The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-12
BOUNDTOTAKE PRECAUTIONS
FATHER MADE GREAT FUSS
WHEN HIS hoy WAS ILL.
He Mistook IA BIIous Attack for
Scarlntins.

wen, utaf, what Ulu the uOtlOI say :!
HE thinks II il scarlatina, James"
"Ah, | feared something OF the sort!
But he could not be certain until to
morrow. | have just given the child
hot bath and put him to bed"
Now, listen, my dear. We must tax
time by the forelock and prevent tn
fever spreading. 1t is Il very serious
thing in the case of adults, and as yoI
know, | have never had 1t. Perfect iso
lation II the great thing and unlimited
disinfectants. Take up the carpet II
Tommys bedroom at once, take dowi
the curtains and pictures, and remove
everything that you can to the back
AZ he has been sitting In the breakfas
room all the morning we viii lock tn,
door until | can fumigate it,"
| But, James, DEAR
Don't stop arguing, Lucy. We shall
be losing valuable time. III run arounc
to the chemists for few things. II
the mean time just see that there IL
plenty of hot water for dlsinfecting
| doors And whatever you do, Lucy
keep cool. Don't be frightened or ner-
vous. | shant be long. BY Jove, I've
| got nasty sore throat myself. | hope
IT'S nothing"
"DisinfeCtants, Sir?''
Yes. There's serious outbreak of
fever at our house. What have you
got?"
"Hoskln's patent puriner"--
send u dozen bottles To 20 on with"
"Dabb's iuid'--
Same quantity
'WobSters ozone disseminator'-
six will be enough"
Jasper's disinfectant, an excellent
article"
"I'll have a dozen OF that"
"Carbolic acid, sir?"
Well, yes. Say a gallon, and pound
OF permanganate of potash crystals"
Anything else, sir?'
chloride OF lime, three or four pounds
of rock sulphur, and put In anything
else you can think of that | have for
gotten. How soon can you send those
Just come back with the cart"
are here. Is eyerything ready?"
II think so, James"
his coat, turned up his shirt sleeves. and
set about his task. First of all, he sent
his wife to Tommy's room and peremp-
torily ordered her to remain there for
six weeks. He then emptied bottle of
Jasper's disinfectant into "A bucketful of
water, and with garden syringe pro-
ceeded to play upon the sheets fastened
over the doors, until the landing was
converted into running brook and the
stairs INTO small cascade The
drawing-room underneath resembled the
dropping well at Knaresborough, and
the ceiling of the hall was covered with
liquid brown beads.
He next powdered every room with
Wonsters ozone dissemination until IL
looked ike the interior of "A fourmil.
II was almost impossible to move with
Out putting your foot in "A bowl of Dabb's
mud or knocking over "A dish of Hos
kings patent purifier.
Then he transferred the contents of
the Kitchen fire to large metal dish.
which he deposited on an iron support
IN the little breakfast room and COW
cred with four pounds of crushed rock
sulphur, carefully sealing windows and
fireplace.
After that he poured half a gallon of
carbonc acid down the sink and COW
cred Tie scullery floor an inch deep
with chloride of lime
by this time the atmosphere of the
place had become a little oppressive.
and It Is perhaps not surprising that
he interpreted as another bad symptom
but he was, satisfied that he had done
all he could.
He then, proceeded to take hot bath,
IN which he had dissolved half an ounce
or IN" potash crystals and went to bed
having thoroughly drilled the servant i'm
ne precautions she should take and or
dered her to take similar bath herself
re hardly slept at all that night
FIRST he had a very sore throat. then
pains in the back. He was feverish
too-decidedly feverish; felt sick and
| had quick pulse When he crcpt down
| stairs in the, early morning, his legs
shook beneath him and he lookrd-n0
| he did not look pale. He would have
done So though; had not the strong So
luton of potash crystals dyed him n
rlch brown. When the maid perfect
nut brown maid" saw that her master
was the same color as herself. she
grinned from ear to ear.
What are you laughing at you boo
DNE he exclaimed in anger. Isn't 1t
better TO be copper coloreu than fever
stricken? There's the, doctor at the
ioor. Let him 20 UPSTAIRS"
When the medical man came down
and met the anxious father at the foot
OF the stairs, he could hardly keen a
serious COuntenanCe.
We'll, doctor how Is the patient?"
quite we'll I'm glad to say"
Yes, IT was only bilious attack.
after adjust little overeating or
something of that sort"
Tommys father was for the moment
speeGhlesS, lie could not make up his
Offspring or the doctor. II wasn't ex-
actly that he was sorry II was not scar
latina. after all but he wanted to Kick
| somebody. He didn't care particularly
self II he had been able.
., Doctor" he az length. Easped out,
done it, but / feel I've been fooled.
Five hundred dollars won't cover the
damage and expense OF this business
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