Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-12

| ameter, and is formed in the p,stillate
mowers Thcy arc solid and are not
easily carried with the wind Were tho
seed wind blown like those OF the
'h's'lcs, eradication would be much
more difficult
Laboratory investigators have iso.
iated large number Of plants whose
pollen VIII produce the characteristics
reaction or hay fever; but. from tho
standpoint OF the practical sanitarian
"" must give our special attention to
thosc poilcns that are naturally found
IN INC atmosphere In sufficient abund
ance TO produce the symptoms OF hay
ieFcr The golden rod, for instance.
mas been accused OF being responsible
loI 90 per cent OF all cases of hay
FEVER The committee on original re-
S'afch OF tho American Hay Fever Pre-
V'h'Ion Association. has demonstrated
IN. iact' however that the golden rod
heiongs 10 group OF only ! ; per cent
Of CAGES that do no, owe their origin
10 tho raEwccd
Inimstic 10 Golden Rod.
an obvious reason for the golden
roh no, being responsible for lare.
n"l!ntr OF cases Is that its pollen is not
WIND blown. bu, heavy and tenacious.
so That the majority of patients arc
I affected only in tho event that the nos
,r'is are placed in close proximity to
ne flower The pollen Of the raRweed.
however. Is easily detached in cloud.
ana is distributed by the wind over
!nrgH territory Besides the usual at
tacks OF fall hay fever sufferers arc
cotncident with the poilna,ion OF tho
rafwced, while the golden rod fire.
Npcntly blooms for weeks after ~.
attacks have subsidized
Ihe most active stage OF the rag
weed Is In the month Of scnt.nhcr
ana every effort should he mad, a,
'h's 'mc 10 destroy these roxiou.
weeds. This viii not onl,. be q, eonrc.
fsr
Two I" thes" pollens. hut will preven,
IN" formation or tho seed. which viii
nroHncc the weeds in great abundance
IN" following wear
Inc object of the American Uay Fey.r
prevention Association is the dissc-,I
nation OF general knowledge OF hensn,
10 sufferers from hay fever III. e1u
! cation or the public regarding The
Weeds mat arc known TO produce this
! disease, and the use Of its influence ard
! cooperation towards the eradication OF
sucn weeds. BY means of lectures 49,
! articles in the scientific and nuhlic
press. II Is endeavoring 10 educata ,ba
NHnhc IN The relation of certain weeds
20 nay irNer. and the best methods for
/. thtlr advocate and eradication.
ono aim or tho association is 10 300
| mat this important matter is treated
WIN me respect and consideration
winch II merits. y rnalady with which
, hundreds OF thousands are afflicted.
'''''' ''''' tiIpEB It's com DltCa lions
many catarrhal diseases. asthma. bron
chit!s Infections OF tho cavities OF the
mead ana ear diseases and which is so
depressing in its effects on the ne-v
GUS system that even many cases OF
suicide arc attributed to this cause.
justly demands the most careful ana
dtenfcd consideration
Malarial fever. in recent years, has
been enormously diminished by preven
I'VE methods such as draining swamps:
typhoid fever has been decreased
| through the care taken in the water
supply. and the destruction OF infected
material: tuberculosis and other dis
eases have found their advocates for
preventive methods. The American
Hay Fever Prevention Association has
Instituted. directly and through its ar
hliaicd state associations, campaiCn
OF education regarding the hay fever
producing weeds, which IL is hoped will
IN a few years destroy the cause OF this
widespread disease