Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-08-19
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III FROM HAY-FEVKR SYMPTOMS.

I'm FROM HAY-FEVER SYMPTOMS.
DIR. w. Scheppegrell, president Of the
American Hay Fever Prevention asso-
citation, who is occupying his summer
home in Orleans park on the Haywood
road, is distributing literature among
publications over the country relative
to the prevention Of hay fever.
DIR. Scheppegrell is preventing the
growth of the rag weed at his place
and in order to make HendersOnville
place free from hay fever and a re-
sort for sufferers with this annoying
disease, will soon agitate local Or
ganization.
Eagles Nest, near Waynesville, has
ease, and DR.. Scheppegren says it is
possible for any place that will destroy
the means for aggravating the symp-
toms. F
The North Carolina Board of Health
has taken up the instructions given be
low by DR.. Scheppegrell and is sending
papers of the State.
The following article from DIR.
Scheppegrell in this connection will be
Of interest:
Instructions for Hay Fever Sufferers.
"The following instructions rave
been issued by the American Hay-Fev-
er-Prevention association for the benz
eft of its members and hay-fever suf-
ferers in general.
."As the autumnal form OF hay-fever,
which is the most common, persistent
and annoying form of this malady, is
~ ANYn
urged to use the most active preventive
measures at this time.
. The pollens of the rag-weed (Am-
brosia artemisiaefolia and Triflda) are
the irritating agents in practically
every case of this form of hay-feYer,
although the pollen OF other weeds,
(golden-rod, etc., may aggravate the
symptoms and in some cases even
originate them.
"In order to prevent or diminish the
irritating cause of this autumnal hay
fever sufferers should remain away as
much as possible from roads adjoining
neglected fields, which is the habitat of
recognize the rag-weed, so as to avoid
neighborhoods where it is common.
"Of special importance is the re-
neighborhood of the hay-fever suffer
er's home. In vacant lots and fields,
especially If they have been at one time
cultivated, the weeds should be cut
down at once, which will prevent the
pollinization of the rag-weed if pres
ent. In order to accomplish this, hay
fever sufferers should explain to the
owners the relationship of such pollens
to hon soI, T. III
lished as any other truth in medicine
While some underlying constitutional
condition and some special sensitive
ness of the breathing passages may be
the predisposing cause, the direct ex-
citing cause is one or more of these
pollens. This can be easily demon
strated, as an attack may be produced
In susceptible patients at any time OF
the year, by simply applying few
particles of the pollen to their nostrils. i
when this is fully understood by
the public, vacant lots and neglected
fields with hay-fever-producing weeds
will soon became rare in the neigh
borhood of residences. Such
result may be attained by grazing cat
tie, by cultivating or moving down
the weeds before the time of polliniza-
IAOAs 4HdS ILLS Is 0uIlT0Iy pEdCIICal
is demonstrated by the fact that it has
actually been accomplished in some
localities bethlehem, N. H. etc.
"In cases in which the owners, after
such explanations, refuse to cut the
weeds within incorporated limits,
report should be made to the local
Boards of Health, as most towns al
ready have an anti-weed law. AS the
public becomes educated in the rela-
tionship Of rag-weed and similar weeds
to hay-fever, of which several hun
dred thousands are victims in the
United States, legislation against hay
fever-producing weeds in the neigh
borhood of residences and public roads
will meet with little opposition.
I'm the majority of cases. a low nj
trogenous diet (reduced in meats, fish,
cheese. milk. etc., is of benefit in pre-
venting or diminishing the attacks, un-
less contraindicated by the low vital
ity of the patient. Remedies are for
the most part unreliable, and should
be used only under the directions of
the physician. Many of these RENE
dies contain some form of cocaine,
and their continued use may establish
the habit or injure the nervous system.
"DR. w. SCHEPPEGRELL, Pres.
American Hav-Fever-Prevention As
ISOLATION. New Orleans"
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