Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-09
MIR. AND MRS. BOWSER
MRS. B. DECLARED THAT NOTHING
 ALLIED THE CHILD.

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 a New Book That Tells About Every
 shing-The Privilege of a Loving Father
 Insisted Upon.
 'Last night" said Mir. Bowser, as he looked up from his paper and broke a silence which had lasted quarter of an hour--''last night I heard our child moaning in his sleep, and noticed that he looked pale and hollow eyed this morning. I suppose you know what ails him?''
 Nothing ails him, Mir. Bowser- nothing but too much play. You can't find 8 healthier child in the whole town"
 ''I hope it is true, but I doubt it. Having him under your eye every hour i'll the day, you do not notice a change as do. This afternoon woman came into the office selling a book on How to Bring up Children had only to glance at it to see that it was just what you wanted. It is full of''-
 ''Who wrote it!' sharply demanded Mrs. Bowser.
 "I'll show you the book. It tells all about humps, measles, chicken pox and everything else likely to ail child, and also prescribes the cure. Let s see? It's by Annie Kathering White. Did you ever hear of her?'
 "Never, and 1 don't want tol It's ten to one that she was never mother and doesn't know a case of humps from falling off a fence! For the lands sake, don't get the idea that our child wants dosingr'
 "Our child may be all right, Mrs. Boe1ser, or he may be all wrong. It won't hurt anything to read what the woman says. For instance, she gives the premonitory symptoms of measles, and says that mother''-
 "He had measles three months ago"
 "Well, 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"-
 1T know all about that, and it will be quite useless for you to go up to his bed to sec 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 q sudden you are greatly worried over his condition!''
 ''Mrs. Bowser,' said MT. Bowser as he stood up and flourished the book in his hand, "do you know that you are talking to that child's father?'
 "Of course dow
 "Then don't talk in that wayl As that child's father I naturally love him. feel anxious about his health. A Awom- all who has probably reared dozen children of her own writes a book on how to treat children. I buy it and bring it home to you to save worry and doctors bills, and you take it as griev ous insult. Hero is what the book says about humps. was reading it on the car coming home, and as near as can make out our boy will be dSwn with humps before sunrise tomorrow. It says that the premOnitory symp"-
 "How many times do children havo the mumps?" quietly asked Mrs. Bow ser.
 "H-how many times? Why do you ask?"
 Because he had em six months agol Your natural anxiety about your off spring should have nlado you remember the circumstance.
 Y-e-s-um! Yes, I do remember that he had the humps, or what you called the humps. Isuppose he has also had the chicken pox?"
 Certainly he has"
 "And the whooping cough?"
 "Yes, when he was only eight months old.'
 Mrs Bowser, when looked into that boys face this morning I was shocked. tell you his system is all out of gear, and he needs something to brace him up. As near as I can make out from this book he has some ailment of his liver, and propose''- "You propose to give him some of your doper" she finished as he hesitat- ed.
 My dope! You said dope, didn't you? What do you mean by dope?"
 t'f mean the barrel of stuff you have bought and taken dose or two of and then put away. If anything is wrong with that child we'll call i'll doctor. :" Mrs. Bowscr, if that child has worms if the seal of death has already been stampcd'-
 But he has no wormsp' she inter ruptcd. "If anything ails the child, ho is too healthy. If you want to take 400 different sorts of sarsaparillas, invigora tors, tOnics, cures and all that I have no objections, but for mercy's sake don't get fad about our childP Fad! Fadv' Inc echoed. "Then it's a fad, is it, to discover the symptoms of deadly disease and apply a remedy ill time: As the loving father of that child it is not only my duty, but my privilege to look him over and guard him. That hectic flush on his face this evening did not escape my notice. For all you know he may be coming down with scarlet fever."
 "Tilat hectic flush was caused by his playing circus and standing on his head" replied Mrs. Bowser. "He gets ten hours sleep every night, eats like tnan and never even has sore throat. " ''Havg you heard him moan out ill his sleep, Mrs. Bowser-moan and groan, and sigh and sob? Perhaps not, but have, and this book says those are the rpemonitory symptoms of spinal menin- ] eitis. Before the clock strikes midnight 1 we may be childlessn "And before the clock strikes 10 I'll throw that book into the stoveP' she notly replied. "The idea of an old maid I writing a book to tell mothers how to bring up children! And the idea of your 1 paying $2 or s for such nonsensev'
 "Am iii my own house, or am ] lot?" shouted Mir. Bowser as he rose I hp and glared at her.
 "Yes. of course" " she answered "And am the father of that childf'
 "Of course.
 "Then am going to see him and de- 1 termine for myself whether he will live the night out or die before another sun rises! If you wish to accompany me to his''- I But just then young Bowser, who had been awakened by his fathers loud talk,