The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-06-02
PREVENTION OF HAY FEVER

1nasmuch as hay fever occurs i
the late summer and early fall, an
since any preventive measures to b
effective must be started six to eigh
weeks before the date of the onse
of the disease, it follows that Jun,
is the month to start the prophylati
campaign.
Who Has Hay Fever?
In a locality where certain weeds
abound about one per cent of the
population has hay fever. The Other
nlnety-nine percent, albeit they inhale
the pollen of these same weeds, &c
unaffected Why? For no other
reason than that they are not sus-
ceptible.
What makes the unfortunate one
percent susceptible? First, they in
herit tendency to spontaneous
sensitization to certain pollen. Sec
ond, they are of certain neurotic
type which causes them to react to
this particular irritant in charac-
teristic manner. Third, they possess
certain structural defects of the nose
or entertain infection of the nasal
passages and sinuses, either of which
make for a situation that favors the
action of the pollen.
still incline as strongly as | ever
did to the opinion that here is some
thing about the temperamental make
up of some people that causes them to
react to the pollen in the manner they
do. Certain it is all hay fever victims
ment as two peas in a pod. Some may
say the hay fever makes them alike,
but in my, opinion they are confusing
cause and effect.
The Specific Cause of Hay Fever
Hay fever is caused specifically by
the pollen of certain plants. What
ever be the predisposing causes, that
is the exciting factor. The disease
occurs only in locality where plants
rich in pollen abound, during the
season when the pollen is broadcast.
The disease disappears when the
patient removes from such a locality
or when the pollen has been
destroyed.
The pollen comes from weeds that
are naturally mean and coarse-a
statement with which hay fever pa
tients will agree most heartily. Nor
am | speaking figuratively. The
plants that cause hay fever are that
literally-they have no beautiful
flowers and no delightful perfume. 1t
is moreover the male pollen which
causes all the trouble, the female be-
ng entirely inoffensive. cloud APP
lause from the hay feverettes.) Odd
;n't it how even vegetables conform
% the same standards of morals and
code Of ethics that govern the animal
kingdom?
General Preventive Measures
There is only one unfailing pro-
phylactic-keep away from the pol
len. Unfortunately very few are able
to spend two or three months of each
year away from home. So it becomes
necessary for them to fight the pol
len right on the home grounds by
themselves as little suscep-
tible as possible to the attack when
it comes.
Let me enumerate the most valu-
able of these measures:
1. Have the nose, throat and sinuses
examined by specialist and all alb
normalities corrected.
2. Regulate the diet: cut out meat,
spices and condiments, tea, coffee
and alcohol. Confine the diet to fruits
and vegetables.
3. Keep the bowels open to do away ,
with toxins in the blood from this
source. /,
4. Keep the system alkaline by one
II two daily doses Of an alkali.
Nothing is more efficacious than Up
ohn's Citro-carbonate
5. Don't look for your hay fever as
hough it were legacy from a rich ,
lncle.