The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-03
S6 YEARS OF PALLIATION
THEN TIE HAY FEVER .ASSO-
CATION WINS 1T BUSTS.
u 4, Domn on Goldenro cd, Ragweed and
the Tariff on Handk erchiefs-7S
tents and 4 sneeze VIII Get You In
If. Anthem Is BLOW, BugIe, How"

It's Anthem IL BLOW, buBte, BLOW.
The United States Hay Fever Asso.
cation is getting busy for the season
If 1909. If you are not familiar will
the work OF this important organization
il NAV interest you to know that 1t he
roin,s that are unusual. For example
IL the association is successful its succee
will e1tcrninate the organization totally
lin to date il reports a remarkable growth
which indicates that It has been unsuocess
full. Why do people show so marked
desire to join an unsuccessful organiza
ton? All. THERE'S the sneeze! And any
How can an organization that show
70 healthy a growth be truly describe,
as unsuccessSuH
Answer Ia that the United States Hay
Fever Association is partly palliativ,
IN purpose. 1t has been palliating FOL
tary, William NJ. Patterson. IS CedaI
street. New York city. Mr.. Patterson
has been secretary Of the association
for a long time and the chances are tina
he can have the job as long az he goei
on sneezing and wants it. Under hi.
guidance the Hay Fever Association
effectiveness where members can be
Informed of a lot more places where they
can get hay fever now than was the case
in the early days Of the association q
quarter of a century ago. Considering
the all around efficiency OF Mr.. Patterson's
mana cement. is it strange that none
al the aspirants for his high oiice ha &
ever been able to make much Roadway
with the associations membership?
From year to year Secretary Patt erson
has added improvement after improve
ment. This season it takes the form Of
getting out the annual publication Where
10 Go fully two months earlier than usual
Sho lay in their annual supply OF hay
fever every year in the season Of roses.
It's called rose cold" then. but it's the
same dc thing.
The annual convention OF the associa-
ton will be held his year at Bethlehem.
n. H., on August "a, and according to
Secretary Patterson again, an unusually
II is expected that samples Of all the
sneezes indigenous to the American eli
mate will be on exhibition. ranging
all the way from the false" or cat
sneeze to the real. robustious roof raising
affair that always gets a laugh in public.
gramme may be as successfully carried
out as possible special plans have been
laid. Out of III members OF the associa-
ton who have been to Bethlehem %
report the place exempt from the titular
affection while 81 report it partially
ing, therefore, the convention will tenn
porarily adjourn while buckboards and
stages carry the delegates v 81 the town
line, say to Maplewood. Here the sneezes
will be placed on view and carefully ex-
amined, the delegates returning to Bethle-
hem for the rest Of the programme when
this part Of it has been completed.
This may prove a bit irksome. but then
that is one OF the disadvantages Of holding
a hay fever convention where there is no
hay fever. 1t is understood that a number
Of the members of the association from
New York have begun an agitation for
the selection of this city as the place
No place on the continent. they will argue.
has more hay fever than New York. Any
body can get hay fever in New York,
il he can get it anywhere, and then. there's
Coney Island. You don't hold a Repub-
lican convention where there are no Re-
ask. Well. then, why hold a hay fever
convention where there is no hay fever?
IL lie understood that among the sub
jects that will come up for discussion
al the convention in August is the matter
Of the selection Of the national flower.
v NOOuy IloW tLdI tutIt HAS Dttu
manifested a fairly widespread senti-
ment in favor OF comforting this dis
,inguished honor upon the goldenrod.
Blu, the &0vocates OF this beautiful
golden blossom have reckoned without
the members Of the United States Hay
goldenrod that scientists have traced
the origin OF much OF the hay fever that
the members OF the association suffer.
1t can be said without fear of success
full contradiction that the United States
Hay Fever Association will put itself
unanimously on record next August
as uncompronilsingly opposed TO the
flower. It's the pollen from this posy.
II appears, which, borne by the Freezes
TO the mucous membranes of the nasal
passa ges Of members Of the association,
produces these hectic, humid eyes and
that notable dialect each recurrent year.
beginning on or about August 10 and
terminating six weeks or two months
later. Ragweed too furnishes much Of
the pestiferons pollen, and it may be just
as confidently affirmed that any attempt
TO make ragweed the national flower
vii meet with a prompt protest from the
Nor need any friend Of Indian corn
eApect to get the suhrages Of the hay
fever associations members, aud for the
same reason.
As Secretary Patterson said last
August at Bethlehem, where he doesn't
have hay fever: Never 20 long as grass
nuns and water grows will the members
OF this association give their consent
10 such a proposition" Or. as was said
also by Secretary Patterson on his re-
turn Immediately thereafter TO this city.
where he does have hay fever:
Never, so log as grass ruds add water
grows, will the bembers of this associa-
Ind nIva THAR pOlcol IN a,,l~A IN rnYn-
sitiod,"
Mr., Patterson is now engaged on the
collation. OF statistics regarding the vari-
Gus remedies for hay fever. Members
bay received from him blank forms in
which they are asked TO set down their
experiences with pollantin. nasal filter.
lnquor ambrosia, respirator. Christian
Science, Tucker remedy. Marchand's
hydro2one, Hegeman's specific, ~adrenalin,
ascdte, diet treatment, ~osteopathy. men
Violated vaseline, whiskey or brandy,
hasaloids, quinine toxioo, faith, profanity.
ialllng in love, marriage. business success,
nric acid, Illuminating gas. flying ma
chlhes, dlrigible atomizers. church sub
scrIptons and submarines. II is under
stood that several members have con-
Quoted extensive experiments with the
"llshey treatment.
But 10 return to the annual convention.
Samuel A. Harlow. Of Grafton. Mass.
~hoior years has beer the standard bearer
o' IA" organization. will again be in the
cha!f. His annual address Is expected TO
be corker. and there are hints that he
vii make a bitter attack Upon the hand
Aeichiei trust. together with a recon-
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