| Show PARENTS BE PRUDENT tile deadly dangers of toy pistols pistol I 1 at holiday time parents are anxious to furnish their children with mementos of their af affection they purchase for them fireworks firework toys in variety and among others what has of lato late proved a very fatal play playa thing to put into the hands of children viz the toy pistol quite a num number bar of serious and some fatal accidents have resulted to boys through the use of these little toy wea weapons poni on last thursday at dayton 0 two deaths occurred from lockjaw induced by the use of the toy pistols the accidents hap happened end on oil the ath of july while ce celebrating F the wounds at first but slight and not considered dangerous until several days after when the poison spread through the system all lill efforts were made to save the lives of the patients by the best medical aid but proved unavailing the boys dying after prolonged sulT cring ring other similar cases have occurred in dil lerent parts odthe of the union but several such circumstances have befallen the children of some of our own citizens nearer home within a few days past three boys named respectively woods gillat gill tt and browning met with dan dangerous crous wounds in their hands producing paralysis lockjaw from the deseret news of last evening we learn little johnny gillett died on monday that journal understands there are five cases of such dents in salt lake city we advise parents not to buy nor suffer their children to purchase or use these dangerous little things in future they cannot be too guarded in this matter if they value tho the health and lives of their children if parents and all other persona persons interested will cease to purchase them the dealers will soon cease to import them for sale in this market we are ire much better off without than we would be with them let them be abolished |
