QUARANTINES!!!

Back in the dark ages when I was growing up, when one got a serious contagious disease then the health department would send someone to your house and put up a large sign stating what you had. Diphtheria, whooping cough and scarlet fever, and small pox were some that warranted a sign. I believe it was a red sign with black letters.

The people in the house would not be able to get out as well for a period of time. Any produce like milk and cream had to be thrown out and not sold during this period of time. A lot of time the head of the house would sleep elsewhere so they could go to town, etc. If they slept in the house with the contagious person, then they too were quarantined.

My sister came down with Scarlet Fever and we were all quarantined for the duration of the illness. They burned her books for fear they were contaminated, also.

They thought that she contacted this by a doctor that had just come from a Scarlet fever patient and then right after that had pulled my sister's tooth.

The other diseases mentioned we did not get, but got measles (I think that warranted a sign), mumps, 3 day measles, chicken pox.

Strep throat is the same germ that caused Scarlet Fever. With Strep throat one didn't break out, but with Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever, you would break out.

My sister had Strep throat after she had gone to business school and was working.

We can be so thankful for the advancement of medical science, but now we have to be concerned with the shots that might cause problems. One exchange for another group of problems.

Today's wisdom--A good indicator of our spiritual temperature is our eagerness to worship God.