Show HEALTH COLUMN by the COUNTY NURSE control of communicable diseases now that our children are lit in close association with others in school we again ask vie the cooperation of the parents to assist in preventing and controlling the common cold cola and other communicable diseases in the schools and helping to improve attendance below are listed hated several aids to this end inspect your child every morning before lie he loafea for school and be sure that lie he Is A feeling well if 11 your child child has a sore here throat or skin eruption or if lie shows signs of beginning cold lie should be kept at home A sick hild child c fi Should be put to bed and othor other children should be kept away if the alln illness seems at all serious consult your family doctor nt at once remember that many anany communicable diseases start with the same symptoms as do the common cold teach your child to tell you promptly if he Is not feeling well this is especially important if the child lias has felt alck at school provide them with clean handkerchiefs or clean pieces ot cloth which they may use to cover their mouth and nose when coughing coughl ng and sneezing rails nils Is a protection to other children if a child Is sent lionie home because lie la Is ill lie he should not be permitted to run the streets run errands to the store or to latend public gatherings gathe ringo but should be kept in the house or put to bel bed as blie the condition warrants barrants var rants and the necessary care given to him please remember that it Is easter easier to prevent disease than it is to cure it life js Is altogether too short to 0 o spend most of it suffering from illness that might easily have been prevented |