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...every ten people in the U.S. suffers from some major form of allergy, such as asthma. One out of every two may suffer at one time or another from a minor form, such as simple hives. Beginning with these estimates, Manhattan Allergist Harry Swartz wrote a book, published this week, called Allergy: What It Is and What to Do About It (Rutgers University Press...
...lives in a world that is chock-full of things likely to cause allergies, says Swartz. He cannot escape them from the time he gets up in the morning until he goes to bed at night. Going to bed is no escape, either: fresh-laundered sheets may have bits of cornstarch sticking to them; the bedroom chair may have been put together with fish glue. If a man drinks gin, he may suffer an allergy as well as a hangover. Not counting the olive in a Martini, Dr. Swartz lists some of the possible ingredients of gin that may cause...
...jokester who cracks that a man is "allergic to his wife," or "allergic to his job" may be on sound scientific ground, says Swartz. Unhappiness at home or office can cause allergic reaction that results, for instance, in asthma. Swartz tells of a garment manufacturer whose asthma became almost unbearable every spring, and then improved in the fall. It was not a case of pollen sensitivity, as the victim thought, but worry over his business sense. In March he made up his samples and started to worry; by September, he knew that his judgment about them had been all right...
...chamber, small, smart Mayor Eugene Swartz and his suave police chief, Millard Matovina, braced themselves against a fluted column for the onslaught. Only 30 or so in the crowd managed to get into the room, but they could hear the ominous rumble of the rest outside...
...wanted to know, had all these good people been when he tried to talk up legislation for slum clearance? If they were looking for slot machines, he could fetch them out of practically every self-respecting lodge hall in town as well as in the joints. Cried Mayor Swartz: "Sometimes the truth hurts...