Deep breathing through the nostrils and vigorous exercise should be taken freely, especially just after rising and just before retiring. Special attention should be given to breathing through the nose. When the air is pure, there is nothing more healing and remedial in the treatment of catarrh than the abundant passage of air through the nasal cavities.
In cases of Catarrh:
| OMIT | EAT | |
| All meats | A reasonable | {Beans |
| Heavy starchy foods (white flour | quantity of | {Eggs |
| and grain products) | Proteids | {Nuts |
| Stimulants and narcotics | such as | {Peas |
| Sweets | {Sour milk | |
| Bananas | ||
| Coarse cereals—entire wheat and rye | ||
| Fish, occasionally | ||
| Fresh vegetables | ||
| Green watery salads | ||
| Non-acid fruits |
Take vigorous exercise, together with deep breathing through the nose.
HAY FEVER
Hay fever might be called autumnal catarrh. It is popularly supposed to be irritation of the nasal passages and the bronchial tubes, caused by the flying pollen from various flowers and plants.
HAY FEVER—THE SYMPTOMS
The symptoms of hay fever are usually a salty discharge from the eyes and the nostrils, followed by severe irritation of the mucous lining of the nasal cavity, a sense of fullness in the head, and violent sneezing.