Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-17

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Il v better for children 10 have these
diseases when very young OF when Older
Il Q question that would like 10 settle,
In my own mind st least. such things
come often, of course, In such form that
QUE has no choice Ia the matter, ~ they
are frequently brought 10 the house by
come Older member Of the family, or .
Deighbor's child. WIN, "a IL often the
case With children, never complain OF
being III until completely past going.
unless . sharp eye u kept on them.
Il used To be the rule 10 even send
them where such diseases ~ measles,
mumps, whooplng cough, ETC., we're,
that they might take them and shave
II over WITH" believing, too, that they
had them lighter than when older.
However that may be, ! could never
send them into certain illness, for fear
Of what might happen. In such things
~ whooping-cough, ] have known very
young children to have very serious
trouble indeed, some cases having To
have their heads handaged; and one
commenccd having spasms then that
could never he cured, aud IL to-day an
Inmate of an asylum for idiots. u is
so hard to take proper care of thr'n
when only q few years old; Ia Keep
them from getting cold, for unless
child IL very sick, Que cannot keep them
In bed, or scarcely In the house. After
they are older, they caa be reasoned
With, and will have q little Judgment of
their own, aud these added years must
certainly give them more constitutional
strength Ia get through these things
With lcss danger from the dreaded se-
auels of measles or scarlet fever.
Two or three years ago the mcasle.
pot Ia their appearance, aud Ne none OF
our children had ever had them, !
cautioned our oldcst-a hoy OF sixiesn--
about going into any unnecessary ex-
posture, on account of the little ones. u
happened, however, that he unknow Ing
In went where q child Was III With them.
Taking a violent cold about the time Tor
the msasle. Ia make their appearance,
.. they resemble cold Ia their earlier
.tagr-, pater famlll.. tscsine quite un.
easy over their failure Ia "come out
and Was for putting the young man 10
b~i and giving him ,lgorou. treatinen,
In the way % sweating, etc, Ia make
them come cot In regular orthodox styi e.
Hut I failed To see anything measlcy In
the patients appetite, as II Was vigorous
/ la the extreme, aud be objected to bsing
nut Ia bel and ''doctor-d for something
X. did not have" Hut the head 81 the
house Insist. In q ocular way that one
case 81 gsnulD. measles Was lost to the
world Iu.t becau.. Ne did not do our
duty. rcrhsp. u would have h~en a
good thing for "a. " II had proved
Ia be measles, Tor nov they are around
again, aud our children have to stay out
Of school Ia consequence.
the word about giving children nc'il
cine. or rather, lying Ia tbem about ii'
u Away looks 80 plilful la m- to see q
child screaming, struggling, resisting
Nth all hls puny strength, aud having
10 b. half siranglcd in an effort Ia force
/ a dose % medicine down hi. unwillln.
throat. n. IA. been told .o often that
/ u was good, aud becomes so sst sgsln.,
/ u that u .. almost Impossible tn make
him take IL nj all. We never have any
trouble With our childrcn, and ] suppose
I u ws. lust a. Ne commenced With them
I l would not b. guilty 10 telling q con
ndIng little one that doc. 81 nsuseou'
medicine ws. good; hot tell them irul,
that u 1. not. that Il is very nasty Indeed
hut they must take u just a. quickly a.
possible, that they may get better
when possible have q cup of milk read,
the instant they swallow the medicine
aud a lump of sugar ar biz ~ candy
II they will have II, or ANYTHING else u
prevent their getting turned against u
I think u pays Ia go Ia any smoant o'
trouble tn teach them to take u quietly
Our. will walk NJ snd swallow anything
Ne have to give them. With the sioici.u
90 an Indian chief. aud walk on without
90 much AZ WY face, even clamoring
over Who should take II first, " botf
need medicine. I think II all lice u
knowing just wha, they have to expect