Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-16 | Page 8 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Service Service- By DR MORRIS l FISHBEIN Once the great philosopher Carlyle Carlyle Carrie Car Car- lyle rie was asked what he thought t was the le height of b human man happiness and he c. c answered To uTo scratch the part that itches 1 If youve you've ever had your back I scratched its it's very possible that youJI you'll agree Tha That's s 's all right when the he itching is moderate and the scratching is enough to give you a pleasant pleasant and satisfying reli relief f. f But there are times when scratching scratch scratch- ing ng wont won't work when the itching is ismore ismore more nore pronounced pronoun ed and prolonged That's when a doctors doctor's attention Is needed and special treatment re re- re Itching is J a frequent symptom of ofa ofa a good many general diseases like diabetes uremia r mla jaundice and leu- leu Itching of of the skin occurs in n of the thyroid gland and nd In pernicious anemia It occurs when the bowels are not functionIng functionIng function- function Ing ng as they hey sh should hould uld arid and one of the most common c conditions s associated j with itching is go- go gout t. t Various conditions conditIon of of ot the human hurna body grouped grOUP tog together ther und under r the hc word are l 4 known t to be bis associated with severe itching sometimes beginning in the roof of the mouth and also in the skin with tl the e frequent development of blebs There are some people who itch just because they arc are nervous nervo and for no other reason that anybody c can n determine There are of course any any number of f thi things gs which will cause cause itching in just one or two places on the skin If itching is cau caused e by the bites of Insects or pests associated with the human body relief is brought about by getting rid of these pests Forthe For Forthe Forthe the person who is 18 hypersensitive relief from itching comes with the removal of the substance to which he is sensitive The worst cases cases of Itch itching ng occur among old people This typo type seems to be ass associated with some change that has taken place in fn the skin of the tho aged Frequently relief may be gained for th these e people by the app application application cation of substances substances' which soften the skin or which have a special acU action n on nerVe nerve endings Gouty c cases must have treatment for their gout Disturbed nervo nervous systems system also sho should ld have special atud study of the reasons reasons for the die dis When all of these studies have been made and nd the treatments applied J there m IlI still r remain maln a considerable number of cases in which the condition persists In these cases casts the application of the ray X-ray sometimes brings about permanent per per- manent manen relief