The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-14
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 Hay fever is now a national prob- fem. 1t ranks first in prevalence among the non-fatal diseases in the U. g. today X. Two hundred mile Hon man hours are lost yearly to defense industry through 10 . :. There are over S50,OOO hay fever cases added yearly The most critical days are still ahead this September for hayfeverites, judging by the way the official pollen counts are running.
 A bible for hay fever sufferers, "Know Your Hay Fever" by pr. A. P. Sperling and Dr. A. B. Ber- resford, will be released Sept. 20, by Frederick Fell, Inc, book publishers. It is written for the layman. Here are some samples from 1t.
 The underlying causes of hay fever are unknown other than that certain types or dust--iight, wil1d- blown pollen (the male fertilizing element or the flowers of trees, weeds and grasscs) affect those people who have inherited a ten- deIlcy to be allergic to them due to something in their blood chem- istry which is sensitive to the pol- len. This sensitivity manifests It. self by inflammation of the mem branes of the eyes, nose, mouth, ginuses, intestines and discomort in many bodily organs.
 Pollens are shaped like footballs, gols balls, soccer balls, water wings and volley balls And, like hu- man sperms, have group character istics and birth marks due to her. edity The knowledge has helped botanists trace the history of for. ests as they existed fifty thousand years ago.
 Tins sneeze is the badge of the hayfeverite =. Outstanding pollen pals snee7e fifteen to fifty times nonstop.
 It requires stretch of the imag- ination to appreciate how a hay- feverite suffers Only the doc. tor, your mother, wife or sweetheart thinks you're not an incorrigible crank Others consider you hy- pochondriac, high-strung, nervous, sickly, dynamis thwarted and gen. erally naladjusteo.
 It is scientifically established that once a person inherits an allegry to pollen he will be allergic to many other things = foods he eats, things he smells or inhales, house dust, spores, fabrics and other types of pollen grains. Even his wife's Cor girl's) face powder.
 Because hay fever symptoms are SO like those of the common cold, thousands of people spend time and money on grippe treatments, letting the hay fever go unattended.
 Grasses have an exact time for shedding their pollen Most of them pollinate between six and seven Q. n., oats between two and four D. Ha., and wheat between four and five ?. m. Hay fever vtc- ti1nS-wacth your clockl
 Decorative, perfumed flowers are little trouble to hayfeverites because they are insect pollinated.
 Research shows that hayfeverites never lose their hay fever Ten per cent of those who take inocula- tive treatments build up enough tol- erance to the pollen to lose their sensitivity to 1t in three to twenty yeara, the other ninety per cent who take treatments continue to have 1t yearly .. The worst after effect of hay fever is that thirty per cent of the untreated cases de. velop asthma.
 People travel to high attitudes in the mistaken belief that they can escape pollen, but many hay fever plants grow at high attitudes . {. With the aid of boats and airplanes, pollen clouds have been noted 200 miles out to sea and 5000 feet in the air.
 There is no escape from hay fever ct the seaShore, winds blow ing from inland carry pollen grains. But winds blowing from the ocean will be less trouhlesome-unless islands are nearby.
 All people wearing dark glasses are not celebrities incognito. Hay feverites find them effective for