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Show You and Your Health By MORRIS FISHBEIN MHor. Joeraal of Hm America Medical AttocleHoa. id al Hyoeia. Hia M.IH. M.aati Eleven to 14 days usually elapse between the time when a child is exposed to measles and when it actually comes down with the dis- ease. Seldom is the incubation period pe-riod as short as three days. There are cases on record, however, in which it seems to have been as long; as 18 to 30 days. The disease is highly contagious when the patient begins coughing and sneexing, which may occur before appearance of the eruption. At a party in whfch 13 little girls were present, 13 caught measles. The one who escaped had already had the disease. The eruption did not break out on the one responsible respon-sible for the spread of the disease until the day after the party. The other children became ill 11 to 12 days afterward. As a child begins to come down with measles, he has, first of all, the symptoms of a severe cold, including in-cluding moistening of the eyes, sensitivity to light, sneexing, and discharges from the nose. There may be a hoarse, hard cough and some soreness of the throat. Inflammation of the eyes la a condition peculiar to measles. Another is the appearance of little white spots on the mucous membranes mem-branes of the cheeks and lips, and on the palate. These little bluish white spots are surrounded by eaddisk areas aX Inflammation and are commonly called Koplik spots, attar ia pnysician woo uescriDcv them. Three or four days after running run-ning nose and slight fever appear, a rash breaks out on the face, mouth and chin, and then spreads over the trunk, arms, thighs and legs. The victim is likely to be sicker while the rash is coming out than at any other stage of the disease. He msy also have lack of appetite, coated tongue, some looseness of the bowels, and similar simi-lar disturbances. The secondary complications which affect the lungs are far more serious than measles Itself, and every possible attempt must be made to guard against such complications. Practically a 1 1 deaths from measles are due to complications. . When a child has measles he should be placed alone in a room and other children should not be permitted to come in contact with him. In this regard, parents owe an absolute duty to the children of their neighbors and friends. Whenever a case of measles ap pears In a school, parents of other children should be warned of the occurrence and advised to be on the lookout for symptoms of measles in their own children. ' This is one of the most important steps in the prevention of this disease. A. The National Board of Re- ' view of Motion Pictures lists the , following: "Mr. Deeds Goes to-Town," to-Town," "The Story of Louis Pasteur," Pas-teur," "Modern Times," "Fury," "Winterset," "The Devil Is a Sissy," "Ceiling Zero," "Romeo and Juliet," "The Prisoner, of Stark Island" and "The Green Pastures." Q. In eaae of fire, how mack better ehanee ia there of aaving . city property than of aaving rural property ? R. R. A. Fire fighting facilities in cities are so much better that the , chances are about 15 to 1 in favor of saving city property. Q. Please give Lincoln's description de-scription ef himself. J. C. 8. A. At the age of 60 he wrote: "If any personal description of me is thought desirable. It may be said I ara in height 8 feet 4 inches. nearly; lean in flesh, weighing, on an average, 180 pounds; dark in complexion, with coarse black hair and gray eyes. No marks or brands recollected." Q. What color should be used in painting a room te make It appear ap-pear larger? G. R. A. Rooms can be made to appear ap-pear at least one-third larger by tinting or painting them with . shades of blus or green. |