The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-01
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSSR.
Now There's a New Trouble in the
Family.

moaning in his sleep. ana 1 noticed
that he looked pale and ~hollow-eyed
this morning. | suppose you know
what ails him."
Nothing ailS him, Mr.. Bowser-noth-
ing but too much play. You cam find
a healthier child in the whole town.
Il hope it is true, but ! doubt it. Hav-
ing him under your eye every hour in
the day, you do not notice a change rs
! do. This afternoon Il came
into the office selling Il book OF How
to Bring Up Children | had only to
glance at it to see that it was Just what
you wanted. 1t is full Of
who wrote it," sharply demanded
Mrs. BOwser.
I'll show you the book. 1t tells all
about humps. measles. chicken-pOx.
and everything else likely to all a child,
and also prescribes the cure. Let's see?
It's by Annie Kathcring White. Did
you ever hear of her.
Never. and | don't want to-. It's ten
to one that she was never a mother
and doesn't know a case Of humps
from falling off Il fence. For the lands
sake. don't get the idea that our child
wants doSing!'
Our child may be all right, Mrs.
BOWSer. or he may be all ron 1t
won't hurt anything to read what the
woman says. For instance. she gives
the ~premonitory symptoms of measles,
and says that "A mother
He had measles three months ago"
We'll here's all about whooping-
cough. Twenty-four hours before the
cough comes the patient is restless. the
tongue coated and the whites of the
eyes"
Il know all about that. and it will be
quite useless for you to go up to his
bed to see if the whites Of his eyes have
turned blue or green. You have hardly
looked at him for three months past.
and now all Of a sudden you are great
~ worried over his condition.
Mrs. Bowser!.' said Mr.. Bowser as
he stood up and hourished the book in
his hand, do you know that you are
talking To that child's father
q curse | do"
Then don't talk in that way. AS
that child'S father | naturally love him.
| feel anxious about his health. a
Woman who has probably reared n
dozen children of her own writes Il
book OF how to treat children. | buy
IT and bring ii home to YOU To save
worry and doctors bills. and you take
it as a g%rievous insult. Here is what
the book says about humps. was
reading ii on the car coming home.
and as near as | can make out our boy
will be down with humps before sun
rise tomorrow. 1t says that the pre-
monitory symp-"
'How many times do children have
the humps" quietly asked Mrs. Bow
ser.
"H-how many times: Why do you
ask"
BECAUSE he had EN- six months ago.
Your natural anxiety about your off
spring should have made you remcm-
Der the circumstances"
"I-e-s-um. Yes. | do remember that
he had the munps. or what YOU called
the humps. | suppose he has also had
the chicken poX:"
"Certainly he has
And the w%hooping cough
Yes. when he was only eight months
old"
Mrs. Bowser, when | looked into that
boys face this morning | was shocked.
| tell you his system is all out Of gear
and he needs something to brace him
up. AS nea as | can make out from
this book he has some ailment Of his
liver, and | propose"
You propose to give him some of
your dope" she finished as he hesitated.
My dope. You said dope. didn't
you! What do you mean by dope
II mean the barrel Of stuff YOU have
bought and taken a dos" or two Of and
then put away If anything is wrong
with that child We'll call in a doctur.''
Mrs. Bowser. if that child has
worms-if the seal of death has already
been stamped
But he has no worms" she inter
rupted. IF anything ails the child he
Is too healthy. If You want to take
400 different sorts Of Sarsaparillas. in
Nlgorators, tones, cures and all that |
have no objections. but for mercy's
sake don't get q fac about II child"
Fad! fad." he echoed. Then it's a
Tad. is il, to discover the symptoms of
a deadly disease and apply Il remedy
in time. AS the loving father of tnat
enid 1t is not only my duty but my
privilege TO look him over and guard
him. That hectic flush on his face
inns evening ana not escape my notice.
For all you know he may be coming
down with scarlet fever"