Iberia County Louisiana Archives News.....Lock Jaw the Cause of Two Deaths - January 1, 1921
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Source: New Iberia Enterprise And Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, January 01, 1921, Image 5 January 1, 1921

Two children, one a white boy of seven years by the name of Max Meyer who 
lived at Delcambre and another, a negro boy, James Andrews living here were 
buried Sunday and Monday from lock-jaw caused by being shot in the hand with 
blank cartridge pistols. Both of these children suffered agony before life 
became extinct. This should be an object lesson to many parents who permit 
their children to carry fire arms while in their teens. Almost every season 
can be seen on our streets children with blank cartridge pistols and fire 
arms of every description and unless they are seriously wounded they keep 
their parents in complete ignorance of their wounds until it is too late to 
prevent serious complications. Fathers and mothers should take heed from the 
two accidents which just occurred in this Parish before more of them suffer 
the same consequences as befell these urchins on Saturday and Sunday.
   

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