Show spring Is time to start haaf Hay fever ever treatment probably two people in each hundred have hay fever if you are one of the two bear in mind that the spring of the year is them the time to begin medical treatment hay bay fever is due to inhaling an irritating pollen the symptoms pre are sneezing blocking of odthe the nostrils due to the swollen mucous membrane watery discharge itching of the eyes and sometimes the roof of the mouth slight degree of fever difficult breathing depressed depress bd sp spirits brits and a general feeling that the worst is yet to come such symptoms coming year after year can be nothing but hay fever As evidence against the pollen it is noted that relief is always obtained when w hen the supply of pollen is for any reason diminished A continued rain often gives relief a change in wind may do so and many sufferers insist that running away on the train for a hundred nilles miles or so is a sure cure years ago it was supposed that the irritation came from the hay harvest thus the name hay fever then the relationship to pollen was discovered and because the golden rod stands out a bright and shining mark it was promptly made i to bear the blame but investing Invest investigation ig fotion shows that the pollen of goldenrod golden rod Is not abundant and is dislodged with difficulty finally the botanical detectives tec tives turned to the rag ragweed weid with its insignificant green flowers and dincov discovered ered that its pollen is not only wind borne but Is produced lr fr such abundance that a slight blow will discharge it in clouds and it is so light that the wi wind nd will easily carry it a great distance ragweed la Is responsible for or perhaps four our cases in every five of 0 the common variety of 0 hay fever ever that autumn brings bear in mind that I 1 there isalio a ery annoying pollen infection that attacks in the spring grasses Grasse sf weeds and certain trees are responsible and so common are arc the sources of attack that escape by llight flight is difficult difu cult specialists in treat treating ng hay bay fever ever are to be found aund in every I 1 large ge city nr their plan of treatment is to test the sensitiveness of the patient to various pollens until the right one is discovered and then give treatment to produce immunity to that thai particular pollen a system of noe vaccination ci |