Year: 1875

MEETING OF THE UNITED STATES HAY FEVER


ASSOCIATION AT THE WHITE MoUNTA1Ns-MR.


BEEcHER RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE AND


MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS.


TwN MOUNTAIN HOUSE, n. H., August 80 1876


party Of some twenty ladies' and gentlemen left
here this morning for Bethlehem, in two fourhorse
vehicles to attend the second annual meeting Of the
United States Hay Fever Association.


The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was IN the party and
drove one Of the teams After a very pleasant ride of
an hour and half the party reached its destination
and stopped at the Sinclair House. where they dined
and awaited the hour appointed for the meeting to
commence 1t was held three O'Clock this afternoon
In small church, but few steps from the hotel which
was almost filed by residents Of the village and guests
Of the hotels in the vicinity


The object OF this association forth in its con
sttuton, Is the muua benefit and the seeking for in
formation which shall to relieve all sufferers with
hay fever wherever found" II is also declared by the
constitution that 'ft shall be the duty of each member
TO report TO the Recording Secretary the discovery of
any remedy, Of relief exempt district which
may to his or her knowledge during their natural
life, and afterward II permitted. -


After a few explanatory remarks by the President,
Judge G. II Brscoe, Of ThompsonvIlle, Conn. and the
reading OF the report Of the last meeting and several
letters received from persons at distance, expressing
sympathy with the purpose Of the association, by the
hecorulng secretary, Frank B Fay, OF Chelsea Mass
an invitation was extended % all persons who were s
erers rom hay fever either hay patients or as
having the care of hay fever patients join the asso-
ciaton and then Mr. Beecher was called on TO relate
ns experience with this peculiar disease


MR. BEEcHERs EXPERIENCE.


In response Mr. Beecher began by saynn.-My
remedy Is very short ! come 10 the White Mountaps
Ia respect 10 the tentative period OF his own history in
TINS matter he said he could not the number
o. remedies which had been prescribed for him.
livery known or unknown friend had sent something TO
nln Ior ms relei but he was not cured and he had
never known case that cured by medicine tIe
was very glad that there such an exemption s thar
wnich comes rom change Of climate but he was deepv
interested In the question Of remedies that coud h
used at home He had received many letters from nor
sons IN poverty, who could not AFFORD to 90 10 the
mountains he did not forge, them while he enIoyed
this atmospheric remedy and 1t seemed 10 him
wise thing that this association should
direct its attention to remedies He thought what bo
wanted was sound philosophy on this subject; his
theory, which he offered subject to correction was
that this was not only disease Of the nervous system
but that 1t disease Of depressed nervous action
whatever might be its acting cause IL was accom-
panied by a condition OF the nervous system which
unable to resist attack, and that which raised a
PERSONS tone raised him above the assault of
This disease Mr. Beecher spoke considerable length
Of his sunerings, which he said inOlerable
lncaculable and unreatabie Interpreting good deal
Of humor with his remarks, which highly enjoyed
BY the audience.


OTTER sUPRERERs TESTIFY


Further remarks, amusing and serious were made by
several other gentlemen, who had been afflicted tor
longer shorter period, by this malady and who
the results Of their experience In attempting
escape its yearly recurrence II PLAIN that
although tsre might be ludicrous aide TO tha subject