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D. Mercier
Mary Adams - page 2 Children(circled)

Rooms with sick children sprayed with
disinfectant and house was quarantined.
Children with childhood diseases were
confined to other rooms.

Peroxide, alcohol, and iodine were the
main remedies for cuts & abrasions.

When Mary grow up, she was Bilingual-
parents spoke "Old Language" - kids learning
English at school, mainly at play; lang-
uages used were mostly English. Mary
was considered a "Yank American"- was
first in family to speak English primarily.

No family organiztion of kids' groups-
All kids in Mary's days had complete
run of the town - even "upper class
Down"

Games - sleigh riding - behind Margaret Madley's house,
hide & seek, kick the can
tag ( 4 bases) nipsies - ring around rosie,
softball, etc. Mary played w/ the
notches? in the nipsies - hopscotch, too!

Yards and street used for games - mostly
in the street - very little traffic (only
hucksters & bakers)

Kids used to go a small bldg. near the wash
shandy to buy the candy but usually
was sold to the men before & after work.
Many times the working miners would
buy their kids candy from there
on pay day!