Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-01
SHOULD DESTROY
HAY FEVER CAUSE
rEltad States Public Health Service
Emphasizes Need Oh Getting
Rid OF Weeds.
Lasts From August Until October,
when First Frost Gives Vel
coined Relief.

t5a 1r5t zHee1e "aieh IS usually on
ar about aug 1T. tine clan anxi0uzIv
--.s--. -.. coming ag fha first frost
s-s
#--
"-.- one nay FEVER season come ana
gone a-t aaat-ef coming the United
states public Heafh service empha-
sizes taa Importance 0t educating the
public III me nervousness or the weeds
Pa-ee cause .--7 most oll-IoflaoIe
"
".a- TINS taa aee4 done III IS point
e. a-. suitable teElaiaJlon VIII BE en-
ae-aA states enact stringent laws Ior
The tA-- .#a a- pai aslte7 injurious to
their agricultural interests ana nay
fever 7e-e- -37 nave t.l7 FlsIl 10 e-ainl
f1-. .4. @ ..'.- -.z. TO eq47L lo .,.
F. .,e r-.++eg z-sfas 80 ,.@t5-o+
les--r- IF az- fever make their an
raarar-. -rhn AVERAGE dates are from
s- 7-r. Far +ha aarlv form and
Scam ...ur.- rn October far the am
--.-.. r..---
..-r-. f--r, .-r r.a.. fa,-ar II. tffz
MI. -s +.a ~ea1+rs Is due r,fa7v IN
tra ---rr .H.s-a r,~av.iueaa which in
rrHaa. tra grasses both wild and rul-
tra..# AMI er~1a of III caras1z eurh
-a .a-z and wheat Most bar
<arr- weeds are wind Datgfuafe5. and
ION r-.s reason corn. although ii is a
ra- sa-.r rrrrr-aa- III thag~-. Is 7or
--.-..-.r -.-7..r+-.-F IL. ,-r-,r-.- ,f.s ri
r-----s e>-nsra one r-i--r+ .slr,,I5~s bsv-
rarr- #. a .o-a field Fl -a went aftar
# .a -s-a of its pollen Is raIafivr,-
So great $50 mfer5nst that fl rauses
f.u cases rf a8v fever and then orIy
ia close rraxfrrrrt rs srrn eronz Rve
and wheat also have LARGE heavy MOI
Ian Grains $50 rfr~rne4 which Gives
+rau F. limited rrter+7sl area ~ dfs
tr.Ha-r- hr fha wind When If Is con
zs5araE that the pollen of the common
~aesraE weighs ,nfv IL rfrr0rz tha
relative H=rmEezzuez= Of the cereals
named is apparent
par,saa5 rl,fef Sinner,
r-a -...r-fz.- ..st.,sfs -5.t * nav
cont IF the nas fever bases are cam Cd
bv The Common and giant ~aewaa3z
The disease can he produced is 4ha
laboratory from 5nsect-pelIinated and
ze1f-ra1f7na+ed uIanfz huf a. their mol
Isr is NOT found fu the air and cannot
therefore reach fha nasal uzseaaaz f0
ordinary raknfrar50n thew are rr+ re-
zr.-z5hTa for nav sever WIND mol
-ir4tzf nI7rfz Are --ar7rre--za5 Inv
-=rf~r-r- +fo-rarz ,--jlt- Ira vim
4,, Lgs-,r,+ --f,.-e ~ --s,- s-4 E- 80
~ rl7,l-,+5T-- [-r r.-51s,- r.-l---r -s-.-
raEa
MANY --fr5-7-Trfra-a- ~77rfv how
over have r,17fa47 ,s.r---l- dos ,,-r -7,~
frr- r-e. fevzr r:t-. H.. -5,,e. --4,re=
9TH e. 7.-t-- ..s7-ea ~sarf5r-s ri y
~.- .- ~ p. -
docks ma +raae which ana -a~ga5,,
-ra-E ->-.s.-,-...5 -,--s z--r-,.,-.r,. .s9-+-=t+
r-e -f--+- -r5s-, ~ s,--.--.---s -..-sr+i--
r-sr..r-. r..-..-, IN - .-,-5-,e- f,.tt --.f,
srz -z-717.ff.fa For 5a-, ret-sr The
n--ra z---rar -5-fr ,oiTa-, r9,f+ III
49,. e.-. 49, 800 .------..-.-z
NJ rs,s--. I-s--, 49, 81, -, 80
ma --fr.- ~ ---- $780, - = ~,-fq.s
raa-..-- I'll - 49, - 49, -
IN ,,-----.. .-r-.--- 49, 80 -,.l,,--7f
l-eil1li ~ III we west
study IS now being made Of hay
fever IN the western part of the c0un-
tTE aur Us embarrassed by lack of i'm
formation among the health authori-
Hes ~ me Earz1c and Rocky noun .
TAM states as TO the exciting causes
o- gl.5 disease HAY fever is found
10 be common through the Rocky
mountain and Pacific states. but the
common raEHae5 which is response
ME tlE SD mach suffering i'll the east
-a+- --+-.t W. -i- -7s-- ---1A-7-
hlt r5swGaa of the same family grows
throughout the far west. and along
with tae western and burweed and the
eooaeaura So brings up the average OF
infection that The west has no need to
2a Jealous ef the east on the score of
nay fever
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the common -arn7 arnlja5 Il Tx earlv
aav fesa- -~sl r--f.I +, ie ro+ ~esnrr,zi- +
bic for r7- saver TIE z,oI5anro5 has +
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