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is allergic to ragweed pollen. His
protests to the doctor that he has
not been near any ragweed need
not confuse us, for we know how
the pollen got to him. The doctor
explains it to him, too.
Now the doctor orders injections
of the proper type of pollen vaccine
into the blood. Next year, now that
the patient’s allergy is known, he
will be given minute, but increas
ing doses of the injection, starting
in February and continuing for a
few weeks until it is thought he
should be immune when the season
comes. It does not always work out
that way, and sometimes daily in
jections during the season itself do
not help.
Different pollens do their dastard
ly work at different times of the year
in different sections. In the eastern
and central states, for instance,
June grass causes trouble around
the beginning of that month; in
early July it is Timothy hay, lat«
Hay Fever Is No Longer Such
a Mystery to Medical Science
Skin Sensitization Test Can Now Find What
Allergy Is Troubling Yon
By WILLIAM C. UTLEY
K A-CHOOO-OO-OO! Ha-ha-ha-WISH-eeeeeeee! Sniffle,
sniffle, wheeze—gib be a haggichiff, quig! Hey, hey, it’s
the good old summer time and the hay fever season is
open.
•*Why, oh, why, do I have to go through this every year?”is
the wail of the hay fever sufferer, and well it might be for there
is hardly an affliction so relentless in its unwelcome annual visits.
The answer to the victim’s cry is*”
that he is allergic to something in
the air, probably the pollen from a
plant or weed. What particular
plant it is determines whether its
pollen rides the air waves in May,
June, July or September.
Time used to be that hay fever
victims, when they began to sneeze,
their eyes started to water and their
noses to sniffle, simply had to pack
up, leave home and make for the
North Woods or the resorts at
Charlevoix and Mackinac island in
Michigan where the air is compar
atively free from dust and pollen.
While this made an excellent ex
cuse for a vacation it was a con
siderable expense and often a great
inconvenience.
Fortunately today medical science
has made such strides that hay fe
ver can now be treated with a
pretty fair degree of success right
at home. The big task is to find
out what type of pollen is causing
each individual case. To do this
doctors may have to be expert de
tectives, for many different individ
uals are allergic to different things.
Results of Allergy.
All of us are allergic to some
thing or other, whether it be a cer
tain type of food, the hair of a cer
tain animal, feathers from pillows,
some types of dust, or even smoke.
But only about one person in ten is
allergic to such a degree that he is
uncomfortable.
By allergic we mean, in a free
sense, that we are unusually sensi
tive to something. A high degree
of allergy to some of the things
mentioned in the • foregoing para
graph may result in any one or
combination of a number of afflic
tions—eczema, hives, “colds,” hay
fever, headache, diarrhea and other
ailments.
Hay fever symptoms spring from
hives which occur in the nose, si
nuses and eyes, causing sneezing
and itching. If they were to occur
in the lungs, causing spasmodic con
traction of the bronchial tubes and
coughing, they would produce asth
ma. When hay fever occurs the
pollen to which the victim is aller
gic enters the nasal ducts, inflam
ing them; the poison passes to the
throat and bronchial tubes, and
finally to the ends of the bronchial
tracts, where swelling occurs.
The hay fever victim need not
even be living in the neighborhood
of the plants whose pollen are at the
bottom of his grief. To follow a
hypothetical case, let us say a patch
of ragweeds was blossoming in a
vacant lot of some city. A high
wind came, spiriting away the
seeds, lifting them up over the city
and carrying them a hundred or
even two hundred miles from the
place- they grew. At last as the
wind dies they settle down, unhappi
ly, right before an unfortunate soul
who is allergic to ragweed pollen
without ever having discovered it.
He breathes them into his nose—
thousands of them, for it would take
50,000 to cover the head of a pin.
Test Skin With Pollen.
Soon his nasal duct is inflamed
and he begins to sneeze. Then the
poison passes down through his
throat and bronchial tubes and
Aerial surveys, conducted thou
sands of feet up, test the air for
hay fever pollen.
swelling occurs. His eyes redden,
his nose itches “where he can’t get
at it to scratch it,” and he begins
to sniffle constantly.
Perhaps our friend thinks he has
a cold. But the doctor says, “Hay
fever,” and tells him he had better
find out what type of pollen is caus
ing the trouble. The customary pro
cedure is for the doctor to begin
making skin sensitization tests. Lit
tle scratches are made on the arm,
and into each of these scratches
one drop of pollen solution is
placed; a different type of pollen
is used on each scratch. The suf
ferer is allergic to the type of*pollen
placed in any scratch which red
dens and swells.
We’ll say our hypothetical victim
In a patch of ragweed; what a
place for a hay fever victim!
across one in the street one day he
approached it closely to examine
the queer animal at length. He be
gan to choke up and there was a se
vere excretion of fluid from the
lungs. Now he had played with
cats at times, and he owned a little
wire-haired fox terrier, but none of
these had ever affected him so. It
just turned out that he was allergic
to horse hair.
Actually, now that skin sensitiza
tion tests are common, it has been
found that many supposed hay fe
ver sufferers did not have hay fe
ver, but were allergic to their own
dog or cat. You can even be aller
gic to cigarette smoke. There is on
record the case of a woman who
was sensitive to that kind of smoke.
Her husband smoked a pipe; when
she played bridge at the home of
friends who smoked cigarettes she
would begin to sniffle and appear to
have a cold. The doctor found what
was troubling her and treated her
for it. Now her companions could
smoke Corn silk without bothering
her.
Seasonal asthma is frequently
Here are what the pollens which make hay fever sufferers sneeze
and sniffle look like. The models (magnified 3,500 times) which the young
lady is holding are, left to right: Timothy hay, short ragweed, burweed,
marsh elder and cottonwood.
the following month the giant rag
weed and as September starts it is
the small or common ragweed.
When Suffering Begins.
How severe a victim’s symptoms
are depends upon the amount of pol
len that is filling the air he breathes
as well as upon his susceptibility.
The amount of pollen is likely to
vary from day to day. It will be
stirred up more, of course, when
there is a good breeze, and it will
tend to settle on a calm day. In
some states at the height of the
season it is not unusual to find 1,000
to 2,000 grains of pollen to the cubic
yard of air. Pollen thins out in
higher atmospheres, but aviators
making scientific tests can find it a
mile above the earth.
It is when the air contains a pol
len count of 25 to the cubic yard
that the hay fever victim begins to
suffer, so you can imagine his mis
ery when the count reaches 2,000!
According to medical scientists,
you should not sit next to an open
window on a train if you would
avoid hay fever, although air-con
ditioned cars are all right, for the
pollen is filtered from the air in
them. Nasal sprays will protect the
nose in some measure from attack,
and a little white vaseline around
the opening of the nostrils will keep
some of the pollen from getting in.
Victims will find themselves more
comfortable in a dark room where
there are no drafts.
Although ten persons in one hun
dred suffer to some degree because
they are allergic, only one of these
ten, on an average, has hay fever.
Various allergy victims suffer *in
various ways.
Sensitive to Horse Hair.
Take the case of the city child
who was accustomed enough to
thousands of automobiles in his
daily life, but seldom, if ever, laid
eyes on a horse. Finally coming
caused by house dust which mixes
more actively through the air at
the time of the year when the radi
ators are turned oh for the first
time. June flies cause asthma in
the area about the Great Lakes;
elsewhere butterflies or other in
sects could provoke it; so can cer
tain foods, such as berries, aspara
gus or muskmelon. Almost any
one knows somebody who simply
can’t eat strawberries without get
ting the hives.
When a person begins to have reg
ular attacks of asthma at a certain
time of day or night, the doctor is
likely to examine every article with
which the victim regularly comes
in contact at that time. If they oc
cur at night, it might be the feath
ers in the pillow, the hair in the
bed mattress or the wool in the
blankets.
Boys Hate Haircuts, Anyway.
Sometimes the doctor has to be a
mighty clever detective to find
them, however. There is the case
of a small boy who had an asth
matic attack every few weeks. After
much observation it was found that
in a general way the attacks cor
responded to the time of his peri
odic visits to the barber. It was
eventually found that he was aller
gic to hair—not to his own hair, or
the hair of anyone in his family, but
to the hair of anyone with whom he
was not in daily contact!
The Detroit News reports the case
of a doctor in that city who suffered
from asthma every Sunday. He
finally discovered that he was al
lergic to Sunday newspapers! No
kidding. He was sensitive to cer
tain aromas which the various inks
gave forth; because of the much
larger paper on Sunday, he spent a
great deal more time with it. Te
daily paper did not have enough
time to affect him, but the Sunday
one did.
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Matching Lace Trims Silk Sheers
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
N O MATTER how much your
taste and the general tenor
of your life may call for practical
tailored and sportsy-type clothes,
none other than a really and truly
dress-up dress will answer to oc
casion. If anything more apropos
can be found than either of the
stunning models pictured in the
way of dressiest-dress gowns that
tune graciously to afternoon func
tions, garden parties and such, pray
tell where is it?
The illustration presents exactly
the type of dresses we have in
mind. Here you see two gowns that
are one hundred per cent voguish.
They are modern up to the instant,
and they are fascinating in regard
to nicety of detail and they carry
'that air of sartorial elegance which
every woman of discriminating
taste covets. Make it yourself, have
it made, or buy it ready made as
you will, a dress of the type of eith
er of these handsome frocks will
give you endless satisfaction, for
no matter what comes up in the
way of social affairs unless extreme
formality demands ultra full-dress
attire, gowns such as pictured class
their wearers as among the those-
present in the best dressed group.
This gesture of dying lace in exact
match to the silk sheer it trims is
proving a most exciting venture to
designers in that it invites such
free play of imagination. Then, too,
the lace being the identical color
enhances the dress without making
it look too fussy or overdone—gives
it the exclusive accent that many
covet but few attain.
Current collections include both
dark and light sheers with match
ing lace trims. A costume done in
monotone color scheme of either
the very fashionable spruce green
or beetroot red would be outstand
ing. Grays in the pastel shades qre
greatly stressed, also rose-beige.
As to swank styling the redingote
theme prevails since it offers such
excellent opportunity to introduce
border effects with lace insertions
after the manner shown in the
charming dress to the left in the
picture. This redingote gown is a
most fetching style for the cocktail
hour. It is made of gray silk mar
quisette tastefully embellished with
insets of matching lace. The huge
red straw open-crowned hat worn
with it plays up in dramatic con
trast to the demure gray of the
dress. It is flower-trimmed and has
black streamers that tie under the
chin.
The other young woman seeks
and finds midsummer coolness in a
gown of beguiling rose-glow silk
marquisette trimmed with insets of
matching lace. The tiny self-fabric
buttons add to the choiceness of
this dress. Short sleeves and short
gloves also do their bit toward giv
ing smart style accent. The modish
poke bonnet is a blue straw with
violet and old rose velvet ribbon
trim.
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SMART SHEER WOOL
Br CHERIE NICHOLAS
The midseason dress problem
when it is too warm to wear this
and too cool to wear that need no
longer set any woman into a worry
and flurry for the answer has been
found in the ;iew sheer wools that
are the very thing to don at the
first hint of autumn’s approach.
Pictured is a stunning dress that
will bridge from summer to fall
perfectly. This distinctive tailored
frock combines sheerest wool weave
in attractive dusty rose coloring
with chic accents of snowy pigue.
Pleated-in sleeves and an intriguing
pleated skirt convey early style
messages. Note the high crown in
her smart fall felt. As the new sea
son advances crowns keep going
higher and higher.
MANY COLORS SEEN
IN COATS FOR FALL
Coats of many colors have been
featured so extensively in Paris
that they are expected to be early
fall fashion successes in this coun
try. All of these coats are very
brief and are made of elegant fab
rics or of ribbons, thus indicating
their place with evening dresses.
One French designer has intro
duced a little jacket made of two-
inch velvet ribbon sewn together
in vertical strips, the ribbon
combining shades of apple green,
old blue, chamois, pink which has
a blue cast and an orchid-purple.
This is worn over a gown of black
Chantilly lace. Another jacket is
made of red and blue grosgrain
ribbon interlaced to suggest a wov
en pattern.
Matching Headdress and
Heels Offer Gala Touch
Matching headdresses and heels
are providing a gala touch to sim
ple summer outfits worn by attrac
tive young spectators at smart mid-
western country clubs. Dusty pink
frocks combined with beige turbans
and ostrich skin pumps with beige-
colored built-up heels are a popular
combination. On many of the smart
est white ensembles, effective ac
cents are furnished by paisley print
headbands and heels.
Tailored Jersey Suit Is
Made With Loose Jacket
Chanel’s tailored suits in jerseys
and wools are made with loose jack
ets that are cut somewhat like box
coats. Blouses are finished with
round collars or jabots, which are
worn outside the jackets. The short
and comfortably full skirts often are
trimmed with hip pockets.
Parma Violet Undies
Parma violet underwear! They
are doing it in Paris, featuring the
violet as well as the more delicate
mauve and orchid tones in georgette
and satin negligees.
““•“""''improveo—"
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST.
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
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Lesson for August 8 /
GOD FEEDS A PEOPLE.
•" I
LESSON TEXT—Exodus 16:11-20; 1T:M.'
GOLDEN TEXT—Every good gift and ev
ery perfect gift is from above, end comctb
from the Father. James 1:17.
PRIMARY TOPIC—When God's People
Were Hungry.
JUNIOR TOPIC—God Feeding HU Peo
ple.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—
How God Provides for Our Needs.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
God’s Supply Adequate for a NaUon'e Need.:
Israel, led by God, is on a jour*
ney to the promised land. But to
reach their goal they must pass
through the wilderness. Not only
are there weary miles to travel,
but there are privations to be en
dured. Life is like that.
“People may be strong and hope
ful at the beginning of a project,
and most effusively and devoutly
thankful at its close, but the diffi
culty is to go manfully through the
process. Israel was in the desert,
and never were spoiled children
more peevish, suspicious, and al
together ill-behaved. If they could
have stepped out of Egypt into Ca
naan at once, probably they would
have been as pious as most of us; 1
but there was the weary interval,
the inhospitable wilderness! So it
is in our life. Accept it as a solemn
and instructive fact that life is a
process . . . more than a beginning
and an ending” (Joseph Parker).
Note how elemental are man’s
needs in the final analysis—bread
and water. The very things we take
almost for granted as we concern
ourselves with life’s weighty inter
ests and profound problems become,
if lacking, the only things that have
any real meaning. And who, is it
that can provide them? No one but
God Himself.
I. Bread from Heaven. (Exod.
16:11-20).
Observe first of all that this was
a divine provision. There are re
sponsibilities in life which we mayi
bear—and must bear, but in the
ultimate meeting of our real needs
we must look to God.
Secondly, we note that it was a
daily provision. What forehanded!
folk many of us are, and no doubt
rightly so, for God puts no premium
on improvidence. But, once again
we must recognize, as did Israel in
receiving the daily manna in the
wilderness that ours is indeed a
moment by moment existence. We
plan bravely for the next decade or,
the next generation, but as a matter
of fact it can only come to pass
“if the Lord will.” Read James
5:13-17.
Finally, it was a limited pro
vision—enough for the day and no
more, except for a double portion
on the sixth day, and none at all
on the Sabbath. These provisions,
were made clear to Israel, and yet
there were those who attempted to.
lay up for the morrow, and some
even went out to seek manna on the
Sabbath day.
We marvel at their stubborn ob
tuseness, but are we not often just
like them. Some there are who are
always expecting that the laws of
both God and man should be set
aside for them, but, mark it well,
they ultimately come to grief. The
spiritual application is obvious, and
most serious. God has provided a
way of redemption, and has made
clear how man should and must
relate himself to it. Folly it is to
ignore God’s plan.
H. A Rock in the Wilderness.
(Exod. 17:3-6).
“And the people thirsted”—for the
daily manna was not enough—they
must have water. Needy, yes, con
stantly needy are God’s children.
God always provides. There is
a rock in the wilderness. But what,
pleasure does a murmuring people
find in a rock when they famish for
water? It is God’s delightful custom;
to meet our needs in unexpected
ways and by means which we do
not understand. Even our physical
necessities come from unthought of
sources.
III. The Bread and the Water of
Life. 1
Let us make certain that we do
not miss the spiritual truth of our
lesson which is revealed by Scrip
ture itself. Paul speaks in I Corinth
ians 10:1-4 of this very incident in
the experience of Israel, and says
that they “did all eat the same
spiritual meat and did all drink
the same spiritual drink; for they
drank of that spiritual Rock that
followed them: and that Rock was
Christ.” See also John ; 4:14.
Hungry and thirsty soul, you who
are still unsatisfied after tasting all
that life apart from Christ has to
offer, will you not, just now, take
him who is the living bread, and
come to the Rock which flows with
living water?
How to Keep Quiet
Character is revealed by small
things; it is also hidden by small
things. Speech often hides it, and
again distorts it, for those who
brand themselves by the pettiness
of their conversation have some
times unsuspected depths within; 1
but the surest revealer of character
is silence—intelligent silence.
Progress
No man who feels the worth and
solemnity of what is at stake will
be careless as to his progress, j