Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-20
Danger of Children Sucking Thumbs.


 Although many babies throye and grew up in spite of sucking their thumbs, perhaps many who died might have been saved if their mothers had prevented their doing so. At least that is the theory of Dr. Monae Lesser, who says that fever germs and all sorts of other germs may be carried to the system by putting the fingers in the mouth.
 The careful mother of to-day, in her wholesome fear of deadly germs. must have no sympathy for her little ones determination to suck it's thumb. She should exert all her self-control, when the temptation comes to her to yield to the little tyrant, to keep him quiet. Should the habit be fixed one, she should treat the rebellious thumb to coating of aloes, or it's possessor to the heroic remedy of a good to the bush and began to climb a hill, from the top of which we could see the ships still burning. One was taken to be an American, and my companions burst out cheering, but I quickly put a stop to that lest the enemy should hear us Night fell, and we lay down to try to sleep, but the cold was terri ble, and the noise of the bush, with the attacks of mosquitoes and land crabs, combined to drive away slumber. was dozing off when a large crab bit one of my naked toes. I jumped tip and crushed it with stone. Next day, the sun giving us our direction, we continued our painful journey, all the morning having nothing to eat or drink. In the afternoon we came on stagnant pool, and though the water stank, we drank 1t eagerly. The stoker, who had boina and blouse on, went through the bush, thus open ing a way for us, who were next to naked. A native carrying basket of food once crossed our path, though for tunately he did not see us. Had we only had a pistol among us we should have dined that day. Once we sat down to rest, and so weary were We that we fell asleep. Strokes of an
 
 saw close by two mambises cutting wood Climbing a tree to find out where we were we saw an arm of the sea ahead which we took to be Cabanas bay, and we made for it with the in- tention of crossing it in it's narrowest part.
 Hearing voices behind, we hid to let the speakers pass, and found they were some of ours, a quartermaster of the Teresa and two sailors of the Fnror. They were in better conditions than we, for they had had the good luck to find some food; but one of the sailors had a piece of a shell in his leg and a severe head wound As we neared the water we could occasionally see a shark rise to the surface. This made my companions hesitate about enter ing. but at last l persuaded them. two of us assisting one of the marines who could not swim. When we were half way across a big fish rose behind us and gave us a great fright, but we were all so desperate that we scarce cared if we lived or died We got safely to the opposite shore, though how we es- eaped I know not, for I was afterWard assured the bay swarmed with sharks and eaimans. 4 sailor now guided us, as he said he knew the way to Fort Socapa, but when night fell we were again lost in the bush. We lay down and slept in our wet clothes, but were awakened by the firing of heavy guns. This gave us our direction, for we took them to be the guns of Socapa. After a sleep we resumed our journey in the direction whence we had heard the fir ing during the night. and were again all the morning without solid food, though we did get some water. A sailor climbed tree and made out dis tinetly Fort Morro This news restor- sd our sinking courage and We pushed i on till we came to a small beach; but there our strength failed and We sank exhausted to the ground Yet. just when we had finally given ourselves up for lost. help came in the shape of some Spanish guerrillas who discovered us and relieved onr wants, afterward talk ing Us off in a boat to the Mexico. where ended q journey shall never forget.
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