The child seems to have a bad cold. He coughs & sneezes, his nose runs, so do his eyes. He is feverish. His neck is swollen, throat sore, tongue furry. At this point an experienced parent or doctor will suspect measles. After a blotchy red rash appears, the veriest tyro knows it.
Medical men have learned a good deal about measles, king of childhood diseases. Because it is very contagious, measles gets around most easily and fastest in cities. The nation's biggest city, New York, had its biggest measles year in 1938 (also the worst ever recorded for the U. S....
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