The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-10
Dr.Brady's Health Talks
HAY FEVER.

NOW that the closed season Tor nay
fever has arrived We may safely venture
TO discuss this delicate question. Victims
OF the disease have poured in a /verI-
Wieh We made u p our MIND to s answ el
In this articie--after the season had
closed. II seemed foolhardy, to risk say
Ing anything about II while the coun-
try was up In arms.
What is hay, fever: alias rasweed
fever, rose cold. autumnal cetarrh.
hives or hysteria. to which certain in
proyocation.. Some people have hives
Into Mysteries when excited. Some make
n great ,to-do over IL microscopic Bit of
vegetable pollen or other organic par
velop hay fever. Ali OF these reactions
are attributed TO peculian perha ps
hereditary. sensitiveness Of nerve cells.
hay fever included. can be overcome by
educating. the nerve cells.
For instance. physician handled for
the first time an anaesthettc antisep-
tic busting powder in treating a
wound. In a few hours he suffered a
severe eruption OF erythema and hives
which rendered him unrecognfzable. 1t
laid him low for over week. But no
one suspected the medicine, for he had
never exhibited any particular idiosSn.
a few weeks later he again busted a
wound with the same powder. and once
more suffered severe erythema. and
ad nos dsab Tai hm e %o1 he boean
to be suspicious. He carefully refrained
from handling the drug for months.
and he cautiously uncorked the vial and
merely touched the powder with his
fingers: Immediately washing 1t of. In
erythemn and hives. This same thing
happened half dozen times thereafter,
but at last be. found that he could
Why? Because. by. repeated small
doses (absorbed by Inhalation or pos
sibly through the skim he had i'm
He had educated his nerve cells.
>fever; Find out what precipitates your
the emanations given. off from n horse,
cat, or other animal. Then. with the
intellisent aid of some one who knows
dog that bites you. In other words. I'M
munize yourself against the provocative
cause eau ,n. 6y GRADUALLY Increasing doses Of
breath Of t., mere sight OF it4and
faithfully following out the program
to behave In the emergency.
you VIII think. We must hasten to
although we do believe in hair Of
the dog that bites you'll you're sure
you've got the hair of the right dog.
Questions and Answers.
A Subscriber asks: Is tobacco chew
Ing, or smoking harmful to the system.
and IL SO which is worse and what is
the nature of the injury done?
other. for either habit, lovers mental
physically puts the Victim out of the
running.
Mrs; J. B. asks; /: What purpose do
adenoids serve? .. What Rdya rltape is
gained by their removal. g.. Can poly
pus he removed In any way that will
insure against its return?
Reply; I. In children there is ring
of so-called adenoid tissue normally
inlet-tonsiis on each side, iingual tom
sill on base Of tongue, pharyneeal tonsiI
or adenoid tissue on roof Of throat. NThe
only known purpose OF these structures
is to guard against Infection Of the
system with Injurious germs. 2. When
1t obstructs natural breathing, II is a
menace to health and DEVELOPMENT until
.remedied 8. Yes, II theyunderlylng In
sflHmmation which induced the forma-
ton of the polypus IS properly treated
E. l: Writes: Is 1t advisable to use
alcoholic drinks and tobacco when in
good health? II not. please give rea.
sons t2) Kindly give your opinion as
to the eating OF pork and syrup, espe-
Reply: 1. No.. Because 1t never does
any good and often Injuries good health.
3, Little fat food is pest in warm
weather. hut pork is good food for &C.
tive workers In cooler weather. Syrup
I s good all the year round. u