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 " The Autumnal Catarrh commences the last week in August, and continues till the last iveek in September. 
 It begins with sneezing, itching of ihj eyes (especially at the inn .r corners), watering of the eves, &c., &c. 
 . . . The affection of the eyes is in fits, coming on suddenly, compelling the sufferer to rub his eyes vio* 
 lently for relief. The fits of sneezing and nose-blowing and obstruction of the nostrils, are also sudden. 
 . . . The disease subsides during the third week in September. . . . Fortunately the study of the natural 
 history of the disease has shown us a remedy which is success/id in all its periods. 
 
 " A removal to a non^catarrhal region. This is the great, not to sav the only remedy. . . . Among the 
 most prominent and general causes of paroxysms is the dust and smoke of a railroad train, sunshine, fruits 
 
 of various kinds, the fragrance of flowers, &C., &C." Extract from Dr. Wyman s book on Autumnal Catarrh. 
 
c Dr. Oliver Wendell Jlolmes in reply to $ev. Henry Ward, 3ieecker as to a remedy for 
 
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 " Gravel is an effectual cure. It should be taken about eight feet deep." 
 
 I have a salt and sullen rheum offends me. 
 Lend me thy handkerchief." Othello, Act iii., Scene iv. 
 
 Tears, idle tears." Tennyson. 
 
/. At midnight, on the igth of August, Mr. A. Wiper Weeps is awakened with an irritation of the eyes, and remarks to 
 
 Mrs. Weeps that he "feels it coming on." 
 
//. Whereupon he jumps out of bed, and grinds his eyes with both his fists. 
 
///. Becoming weary, he implores his -partner to keif him. 
 
IV. She wakes the children to aid her. 
 
V . He :r:t to scratch the roof of his mouth with the back of his tongue : his wife and children think he is " mad. " 
 
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 VI . Discouraged condition of Mi-. Weeps after four days of " sneezing and wee-ping." 
 

 
 VII. 2. He fries Allopathy by the bucketful. 2. He takes Homceopathy through a magnifying glass. _?. He indulges in a 
 
 pinch of the " Great Anti-Catarrh Snuff," which completely upsets him. 
 
VIII. Hearing that the seaside is a specific for the " Hay -fever," he takes a fresh handkerchief, and hurries to the station. 
 
IX. The railway dust "sets him wild.-" sc Mr. Weeps arranges himself for the journey, and becomes an object of curios: 
 
 to his fellow-travellers. 
 
X. Mr. Weeps, s first week s wash fry the seashore. 
 
XI. He tries sea-bathing, but, caught, between a sneeze, and a breaker, is hurried to land the wrong way. 
 
XII. It seemed as If Mr. Weeps never would slop sneezing, when a young lady from Philadelphia innocently insisted upon 
 presenting him with a bunch of the " <Rosa rubiginosa" ("<Rttb in your nose, sir"), which grew so plentifully in that vicinity . 
 
XIII. At night, Mr. Weeps (propped up with pillows) gradually sinks into an uneasy slumber; but his frantic efforts to 
 
 catch his breath startle the boarders, who think " it s burglars." 
 
XIV . In despair, M~. Weeps retreats from the seaside to the dryer atmosphere of the country 
 
XV. Mr. Weeps among the hills. His second week s wash at an elevation of one mile 
 
XVI. His continuous "snuffing and blowing" so disturb the country " meetin , " that the elders eject Mr. Weeps as a nuisance. 
 
XVII. His existence in ike country being no longer agreeable, he seeks the bowels cf the earth, and tries a coal-mine. 
 

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 XV III. The co al^dust " sets him frantic:" so he flies to the Indian country, and becomes a companion of the Prairie= f Dog 
 
 but that affords him no relief. 
 

 XIX. Hearing there is a cure beyond the " non^catarrhal region," he clutches his handkerchief-box, and clambers the Rocky 
 
 Mountains in search of it. 
 
XX. Exhausted, Mr. Weeps falls asleep on top of the Sierras, while his handkerchiefs are drying in the morning sun. 
 
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 XXI. Perceiving that the " great catarrhal belt " is still above hi;n, he secures a balloon ; and, upon attaining the proper 
 altitude, he instantly finds relief. (But, fearing a lower stratum of air, he throws over a little ballast in the shape of a 
 
 few dozen of his superfluous handkerchiefs. 
 

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 XXII. Mr. Weeps, after floating about for a week in space, chooses a sunny day for his fifth*weeks wash. 
 
XXIII. On the ajtk of September Mr. Weeps " pulls the valve, " and alights upon the earth a^ain, somewhat thinner in 
 
 flesh, but entirely cured of his disease. 
 
XXIV. Mrs. Weeps putting away her husband s handkerchiefs in readiness for the next "annual attack. 
 
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