The Western news., 1903-01-21
DISEASES OF TRADES.
RESULTS OF CONTINUED OCCUPA.
TION OF MEN WHO WORK,

ment Has IFS Peculiar Ailment-Both
Physical and Mental Workers Fall Un. ,
der the Rule-Politicians Die Early.
1t is well known that there are q
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
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 to
their irregular life, sleeping in the day
and working at night, and because Of the
hot air and dust, are great victims tc
consumption. Blacksmiths, strong as
they are, very often suffer from paraly-
sis of the whole right side from the con.
tinuous shock Of hammering, and theil
eyas become weak from the glare Of the
fire. Athletes, strange to say, do not, as
rule, enjoy long life. Professional boxers,
wrestlcrs, gymnasts, cyclists, are short
lived and suffer from enlargement OF
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 quanti
ties that they ruin their livers and gen
orally die young. Bricklayers and nlas.
terers are very healthy, and they are
said to resemble asses>n never dying
| but they suffer in health through eating
| little pieces Of raw meat. Cabmen are
! noted for "nipping, and they endure
the natural consequences. The cold also
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.
tlon OF the large artery that runs from
the heart to the arm, SO that there is
not a carpenter living, doctor says, in
whom Il curious noise may not be heard
by applying the ear to that blood YES
sci. Hardly a single china scourer lives
to old age without becoming asthmatic
Clergyman sore throat is of course
well known. Ii is said by some to re-
suit from having the mouth open so fire.
quently, the air going in that way and
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 and
has to bend his head downward-fo1
barristers, 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 get
weak, and their lungs become quite
black-miners' lung. Cocks, particular
ly male cooks working in hotels, clubs
and restaurants, get gout froW contin-
ually tasting rich food, and hsth male
and female cooks get varicose veins and
fat feet from long standing as we'll as
the we'll known ache of the face from
the heat and dirt. Coopers have lump
on the knee, which is really little bag
Of fluid put there by nature to protect
the knee from the injurious effects Of
pressing it against the barrel Divers
hearts become distended from holding
their breath.
Domestic servants are remarkable for
suffering from typhoid fever. House
maids are frequently afflicted with pow
erty of blood from drinking tea and
running up stairs. Dressmakers' long
hours and confinement result in con-
sumption very Often but more often in
indigestion, poverty Of blood and i'm
paired eyesight The fumes of nitric
acid make goldsmiths' eyes sore, and
they get cramps in their fingers from
catching small screws. Nearly all the
human beings who suffer from that
awful disease, CHAMBERS, are grooms.
India rubber workers have very bad
headaches and great mental depression.
Painters are poisoned by the lead they
use SO much, and all their muscles, but
especially their wrist muscles, become
very weak. Photographers get poisoned
by cyanide of potassium. The dust that
enters the lungs of potters when they
l are sitting clay interferes SO much with
their breathing that "potter's asthma
is we'll known disease. Compositors
/, get cracks and assures in the lips anG
: small tumors in their mouths from the
habit Of putting type in the mouth, ani
: consumption attacks then, frequently
t because of the STOPPING posture and tht
confined, sedentary life. Politicians ar
{. greatest sufferers Of all, the constan
dram drinking giving them indigestion
jaundice and nervous diseases, killing
them at an earlier age than members O
:. any other profession. Sailors, very sin
: gularly, suffer greatly from consump
! tion, owing to the cold and damp an,
n the bad air Of the forecastle. Salesmel
= and saleswomen in shops do lot o
IT standing, which gives them varicos
\. \. veins and pains in the feet Cloth scour
ers, who inhale benzine and turpentine
- suffer from headache. lassitude an
ID nervousness Shoemakers get their ches
y. pressed in by the last, lose their appetit
ard strength and have headaches Stone