A MEASLY PROCEEDING.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —While the measles epidemic ii proceeding on its course knocking down men and women as well as children—exhausting the mothers and nurses m the families of rich and poor—more particularly the poor, it is instructive to notice the selfishness of the majority of some of the public. Here is b case m point. The mtaslea enter a family m a district that had so far escaped, and attack a couple of members of it. The rest of the children continue to attend the local school, although the father is a member of the Committee. When remonstrated with his answer is : " Oh, you cant dodge the measles —better have it over." Surely, sir, this is a new doctrine. We can't dodge the sable warrior who scales our strongest and highest ramparts, but we keep him at arm's length as long as we can—l am. etc., Cato.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3034, 25 July 1893, Page 3
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152A MEASLY PROCEEDING. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3034, 25 July 1893, Page 3
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