What can be done for this distressing malady?

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Remedy for Hay Fever

Q. What can be done for this distressing malady?

A. The best remedy for hay fever is a change of residence to a location which is free from the cause of the disease. It is now known that hay fever is due to a combination of two things, first, a susceptible nasal mucous membrane, and second, the pollen of certain plants which, float­ing in the air, is inhaled and sets up the irritation characteristic of this disease. There is now sold in most drug stores an antitoxic substance pre­pared from the pollen of plants which give rise to hay fever and which is very useful as a means of mitigating this really unpleasant malady.

Special vaccines are also prepared and used with great success.

Patients suffering from hay fever are often wonderfully relieved by being placed in a very cold room (temp. 30° F. to o· F.) for an hour or two. The relief often lasts for several hours and so may insure a good night's rest.

The services of a nose and throat specialist should always be secured in advance of the expected attack.

In the morning, at night and at other times, lightly smearing the lining of the nostrils with vaselin protects the sensitive mucous membrane.

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