| Show Daily Health Service That Tired Feeling Editors Editor's Note This is the first of two articles on Of 9 By DR DB MORRIS l FISHBEIN That tired feeling so often described described described de de- de- de scribed in iii the advertisements of panaceas panaceas pana pana- ceas cans is likely to be particularly apparent ap ape parent among us in late summer after aft r we return from our vacations M Many ny aman remarks that he is all worn out from his period of rest simply because modern customs make vacations full of ot golf goU tenni tennis swimming swim swimming ming ring and not infrequently dancing into the small hours of the night I Fatigue is 15 a n common symptom symptom associated associated asso asso- dated with general and with most disease Sometimes people are tired because of pt improper working work work- ing lag conditions or bad habits of hygiene hy giene generally but a tired feeling is not a he healthful feeling Dr D. D A Laird has listed some of the most common common sensations associated associated asso asso- dated with being fatigued Among Amone them are arc a tendency to yawn a feeling feeling feel feel- feeling ing of effort on movement drowsiness drowsiness ness profuse sweating without I exertion exertion exer exer- tion a tendency to close the eyes to misplace commonly used articles difficulty dif dUo in remembering what has just been said and an effort to avoid talking talkIng talking talk talk- ing more than is usual In addition there are likely lely to be itching of ot the skin irritation from slight annoyances distraction from work absentmindedness mindedness blueness and a a hesitancy to get up and move about All of these symptoms come promptly when one suffers from sleep starvation as well as from extreme and long continued physical exertion Because fatigue may be associated d with infection and disease as well as with bad hygiene it should always be considered seriously Long-con- Long fatigue leads to illness There Theres is is s of course one certain way of alleviating alleviating alle alle- fatigue and that Is rest S If It the fatigue is the result of at work or of some unusual form of ot play cerain certain lain ain groups of muscles will be more mor tired ired than others and at the same time will probably develop soreness Mild massage of these muscles associated with rest tends to alleviate the soreness soreness and bring about recovery In cases of malnutrition fatigue is likely to occur much more promptly than han among Imong those who Ire are well vell nourIshed nour Muscles use sugar in their work Hence malnutrition deprives the he muscles of the substance necessary for work worle and fatigue results promptly Therefore the diet of at anyone anyone who is unusually tired must be carefully studied However it is is not safe to treat fatigue by overeating When a person is tired he should consider rest the first factor in treatment NEXT EXT Causes Cause of fatigue Copyright 1933 EA Service Inc Ine |
