Show by Western Newspaper Un on SUN AND HEAT STROKES Two emergencies that come With hot weather are sunstroke and heat heatstroke heatstroke stroke Whether the individual Is working or at rest the sun may cruse Cluse dizzIness headache dryness of the skin and dif dlf difo a m in breath ng o Suddenly the patient falls ons oc occur oce occur e cur and sometimes Is apparently corn com completely rte paralyzed a There IS flushing of the face del flum nausea vomit ng a I coated tongue and Dr Barton h gh temperature temperature- skin hot and red This cond tion IS called sunstroke or fever The patient IS placed In a shady spot and Ice or cold water IS applied continuously to the surface of the whole body Ice pack If available IS placed beh nd ears and about the head However what IS called heat ex exhaust exhaust haust on IS no v more often seen than sunstroke Hea Heat t eilla exhaust on us usually usually occurs where the individual is work ork ng hard amid great heat m in a place where here the vent lat on is poor There is a feeling of great weak weakness ness and the first thing noticed Is IsI that there IS no rat on on the I skin wh ch IS very hot and dry tern ternI I bolo belo v normal and pulse I feeble In heatstroke the pat ent should I be d robed to the underwear and placed on h s back in some cool shady place Ice bags are appl ed to the head and both armpits The use of hand fans or towels to st at r rup rup up air currents IS advisable When the patent recovers conscIOusness he should be given increasing q Ian can cant t t es of cold water by mouth and a quarter teaspoon of table salt With each glass of water In what IS called heat exhaustion which IS a m mild d form of heatstroke the body temperature instead of be ng high as m in heatstroke may be below normal Skin SkID IS pale and clammy and mOist breathing rapid and shallow Treatment consIsts m in placing patient m a cool place and g ving him cool drinks of fruit JUices and a quarter teaspoonful 15 grams grains of table salt every three hours Getting the patient to a cool spot and giving cool drinks and table salt to keep water in the body tiSsues tissues sues is the main mam thought lD in the treatment of heat stroke and heat exhaustion It IS the thc great loss of water and salt from the body tissues that brings on the symptoms Allergies Grouped Into Three Classes Hay fever Is a form of allergy allergy- being ye ve to certain sub sub- substances substances stances A simple definition of allergy IS gIVen by Dr H K DetweIler To Toronto Toronto m the Bulletin of the Academy Academy my of Medicine Toronto Allergy IS a cond t on of some individuals in which certain t react m in an altered manner m in the presence of spec fie fic substances usually prote n nin nin in nature which to the ordinary individual are without effect Dr ler states that there are three main mam or maJor types of allergy or over sensitiveness These are 1 allergy 2 bacterial allergy 3 contact allergy Examples Ex Examples amples of allergy are hay bay fever pollen asthma or asthma due to sensItiveness to protein protem of foods furs feathers dander ot of or various vanous substances such as house dust orris root linseed Examples of bacterial allergy are tuber tuberculin culm sensItive individuals and aad patients suffering from asthma caused by sinusitis bronch and other infectIOns Examples of contact allergy are skin due to contact wIth plants chemicals and metals What about heredity as a cause of allergy The type If not real really really ly hered tary shows a definite ten tenI tendency tendency I dency to follow the laws of heredIty bacterial allergy has not been heen deft rotely established as being of a hereditary he- he hereditary nature contact allergy IS not hered tart tary What about treatment Is the in injectIon injection of pollen vaccine effective in preventing hay fever fevers Does aVOid avoiding ing using or small doses of the foods causing allergy prevent asthma or other allergic symptoms Can matte attacks be prevented by desensitizing de sensitizing these indiViduals With extracts of house dust dust animal and other substances The great majority of these pa patients can obtain relief If they are patient enough to submIt to the var var- various ious tests necessary QUESTION BOX Q Will you tell me what I should get to cure swollen I A Swollen ankles may be a aim I pie C condition due to weight on feet or may be the first sign of a failing heart Q What can I use for falling hair A I AI I know of no preparation or remedy for falling hair PhysIcians have bave reported success in III treatment of gray ay hair by use of vitamin B complex |