Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1888 — “Just H[?]ar That Cnild Scream!” [ARTICLE]

“Just H[?]ar That Cnild Scream!”

said Mrs. Smith to her sister Mrs. Davis, as the sound of a child’s shrieks came across the garden from a neighbor’s house. “What kind of a woman have you for a neighbor? Does she abuse her children?” “No, indeed,” replied Mrs. Davis. She is one of the most tender mothers in existence. But you see, she believes in the old-fashioned styles of doctoring. When a child needs physic, she tills a spoon with some nauseous dose, lays the little victim flat on her lap, holds his nose till he is foroed to open his mouth for breath, when down goes Ihe dreadful mess. Then oome the yeTls.” “No wonder,” said Mrs. Smith, “Why doesen’t she use Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets? They are effective without being harsh, and are as easy to take as sugar plums. I always giv them to mv children.” “And so do I said Mrs Davis. “Give us ayrest” is the favorits slang of the policeman.