Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25

Yes, the boy is registered" saiC
John, a few days later, but from
what l learn the system in use is
faulty. l met your little Mrs. Brown
on the street today and she said they
had completed the survey of the town
and find that nearly one fourth of the
babies born last year were not &C
counted for in the books. Better
bookkeeping in human stock is GER
tainly necessity"
well, | am glad Billy Boys name
is down in the books any way but you
surely must write to our representa-
tive at once and urge him to vote for
the model law that makes Iowa a part
of the approved Registration Area -
urged Helen.
"I'll do that today, dear, but | fear
/ have brought you another worry.
The Jones children have the whoop-
ing cough
"Oh, my, that is worry, sure
enough. 1t seems to me it is just one
thing after another. The epidemic of
measles is just clearing up enough
so | felt fairly safe and now the
whooping cough. That means Billy
Boy will stay pretty close to home for
some time" sighed Helen.
my mother used to say that it was
just as well to let children catch all
these things and have it over with
while they were young" John vent
ured.
Modern science don't say that"
/ assure you" his Wife replied.
"Whooping cough Is now considered
a dangerous disease and more to be
feared for young children than small
pox. Both it and measles are follow
ed by so many complications. We
have always thought that sisters
bronchitis was caused by whooping
cough and | have not the least doubt
that your brothehr Willie's weak eyes
may be credited to measles, for your
mother told me his eyes had never
been strong since he had them" Hell
en- looked pretty serious as she thot
of their own beautiful baby, perhaps
crippled for life by preventable dis
ease.
Eyes, | remember Willie's eyes
were bad all during the attack and
never seemed to get just right after
ward. When he went back to school
his weak eyes were a great hindrance
to his work as well as the cause of
much suffering for him. Billy is so
strong 1t don't seem as if he could
catch anything, does it?" questioned
the father as he tossed the laughing
boy in his arms.
'No, il don't. but from what
know of these diseases they are so
contagious that healthy children can
contract them but / do think that his
good health makes him less suscept.
ible to some infections. Dear me.
had mumps and chickenpox, measles
and whooping cough before | was five
years old. No wonder they called me
runt and father told me not long
ago that they never expected to raise
me. Why don't they quarantine for
these children's diseases?" Helen ask
ed. and then went on without an ans
wer, eff there was disease in the
young corn that stunted it and made
the stocks crooked and feeble, / guess
somebody would find a way TO protect
il but Just because its babies and
they're not worth money, nobody does
thing. II makes me so indignant"
she exclaimed because of lax laws
that allow the spreading of disease.
People are so careless even when
they know better. I believe ! will
write out a list of "Don'ts" and hang
on the wall as a reminder to myself
and my visitors that we must do our
part to save the babies" and this is
part of the list Helen wrote:
Don't take your baby visiting while
1t is i'll. Even a cold is contagious.
Don't take chances when there are
epidemics in your town. The safest
place for the baby is at home.
Don't take baby to crowded places
at any time. Disease turks in foul
air and crowded rooms are hard to
ventilate properly.