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Show B T A L K S 13 WgU yBYWlLLlAM BRADY.MDjQ c W ? Coughs Due to Dust The occupation of steel grinding is dangerous in inverse proportion with the size ot the objects ground. Large objects can be ground in the wet way but srqall ones, such as needles or other fine implements, must be ground dry, and the grinder must watch his Work closely, hence constantly inhales line particles of stocl thrown olf in the process. The dust causes constant irritation of the air passages At first the man thinks he has 'catarrh" whatever a man thinks that is. There develops a slight dry cough, and later on expectoration. expec-toration. Finally a condition of hardening hard-ening of the lungs occurs, and this often terminates fatally. The average age at death is from twenty-five to forty years. The danger may be diminished di-minished by the use of suitable respirators respir-ators and by the employment of an air blast to carry the dust away. , In the work oi bronzing, as in making mak-ing show card6, Christmas cards and the like, the bronze powder adheres to the skin of the worker, causing considerable irritattont and is inhaled, raising chronic irritation of the upper nr passages. The workers suffer from headaches, bad taste, loss of appetite, sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. Glass grinding is another occupation iiich endangers health, not only from he dust inhaled, but from lead poisoning poison-ing from the putty powder which con-auis con-auis a large amount of oxide of lead, '.iters and gem polishers belong in lie same category, Stone cutters have their own pecu-iar pecu-iar asthma not real asthma, but hronic short-windedness from chronic 'ironchitis and the lodgment of stone lust in the lungs pneumonokoniosis. .Mica dust is very irritating, and pens the way for infection with tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. "Frosting" in the wall paper uidustry subjects workmen to this Janger. Another dangerous practice n the wall paper industry is applying I finely powdered lamb's wool prep-iration prep-iration on pads by hand. This dust i a frequent predisposing cause of tuberculosis. Cotton dust is very irritant to the upper air passages, and most cotton mill and knitting mill hands are forever for-ever "taking cold'' or having "catarrh" , or mufrhivrr Manv of them develop i Dr. Braty trill nnrtrrr nil -t-anrcf feff, toWfers ore MOST printed. Only inquiries column; but all inquiries vill be answere snvelopc fj enclosed. Requests for diaonosii he considered. Address D. William Brady tuberculosis eventually. Flax dust is even more irritating than cotton. Many other dusty occupations subject sub-ject the workers to disease of the air passages. Tbe dust from feathers fur, tobacco, bristles (brush making), broom making, hair, horn, bone and shell arc irritants and direct cause ol disease QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Artificial Ear Drums. Please tell me if tberc 1b anything rec-offnlzed rec-offnlzed by medical science In the way of an Invisible art ill. ml eur drum wblcb Hill improve the bearing of the deaf. (Mrs. J ANSWER. Yea, but t.ueh an appliance is rarely of value. A fairly good idea as to whether an artificial drum will belp lbi obtained by placing a wlap of lamb's wool loosely in lie canal Ir this Improves bearing slightly, a drum may bo helpful, In any case, it should he fitted by a spo-dalUt spo-dalUt who has the patleot under personal observation. At tho beet, tbe Improvement In hearing would be only moderate. Can You Hear the Horns? Friends tell me that my baby, 11 months old, will develop asthmu or havo his factor fact-or nose frozen lx I let him sleep out on the porch. Should I cover the currlugo when he Is Bleeping? He never has a cold. He Is a bottle baby and constipated, nnd weighs only 19 u pounds. What should I feed hLm now ! Mrs. IL M. B.) ANSWER. I wish you would make a record of your frltnds' next concert for me I'd like to have the Fishwives' Cbonin from Goodness CJnuious, Dear, for the talking machine. Your baby's weight is norrunl Keep blm out ou tbe porcn. and cover the carriage only U exclude direct sunlight In bis even or Mn.nk' wind l blm beef, mutton, or chicken broth, thlD oatmeal gruel stewed prune Juice, orange Juice or any fruit Juice, every day. At This Age They Are Sure to Find It I am a girl of sixteen. My face and neck seems to be covered with u griii of Que, short, light bulra. Tlease tell mc how to overcome this. (H. H.j ANSWIJR. Don't wntch It ro closely and pretty soon you'll forgot about It. Thl Bkln Is always covered with a fine growth of hair. No application you can make will remove hair more Uan temporarily. Paraffin'Oil and Cancer. Can a person overeat if be cuts out all meats and cheese and other foods rich In protein? Is there any danger of acquiring acquir-ing cancer from the prolonged use or the mineral or paraUlu oils for constipation? ( W K M. ) ANSWER 1. Yes I do not advise that foods rich In protein be cut out. Peas -.in .. checec, whole wheat, oatmeal, for Instance, are rich in protein aud wholesome, whole-some, digestible foods. 2. No. ts prrfrfnfi7 to health. Th names of of ocncral interest are ansuercd in this d by mail if a stamped self-addressed I or treatment of individual cases cannot care of iiu neiLsnaptT. |