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Show ALL PREPARED FOR MEASLES Indianapolis Newspaper Treats Advent Ad-vent of Disease as Something of Which to Make a Jest. Have you had the measles yet? Well, just be patient. It is only a matter of time. A physician was asked how he Recounted Re-counted for the great number of case of measles this year, and he smiled and said that the old germs were all frozen during the very 'cold wenther and that they were trying out the new-supply. new-supply. Professional men have such charming manners, which Invariably accompany those evasive answers. One never knows whether they are-afraid are-afraid of disclosing state secrets or whether the sweet smile and gracefut bow are serving In an armorial capacity. ca-pacity. So, if yon awaken some morning and your forehead Is a mass of little patches of carmine and your throat -feels dry and your head feels hot, don't je alarmed. It simply means that yon hnve been chosen to become a 1 member of the Ancient Accepted Order Or-der of Measleites, 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 the-"Hun" the-"Hun" variety, which Is as treacherous treacher-ous as the name implies. Of course, if you are pressed for timek there is a 24-hour kind which Is very good. It has nil the appearance of the' genuine article without any of" the disagreeable features. The doctors doc-tors call it "Duke's disease," but it be-i longs to the measle family, and you will be perfectly safe (and considerably considera-bly more comfortable) in selecting that kind. Indianapolis News. |