Family Denies Children's Rabies Treatment, "Lord Will Take Them When the Time Comes," Dec. 5, 1925

Children Bitten by Dog Not Taking Treatment. . . Parents Say That Lord Will Take Them When Time Comes and Refuse to Give Them Pasteur Serum

Two children who were bitten by the dog which was said to be mad are not taking the Pasteur treatment, according to Dr. S.E. Buchanan, County Health Physician.

Although the parents of the children have had the danger attendant to such a bite pointed out to them, they declare, says Dr. Buchanan, that the Lord will take the children when their time comes and that there is no use to have any treatment.

The names of the children were not given, but it is understood that they were in the same group of children at the White-Parks Mill. Seven children are already taking treatment for bites received on Thanksgiving Day.

Although there was no way to make the parents have their children take the treatment, Dr. Buchanan declared that it was tragic that these children should run the risk of taking the dread disease when the prevention could be secured so easily.

From page 5 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 5, 1925

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