The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-22

strain upon it. The diet should be in creased when the fever is gone away, foods. If there Is tendency to re- gain weight and strength slowly, the child may be given an increased amount of paRteur1zed cream or good butter If the child prefers cod liver oil this may be substituted.
 The important point about the pre- judging from. the experiments of An derSon and sGoIdberger above referred to, measles is not transmitted after the fever has gone down. Experi- that they were unable to transmit measles from monkey to monkey af- ter the stage of fever had ceased. It used to be thought that the germs of measles were in the scales of skin which were shed at the close of the disease.
 It is thought by some that there might be chronic carriers of mea- sles, but this Is not at all proven. It is also believed that a dischargdng ear following measles may be the means of continuing the tranSmfSsiou of the disease This Is not proven There are on record large numbers Of in stances which seem to point to the fact that under certain conditions from the sick to the well Trans1nis- sion of measles bo human beings by the lower animals is still unproven.
 It is not known what the cause of measles is A great many scientists have described germs which they be- lieved to be the casual agents, but up lively proven as the cause of mea- Sles. We do however, know that the infection of measles is found in the secretions from the nose and throat therefore, persons suffering with mea- sles should not be allowed to come in contact with well persons until the
 Since the disease is known to be spread by the sputum, the prime measure in the prevention of this dis ease is to prevent the spufurn of the sick being taken into the system on well persons. Children with measles should be provided with a quantity of soft paper napkins, and as soon as the napkins become soiled they should be burned Children should be taught that they must always hold a hand coughing. This is a measure which tends to control the spread of a good many diseases besides measles be- cause during coughing and sneezing, Everything which has come in contact with measles patients should be ster- ilized before 1t is allowed to come in conact with other people or other things which may be handled or used by other people. Bedclothes, napkins, table linen, towels and the like may be ster1hzed by boiling
 When it is known that measles exist in a community, shild having 8, bad cough should be allowed to come in contact with other children during the first three or days of the cough
 It is little less than criminal to per init children known to have measles to come in contact with well children In this connection 1t may be remarked that while it is generally considered that one attack of measles confers inn munity, there are many cases on rec ord of second and third attacks It is true that the second attacks are generally very mild, but too great re- liance should not be placed on this immunity Children should be discour- aged as far as possible from playing games which will permit of an in terchange of nasal or mouth esecre- tions It Is the duty of every parent having measles in the home to see to it that it is reported to the public health authorities. It is equally the duty of parents to see to it that their children do not come in contact with spread of this disease.
 You can't kill a child any deader with smallpox than you can with measles. Is is the duty of private citizens and municipalities to take every known measure for the prevention of the well children during the time when the infection may be transmitted. Measles kills more people in the Unit ed States every year than smallpox.
 Malignant measles make many mothers mourn