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Show ALL PREPARED FOR MEASLES Indianapolis Newspaper Treats Ad. vent of Disease as Something of Which to Make a Jest Have you had the measles yet? tt'ell, just be patient. It Is only a matter of time. A physician was asked how he accounted ac-counted for the great number of cases of measles this year, and he smilei and said that the old germs were all frozen during the very cold weather and that they were trying out the new supply. Professional men have such charming manners, which invariably accompany those evasive answers. One never knows whether they are afraid of disclosing state secrets or whether the sweet smile and graceful bow are serving In an armorial capacity. ca-pacity. So, if you awaken some morning acj your forehead is a mass of llttl patches of carmine and your throat feels dry and your head feels hot, don't be alarmed. It simply means tnat you have been chosen to become a member of the Ancient Accepted Order Or-der of Measleltes, and that the Initiation Initia-tion has begun. A five days' vacation Is about to be thrust on you, which you will enjoy, more or less, probably less, particularly if you have th "Hun" variety, which is as treacherous treacher-ous as the name implies. Of course. If you are pressed for time, there is a 24-hour kind which Is very good. It has all the appearances of the genuine article without any of the disagreeable features. The doctors doc-tors call it "Duke's disease," but It belongs be-longs to the measle family, and you will be perfectly safe (and considerably considera-bly more comfortable) In selecting that kind. Indianapolis News. |