The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 979, October 1, 1898Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 979, October 1, 1898
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
V. No more than two questions may be asked in one letter, which
must be addressed to the Editor of "The Girl's Own Paper," 56,
Paternoster Row, London, E.C.
VI. No addresses of firms, tradesmen, or any other matter of
the nature of an advertisement will be inserted.
MEDICAL.
LILY W.--What you describe is a typical case of severe anæmia, and
though it is possible that your heart may be diseased, we strongly
believe that all your symptoms are due to anæmia alone. You say that
you have been treated for anæmia, and it is necessary for you to
continue that treatment. It is very common, in the more severe grades
of anæmia, for the sight to get dim after a few minutes' work--it is
only a temporary inconvenience and gets well again when the health
improves. Green spectacles would be of no help to you.
M. A.--It is only a theory--and an exceedingly improbable one--that
the benefits of sea air are due to ozone. Usually there is more ozone
at the seaside than elsewhere, but the quantity present is very
minute. Ozone is a poisonous, irrespirable gas of great interest
scientifically, but it is not of any medicinal value.
A. E. M.--The seriousness of the complaint that you mention varies
with its cause. It is very seldom indeed that it is dangerous. It may
be caused by anæmia. The second matter that you describe is not very
uncommon. A large number of people when they go to the seaside are
affected as you are. The freckles are undoubtedly caused by the sun,
but it is uncertain what caused the "peeling." Possibly this is only
partly due to the sun and partly due to wind. The best thing you could
do for the condition is to apply a little glycerine and rose-water,
or a little cold cream to the face and hands. Always wear a veil and
gloves when you go out. We should very much doubt if erysipelas,
which you say you had some years ago, has anything to do with your
present troubles. It is not our experience that erysipelas leaves
anything behind it, or affects the subsequent health in any way. The
prescription that you mention is well known to us, but is only really
useful in some cases.
VIRGO.--The question "is cancer hereditary?" has exercised the minds
of many great physicians and surgeons for a long period, and it is
not yet fully answered. At the present time the general opinion seems
to be that cancer is occasionally hereditary. When all sources of
error are removed, as far as possible, it appears that it is very
rarely hereditary, but that it is a disease that runs in one or two
families--chiefly Jewish, which is strange, for cancer is uncommon
among Jews as a race. Cancer rarely develops before the fortieth year.
Unfortunately it is only too true that the disease is on the increase
in England.
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