The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
HOW A TEACHER SHOULD DEAL WITH
 THE CRI. NS as 3s

[. Western New YOrk c0rreSpOuueiII dSho Why should teacher have to send home m child with cri? Why doesn't the mother keep the child at home in the first place? some motners are enlightened, but the majority Jump on our back if we send a child home for no reason put "a little cold" If Go send them home our at ere;rn state of New York through the education department demanding Why! What snail the teacher do then, poor thing?
 don't know about city schools but do Know that in rural schools teachers do not refuse chii- dren the privilege of leaving the room. Pupils come and go quietly as need arises, wltnout ask. ing permission. A few take advantage of this and have to be shown the error of their ways.
 sssive im this latter method as the city schools Some of our big town schools are so Tar penna i the times that the people have to prosecute teachers or principals now and then to teach them the error of their ways, especially Tn the quaint practice of assault and battery in the
 It is a difficult problem for teacher to face I know well enough. The school authorities in- struct her to send home children who come with sscolds" They do not tell her how she is to diag- nose the alleged "cold." They simply pass the buck to the teacher and she has to use her own could risk her job or her standing with the pow CTS that be by asking for definite instructions 10 guide her in this tin aoctering nusness D xss wchr she will blink all that and yes-yes the big noises who thus adroitly shift the responsibility to the
 [ would .lggest to the teacher in this predica- ment that sne follow this policy: Whenever pu- pil seems to have running nose a cough, much sneezing or stuffed up nose or mouth breathing or anything like a sore hroat or hoarseness send the pupil to the principal for decision whether the condition warrants sending the child home. If there is no principal or if the princi- pal is too foxy to be concerned in the business, then send the kid home, but do not venture any opinion about the diagnosis, and above all do not say the child has "cold" or even cri. Just send along to the parent note that the child has run ming nose, cough, hoarseness whatever 1t IS you have noticed, and let 1t go at that
 If the school has even pretense of medical inspection no teacher or nurse should ever take the responsibility of sending pupil home with cr That is strictly duty of the medical in- spector
 If any parents comes complaining about the sending home of child with cri or with any of the symptoms mentioned. the teacher need not argue the point Just shift the argument to the principal or to the medical inspector if the schoo! boasts one; that is if the parent does not bring a proper certificate written statement by the family doctor that the child's trouble is not communicable
 main thing the education department should be- stir itself in the attempt to elicit from the state health authorities some clear definition of what constitutes communicable 'cold' or whatever the old fossils prefer to call 1t.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS When the Kids Have the Cri We have had such success with your hand lo- ton and Whitficlds lotion that we are appealing to you in our present dificulty Being ardent Dc- have five kids of assorted sizes and gendcrs rafs- ing the roof with the cri. We confidently expect cough so much and have heads stopped mp and | everything. q. F. C.l - AnSWer-lncloSe stamped envelope DearinS your address and ask for monograph on coryza It tells you how to deal with cri and 1t contains | directions for preparing the fooi-proof cough medicine.
 Listen to the Gurgie
 | I am troubled rather often with sore throat. | It seems tO mo that one can toughcn the gums | by brushing the teeth M should DC possfDie | to toughen the throat anyway you'll recog. nizc this ts no sort of trouble for preacher. ! usually gurgie with - and get over It In . day or two. (Iicv H. IT. Al
 | Answer-You should giggle,A not gurgle. That's what I do whenever I hear of anybody using | the nostrum. Inclose stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for the gargle for singers and speakers. Usually such trouble as yours de- nose> You should have a careful nose and throat | examination. and perhaps some treatnients. | Hay Fever
 as suggested by you, for more than three months. and 10 practlcaIIy cured my nay fever. That was
 last autumn. should resume tho usc of calcium
 actatc in the spring or fn the autumn, and tf sO, | for how long? (Mfs D. A. WI
 Answer--tt would do no harm to take another course Of calcium laetate each spring or autumn beginning a week or two ahead of your usual hay fever season. Any one who takes this rem edy against hay fever, asthma, aglonourotic eds emn, recurring hives. hyperosthetie or atople rhinits. or migraine. may take 10 grains of cal. clum lactAte in powder or tablet, after food, three times day, with drink Of water. and continue not less than 10 weeks 10 s hnfmiese though occasionally uDsettlng Co tho stomach and while It falls Co do any good in some capet,
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