Life — May 29, 1902 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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ert eer Sere ae AS « ickeeet sano 472 Business. HE missionary was, kindly, but firm. “I cannot permit you to abduct me,’’ said she, ‘ un- til you bring credentials from Major Pond, How do I know that you do not represent some other lecture bureau?" The Bulgarian bandits were inclined to take this hardly, at first, but they were finally made to see that business is business, and went away in quite a cheer- ful mood. F a man is killed by an auto- mobile, his estate may collect damages to no greater amount than five thousand dol- lars. If he is merely maimed, there is no limit to the damages. This is manifestly unjust, being class legislation in favor of the com- paratively few chauffeurs who have perfect control of their machines, and can always be sure of killing their man. Our Baby Department. LETTERS AND ANSWERS, MX baby’s test toot could be seen with NAN] the naked eye two daye Y ago, by ing eight feet away, but now it (can't be seen at seven fect eight inches, 1am afraid it, is receding. What shall dot Don't be disturbed. Take the baby's tem- perature every eighteen minutes, bathe his gums in oxalic acid and put a mustard plaster on the soles of his feet. This will make it so unpleasant for the tooth that it will come out of its own accord. ATROPOS I have an infant ten months and four days old (at two p.m. to-day), and as yet he has not a particle of hair on his head. We do not know what to do. Wait for ten years. If no results follow, then telegraph us at our expense. My twins are very uneasy at night, crying Inces eantly, When one of them dozes off the other wakes him up, and vice versa I have read Mrs. Eddy's book without success. It occurs to me that a change of air will do them good. Bat where shall I take them inexpensively? There are several uninhabited regions in this country. Take them to the top of Pike’s Peak or the middle of the great REPORTS or Tne US. MILITARY “WATER CURES Soccestruncy AEE Pe RATIONS PHILCIPINGS ct eena| as CAMPS (I “wuew! White Desert. No doubt the neighbors will pay all expenses. My husband and [ do not agree about the care of oar wonderfully precocious little son now nine- teen days old, My husband thinks the milk should be pasteurized, and I feel that it should be sterilized. What would you advise? A good milk diet for this bright boy is as follows ; From one quart of rich milkman's milk remove all the chalk and water. Add rest two ounces of alum and then Your husband will then sleep nights, which is what he needs. My dear, delightful, little boy baby, now six months old, is trying to cut his teeth, and I have been told that something held in his mouth will facilitate the process. What isa good thing to use ? ‘Try a pincushion covered with sandpaper. If the gums are very much swollen, a ping- pong ball will do. Tam much troubled about my triplets. They scream when bathed, and although I have tried them with twenty different kinds of food in the last two weeks, they do not seem to thrive. Twill wait anxiously until I hear from you. This question has been held over for three months on account of pressure of other matter. In this instance it would be difi- cult to diagaose the case without seeing the children, Send them on by express, with return charges prepaid, and we will examine and report. My baby, now six months old, has always been fed on cow's milk, bat the doctor thinks a goat would be better, as the baby has the colic from the time my husband comes bome until he leaves. Would you follow the advice of the doctor? He charges three dollars a visit, but your paper is only one dollar a year. Do both. We are not fighting the medi- cal profession. We are aiding and abetting PUNisiune EXPEDITION NAN" 909 Raye |) Gag we Aue ‘| Ovan toveans| SENS |. WE SPANIARDS ARE REWIND THE TIMES." them. Get a good Harlem goat if possible ; if not, try the Free Mason variety. My little son (I enclose thirty-two photographs of him just taken) is troubled with a cold in his head and cannot breathe. What shall 1 dot Are poultices good, and how shall I make them? Take a peck of flaxseed, boil it and fill a gunny bag. Then slap it on baby’s chest until relief comes. Or another way is to put clothes pins in his nose and oil him up every five minutes, Thave an idea that my child, three months old, is very sick, His voice is diecordant, and his head is very hot. When he coughs it is very distressing. He will not eat anything. I should feel very anxious aboot him did I not have your column to write to, It is pow twelve o'clock at night, and by sending this off on the first morning‘s mail, I should read your answer in next month's paper. We have stopped the press to get our reply in so you will know what to do. We are always ready to meet cases of emergency. In this case it is better to consult a doctor. Please mention this column to him. Tom Masson. A Change. ae E'S an intelligent dog, isn’t “Yes. It’s a great relief to get home to him, after I’ve been toa swell dinner or some other social function.” Loves last surprise is the altar. est SPIDER: Have you had your parlor done over? “Yes, with fly paper.” comicbooks.com