The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
GOLFERS BOTHERED
WITH NEW DISEASE
Players Who Neglect Blistered
Hands May Have to
s'@~. '.- Use X-Rays. -...

New York, June .-Inordinate golf
Is the cause Of a new skin disease. 1t
Is a form of eczematosis that for what
OF a better name the doctors call govt
eczema, as while it Is only an exagger-
ated skin disorder and not a faint in
the blood, in the resistance to treat
mont the complaint shows the stub
bornness Of the hereditary affliction.
tout eczema really went out with the
four bottle men and unknown in these
days OF light wines, aerated highballs
and moderate drinking at dinner. Golf
eczema would be more exact name
Tor the new disease, except that it is
not true eczema, for it is not con
tagious and is not accompanied by
scaly skin or discharge of serum.
and on this account the physicians have
gone to the old books for a classified.
ton Of the complaint.
golfer is always known by his
hands. The men who play regularly
are as horny-handed as any son Of toll.
Some experts assert that by the location
OF the Jumps Of callous flesh that form
on the palm-the golfers call them corns
they can tell whether stranger is a
good player or poor one who pulls
and slices his SHOTS. Playing constantly
IN gloves would tend to keep the palm
IN better conditions, but the "feel Of
the club" Is 50 dear to the golfers that
those who use gloves are few in MN.
Der. Baseball players, cricketers and
oarsmen have calloused hands, but their
PAINS are dainty kid in comparison with
the leather of the constant golfer.
Water Bisters to Blame.
The gradual hardening Of a water
blister is the foundation. usuallw Of
each calloused spot on the hands. This
means that when a blister is formed
gg,3gl1n1ng must be stopped until it hardens
The neglect Of this precaution is the
flrst cause of the golfers eczema. Some.
times, for instance, if blister forms on
the opening day of tournament. it is
no. t;a CONVENIENT I'VE to stop golfng at other
Jealous for the pleasures Of the links, 't 10
throw aside his clubs and wait in idle
ness for the hands-the right hand is
usually the worst-to heal up.
D., 70 play on means that the skin will
pc torn from off the blister and a sore
developed. Persistent play aggrayates
the sore and makes it deep seated and
CHROME one. Such players cover their
h al with antiseptic salves and strips
each round, but the irritation Of the mn -
der flesh continues, and finally thew
pave to stop golf abruptly until cure
Is effected. Nearly ali players have
trouble with their hands in The snr rhve
when the winter 8 rest has made tbs
skin tender, and it is at this season that
unless care is used the eczematosis will
be established. = WA
: Must Take Rest.
y The under flesh will remain sore altar
the cure has been started and the outer
skin is SO firm that golf NAV be taken
up again. The itching and worry Of Tho
deep sore in such cases is suggestive of
true eczema, but as the player may still
enjoy a. round he is generally content
to endure the pain with pleasure and
to VOW that once cured never again will
ne be so neglectful in the early stages
Of the attack.
In this form Of the disease the use of
the Arrays is recommended by one of
the leading skin specialists Of the city,
practitioner who is most often called in
lines. An Apawamis Golf club member
who contracted the chronic skin trouble
by golfing thru the southern season and
Ignoring the tenderness of his hands
has been taking the X-ray treatment
three times week for two months. The
results have been satisfactory, and the
hands are healing from the bottom of
the sores upward, which Is an indica-
ton OF thoro cure very soon. Better
still, this player was able to 20 thru
the Garden City and st. Andrews tourn-
ament, winning some good matches
at the latter meeting. He puts plasters
and salves on his hands before playing
and uses roomy gloves. He slips off
the gloves after the approach shot, to
feel' the club in putting out.
A prominent Pittsburg golfer has
had the same trouble this season, and so
mas one Of the scratch men at st. An
drews The three have had the dis
ease analysed as govt eczema. by their
physicians. The three doctors live
practically in three different cities. the
coincidence in diagnosis being accepted
as proof by the trio that the profession
recognizes their complaint as resem-
bling the obsolete disease With MANY
more who have been treated for similar
skin trouble the three in question blame
too much golfing with broken and bis
tered hands as the cause of their &C.
zematosls It is an expensive disease
to cure, especially if the X-ray is taken,
and the best way is to give up the came
as soon as the blisters appear. Self
denial then will be repaid by a quick
cure.
In the early days Of the game In
this country the golf elbow had dis
tinct; place in the ills Of the PLAYERS
1t was transient cramp Of the muscles
which yielded readily to treatment. The
rect trouble many golfers, but this is a