong and healthy
but they suffer III health through eatirs
little pieces of raw meat. Cabmen ls
noted for "nipping," and they endure
the natural consequences. The cold alst
affects their faces to such degree that
the muscles of the face become frequent
ly paralyzed.
Carpenters and cabinet makers are
afflicted with varicose veins in the legs,
and the action of the shoulder in saving
| and planning produces diseased condi,
tion Of the large artery that runs FROM
! the heart to the arm, SO that there is
not a carpenter living, a doctor says, ir
whom curious noise may not be heard
by applying the ear to that blood YES
sci. Hardly single china scourer lives
to old age without becoming asthmatic.
Clergymans sore throat is of course
well known. 1t is said by some to re.
suit from having the mouth open so fire
quently, the air going in that way anu
drying the throat Others say it is caused
by the clerical collar. And others still
say it results from the fact that the
clergyman breaches from pulpit ard
has to bend his head downward-fol
harristers, who talk quite as much, dc
not suffer as much as clergymen, being
on the same level as their hearers.
Miners, from working in the dark,
become very irritable. Their eyes ge,
weak, and their lungs become quite
black-miners' lung. Cooks, particular
ly male cooks working in hotels, clubs
and restaurants, get gout frow contin
ually tasting rich food, and both male
and female cooks get varicose veins ano
fiat feet from long standing as we'll al
the we'll known ache of the face from
the heat and dirt. Coopers have a lumI
on the knee, which is really little bas
Of fluid put there by nature to protec,
the knee from the injurious effects O
pressing it against the barrel Divers
hearts become distended from holdins
their breath.
Domestic servants are remarkable fo,
suffering from typhoid fever House
maids are frequently afflicted with pov
erty of blood from drinking tea ant
running up stairs. Dressmakers' lon,
hours and confinement result in con
sumption very often, but more often il
indigestion, poverty of blood and i'm
paired eyesight. The fumes of nitri,
acid make goldsmiths' eyes sore, ant
they get cramps in their fingers from
catching small screws. Nearly all tn
human beings who suffer from tina
awful disease, glanders, are grooms.
India rubber workers have very bas
headaches and great mental depression
Painters are poisoned by the lead the,
use SO much, and all their muscles, bu
especially their wrist muscles, becom
very weak. Photographers get poisone,
by cyanide of potassium. The dust tha
enters the lungs Of potters when the,
are sitting clay interferes SO much witt
their breathing that "potters asthma
is we'll known disease. Compositor
get cracks and assures in the lips an,
small tumors in their mouths from tn
habit Of putting type in the mouth, an,
consumption attacks then, frequentl,
because of the stopping posture and tn
confined, sedentary life. Politicians ar
greatest sufferers of all, the constan
dram drinking giving them indigestion
jaundice and, nervous diseases, KILN,
them at an earlier age than members O
any other profession. Sailors, very sin
gularly, suffer greatly from consuinp
tion, owing to the cold and damp an,
the bad air of the forecastle. Statesmen
and saleswomen in shops do a lot O
standing, which gives them ,varicos
veins and pains in the feet. Cloth scour
ers, who inhale benzine and turpentine
suffer from headache. lassitude an,
nervousness Shoemakers get their ches
pressed in by the last, lose their appetit
and strength and have headaches. Stone
cutters eyes are often injured by tn