Autorosis and Automobile Driving
Autorosis is a new disease developed by the automobile. The automobile drivers of Chicago have combined for the purpose of seeking relief or cure from its inroads. Some months ago it was reported that an atrophied condition of the muscles of the legs had been discovered among chauffeurs, and relief was sought from this. But autorosis is a disease that affects the brain, nervous system, and the eyes, and is induced by the constant strain upon the brain and eyes, due to automobile driving through the streets of a crowded city. Physicians have, as yet, been unable to do anything with the disease. It begins with a burning sensation in the head and a dimness of vision, which is accompanied with a dull ache all over the body, and constant fear of danger, even a shadow on the roadside being sufficient to cause the chauffeur to throw on his brake. Finally the driver becomes as timid as a child. This is but one of the many indications the human race has received that its pace is too rapid for its constitution.