El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16

and total failure in "a cases or Il per-
cent.
Other Cures Sought.
At the convention Of the Hay Fever
association an effort will be made to-
wards securing some other cure Sew
eral surgeons are considering the sub
ject from their standpoint and there
are large number OF cases now on
record which seem to have been per-
manently cured by slight nasal OPP
GRAFTON. 1t is doubtful, however. If
surgery has as much effect as medi-
cine on the majority of cases. although
1T is one Of the newer Treatments.
The question of a change or cli-
mate is also one likely to come up.
There are various places in the coun-
try said to be absolutely free from hay
fever, and these localities naturally
appeal to sufferers. But in most
cases, where patient goes to a hay
fever resort to alleviate his suffering
the relief Is only temporary, since It
Is likely to return to him If he again
encounters the same irritation. While
many physicians will recommend a
change of residence to their patients,
they feel that their doing so involves
a certain sense of failure Of their own
efforts
There is much choice TO De exer-
cised in regard to the selection of To-
cation for hay fever relief. It some
times happens that one person is re-
Heved in a place that aggrayates the
suffering OF another. Generally speak
Ing any high, dry situation relieves the
ailment although to some sufferers sea
air is helpful Mackinac island has
been hay fever resort for two gen.
erations and there are many other
places along the great lakes that pos
sess equal advantages. Most people
find that the very worst cases will not
survive "a hours on the ocean, conse-
quently those in the ocean travel class
have one means of relief always open
to them.
The Symptoms.
The principal symptoms are a Sc
we're cold in the head involving a con-
tinually weeping nose, continual
headache. bad cough-and occasionally
a high fever. There are two forms Of
hay fever, catarrhal and asthmatic
Usually the early attacks are catar-
rhal and the later ones asthmatic.
Quite frequently asthmatic hay fever
results in chronic asthma.
While many people may seem to be
absolutely immune from hay fever,
conditions may at any time arise to
produce it. The irritating germ fire.
quently exists upon grain, especially
that which is in bad condition Six
threshers last year in a New England
village were all suddenly stricken
with the disease, although not one of
them had ever had 1t before and II had
been unknown to that locality. They
had been <threshing grain which was
smutty and moldy, and all six were
f11r I'll ,%& T.
few hours of each other
Atraveling man who is a chronic
hay fever victim last summer wen, to
a mountain resort during the period
when he was most subject to the all
ment At the expiration Of six weeks
he started upon a business trip san
guine of having this time escaped his
annual affliction. As he went down
into the valley. however, grain was be-
Ing harvested and while passing
through Indiana he was stricken Sc
verely. He was on the train and be-
ing unable to sleep after his berth was
made up. he went into the smoking car
There he found no less than seven fell
low sufferers. Three of them like
himself, had just come from health re-
sorts, and three others were on their
way TO some places where they ex-
pected to get relief.
1t is rather an odd feature Of the dis
ease that it is much more likely TO at
tack men than women OF the cases
on record it is said that more than
two-thirds Of them are male. Women
do suffer from 1t, however, and gener-
ally their attacks are even harder for
the doctor to cope with than those Of
the men. The disease seldom attacks
children.
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