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Show Cnusrs of llav toter. "The seston Is spproichlng," said prominent physician to a Slsr writer, "when a great many people who suffer from what Is known as hay fever, and as but tow who are susceptible lo the complaint know how to avoid, murn less cure It, a few remarks about tbs nature and treatment ol the ailment may not be uninteresting. Hsy fevr la a nervous affection usually, most prevslent during Ihe spring and early summer, from which tbe poorer classes and more especially thoso living In populous towns rarely If ever sutfsr. It Is known only to tbe educated.whose nervous systems are highly developed, and though not In any sense dangerous, danger-ous, It Is at all times very Irritating and troublesome, Tbe smell of hsy, grass, the pollen ol flowers, Ihe odof of trull, dust or draught will generate the complaint or excite an attack In persons subject to It; but rain or damp weather Invariably brings relief. At one tlmo It was generally supposed that tho odor of bay wbeu being mown or carted could alone ladure tho affection, affec-tion, which Is closely analogous to asthma, but recent observation shown that lis prevalence Is entirely Inde pendent of tbe existence ot bay fields, and Is really a nervous derangement. A visit to tbe seaside, a trip to sea, or restdenco In n populous town, wlll.how-ever, wlll.how-ever, remove the asthmatic tendency, but ono ol the best remedies Is tobacco tobac-co smoke, retained In the mouth as lone as possible. Tbs Inhalation of the steam ot ten drops of creoeoto In a pint of hot water Is also good, or 20 drop ot spirit ot camphor to the some quantity ot water make n very effective effec-tive InbaUllou. Hut the tfeetlon being be-ing a nervous one, mules and nourishing nour-ishing diet are more euebllal than any of these pilllttlvas, which merely afford temporary relief." Washington Star. |