WHAT IS IT?
(Sent in by Vivienne Jones, 15, Elin • Street, Avondale.) My first is in moping, but not in bright, My second is in end, but not in sight, My third is in annoying, but not in rest, My fourth is in sickness, but not in health, My fifth is in lying, but not in best, My .sixth is in epidemic, but not in wealth, My seventh is in spots which come by stealth. Answer: Measles.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 219, 16 September 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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77WHAT IS IT? Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 219, 16 September 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)
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