The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25


cases or 81 per cent, improvement In
II cases or 80 per cent, and total
failure i'll % cases or IL per cent.
At the convention of the Hay Fever
association, an effort will be made
towards securing some other cure
Several surgeons are considering the
subject from their standpoint and
there are large number of cases now
on record which seem to have been
permanently cured by slight nasal
operation. 1t is doubtful, however,
, If surgery has as much effect as medi-
cine on the majority of sases, al
though it is one of the newer treat
ments.
The question of change of climate
is also one likely to come up. There
are various places in the country 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 again II he
again encounters the cause of irrita-
ton. While many physicians will
recommend change residence to
their patients they feel that their do
ing so involves certain sense of
failure of their own efforts.
High Dry Climate Beneficial
There is much choice to be exer-
cised in regard to the selection Of
location for hay fever relief 1t some
times happens that one person is re-
lieved in place that aggravates the
suffering of another. Generally speak
ing, any high, dry situation relieves
the ailment, although to some suffer-
ers sea air is helpful. Mackinac Is
land has been hay fever resort for
two generations and there are many
other places along the Great Lakes
that possess equal advantages. Most
people find that the very worst cases
will not survive "a hours on the ocean
those in the ocean travel
class have one means of relief always
open to them.
The principal symptoms are a sew
ere cold in the head, involving a con-
weeping nose, a continual
headache, a bad cough and OCCASION
Ally high fever. There are two forms
If hay fever, catarrhal and asthmatic.
Usually the early attacks are cataf-
hal and the later one asthmatic.
Quite frequently asthmatic hay fever
,esults 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.
luently exists upon grain, especially
hat which Is in bad condition. Six
hreshers last year In New England
7illage were all suddenly stricken
With the disease, although not one Of
hem had ever had it before and 1t
lad been unknown to the locality.
they had been threshipg grain which
vas smutty and moldy, and all six
we're stricken with violent attack
within few hours OF each other.
A travelling man who is a chronic
lay fever victim last summer went to
mountain resort during the period
when he was most subject to the all
nent. At the expiration of six weeks
10 started upon business trip san
rune of having this time escaped his
annual affection. As he went down
INTO the valley however grain was be-
ng harvested and while passing
through Indiana he was stricken sew
rely. He was on tho train and be-
ng unable to- sleep after his berth was
made up. he went into the smoking
ar. There he found no less than
even fellow sufferers. Three Of
hem. like himself, had just come
rom health resorts, and three others
we're on their way to some places
where they expected to get relief.
1t is rather an odd feature of the
disease that it is much more likely
o attack men than women. OF the
asses on record it is said that more
han two-thirds of them are male.
Women do suffer from it, however.
nd generally their attacks are even
larder for the doctor to cope With
han those OF the men. The disease
cldom attacks children.
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