Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-31
WhOOping Cough and COntagior.
Casselrs Family Magazine.

WhOOping Cough and COntagioE.
Cassell's Family Magaxine.
Can this be whooping cough2 This
question must often and often be ask
ed, and answered to the best of oae's
ability. Can the disease exist with,
out what what has been called the
distinctive whoop2 It can. and often
doef. And in different cases the
whoop has different sound and char.
acters. It is caused by half convul
sive, half-suffocating effort to draw
ig breath again after fit of coughin 2
and is often very loud, kind of crow.
ing or piping SQUAD, very distressing
to listen to, and most distressing for
the little sufferer. [ have said little
sufferer because the complaint is one
of childhood proper, but it is by no
means rare ia gro Tn up people.
Bearing In mind then the very ser
ious nature of this disease, ahd its ex-
treme infectiousness, to say nothing
of the dangerous complications which
it may give rise to, we cannot,
think, be too careful to prevent It's
spread among the other mGabers Of
q family, or among children gener-
ally.
It is astonishing how little care is
taken to prevent the spread of danger
GUS ailments in a family, by the pa
rents. What lessening of acute suf-
fering there would be, and what a
diminution in doctors bills, We're this
otherwisei A sick child is one per
sons work by night and by day; a
family Of ailing ones means a strain
upon the nerves and a drain upon the
system of the mother or nu1 Sc, that
May seriously affect her health for
life. Therefore, preach sanitation.
aAd the isolation of the little patient
in ali cases of whooping cough, or
even of Distressing coughs, when the
real ailment is about. This isolation
is easily enough carried out in most
families. [ think have before recon-
mended the setting apart Of sick or
hospital rooH in all houses where this
can be done.
The room should be up stairs, as
high as possible, it ought to have a
cheerful outlook, and be quiet. A
plain bedstead without curtains, a
little wardrobe, table, cupboard,
and a chair or two constitute all the
furniture that is permissible. IF there
are any curtains at all about the wiz
dows, they should be OF light gauze or
lace. The windows themselves should
be large, and have crimson or green
blinds, but these should not be kept
drawn down, as is too often the Gus
tom, for sunlightis great and pow
erfUl factor IN the cure of disease of
almost every kind Ventilation of
this hospital room should be well
secured, and with safety; q gauze
screen to fit the lower half of win
dow, permits it to be widely opened
without the damage that might accrue
from a draught.
The floor of the sick room should
not be covered with carpet; it ought
to be well secured, and always per
fectly clean, and little bits of any thin
kind Of drugget, or straw mats, put
down to drown the sound Of the at
tendant'S feet.
FRENCH republicans have been re-
Gently much exercised by the liking
for titles which prevails among the
officers of the army. Up to the pres
ent the war Office has rot taken any
steps to prevent young heutenants,
whose efathers happen to hold .old
titles of nobility, from calling them
selves counts Or barons, and signing
themselves as such III official Or other
documents, leaving their military
rank in the background. This fash
ion, the republicans assert, has only
come in since the appearance of the
Orleans princes in the army, and has
been adopted not only by youthful
subalterns, but by veteran colonies
and even generals General Logerot,
commanding the Eight Army Corps,
has, however. shown himself more
autocratic than the war Office, and ia
a general order lately issued forbids
the use Of noble titles IN military cor
resdondence
Miss Lucille Cody, daughter OF Buff
falo Bill, who has been studying with
Bromley, displays several landscapes
that reflect credit upon her artistic
ability.
An obelisk has been unveiled at
Birming Eng, to the memory of
the late Colonel Barnaby. The me-
mortal is so feet high, and is adorned
by significant symbols, including q
molding of primroses.
Henry Spread has a number of at
tractive new pictures in his studio in
the lakeside building.