Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-15
WHY THEY DIE

.lameatAiion. and ~eepins. and great
moarnins. Rachel secP.ns 'of her chill
8r,n. and ~oah no, be- comiorted BE-
e.s.e they a. no, Here IN The place
where I live l heAf l. Ike an under'one
Of Ill ,hs brightness q love. Mothers
sryas 70, ,hs babies laid from their
sr,.st, ia,o the cold bo.on q earth ;
children s.skenias from their careless
pl., and ereepiug into ,saier arms to
DE. Chldrcn die daily all over oar
brad iAnd. and leave vacancy that no
other msmbsr of ,hs household can ever
leave The death q hop. 'as 10" OF a
Euas failure, the Asoay Of e''''ed love-
Aal ~hy % they DE
Il, j. the ~il. the iase'uiAbls Will
o. Cd d" says the clergyman Who ''Aaa'
B, ,hs tiny. paid SHAPE. and Pray With
al hi. hear, Tor the stricken parents
no, knowing ba, ,ha, his household may
b. the nsx, 20 gather Aooa, a little como
.aA heap pure bad, ssaias' ~ANea
cheek.
lna certain ssnsc the minister = quite
rshi the iascraiable ~iil q God i the
,i,.u.a rs,ia. % doubt, bat neither y
there any doab, thA, a part Of that ~''l
!. % .eave . certain responsibility Of
though, Ani seton wiih man. 80 that he
Justly reap. the irai, which be 'o~'' and
receive. The reward of god o' III io' h''
d.,i. IN the body and hi. careless. rees-
ls.. di.rcsard oi nasaral aud spiritual
l.w. sem. often to the thoughtful %.
server quite - ' ia.era'abls a. the VII
o. God.
Nv dear Rachel. mourning io' Tie
/ e.l4 yoa eanao, forget. refusing 10 q
eomfor.ed. way dil you All a.
Yos think ,hi. i. = terrible Acea'A'ion
bu, hear ~ha, = physician sai 70 me Of
one specific cas-.
.'Yoa had q very 'ick family on h'I'
top. doe,o', I aid.
"Yes the yosages, died yesterday
s-s they had the A. town Doctor
1na when the olle,, girl died they sen'
or Doctor Peck the BOY died then, ani
they sen, for me ioand one child o'''
Ger. bi, ,as girl of,iN very III indeed
"wAs j, dPhshenA
"Yes, Bat not a. severe cases a.
have .esn recover Ne, I wondsr 'hel
d.ln', al die; no Physiciaa on ear't
could avs them The oae TIA, di1
| live. by &c, ot a s,roag Constitution
nd The disease less severely aud viii re-
eoysi. 4 there i no relapse.
"ws this as, child. then. hoPeles'll
II before yoa were called ?"
"No, a. al. no, a. all. Bat they diS
no, do VIA. Wa necessary Mrs. C.,
stayed BY ths, child ss loas - possibly
could. for kasw the people. l mad
the proper applications myself for 'ev
.ral hour. bat was On my way L
an urssns case snd promised to cal
Again coming back The child "a
easier ~hsn / left. and told the parent
is lie depended On the means ! lsh 10
their use. d.d 10. gsi back ior 81
hour. and found the poor little ereA'ar
then pas, help Or hope. ! said At once
.why diln't yOa do VIA, ! told you to :
,weu. il bar, her. and she wouldn't le
Us. And We hated TO cross hen It mad
her ery 50 50 we lei !, alone, Mrs. c.
sao.e parent. killed that child ja'' a
surely a. 4 they bad shO, Il for Il had
.,roas Constitution and ~a' on the vi.
70 recover whea | lett q.
"Bat, doctor. were the parents fools ?
NO. they we're about the average o
hard-~orking New Easlander.. Bat th'
trouble lay back of that day. The ehil'
had never been taught obedience. an
there are thousands on thousands like
All over the eoah,ry. when tim
come. 10 DO q disAgreeabls thing as
matter Of life and death. the ehlldre
oil no, DO il. and severe PhysieA
struggle fit ssre tried. would do mOr
harm than good.
Il | recalled to myself a day when
delicate child Of four, the very darling
! my heart. h al = sharp attack Of searle
, fever. Her throat was coated With n
white signal u the enemy. and !, va
uesdfal TO Psia, il every few hours ~it
eaastic.
"opsn your mouth. Fairy" said
quietly. trying TO keep down the ehos
in ny Own throat Is her weak. hosr'