The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-26

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fron The Bel0ia Reoard-
At the rsk of damaging the physicians
business little, and, if our advice be fol.
lowed, of the paper collar manufacturer
very materially, let one who makes no pre-
tentions OF the knowledge Of medicine,
give you and your readers little piece Of
his mind. Diphtheria is a much dreaded
disease, especially so, as it proves so fatal
among little dariings; and firmly believe
that IT Is our very solicitous anxiety about
our children that, more than anything else
brings the dreaded visitor into our house
holds. do believe that the disease il
necessarily fatal, if we grapple and choke
the monster on.
Now, the writer hereof has family of
four children, and the common remark is
why! how healthy they Look" l be
lieve that the most Of the doctoring Is
brought about by our own thoughtlessness.
and desire to have our children look and
act like ladies and gentlemen" Did
you ever see child naturally act like q
mummy? On the contrary. do YOU not
always notice In children not easily sub
dned inclination to ever be on the move
active. restless-into some kind of mis-
chief-it's Just as natural as monkey
and whoever heard Of asick monkey:
tell you its Nature AT her work, Don't
interrupt her, Let your children romp.
play. scream, thump their heads and heels
on the door, and when the exuberance OF
their feelings cannot be contained be-
tween four walls. and they burst through
the doors out into the free. rv.ng air OF
heaven-,iod's own breath. don't scream
your lungs sore in calling them back, Let
them go. cleaving the atmospl ee in then
maynard frolic They won't freeze before
you know IT, Let their little
toes. nose and fingers luf-
fet Jack Frost He'll come out hest in the
boxing exercise, of course. but the little
dears Will soon come about all night, after
dancing a jig around the roaring hot fire,
every nerve tingling with fresh life and
their eyes sparkling with JOY, while YOU
nope about the close, sitting room. won
dering what makes your head ache so hard.
know it looks awful rice" TO see lit
tie children mufiied up in costly furs and
quilted hoods. with bronze or kid gaiters
on their pretty. shapely feet, and snow
white, gauzy hose covering their limbs.
5xt know. too. that the very wardrobe Is
the kind that dihptheria loves to gaze at,
and, not content with gazing. loves TO APP
propriate all to itself Mothers, discard
this sort of paraphernalia; clothe your
children from shoulders TO toes in warm.
stout clothing; buy more flannel and less
lace: cover their heads and threats with
light material; give them good. whole
some food-the coarser the better: let
them romp In the sunshine and frosty air.
keep your premises clean: look into your
cellars and see that they are kept sweet
and pure: give your children plenty of
clean cold water. and ! verify believe that
40 far as Diptheria Is concerned. the physi-
clans occupation is gone.
And. again. show me a man who con-
.inually complains of sore throat. and
will with his permission, Of course, take
off that shaggy fur muller from round
his ears, lift off that valuable fur cap. turn
down that velvet-mounted, fur-tipped coat
collar and point out TO you paper collar.
Now. gentlemen, You see this is rather
an airy article-but i think it is better
than mary article, and if il should be
the means Of giving our children more air
pure. cold. frosty. snappy air, think ]
should be adopted 10y all the happy moth
ers, as an heir.