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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1973
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The chicken pox is never
pleasant but when you are in-
fected at a time when everyone
else has exciting things to do,
the disease is twice as upsetting.
Our seven-year-old is just nicely
over the dread scourge and it
appears right now that he'll be
left with only one or two ident-
ifying marks.
The evening he broke out with
the tiny water blisters he was
in the care of his father. Thad
gone out to a little theatre prod-
uction with a friend and my
biggest and littlest boys had
spent the time together. In the
morning upon rising, my son
showed me his "itches."
When I told him I figured it
to be chicken pox, he quickly
and firmly explained that I was
wrong --dead wrong.
"Dad looked at 'em last night
and he didn't say they were
chicken pox, " my son protested.
"Anyway, I heard about chick-
en pox on "My Three Sons"
and they were flat, not bumpy
like mine."
With this, he stretched out
his little pocked hand in a flat,
steady motion.
"Well, I don't know, son, " I
warned. "They sure look like
chicken pox to me."
Don't tell me I have to go
to bed now, " sighed my son,
believing that to be a fate worse
than death.
I assured him that as long as
he was feeling well enough, he
might as well stay dressed and
circulating, but that he was for-
bidden to go outdoors for a few
days,
By later that day, there was
very little doubt about it. A
wuick glance at his tummy and
back testified that he indeed
did have the malady...and
despite his fears, my son was
quite contented to remain prone
beneath a big cover for hours on
end.
By the second day, the word
was out all over the neighbour-
hood. Mothers were quickly
checking into their records to
confirm that their children had
already had chicken pox. Un-
fortunately, the babysitter's son
was one of the unlucky playmate
of my little boy who was dest-
ined to contact the illness with-
in 15 to 20 days or so.
Those children who had al-
ready had the disease carne to
call on the sick, But they
weren't welcomed by our son.
He remained scrunched under
the covers, obviously embarras-
sed to have them see him in
such a spotty condition. More
than one little boy visited for
an hour or more with what ap-
peared to be a rolled up blanket
on the chesterfield.
But as with all childhood
diseases, the sickness left. All
that really remained was a few
scabs... great, huge scabs,
some of them... mostly on his
face and in his hair.
We began to think about send
ing him back to school, mostly
because he was feeling se chip-
per and getting so bored at home
Finally one morning, I tel-
ephoned the school and asked
for some ruling on the quarant-
ine time for chickenpox. I
explained most of the rash was
gone but that a few not -so -
attractive scabs remained here
and there.
The word wasn't encouraging.
It was simply that while the
school was aware that there was
tao chance now for infecting
other children (that always
happens before anyone knows
there is any danger), some
parents could get very perturbed
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
if a scabbed tot sat in the sante
classroom as their children, so
to avoid any unnecessary un-
pleasantness, it seemed wise
to keep the affected one at
home just a few more days.
So we complied with the
school's directive, It was a
reasonable request, I suppose.
Having taught school myself
many years ago, T know that
moms and dads may well be
unduly concerned at times for
their offspring but even so, the
teacher usually gets caught in
the middle.
So the most junior Keller
remained at home,
At last, arrangements were
made with the principal to send
our boy back to school, go
through an inspection line and
finally, if given the seal of
approval, attend classes with
his pals, When by 10 a, m, we'd
heard nothing from the school
or our son, we imagined he was
reinstated in good favor
That evening when he return-
ed from school, his eyes were
as large as two saucers.
"Boy, " he told us in gasps.
"I just got over the chickenpox
in time. One more day at home
I wouldn't have been able to
go on the class trip. We saw
fungus. ..and I was the only one
with some."
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Thirty members and guests
were present at the annual meet•
ing of the Huron -Perth Advisory
Board of the Canadian National
Instutute for the Blind held at
the Royal Hotel, Mitchell,
Members were present from God-
erich, Blyth, Listowel, Hensall,
Zurich, Wingharn, Clinton,
Exeter, Stratford and Mitchell.
Mrs. Colleen Misener of the
Social Services Committee
brought greetings from Stratford':
mayor, Keith Culliton.
Ernest Burford, Stratford,
reported the new slate of offic-
srs; chairman, Glenn Johnson,
Stratford, vice-chairman, Eric
Luther, Hensall; secretary, Mrs.
Eric Young, Stratford; treasurer,
James Bird, Goderich.
Donald Webster, Exeter,
reported on the activities of the
Huron County CCB-Bluewater
Club, and Mrs. Kathleen Dixon
reported for the CCB -Festival
C ub, Stratford.
R. Wallace Kennedy, District
Administrator, announced that
a new staff car had been donat-
ed by Lions International, Zone
2E, and Lloyd Casemore, Wing -
ham, chairman of the Sight
Conservation Committee of the
Lions Clubs, told of the work
being done for the blind in the
Huron -Perth area.
Miss Kaye Leslie, Rehabilit-
ation Teacher, Tweedsmuir Hal]
was introduced.
Dan MacDonald, Stratford,
was guest speaker, and told of
the benefits of natural foods in
maintaining good health,
Harry Lear, Blyth, the out-
going chairman, thanked the
Board for their co-operation,
and introduced the incoming
chairman, Glenn Johnson.
Mr. Johnson introduced four
new members, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Gelinas, of Zurich arid Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Corrie, Stratford.
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says, but carry a big portfolio."
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