Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1916 — They Misinfor the Measles. [ARTICLE]

They Misinfor the Measles.

In Japan the nursery is still protected from the Inroads of measles and other Infections by means'of an inscription over the nursery door saying with exquisite urbanity “this child is not at home.” In the Wellcome Historical Medical museum, says the London Lancet, a most fascinating exhibition Is on view, illustrative of “Japanese charms, amulets, votive offerings and objects of medical Interest,” among which these nursery notices occupy an Important place. Akin to these notices are the charms embodied as toys. A yellow tiger with a wagging head Is now said to be a toy, but anciently it was a form of exorcism against palsy and numbness of the limbs.