The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-04-07

more furniture than is necessary an
swers best the purpose. Into this
room no children should be permitted |
to come during the term of the childs
illness. Better still, no person except |
the nurse should remain with the |
child, unless those who enter do not
come in contact with other children. |
To prevent the spread of the disease
from child who is isolated and I'M
der the care of a physician but one |
thing is essential-to care for the dis |
charges from the nose and throat. |
This is made necessary by the fact |
that the contagion of measles Is pro- |
badly spread by coughing and sneez- |
ing The minute organisms, expelled
from the mouth or nose in spray, will
float for some time in the air and will
cause the disease in any person eX-
posed to them. 1t is highly probable
that the organisms may become dried
and attached to the bed linen, ETC.,
and thereby may reach others TO
| prevent this, a paper napkin or soft
| piece of gauze should be held over
| the mouth and nose of the patient
while coughing and sneezing, This
napkin or cloth should be placed in a
closed paper bag until the bag is
nearly full. The whole should then
be burned. The bed linen and dishes
should be boiled and not used by 9TH
err persons until the patient has recov-
cred. If this be done, and if rea-
sonable care is taken in the sick
room, Immigration at the end OF the
illness will not be necessary; thor
ough airing and summing of the room
and good cleaning remove all dan
ger. The sick room must be dark
ened and warm to protect the pa
tents eyes and to keep him from
catching cold, but there should be an
abundance of fresh air.
Many cases of measles which prom
Use a prompt recovery result dlsas-
frosty because the child is exposed
before he is truly WELL The direc-
lions which the physician gives should
be observed to the letter, draughts
| should be avoided, and under no con-
: ditions should the child be allowed to
leave the sick room until the fever,
, cough and all other symptoms have
| disappeared.
, While it is to be admitted that I'M
: der present conditions the child can
not be expected to reach adult life
, without contracting measles, the very
: high mortality under five years OF age
and the very low mortality Otter
t that time should lead all parents
: where possible, to keep their child
4 rem from having measles until after
/ they are five years of age. This Is
f not a difficult matter if the parent
will keep the simple facts stated in
e this bulletin in mind. Measles usu-
n ally come in epidemics about three
| - nd yUhnn C1lrh
: demic occurs the parents with child
: rem under five years of age should
j prepare to protect such children from
: infection. The child under five is
s usually exposed to infection either a
@ Sunday school or from its usual play
@ mates. During an epidemic o
G measles, therefore, the children wht
# have not had measles should not b.
u allowed to go to Sunday school, as i
they do they are almost certain t
II contract the disease.
v To prevent infection from thu
d neighbors children, do not ALLOW
q your child during the measle cpl
II demic to play with children who have
Il not had measles. You will find plen
IS ty of children among your neighbor'
q woh have had measles, and If vol
q will keep your children with these
q children and away from children who
/. have not had the disease they viii
q run little or no chance of getting it
:, In particular, remember that any
n time between eight and fourteen days
:, after exposure child who has not
II had measles may develop the disease
v and that he will infect others before
you can tell that he has it. Keel
a YOUR children, if they have been eX-
q posed in the house for this period
y and thus be sure that they will not
n spread the infection