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February 22, 1929 WILMETTE I LIFE 15 ..... I number that is popular with both vioWHOOPING COUGH DEATH linists and their audiences, and that admirably demonstrates this point, was · sue h an e ff or t RATE HIGH AMONG BABES p1aye d by M r. Lusk m .... ~·· less manner, that one scarcely realized the difficulty of the composition. In one of his own compositions, a lovely romance called 'Extase,' he displayed the temperament of a real arti·st. 'The Bohemian Fantasy' and With a fifty per cent rise in the pre- the 'Lalo. Spanish Symphony' were valence of whooping cough since the perhaps the outstanding numbers of first of the year and a forecast of a continued increase in the immediate future, the State Department of Public Health issued a warning this week that this disea·.;e is extremely fatal to babies under two years of age. Nearly 1 80 per cent of the 4,119 deaths caused by whooping cough during the last ten years in Illinois were among babies under two years old and 52 per cent of them were among children less than one. PCY.;tponement of v<hO::lping cough until after age two would save 350 lives annuallv in Illinois," reads the STATE atuiJACKSON-ChiCJJgo statement. "Avoid the disease until age five and nearly all deaths from that cause, an average of more. than 400 annually, would be prevented. Ou~ "\V c are now in the midst of what is called the winter whooping cough seaso n. Ca·.;e rep::lrts have risen from about 100 to 150 per week sitice January 1. February and March usually vield a higher prevalence than January and the trend seems to be running true to form this year. Probably not more than 40 per cent of the cases that actualh' occur are reported but the story ~ltimately finds its way into the records on the death certificate'.; of little babies who get infected. "\Vhooping cough is mighty serious to the child under one year old. Nearly 53 per cent of the 4,119 deaths from that cause in the state during the last ten years were in this age group. · "Manifestly the dangerous age i·.; under. two and the younger the child the greater the danger. Hope of eradicating or entirely preventing whooping cough must be deferrerl at least for the present. . W.e can control it, however, and the most practical control measure is to postpone it until after age five if possible and certainly until after age thref'. "Keeping babie3 a way from other children and other people with colds or other illness is the surest safeguard. Vaccine seems to have a definite preventive value and is recommended for use when young babies have been exposed. Medical care is imperative for the welfare of young children sick with whooping cough." Si:ate Health Department .Iaaues Warning Conceming Children Under Two Years 1m ······································· ···.······· m Et'anston Shop Open l'uesdd1, Thunda1 and Saturdar E'Yenint! : " the program, although every number NOW IN THE EAST was so delightfully rend~red·, it would Mrs. R. Tencher and Miss Martha be difficult to say just which one was Tencher of 829 Ashland avenue are better than all the rest." spendjng this week-end at Exeter, N.H. with James Tencher, at Phillips ExASSEMBLY IN NEW GYM The first Joseph Sears school a·.;sem- eter academy. They will attend the bly in the new memorial gymnasium- winter dance at the academy on Satauditorium at the school was to be held urday evening. Mrs. Tencher wilt Thursday afternoon. A combined spend about two weeks in the ea.st Washington and Lincoln program was visiting in New York, Boston, Phtlarranged. adelphia, and Cleveland. 44 Henry C.Lyif.on 8 Sons ORRINGTON and CHURCH-E,anston THE!' 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"Lusk has been presented in Elgin on several previous occasions, but never to greater advantage than in his program of yesterday," commented the Elgin Daily Courier, and it goes on to say: · "Along with his brilliant technic, Milan Lusk displayed a marked beauty of interpretation. An especially pleasant characteristic of his playing is that he combines speed, color, and flexibility with such ease. He indulges in none of the gymnastics that so many violinists find necessary. 'Perpetual Motion' by Novacek, a .l"'l. the Spring Season with this special feature. Here is a collection-of suits-the Newest and the Smartest-plus more quality and character than even we were ever able to build into the famous ~'Chicagoan" as a regular thing. You are ready for new clothes. You'll find what you want in this rich assortment. Complete ranges in an sizes. 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