Show not due to ignorance dr briggs briges received a note from a farmer living back quite a ways in the country requesting him to come as ag quickly as possible to see his child who was very sick with a very bad cold the doctor examined the child and then turned to the mother dont you know he asked that your little girl la Is c orning coming down with the measles yes doctor was the womans comans reply 1 I knew she was then why in the world asked the doctor did you write me that she had a very bad cold the wo woman man hesitated for or a moment then looking at her husband said with sullen frankness neither him nor me knew how to spell measles national monthly |