The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-19


oroa, nroportion of the serious ear
troubles come from colds; all the
vov from eareache to mastoldit's,
and the consequent necessity OF
unick operations TO save the pa
,;on,,s life. Almost any Of the or
cans NAV be impaired by the &C
tivity of the little pest. Ana YET as
intelligent family as tins ne
looked around the circle-"cons'ue''
il a mere cold
why haven't you toiu US w
soreg" asked Mr.. Clyde bluntly'
"a lust approach" admitted thc
Health Master. mot having pee"
stacked I haven't considered de-
sense-a wrtched principle IN
health matters. In fact, I've let tne
lille matters OF life go, too muc"'
in nv interest in the bigger
"pn, what about Bettina." sara
the mother anxiously.
Lets have her in sara w.
Health Master, and the slx-year-o''
presently trotted into the ROOM an
nouncing through a somewhat rcu-
dened nose, vo,;o
am all slobbed ub; and ha''s
rubbed me with goose-grease' anu
II don't want to take any pareeor
ic." ,.i,,
"pareroricg' said the physician
"on;nm9 guess not. on to pea
with YOU, Toots, and wen us :"
sxercise the demon with hot-wa'er
hotties and extra blankets
Following her usual custom o,
kissing everybody good hien'
around the circle, Bettina held up
har arms TO her sister, who was
nearest. -, uos,er
NO kissing" -, or;od
the child. omher
when Charley had scarlet fever ne
wasn't allowed even to be very near
any of you ,,os,
; @Pnt scarlet fever is the mos
, contagious of any Of the diseases
D isn't it," asked Julia. =.
mot as contagious as a colo IL
J the head" ;..
~ don't know how contagious
~ eoid Grandma Sharpless
4 hut I do know this: once II sr''
! into house, il goes through II I'M
D wildflre." 4, h,
y .Tben the house ought to d.
e ashamed OF itself. That's shee'
s carelessness.' -,
Q "Ua,f the kids in our school nav
y go, stonned-up noses" contributes
: Charley. ~. ~,
"Wbv hasn't the Committee OF
), schools reported the factf ue
D named the Health Master turn'h
an accusing eye on Julia.
3 "Wbv-why, l didn't think OF IT,
d said she. Il didn't think it wa
8, anything" 81, ho
)" "Oh. you didn't! Well II VIVA
Charley saws is correct, | shoul
: think your school ought to be pu
70 under epidemic regimen.
lie You'd have fine row win III
ID BOARD of Education. trying to per
a suade them to special action ior an
- o.uso as that" remarked NJ
l. Clyde. -
ne .sThere's the measure OF the'
intelligence, then" returned III
10 Health Master. sickness Is slch
d. ness, Just as surely as flame
k. fire. and there is no telling, one
It's well started, how much damae
IA il may do
he But cold is only in the head
at rather. in the nose" persisted MI
DIS Sharpless.
That's where you're wron
t." Coryza is disease Of the whole sy
TEN. and it weakens the whole sy
ait tenn. The symptoms are most al
parent in the nose and mouth; al
is il is from the nose and mouth IN
he the disease is spread. But if you
IA got the cold you've got it in eve
e." corner Of your being. You won't
all convinced of its importance, ! su
nd pose, until can produce facts al
ur figures. only hope they won't
zee producible from this house. Is
nat by the end of the season I'll hope
have them. Meantime we'll lsola
De- Bettykin."
n Bettina was duly isolated. Mea
Id while the active little cOlryza bac
lus had got its grip on Mr.. Cly'
led who for three days attended TO
business with streaming eyes, a
then retired, in the company
tie various hot-water bags, bottles, a
,us foot-warmers, to the sanctuary
bps his own bedroom, where he led
pad private and morose existence
res one week. His general manager 81
ler ceeded to his desk; likewise,