The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-28
(By William Brady, M. d.

Occupations which subject the OPP
eratives to lead poisoning are very
numerous. Among them are the proc
ess of obtaining lead from the ore
making white and red lead, glazing
and pottery, tile making, porcelain
enameling making china ware zinc
smelling, brass and nickle polishing,
| ype-founding, and typesetting, and
llnotyping, manufacturing and charg-
ing storage batteries, dyeing, printing,
holding timed nails or tacks in the
mouth, glass cutting and polishing,
plumbing. painting, leather vanishing,
working in weighted silk or biting or
chewing upon weighted thread, MAX
ing artificial flowers, making artificial
jewels, and various kinds of electrical
| work.
Less frequent cases of lead poison
ing are chewing tinfoil. drinking water
| which has stood over night in a sec
ton of lead pipe, drinking beer which
has passed through lead pipe, taking
lead acetate internally in pills for
| diarrhoea. applying lead acetate or
| other lead salts in hair dyes, applying
flake white" as a complexion beauti-
fier, and the prolonged application of
| the absurd old lead water and laud-
anum' wash to abraded or raw sur
| faces as dressing.
Symptoms Deceptive.
Symptoms of chronic lead poison
ing are VIGOROUSLY deceptive and may
! mimic almost any functional or or
ganic nervous disorder. Paralysis, par
ticularly wrist drop" or weakness of
mon signs. Palor from anema due to
destruction of red corpuscles, and
high blood pressure due to arterial
| changes are frequently noted. Attacks
| of abdominal cramp or collie are char
| acterlstic. Obstinate constipation is
| usual. Wild maniacal delirium some
| times occurs, also seizures resembling
| epilepsy and hysteria. Squirt and fail
ure of vision sometimes develop. A
| tremor of the forearms may appear. A
| Suggestive sign is a very blue line on
| the edges of the gums near the teeth.
| The manner in which lead poisoning
| occurs, that is, the way in which the
ably inhalation of dust or fumes con-
tanning the lead is the usual way.
Head Noises.
For six or eight months, when l re-
| tire at night, and only then, there are
| repeated knockings or tickings in my
| right ear. The sounds are intermittent
| and occur no matter in what position
| lie. l recall reading somewhere that
such tickings are the forerunner of
some ailmcnt. My hearing is good and
the car does not bother me in any
other way. | am d lawyer. Should l do
anything about this?
| AnsWer--Pcrhaps there is an ac-
emulation of cerumen in the car
canal. Let your doctor take u peek into
the ear with his searchlight. Or maybe
you smoke one cigar too many before
retiring. Third and last guess: Thick
ened turbinate body in nose.
Old Lady Seventy Seven.
I am an old lady II. don't carry a
horn and have no fish for sale. dc
get out every morning for my con-
| stitutiOnal, and l don't wear any cod
ding clothes. In our household it is
my daughter and my grand daughters
who fear fresh air. They call me crazy
because l am not afraid of it. SO please
except one Old lady in a fair state OF
preservation when you pay your re-
spccts to the grandmothers and the
fishwives. Goodness knows, too many
of the former are the latter, just as
you so cleverly show. (Mrs. NJ. +. b.
Lupus Tuberculosis of Skin or
| Mucosa.)
| | am As years old, and have had
lupus of the nasal lining for ten years.
have been under the doctors care
continuously but do not seem to gain.
KiAdly tell me if there is any use to
fight 1t longer. or might just as well
give up. Two microscopical exami-
nations have been made, both proving
1t is lupus.-J NJ. r.
Answer-The only things / can
suggest are the Finsen light treatment
(Which you may have had) and the
open air sunbath, or solar treatment.
The latter is a method worthy of your
careful investigation.